I follow a number of other functional medicine doctors on social media, and I have to admit that many of the messages they share have orthorexic undertones. They talk about “eating clean” and following borderline extreme diets, and avoiding this, that or the other food group. Don’t get me wrong, extreme dietary interventions have their … More A Healthier Sort of New Year’s Resolution
I love the holiday season. Thanksgiving and Christmas are so cozy, and I love slowing down, unwinding, and the opportunity to spend extra time with friends and family. But with a new year comes a need for planning, and so I’ve been thinking about what I want to do with this blog going forward. (Don’t … More Wednesday Roundup
A few years ago, I was invited over to my (now) in-laws’ house, and I remember having an ‘ah-ha’ moment in their kitchen while we were prepping dinner. My assigned task was slicing bell peppers, and I suddenly realized that it had been a very, very long time since I’d diced a vegetable. Bear with … More Stress Relief (the old-fashioned way)
My husband and I live in a pretty small apartment, so storage space is limited. That means fewer holiday decor items can be stowed away in between their annual appearances. Aside from a few key items like our Charlie Brown Christmas tree (pictured below), lights, and our stockings, we don’t have many permanent Christmas items. … More A Fun Way to Decorate Your House for Christmas
Today is Black Friday — perhaps the biggest shopping day of the whole year — and I’m staying home to re-watch a documentary about living with as few items as possible. About a year ago, I watched the Netflix film Miniamlism for the first time, and loved it. As a lifelong clutter-phobic, the idea of … More Some Thoughts on Minimalism
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