A Healthy You!
The BEST Peanut Butter EVER
Mar 14th
I love the natural peanut butters offered at my local grocer. I have dabbled with various brands, but have never really found one that I love. Some may be too salty or not enough and then there are brands that actually taste like the peanuts are too roasted. Well, last week I was intrigued when
A Lesson in Peanut Butter
Mar 14th
It is so weird to think that my family did not grow up on peanut butter. No allergies, we just didn’t buy it. Now that I am grown up and married to someone who did grow up on peanut butter, it is a staple that is picked up every time I go shopping. Over the
Chicken Soup, Hold the Noodles
Jul 7th
The cool summer weather we have been experiencing here in New England has been giving me earnings for Fall weather and food. So, this past weekend I decided to make chicken soup. No, not chicken noodle soup. I decided I would have a grilled cheese sandwich with my soup, so I decided to hold the
Bright Ideas for Coping With the Blues
Jul 7th
I was recently thumbing through a magazine that had a really great idea for coping with the blues. Depression is something that I have struggled with for years and I know the same is true for many women and mothers. The idea entailed making a kit with all the little things that make you happy.
Help Yourself
May 25th
Here is a list of some really helpful books I have read. I have taken away more than one tip from each one that has helped me better my life. SELF-HELP: This would make for a great book study with your favorite group of gals. This book offers a week-by-week, easy to follow plan for
Healthy Inspiration, One Page At a Time
May 25th
It is no secret that I love to read. I raid my local library every week to get my reading fix. Here are a list of books that I have read to help me lose my New England winter weight, motivate me, or to help me train. Many of these I ended up buying off
How to plant a garden…
May 24th
For the past few years, my thumb has gotten greener and greener. It has taken those years to educate myself on how to produce the results I want. I have also experienced A LOT of trial and error. As a beginner gardener, it is normal to feel a little nervous about starting any kind of
When is it time to quit?
Apr 27th
Often times it’s too easy to accept a job, various tasks or “favors” because we are in need of the extra money or we simply want to help others out. Many times it is doable until we get too overwhelmed by the amount of effort and time it takes from ourselves or our family. My
Sensory Therapy
Jan 28th
Life is definitely hectic. With all of the day-to-day pressures and unexpectancies, it can be stressful. If you are like me and suffer from migraines (research tells us that more women than men do), you understand the pain, the disruption, and the loss of energy that is associated with them. I have found some relief
South Beach
Jan 2nd
Probably like a lot of women, I have been on what seems to be every diet in existence. I would lose a few pounds at first only to gain it back plus more. I have come to realize since moving to New England, that I have to really work hard at keeping a “normal” weight.


