• Quick Bites

    Here we are, mid-August and school is about to start. Well, school online, at home, but still, routines must be established again. We have gotten a bit lazy since March. The school day with be starting at 7:25 a.m. and I am not going to lie – this is going to hurt. It may be difficult to get a good breakfast in before the start of the day, but I hope to have some healthy easy lunch options for the girls to grab. I will be wearing the hat, or hair net, of the school lunch lady. My kids have out grown sandwiches, sadly, so I hope to keep some…

  • The Struggle is Real

    I can honestly say that I am happy with who I am and how I look.  That was not always true, particularly as a teen, but at this point in my life, I am quite content with who I am.  Sure, I have bad hair days and some days with bags under my eyes, but I don’t have to please everyone, life’s too short for that.  I don’t have to look like the stick figure models in the magazines, as long as I’m happy and healthy. Ah, but there’s the rub.  Having passed 40, I can no longer eat anything I want any time I want without consequence.  But I…