Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether dining with a date or friends tonight, or waiting until the weekend (like me), it’s nice to have something memorable on special occasions. Last night we had this dinner at our house with our children, since I knew we’d be busy tonight as a family — it literally takes about 10 minutes! Our kids […]
The “What ifs” of the Girls in the Gym
I wake up and I weigh. Then I measure and I eat. I hit the gym and count my steps – I live by this spreadsheet. What if there is more to life Than trackers, and calories to crunch? What if wellness means I’m balanced – Content in my skin and I truly enjoy lunch? What if carbs […]
Easy Meal Prep: Top 10 Tools
In talking to a friend who likes to do a 3-hour prep time on Sundays for the week’s meals, I wondered to myself…how do meals “work themselves out” at my house without all these big chunks of planning that people speak of? (If you’ve ever met my 3 kiddos, you know that 3 hours of […]
Opportunity does not equal Obligation
Today I was in line at Panera around lunchtime – standing behind a guy in gym clothes. The cashier told him since he ordered a drink with his lunch, he could get a 99-cent pastry. His reply: “does it have to be a pastry?” “Yes,” she said. And that was that: he immediately complied as […]
Sugar DO’s and DON’Ts: 12 Tips & 4 Sweet Recipes
Perhaps more than any other time of the year, these next several days you’ll be facing temptations that come along with the season’s decadent sweets and colorful cookies. So, there’s no time like the present to share with you my top 12 Sugar DOs and DON’Ts. You might be surprised to learn what I have to say about […]
The bounty and beauty of color and contentment
Last weekend I watched hundreds of grateful people stand in line for a loooong time to receive a hot meal while I helped paint their sweet kids’ faces and my kids facilitated games. After they waited in a long line behind hundreds of people to receive their meals, I didn’t hear anyone complaining about disliking beets […]
What do to with Candy (or any treat for that matter)
My daughter Elita is almost 8. She is as oppositional in nature as she is beautiful: both come naturally for her. This we learned immediately upon adopting her from China as a toddler. Elita loves to test me. She said for weeks that she wanted to be a “poop emoji” for Halloween. She chose this […]
Shoppers Beware: Don’t Let End-Caps End YOU
So, I step into the grocery store for a quick few things and on the way in, I see this: Nope, I’m just getting a few things – I won’t be bogged down by that insanely addictive lineup there. (Just step into the grocery store to be reminded what the next holiday is!) Twenty minutes […]
“Farewell Summer” Mango Mix-Up Smoothie
It’s almost time to say goodbye to summer! I do love lots of things about the summer, but I also love the “new New Year” that September brings. One of the things I enjoyed a bunch with my kids while school was out this summer is what we’ve termed our “Summer Mango Mix-Up.” Sometimes we add […]
Who are you listening to?
“I watched this amazing documentary and I’ve changed everything. I eat so healthy now…I even lost those last 10 pounds right away. Now Sohailla, I just need you to help me figure out why I’m losing my hair in chunks and haven’t had a menstrual cycle in 3 months.” Hmmm… DANGER! (This is her sink […]
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