You know what I hate about putting off my “recent reads” post? I end up forgetting some of the titles I’ve read. I haven’t yet figured out a good system for keeping track, so I often have to scour my Amazon account for orders, library book holds and my failing memory. Which isn’t a system […]
On Courage
I posted about my goals for the year here, and updated in March and April, but haven’t since. The year is more than half over, it’s certainly time for an update. One of the goals I set was rather difficult to measure. It was this: I want to be better at: listening to my gut and having courage. […]
Technical difficulties
I won’t spend too much time discussing this, lest I engage in that internet faux pas known as metablogging. It’s been very hard to come here lately. Not because I don’t have anything to say, but because of various hardware and software problems. By hardware, I mean my brand new Chromebook was destroyed by a […]
No Complain Month
A couple of months ago, I read this article about how complaining damages the brain. An excerpt: When we complain, our brains release stress hormones that harm neural connections in areas used for problem solving and other cognitive functions. This also happens when we listen to someone else moan and groan. “It’s as bad as secondhand smoke,” […]
When Gluten Free Isn’t a Fad
First there’s a backlash, then a backlash to the backlash. Once, wheat was considered the staff of life. But in recent years, research has been pointing out that more people nowadays actually do have bona fide Celiac disease than in years past, and among many others, a condition called non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Noone is quite sure […]
The folly of envy
A few years ago, I reconnected with an old friend on Facebook. We talked on the phone, attempting to cram nearly 20 years of history into a one-hour conversation. My friend, a beautiful, athletic blonde, had an amazing sense of humor. We would hang out in her living room eating mint chocolate chip ice cream […]
When blogging is difficult
For weeks now, there have been many things I wanted to say here. My head is very loud with all the things. But when I sit down to write a post (if I get that far, even), they all seem so silly and unimportant. I don’t want to bore people with tales of my feelings. […]
Recent Reads
Despite the fact that I set a goal to read “fewer books, with more intention”, I managed to read a ton these past few weeks. Although to be fair, I believe a couple of these were titles I simply forgot to list last time. How To Be Parisian Wherever You Are – Longtime readers know I […]
Postpartum weight loss: low carb, month 2
(Update: after learning that low-carb diets that exclude moderate carbs are a bad idea for me, I began a diet called TrimHealthyMama and blog about it here. I absolutely love it and have been on it for over a year now. I don’t eat sugar and won’t ever go back.) About 7 weeks ago I […]
Postpartum Weight Loss (After the 7th Baby)
Once again I find myself having to lose weight after a baby. I wrote about how I did it with the last one here, and for the most part, I’ll use the same strategy. In a nutshell: Move every day (take a walk, jump on my rebounder, lift weights) Eat on a small plate No […]