Thoughts, inspiration, balance… and randomness
I've decided when I've had a bad day, yoga is my battle weapon of choice. Since I moved to a new part of LA, the choices in yoga are pretty lacking in my neighborhood, so I've turned to cooking instead. And why not? I'm way behind on my plant-based cooking course, so I decided to … Continue reading Plant-Based Cooking: Asparagus Risotto
It's been awhile since I posted a recipe on here from my plant-based cooking course at Rouxbe.com. I've been WAY behind, and most of the lessons have been on technique... not recipes. Tonight is the first recipe I've had to cook in awhile. I can tell you that the next few units have a lot … Continue reading Plant Based Cooking: Roasted Cauliflower
.... is connection. This occurred to me when I realized I needed to send my iphone in for repair. I thought about sending it in, and what that would mean to my "phone time." Then I thought back to when I had a Blackberry with no apps. No Facebook. Texting was there, but limited. Forget … Continue reading The Key to Happiness and Harmony
Halo was my basenji of 12 ½ years. It feels weird to say, “was” because only yesterday I was saying, “is”. I wouldn’t normally write about something so personal to me on this blog, but I’ve been in a daze, and I am finding ways to feel some healing in these early moments- and writing … Continue reading My Last Day with Halo
A couple of years ago, I was shocked to find out that my cholesterol was 213. Any cholesterol level over 200 is considered unhealthy, and puts the body at risk for circulatory and heart diseases. Part of the culprit was my genetics... nothing I could do about that. Besides inheriting my lovely skin and hair … Continue reading Plant-Based Cooking: Avocado Toast
If she was just 'a pet'... I wouldn't have cared if my new place had a yard with a sunny spot or not. Or stairs or not. Or a fence or not. I wouldn't have chosen a neutral couch fabric to disguise her fur. I wouldn't have vacations that were under 10 days, and I … Continue reading “She’s Just a Pet”
These days, when I wake up in the morning and want to make myself happy, I open my curtain. Outside, in my backyard, are thousands of tiny, brand-new vibrant green blades of grass. I get excited to see more and more of them with each passing day. Wow, sounds, thrilling, doesn't it? I have been … Continue reading Grass and Happiness
As you may have noticed, it has been quite awhile since I last posted. This was by design. In part of my journey of becoming the woman I am to be... I was asked to abstain from social media for seven days. For me, that would mean no Instagram, no Facebook, and (dun dun dun)... … Continue reading The Social Experiment
When I was a kid, I used to have to walk seven miles, uphill, in the snow to school. Both ways! Naw, I didn't. But what I did do was write and send letters. I also called people on my see-through land line phone. If anyone made a big - and I mean *big* announcement- … Continue reading Diversify Your Post-folio
What is your gift? Or what are your gifts? No, I am not the royal family asking you to bestow a gift upon the feet of baby Prince George of England- but I am asking, what is your unique gift that you embody and can give to the world? For some of us out there, … Continue reading Your Gift
Life, Love and Yoga 