Today’s lunch was a chopped salad using up all of the vegetables I prepared a week ago. I have to say (again!) that prepping vegetables for the week increased my vegetable consumption by so much. I was able to put this salad together in less two... 

  Caramel and vanilla Bigelow tea to the rescue! This is exactly what I needed last night. And my favorite quilt too. Around 10:30 I was starving. That’s what happens when I eat dinner at 4:30. Six hours later, I’m getting close to bedtime,... 

I’m so in love with this dinner. It’s making me feel nourished, satisfied and happy this evening. Half of the plate was covered in a mixed green salad with cauliflower, boiled egg, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, green onions, purple cabbage,... 

I’ve been on the couch since Thursday afternoon nursing a sprained knee. Picture me tripping over and ON  a dog. Who does that? I laugh because it’s pretty ridiculous. Thursday was the worst of the pain, Friday was better and today, while... 

Study after study keeps coming out showing a link between poor sleep and increased weight. We all know that sleep is essential for proper health. But, how vital is it for keeping weight under control? Continue reading… See the rest here:  Feeling... 

I found this print by Lori Weitzel on pinterest and had to put it up. Isn’t this the truth? I deal with my mind every single day. It likes to justify and convince me that my bad habits are survival. That I need to eat until I can’t move or... 

When I recently heard about nutritional yeast, I was curious to know what this product could do for my health. It certainly sounded like a strange foreign food, but I was willing to give it a try for all the supposed nutrition benefits. Continue reading…... 

I’m going to go ahead and congratulate myself again for prepping vegetables last night. It was late, I was tried and so ready for bed, but I convinced myself to cut up all the vegetables anyway. Thank you self. I was able to throw this salad together... 

Good morning! Can you tell beets made a special appearance in my juice today? I love the bright red color! Last night I did something that I always intend to do, but never actually do. I prepped all the vegetables so they would be ready for easy eating... 

Since February is known as Heart Awareness Month, I thought we could review the key lifestyle habits for a healthy heart. After all, most experts say that the heart can beat between 1 and 2.5 billion beats per lifetime. So, we might as well try to help...