Spring beauties hide close to fallen leaves in the soft earth

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 11

Don’t feel like eating any of those healthy choices, but that bag of potato chips is looking good? I probably don’t need to connect the dots for you.

photo of Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 7, Planning Your Meals, and Veggie Wraps

If I could only pick one aspect of our 30 day plan, I would pick exercise.

photo of ironweed plants

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 6, Is “Gluten Free” a Good Thing?

There are people on all sides of the gluten-free debate, but what does the science tell us?

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 5, Invest in Yourself, Tracking for Health

Schedule the things that make you happy, just as you schedule any chore.

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 3, An Easy Kale Salad, Plus Filet of Sole

If you backslide, forgive yourself and start again.

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 1, Tips for Starting, and An Eggplant Recipe

Instead of just watching television, take at least thirty minutes to do something you enjoy.

Remembering the Children and Their Teachers

Bustling around getting ready for the holidays and this post stopped me in my tracks.…

Crafts for the Non-Crafty: Tree Branch Star

Natural holiday decorations are popular, and they spotlight the beauty of nature, even in the…

How You Can Use Pinterest to Plan and Create Memories (Oh, and Organize Your Life!)

I made a section for each day in a particular city, and pinned pictures of what we did that day. Instead of being a just a planning board, it became a memory board!