My mother gave me this little book: I guess that means she thinks I stress out too much. I especially like the tip: Set Aside Quiet Time, Every Day. The author writes that you don't need to make your quiet time this big hurrah. Even if you just sit in your car and relax for [...]
August 2009
As mentioned this morning, today's task for Organization Week is to try meal planning. My goals for meal planning are to: Spend less money by having more purpose with my grocery shopping; Eat more variety; and Try out fun recipes. There are many ways to plan your meals -- plan all meals vs. [...]
The closet of doom is no longer: How much better does that look than before? I'm working with limited space (and tupperware!), but there's no longer things on the floor and everything is folded and in its spot. And -- most importantly -- I FEEL better when I open my closet door. Organization Week [...]
Tonight's dinner was inspired by this recipe I found on Food Network. I used my food processor to make the Broccoli and Cheddar Frittata EXTRA creamy and delicious. How I made the ultimate cheesy frittata: In a heavy skillet (one that you can place directly in the oven), stir-fry a generous splash of extra [...]
This morning, I snacked on a Fruition bar. I really like these! And for lunch, I made a bean, kale, and cheese wrap: A side of dried apples: And one of the vegan chocolate chip and nut cookies that Nina baked for the Team in Training Bake Sale at the Healthy Living Summit. I haven't [...]
Sorry for not posting last night -- after a jam-packed weekend of blogging and a late flight, I just wanted to come home and crash! I tried to keep my eating as healthy as possible at the airport (which is sometimes hard when you're a vegetarian -- I ended up getting Starbucks oatmeal with [...]
After 1+ year of blogging, I finally figured out how to use gmail to its fullest potential. Kath taught me! She is the organizational queen. Fun technological tips I learned: Check out Google Labs under Settings. Send + Archive and Multiple Inboxes will CHANGE YOUR LIFE. You can color code your tags! Keyboard shortcuts [...]
Morning! I am very sad the Healthy Living Summit is almost over. It was such a fun event to organize and attend. I really hope we get to do it next year. Out of all of the activities, I liked meeting all the bloggers + readers the most! Our two Sunday events included a [...]
I just wanted to say that I plan to do a real recap (with actual text) on Monday. These posts have been really picture-intense! :) The Summit wrapped up with several more presentations, including one from organic dairy farmer Regina. Her cow's milk goes into Stonyfield yogurt! :) I LOVED her presentation -- agriculture [...]
Everything is going GREAT! Zesty Cook gave an excellent presentation on Blogging 101. He gave so much good information and was positively peppered with questions. So far, we also had a Q&A session for the planning committee. Next up is a presentation by an organic dairy farmer for Stonyfield and a Body + [...]
I woke up early and ran 3.3 miles with Kath and Meghann before the Summit began! I had a lot of nervous energy to burn off. I ate 1/2 of this Glo Bar before I left and the other half when I got back. Breakfast is being sponsored by Stonyfield and Mix My Granola. [...]
Today is my weiner's 5th Birthday! I wish I could be there to celebrate with Maggie, James, and the Husband --but I've got a Healthy Living Summit to run! Thanks for being my favorite fur daughter, Margarine Sticky. I love you! :) HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, everyone! I'll be back with Healthy Living [...]
The Healthy Living Summit has officially begun! The Summit started off with a bang at the Rustic Kitchen. There were sooo many lovely ladies there! Everyone seemed to get along right away and it was so fun to watch the groups connect and chat. Just a few shots of the fabulous group: And the food [...]