Eat, Recycle, Repeat

I had written about the ways in which I celebrate my strengths, and last week I did a post actively practicing self-love and looking for the good in what I had thought were catastrophic photos of myself. But I realized rather humbly that there are quite a few more areas where I can do good [...]

While I was writing the post Why I Love My Stretch Marks, a thought hit me while I was looking through old photos. I write so much about self-love, but I didn’t actually love a part of myself – my past self. The one that ate her emotions, felt she had no self-worth, and stayed [...]

Well I completed the Live Below the Line Challenge – and it went as well I as had expected. My main source of food was the chicken broth I made from $1.00 chicken bones, and the only time I noticed a pinch was when I went to the vegetable market. I’m used to buying whatever [...]

Taking a quick break from the Whole Foods Ladder to write about a sudden thought that hit me last week. Sometimes I get so excited or moved by writing something that I just need to drop everything and go with the flow. I love my stretch marks. It’s an odd statement, I know. And for [...]

The Takeaway: For many of us, significant emotional healing has to happen before, or in tandem with, physical healing. Resisting emotions creates resistance in other aspects of a healthy life. Actions: I. Get uncomfortable and explore your emotions II. Answer emotional cravings with self-love III. Get a Buddy! The Back Story: I didn’t know how [...]

I’m not a big fan of Earth day. All the problems our world faces don’t occur only on April 22nd. So why we focus on all the solutions for a mere 24 hours is beyond me. But I think about big part of how people respond to the so-called “environmental crisis” has to do with [...]

Picture Food Waste is my monthly initiative to bring my food waste down to zero. I keep myself accountable and aware of my food waste by photographing whatever I have wasted for the month and tallying the loss in terms of dollars and sense. I’ll also post simple and innovative ways to save food from the trash [...]

When I’m in the throes of an emotional craving, it is difficult for me to practice healthy, mindful eating. I try and do that for every meal, but when I’m really struggling with emotional eating or emotional cravings, these 12 steps are how I work through the rough times in order to enjoy the great [...]

Welcome! I expect there are a few new visitors today thanks to my guest post at the Paleo Parents. If you haven’t see it already, check it out for a recipe for stuffed sweet potato skins! If you’re new here, I’ve got a “Start Here” icon in the navigation bar, but I also thought I [...]

Yes, it did. I failed once. I bought a mechanical pencil because I wanted it. Before I would have said I “needed” it for new kanji study, but that just isn’t true. One thing about this experiment is that it helped me recognize my true wants and needs, and also the reasons, justifications, or excuses [...]