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I Have a Dream

Tweet “A dream is a wish your heart makes…”             -Cinderella I can admit that for as long as I can remember that I am a HUGE daydreamer.  It’s true. I’m lucky though, it’s not considered to be the worst of my bad habits since I try to keep it…

How Healthy is Your Heart?

Tweet I’m sure most of you know, but the month of February is officially “Heart Health Month.”  We hear endless news about this cardiovascular issue or that one and how we are supposed to be watching what we eat, exercising and reducing stress I completely agree with all of that.  We do need to be…

Jazzy Vegetables: Blanched Thai Cabbage

Tweet Blanched Thai Cabbage Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Yields: 4 servings Ingredients: 1 small cabbage, shredded (about 4 cups) 2 fresh red chilies, seeded and finely cut into strips 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons coconut oil Dressing: 1/2 cup rice milk 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (use 1 tablespoon tamari…

Preparing for the Springtime

Tweet Do you know that point in the calendar when it’s beginning to feel more and more like Spring and less and less like Winter? That is one of my favorite transition times of the whole year! Don’t get me wrong, there are things about every season that I just love, but there is something…

Red & Green Leaf Salad

Tweet Red & Green Leaf Salad Recipe Yields: 4 servings Prep time: 15 minutes Ingredients: For the Salad: 2 cups red leaf lettuce 2 cups green leaf lettuce 1 carrot, shredded 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced 1/2 cup raw mushrooms, sliced For the Dressing: 1 clove finely chopped garlic 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic…

Think Green Thoughts!

Tweet “Never iron a four-leaf clover because you don’t want to push your luck.”      -Author Unknown Think Green! If I think green, I think of green grass, leaves growing on trees, plants sprouting out of the ground and just generally having weather conducive to spending a little bit more time outside.  I think…

An Attitude of Gratitude

Tweet “Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.”     – Richard Bach Gratitude: Pronunciation: \’gra-te-tud, -tyud\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gratitudo, from Latin gratus grateful Date: 1523 Definition: the state of being grateful; thankfulness Why am I including the…

Setting Goals, Determining Priorities

Tweet I know that once the weather starts getting warmer, all of our minds turn to one of several things: 1. Longer days and more time spent outside! 2. The inevitable end of the school year! 3. Baseball season is here! 4. Vacations, vacations, vacations! 5. Ice cream! 6. Swimsuit season is fast approaching! 7….

Today, I am…

Tweet So we start at the beginning, right? Well, what exactly is the beginning? If we continue our last train of thought on “Setting Goals, Determining Priorities,” that goal setting becomes our starting point. In other words, our beginning is where we are today. Of course Annette!  We all know that! Okay, let’s take a…

The Gratitude Experiment

Tweet I have always been a bit of an optimist, but the effects of gratitude on my life has sent me over the moon! If you think I’m exaggerating, take a look for yourself. I like to think that gratitude begets gratitude.  Every little thing that I am grateful for has multiplied the gratitude that…

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