I am a huge lover of good food.... and I like healthy food so I guess I am very lucky that way! I really dislike processed or convenience food and I t... Read more
Quick and easy lunch or dinner idea!
Lightlife Farmer’s Market Veggie Burger with salad (about 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce with 1 small t... Read more
I have a lot of family living close to the tornado ravaged area.The oldest informed me that everyone is accounted for and okay!My heart just aches for... Read more
So the first day of my challenge went pretty well.
I completed the the first set of exercises. Well I did not do the bicycle crunches. I did do and... Read more
When you think of soy, what comes to mind? I think of soy milk and tofu to begin with. Perhaps a little edamame in your salad? Toss a little soy sauce... Read more
It occurred to me this morning as I was thinking about how I ate more than was on my plan/tracker yesterday, yet again, that it isn't a surprise... Read more
"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold."
--William Butler Yeats
Whether you are conscious of it or not, your life, much like your home, res... Read more
Well, I am getting things ready for our vacation to my sister's. I talked with her last night and told her not to do a lot of cooking, we would get t... Read more
So... after this weekend I've probably gotten
It all started Friday afternoon. There were office birthday goodies floating around and I man... Read more
I just got back from Old Navy and summer is on. If I didn't know they were giving us what we want with size inflation, I would have wept tears of joy... Read more
I was blessed on Mother's Day with the best news!My #3 DD is expecting her 1st child.She is scared and excited.I was just shopping the other day for a... Read more
I got this great idea from Tiff!
Here are the things I hope to accomplish on my weight loss journey:
1) Leave the obese category
2) Wear s... Read more
Micro
* Swim in my pool 5x/week: Gym on 2x weekdays
* Use sun block everyday – don’t need a 2nd brush with cancer
* Log all my exercise by th... Read more
Well, we do not know if we are leaving Friday or Saturday to go to my sisters for a week so I am getting all my errands run before Wednesday. I wante... Read more
I have done this three or four times. I have yet to fully finish but I am 95% there, I wear out in two or three spots so stop but try to keep it less... Read more
Artist Belmiro de Almeida (1858–1935)
Title Português: Bom tempo (Idílio campestre) English: Good Time (Rural Idyll)
Date 1893
Current locat... Read more
It would be great if we were just eating corn on the cob and it would be even better if we saw more than just yellow, but now the most commonly grown... Read more
So today I start my 2 week challenge. I'm pretty excited. I got my good friend to start doing it with me too. She's already my walking buddy... So tod... Read more
Last night I passed 60,000 Spark Points. Which means I now have the first crown of the Spark Levels. I am ridiculously delighted by this fact.... Read more
This year, with the help of my hubby and BFF, I'm going to plant some fruits and vegetables and have some organic treats! The nice thing is, that the... Read more
Big thanks to everyone who commented on my "Freaking Out" blog. I was, in fact, freaking out. Perhaps prematurely, it seems. I'm still steadily los... Read more
I'm 42, a wife, a mother of two children. My parents live 137 miles away, which takes approximately 2.5 hours by car.
Because of busy schedules... Read more
Well we spent the day at the market. We will be gone the next two weekends as we are going to my sisters for a week. We had another good day and got... Read more
Ha ha dirty birds!!! We ran a 5k together and had a blast!! He is already looking for our next race and mentioned a 10k!
I sucked him into the... Read more
You may have seen several ingredients with the word "gum" in them. Locust bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum, cellulose gum, even carrageenan and agar ar... Read more
Last night was my friend from hs's wedding. We got invited pretty late so we kinda guessed on a lot of things. We guessed right, their website said it... Read more
I haven't felt like blogging for a long time now. My one-year Spark anniversary came and went last month, but I couldn't bring myself to post on my b... Read more
We had a great day at the market. Miss Coco went with us and she had a ball meeting and greeting everyonee. Everybody there were happy to see her a... Read more
Think That Little Cupcake Is Harmless? Read This!
Cupcakes are everywhere these days. In NY they are on every street corner. There are whol... Read more
I went to see The Great Gatsby with my book group last night. Almost all of us just bought a ticket and headed into the theater, but one person stoppe... Read more
I had the CAT scan and the multipul pulmonary embolisms in both lungs are GONE! Woohoo!
The insurance company had to put me back on my proper me... Read more
Monosodium Glutamate. It's that thing that was so hyped 20 years ago about being bad for you, and for a good reason. It's in practically every process... Read more
WooHooo! I thought the three minute runs were going to kill me but I got through them! The second (last) three minute run I got very tired and wanted... Read more
All too often we look for some magic formula to give us what we want
when the truth is
We already have what we need...within ourselves.
Wh... Read more
You're sitting at the table in a restaurant with a friend, or maybe a significant other when the waiter comes up and offers you a dessert menu. You do... Read more
Chronic pain can make it difficult to get a good night's sleep but restful sleep helps with pain management. Here's how to break the vicious cycle of pain and sleep.
