Several conversations all happened within a few hours of each other, and they got me to thinking… Since when is the natural way of doing things not normal? “Is this food organic?” “No, it’s conventional.” At some point in time, those meant the same thing. Now they don’t, and organic is the odd one out. [...]
Archive for January, 2012
28 Jan
Meatless Meals (I Wish) My Mother Made
There are so many variations on beans and rice. Today’s comes from No Meat Athlete; we made it with brown jasmine rice and white beans. The bites that included pineapple were quite tasty. The other bites were a bit bland—despite the onion and garlic—so next time we have this, I’m going to dice the pineapple [...]
26 Jan
One for the Locals & One for Everyone
For the locals: Second Chance FitCenter is putting together a team for the Broadmor AIR 5K/10, held at Kiwanis Park on Sunday, February 26. Register at active.com and send me a message to let me know what size shirt you want. (I need to know about shirts by February 10; online registration ends February 22.) [...]
26 Jan
Our Bodies Prefer Healthy Food
The Big Man and I went to Costco the other day, just to check it out, see if joining would help meet our needs. I’ve been to Costco before and know what it’s like in there. I guess it’s just been a while… The over-abundance made me kind of nauseous. But what we talked about [...]
25 Jan
Almost Week 4!
It’s Wednesday! Today’s post is by Nichol. I can’t believe that as of this coming Sunday, I have been committed to running at least a mile a day for FOUR WEEKS! I know! I don’t expect to see changes in my body right away, but I swear the other day I was feeling my butt [...]
24 Jan
Product Review: Funky Monkey Snacks
Full disclosure: I received samples from these folks for review. I receive no other compensation. I get quite a few e-mails from places that would like me to review products on the blog. Most of them are products that I wouldn’t want to sample or to recommend. Just because it’s labeled healthy doesn’t mean it [...]
20 Jan
2011 In Summary
I’m a bit behind here, but I was looking at WordPress’s 2011 summary of Change Is Possible and thought I’d share a bit of what I learned. My five most popular posts — as measured by page views — in 2011 were Meat Glue What Can I Use Instead of Plastic? DIY mouthwash body image, [...]
18 Jan
Two Weeks
It’s Wednesday! Today’s post is by Nichol. So remember that whole daily mile challenge from I <3 to Run? Well, I have been dedicated and doing my daily run for 17 days now. Well, you are reading this on Wednesday, so it’s actually 18. So, I have been dedicated and doing my daily run for [...]
17 Jan
Blogs To Check Out
I read a lot of blogs. Well … I have a lot of feeds in my reader. I like the reader because it is easy to see when there is new content and it’s easy to skim without my mailbox filling up with blog posts. Sometimes I skip, sometimes I skim, and sometimes I read. [...]
16 Jan
Change Is Slow
Today, we honor a man whose legacy is embedded in the notion that change is possible. We’ve come so far … and we have so far to go. Here’s to equality, to progress, to change, and to hope.
