I love ginger. It’s sweet, somewhat spicy and strong (just like jens!). It’s only fitting that I love ginger cookies and gingerbread. Here is a rocking ginger cookie recipe that has been to two cookie exchanges with loads of compliments. The cookies are soft and packed full of gingerliciousness (you may want to warn guests,…
Look, I never wanted to be with a big bank. I was with a smaller bank that had good customer service back in the 90s, but the larger banks ate them. With the buyouts and mergers in banking this last decade somehow, someway we ended up with Wells Fargo. In September, we were given notice…
This is a guest post from my dear friend Tiffany Fox who occassionally blogs at A Blessing and a Curse. I’m hoping that this will inspire her to blog again because as you can see, this girl can really write. Thanks TFox for contributing to October’s Word of the Month. This year I decided to…
This is a guest post from my dear friend and teacher, Victoria Castle. Victoria is the founder of Necessary Mischief, which focuses on spirited engagement for our collective well-being. She is a leadership coach, author, Master Somatic Coach and all-around fascinating and enlightening woman. For a quick dose of Victoria and what’s she’s all about…
I am a freak for the beet. You could say that I’m beet obsessed. I love the intense color, their earthy indescribable sweet flavor and evidently it’s nearly a superfood. Beets are high in vitamins, the greens are higher in iron than spinach and have been found beneficial in cardiovascular health, lowering cholesterol levels, have…
I love quotes. I love when they appear right when I need them. It affirms my belief in cosmic magic. Like the ghost in the machine. Like when just the perfect song comes on and the meaning really connects with you. These quotes I’ve carried with me for sometime and they still hit me deeply…
I’m turning myself in. I’m admitting it. I suck at following rules of etiquette. I wish I was the friend that sent a handwritten birthday and holiday card every year. Hell, I just missed my sweet niece’s 8th birthday. I eventually sent a gift, but really, that blows. There are two wedding gifts that I…
The fog that currently is blanketing the coast wears like my heavy feelings. My heart has been heavy. My mind is unsettled. Inevitably, the sun will come out, but the day starts in grey. I can point to my sorrow: the death of a friend’s mother, a friend’s grandmother’s passing, and the loss of friend….
I think the Universe was trying to send me a message yesterday. First it was a Facebook post by the wonderfully inspiring Amber at Amber’s Fitness. She posted the below video and it stuck with me all day long. [PLEASE NOTE: I dislike the violence of boxing. However, I tolerate it in trade for the…
BlogHer ’11 was incredible and I promise this will be the last post that I’m writing about it. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t write about my MobHer experience. Seriously, pure joy. On fire. We were on the Edge of Glory. Gaga bless Mary (from Mama Mary Show) and Theresa (from Rock on…
