The holidays are over and now is that time when everyone starts thinking about eating more healthy foods. For me, December was a whole month of eating chocolate and cookies and cheesy potatoes. It’s…
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I don’t know about you, but this cold and flu season has hit our family hard. We have been trading colds and flus on and off since October. There is nothing fun about being…
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Shopping – not done Baking – not done Wrapping – not done Decorating – not done Holiday cards – not done Just thinking about everything that has to get done leaves me with a…
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“Happiness does not lead to gratitude. Gratitude leads to happiness.” — Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast It’s almost time for Thanksgiving – a time when we remember to be grateful for all of our…
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This has been a really tough month. I got walking pneumonia and have had a terrible cough for the last three weeks. It came with all the other fun cold symptoms, too: sore throat,…
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In January of 2011, Atul Gawande published a book called The Checklist Manifesto. This book is all about how checklists were implemented in various industries around the world and as a result, common mistakes…
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I’ve read so much about the benefits of meditation that I knew it was something that I absolutely had to try. Research studies have shown that meditation improves your health, decreases stress and anxiety,…
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If you haven’t read The Little Book of Hygge, (pronounced HOO-gah) by Meik Wiking, you can check out my review here. It gives an overview of what the concept of hygge is. I guess…