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My pal Megan came to visit me!  Megan and I have been friends since we both lived in Orlando a few years ago; it’s always such a blast to see her. She got to Charlotte around 2 PM yesterday, and we spent the night drinking mimosas and playing video games with Nicole.  Oh yeah.  Wild [...]

You guys!  It’s here!  It’s December 27.  Do you know what that means? It means that the Operation Beautiful: One Note at a Time book for tween and teen girls is OUT.   OUT and ABOUT and walking around the world.  Well, not walking, but hopefully being driven and flown to bookstores and doorsteps all [...]

Word on the street is that a lot of the country is experiencing less-than-ideal weather.  We don’t have any snow, but we sure do have rain. Fun fact: Rain is my favorite type of weather.  This is probably because I was born and raised in Miami; tropical thunderstorms are a daily summer occurrence in my [...]

This dish was part of our Christmas dinner.  I was going to make plain old quinoa, but with some pretty basic veggies sides, I figured that I should spice – or should I say, sweeten – it up. The best part about this quinoa dish is that it’s not overwhelming in favor – there’s just [...]

On Christmas Eve, I was checking out at Whole Foods and asked the cashier how she was doing.  She said, “The real question is how am I feeling?” In an instant, I thought: ‘Ah, crap.  It’s Christmas Eve, it’s 7 PM, and she’s working.  Of course, she feels like hell and just wants to go [...]

We hope you have a happy holiday!  Thanks for reading Healthy Tipping Point and supporting Operation Beautiful – it’s very much appreciated. (I know better than to try for a family photo of the entire clan!  I get two creatures to sit in the same frame and one to look at the camera and I’m [...]

Have you finished Christmas shopping?  We’re all done with gifts.  We did brave the retail stores for a few last-minute holiday supplies, though.  It was exhausting.  So exhausting, in fact, that I came out of one store and found the Husband in the car like this: He wasn’t the only one taking a nap in [...]

I am having a deep and introspective day.  Dunno why, really.  I just feel really quiet.  I am normally super talkative and go-go-go, so this is kind of strange for me. I had plenty (PLENTY) of time to think about anything and everything during my long run.  It’s been a lackluster training week thanks to [...]

Everyone is feeling better!  Thanks, in part, to this concoction: In the blender:   Equal parts orange juice and apple juice Whole ginger Whole garlic Frozen blueberries Raw spinach   Tastes as disgusting as you would imagine.   Ew, garlic.   This made up for it: I love tempeh, but it’s definitely one of those [...]

I am painfully aware of my shortcomings.  I am bad with money, have a temper, get cranky when I’m hungry, and really lack patience.  I thought that when I became a mother, I would suddenly become wonderfully patient, but alas – life does not work that way (I actually think it’s the opposite…).  The ‘count [...]

Well, I guess that was inevitable. Henry’s sick; I’m sick; it’s only a matter of time before the Husband, Maggie, James, and Pippa get sick, too.    I’m stepping away from the keyboard to try to recoup.  I’ve got no time for sickness.   Until then… Bagel French Toast with stir-fried strawberries, almonds, brown rice [...]

If there ever was a day (is that even grammatically correct? I am so tired that I can’t decide) that I desperately needed an IV of coffee, it is today.  Poor Henry has the worst cold of his life.  The one and only symptom is snot pouring out of his little nose.  He didn’t sleep [...]

I had a delusional moment when getting dressed for my run.  It was dark out and chilly, and for some reason, I thought it would be wise to wear shorts.  Um, whaaaat. It was NOT wise.  It was freezing out.  But it sure made me run the four miles much faster.   Another thing that [...]