Growing up, my Mother was the queen of guilt (I love you, Mom). She knew exactly how to arrange her words into heart-wrenching comments leaving us feeling very sorry. I never fully understood her frustration and sadness until my own children began terrorizing, I mean walking. Every piece of furniture, every...
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My little man has been asking me all week if we can make a slurp. While I was pretty sure I knew what he meant, it is dangerous to assume. So I asked him, “What is a slurp?” He replied, “You know. When you put vanilla yogurt and strawberries in...
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Prior to moving into my first apartment I owned absolutely NOTHING. All I had to bring with me were my clothes, a few pieces of jewelry and my stereo, accompanied by an old box of tapes I liked to drag out every once in a while. I didn’t even have a bed....
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Getting organized has always been a challenge for me. What I’ve discovered most about myself in my attempts to get it together is once something is put away (and by away I mean hidden in a drawer, file cabinet or closet), I am very likely never to look at it again. One...
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Join me in beating the winter blues by using a few short breaths. In the following video learn about the stimulating breath, a brief exercise you can do to feel rejuvenated! When practicing The Bellows Breathing Technique, make sure you start in a seated position. Begin in 15-second intervals, slowly increasing the length...
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A couple weeks ago I started attending yoga classes at a studio in the area. This is something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time but kept putting it off for one reason or another. It’s funny how fear works. Trying anything new gives me a sense of incompetency...
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In my quest for a healthier lifestyle (both physical and emotional), I started researching different food choices that are available to consumers today. The more I read and the more questions I asked, the more I heard the word “organic”. While I had a vague conception of what this word meant, there...
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Recently, it seems we are experiencing a rapid decay in our society. Between the illness of the media, the corruption of corporate America and the decline of our general health and morals as a nation, we have a negative tone constantly looming over our heads. Many people are searching for or promoting...
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My children continue to accumulate many accessories; clothes, toys, shoes, hats, books, art projects, supplies, movies, games and the list goes on… While keeping clutter under control in small spaces can prove to be challenging with a couple grown ups, imagine what two kids thrown into the mix might produce. One of...
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