Since I’m re-losing weight after a rather disastrous 2014, I thought I’d go back to some of the books that helped me the first time around. Employing a new tool makes a rehash more fun, so here’s my first ever … Continue reading →
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic at The Broke and The Bookish are the “gateway” books or authors along our reading journey. Here are mine: 1. Dr. Seuss, my first favorite author. 2. The Boxcar Children, the first series I loved. 3. … Continue reading →
I missed last week’s post, mostly because the books I’m reading are so long that I didn’t have any progress to report! But I managed to reach completion in a couple of ways this week. Read I’ll get back to … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:52 am. The scene: // Wispy early morning sunshine. Listening to: // My Good Morning playlist on Spotify. I need the comfort of Yo Yo Ma’s cello and James Taylor’s voice on a morning when it feels earlier … Continue reading →
Book: Your Food is Fooling You: How Your Brain is Hijacked by Sugar, Fat, and Salt by David A. Kessler, adapted by Richie Chevat Genre: Nonfiction for teens Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication date: 2013 Pages: 173 Source: Library Summary: Your Food … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:33 am. The scene: // Cloudy and cool — but our snow is all gone after some rain and unseasonably warm days. Listening to: // Nothing. I should probably fix that. Reading: // Too many books. … Continue reading →
For the final week of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Ann McLachlan our theme is Gratitude and Regrets. I’ve been playing with the notions of Roads Not Traveled and Roads Taken: Childhood Abroad (Not) — October Memoir Challenge Career Steps and … Continue reading →
The news that made the headlines this week was research on lab rats indicating a similar reaction to Oreos as cocaine. Here is Brian Williams take on it from the NBC Nightly News: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, … Continue reading →
The blog hop theme at Generation Fabulous this month is Reinvention. Since I started this blog after I started my weight loss journey, I thought it was time that I talked a bit more about the story of how I … Continue reading →
In case you didn’t see it earlier in the week, I compiled a list of the recipes I posted on my blog in 2011: Wednesday’s Healthy Eating Judging by the number of newbies showing up at the 3 Fat Chicks Forum to … Continue reading →