It’s Wednesday! Today’s post is by Nichol. I’m really glad this is it. February has been really rough. I wanted to be able to run a full mile by today, but the truth is, I’ve hardly run at all. I’ve walked a lot and done even more stationary biking. But I feel good. I haven’t [...]
Archive for February, 2012
28 Feb
Video: Blood pH and Weight Gain
This is an excellent video on how your diet affects your body, and why diet soda doesn’t keep you (or make you) skinny.
27 Feb
Change Is Creative
I am not a morning person. I don’t recall ever NOT hitting the snooze button, even as a kid, no matter how much sleep I’d gotten the night before. I am not quick in the morning. I pack my lunch the night before so I can sleep five minutes longer and so I don’t forget [...]
25 Feb
Meatless Meals (I Wish) My Mother Made
I mentioned recently that I joined Pinterest. One of the main things I’ve gotten from it is recipes. Tons of them. Some of the recipes will happen some time and some that look really good but realistically aren’t ever going to see the light of day in my kitchen (whether because they’re complicated or sugar/flour-laden). [...]
24 Feb
Change in Small Bites — Michelle Is Back!
Michelle contributed two weeks ago and chimes in here again today. She will be writing on a quasi-regular-but-not-weekly basis, publishing on Fridays. I went to the gym yesterday and struck up a conversation with a fellow treadmill-er. I learned that she’s a 40-something mom of four, working full-time from home. She is working with a [...]
23 Feb
Twinkies vs. Carrots: Michael Pollan
A short, simple video that gets to the root (no pun intended) of food problems in this country.
23 Feb
Re-growing Green Onions!
I joined Pinterest. I don’t follow many people or many topics, but gardening is one of them. I saw a pin last week that you could take green onions that have had the green cut off, plunk them in some water, and they re-grow. I had some green onions and thought I’d give it a [...]
22 Feb
February Continues
It’s Wednesday! Today’s post is by Nichol. I don’t really have a lot going on right now. Today is my 53rd day of mile a day. I haven’t been running. I had to back off to keep myself from getting so discouraged that I just gave up. I’ve been spending a lot of time on [...]
18 Feb
Meatless Meals I’m Glad No One Has Made
Just letting y’all know … I’ve tried quite a few recipes in the last two weeks, and none of them were tasty at all. I made almond milk a couple of different ways but haven’t gotten it to a taste and texture that I like. I made cookies from the almond meal left over after [...]
16 Feb
My New Back Yard Garden!
Over the weekend, a friend of a friend — who is very much into gardening — came over and helped me build some raised beds in the back yard. That’s a dwarf lemon tree. In the first bed are a few types of tomatoes. Will add scallions and garlic this weekend. In the second bed, [...]
