When Comfort Food Causes Distress

I wish I could say I made it through Siblings Day unscathed. However, that would be far from the truth. Being with family just happens to bring with it the desire to eat foods we used to share together as kids. And even talking about how good of a cook our momma used to be, …

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When What You Eat Impacts Your Life

My life is certainly super busy these days. And for the next four weekends, I am committed to being away from home for the greater part of two to three days. This makes me nervous, and I wonder what my food options will be. Here is a perfect example of why: this past weekend we …

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Keeping Up Despite Setbacks

This week has been an interesting week. Probably only because I always have high hopes for getting things done in my work life and my home life. Within the last few weeks, I have made the decision to retire again from full-time office work in two years instead of ten years. This is so I …

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When Good Strategies Lose Their Shine

On Saturday, the first day of October, I pulled the rest of my monthly to-dos from my pretty little box. I had three left. And I knew what two of them were for sure. Find a professional photographer for my next book's headshot. And finish my second book. And, well, you and I both know …

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