When my mom died, my best friend read the eulogy I’d written on my behalf to the quiet group that had gathered to pay their respects at the funeral. I wanted the services to happen sooner than later, I wanted them to happen before I had to return to work, but after many phone calls […]
Just after Joel and I were married in 2007 we found out we were pregnant. Not exactly planned, but we shifted gears and the excitement grew. A few weeks later I was having terrible hip pain and some bleeding. I went in for an ultrasound and the docs were surprised to see a strong heartbeat […]
I LOVE TZATZIKI. It’s so delicious, tangy, creamy, cool; it’s the shiz. I LOVE it as a veggie dip. And it’s great with pita bread (if you can handle bread – I try to avoid it, or at least aim for gluten free). Inspired by True Foods crudite appetizer, my new go to app for […]
A couple weeks ago I committed to reading at least one book a week for the rest of the year. I was reflecting on how reading personal development books in the past has catapulted my life, my career, my relationships and my health, so I decided to make this a part of every single week, […]
Anyone else love a good baked fish? The crumb topping…the buttery goodness….it’s…sooo…goooooood. Props go to my hubby for coming up with this on the fly a couple weeks ago. It’s already becoming a weekly go to. I’m not going to write a long story, or overdo it on the photos. Let’s get right to the […]
I get my gray hair from my biological father. . I was adopted at birth. And just so I’m clear from the get go, because these sorts of things tend to confuse people, when I say “my parents” “My Mom” “My Dad” these are the people who adopted me. I refer to my biological parents, […]
This year is going to be a little different. May 13th actually falls ON Mothers day. It’s also the date my mother passed, 5 years ago. The positive? I can bang both of these out in one day. No grieving on two separate days. A two for one and I love deals. Oh that day, […]
It’s the worst, isn’t it? Waking up in the middle of the night, heart pounding, mind racing, eyes wide open? Feeling like there is no possibility of falling back to sleep. Counting how many hours a until the alarm is set to go off. Noticing how many minutes you’ve been tossing and turning. Getting aggravated, […]
Each time I come to New York I’m reminded of my 21 year old self; Starting my first job, which happened to be a dream job at the time, in the heart of Manhattan with only a few days of legal drinking under my belt. I was so green and so wowed by the opportunity. […]
Nutrition – I don’t even like using this word anymore because it’s so dang serious. And you can just forget about the word “diet” because that just screams restriction, even if it simply refers to the food you eat. When did we start wigging out about what we eat? When humans stopped eating real whole foods […]