Fuel

I had a conversation with a friend yesterday, and we both admitted to being overwhelmed. We talked about never having enough time, often feeling “less than” and, the hardest woe with which to cope, guilt.  It is so much easier to see problems and solutions from the outside. For example, as my friend and I spoke, I ...

When your best is not good enough.

Today was a day of challenges; I don't say that word in a heavy, baggage-laden way, implying negativity. Some things were hard (not fun), but 0ther things were challenging in a good way. Instead of going through each and every one of my hurdles, naming the ones that I cleared and the ones that I knocked over, I ...

Smoothie-Palooza with my Nutribullet

​ In the classic love stories section of your local bookstore, you will undoubtedly find the tale of Becca and her beloved kale shakes. We courted, we fought, we divorced, we reconciled, and now we are an old married couple. In fact, we spend every night together. But, because I am not a chef, nor am I a ...

No good feed goes unpunished.

As the old saying implies, you try to do something good, and it just ends up... not being so good. Today I made myself a kale smoothie. This came about after a few recent conversations; 1. A friend and I were emailing back and forth and he was like, "So, what are you up to?" and I was like, "I am ...