I have never wanted to have a baby. I hear other women describe how they long for one, need one, wished they could have another. Not me.
New Years Resolution: Read More
I have books to write. Stories that must leave my head and get on paper so you can enjoy them. Therefore I need to make time to write them. Which means I need to make time to read.
A book in my hand
My first novel, Pixie’s B&B, is finally in real life paper and ink! This has been a labor of love. It should not have taken so long to get to the final product but I had a lot to learn and could only devote a little time to learning it! Now I nervously wait for…
Publishing Adventure 2018
I spent some of my “vacation” this holiday season pushing forward on the book publishing project. I read a LOT of advice articles, blogs, and websites. I compared dozens of options. So many options! In just two short weeks, I have professionally formatted the manuscript for print in a softcover style, registered with the Library of…
Understanding the expression of grief
Do you go through certain moments in your adult life where you flash back to the first time you experienced a similar moment as a child, yet didn’t fully understand it then? How I wish I had a time machine to go back to myself and explain it. Or do I really want to do…
Dead Batteries
My life is over. No, that isn’t dramatic enough! My world is slowly slipping away into murky obscurities Where there is no evidence of existence; Leaving me stranded with no one to turn to for help. Pressing buttons lamely, Trying new sequences in desperation; Nothing wakes her up. She is only sleeping, I repeat…
Drunkin’ Cranberry Sauce
Looking for a quick recipe to use that pound of cranberries you picked up on impulse with your Thanksgiving groceries? Try this! Ingredients: 1 pound fresh cranberries 1/2 cup gin 1 tsp salt 1 Tbl honey 5 fresh basil leaves torn or chopped Procedure: Throw all ingredients in a pot on high heat, cover. Turn…
Simple Detox Plate
Detox meal planning can be tedious, there are just so many vegetables and fruits to plan for. It’s become just too easy for us to turn to a quick rice or pasta dish to fill the plate and thinking about making large servings of fresh whole foods for every single meal can easily turn one…
Cashew Dreamin’
Almonds + Cashews: These go-to nuts contain magnesium, a mineral which acts like a natural sedative which helps you sleep. Sleep is huge part of any detox….you know how important sleep is, I won’t go on and on about it here. When juicing, make the last juice of the night a nut milk smoothie, it…
Butternut Squash “Pasta” with Kale and Artichoke
Another detox dish! I forgot how wonderfully creative my cooking can get when I have to navigate a thin line of options. This dish takes all of 10 minutes to whip up. Serves 2 for a detox or 4 if you pair it with a salad and a crusty loaf of bread. Ingredients: Butternut squash cut in…
Cauliflower & Squash Sauté
I’m showcasing detox dishes this week. Tonight’s dish would comfortably serve 4 as a side dish but for the detox, this is only enough for 2. It’s all about loads of tasty fiber! I personally like the skin of acorn squash (and that’s extra fiber!) but you can take it off if you are not a fan….
Rosemary Pickles
In any good detox, you need some “snacks”. Now, you can just buy any old jar of pickles and I probably would have done that for this detox myself if I hadn’t randomly found “pickling cucumbers” at a roadside stand in Murphy, NC when I was exploring with my dog. Plus, typical pickling brine includes…
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