Last night I couldn’t sleep. Tossing and turning, I just couldn’t seem to release the stress of the day. This morning I realized why – my work life and home life have no definable boundaries. Admittedly, yesterday was a catch-up day after being out of town, but it pointed out an underlying tension. As much as I am trying to simplify, as much as I am getting better at saying…
Remember the cookbook we launched to raise funds to help bring Lexi’s daughter home? Well, SHE’S HERE! I’m sharing photos, links to her story, and a few tears on my photography blog today if you want to come meet this sweet girl.
I’ve been following Lindsay (aka The Lean Green Bean) for a few years now, and she never fails to inspire. Lately I’ve been especially smitten with her weekly food prep posts. I begged Lindsay to teach us how to become food prep masters, and she agreed (yay!). I can’t wait to get started! *** As a dietitian, I’m often asked for advice about how to live a healthier lifestyle. Many…
Feeling low on inspiration? Take more time to live life. “If you watched a movie about a guy who wanted a Volvo and worked for years to get it, you wouldn’t cry at the end when he drove off the lot, testing the windshield wipers. You wouldn’t tell your friends you saw a beautiful movie or go home and put a record on to think about the story you’d seen.…
I don’t know about you, but all the talk about New Year’s resolutions sometimes makes me want to stick my head in the sand and wait for it all to pass. I think the reason for that is I tend to go overboard on the whole thing. I dream big dreams, make grand plans and then a few weeks later I feel like a failure. So this year, I’m going…
In past columns, I’ve reviewed how food politics influence federal nutrition guidelines and programs like “Let’s Move!” and “Drink Up!”. Alas, politics reaches far and wide, even throughout academia and research. The food industry is well aware of increased scrutiny from nutrition and public health advocates, and it’s cooked up one ingenious way to minimize criticism of its products: sponsored research. As food politics guru Dr. Marion Nestle wrote on…
My grandma has been visiting from Kansas City for the past month. Before she goes home on Wednesday, I wanted to get a few photos of her with the kids. I promised her that our photography session would be free of posed shots and fake smiles. I just wanted to capture a few candid moments between the kids and their great-grandma. We headed to the park for a little chat,…