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Schnacks
As I continue to prepare my body for conception by eating as many healthy foods as possible, I’m trying to find healthier snacks. I talked to one of my student’s parents on the zoo field trip last week, and she is in the process of preparing for a home birth. Her midwife has her on a very strict diet, which includes limiting grains to five a day, really watching out for sugar (hint: even the sugar in flavored yogurt is too much, as well as dried fruit), and limiting dairy.I’ve found one snack so far that I love: I blend plain yogurt with frozen mango just enough to form … Read More
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Time to Clean Up
Enough is enough. Matt and I are letting our physical environment get too cluttered. Some people aren’t bothered by clutter. Unfortunately, I am. It makes me feel claustrophobic. I keep brainstorming all the ways I want to make our house nicer, and yet step one is to simply keep it picked up. End of story. It doesn’t matter how much money we invest in nice furniture if we’re going to cover that furniture in crap.So I’ve already admitted the problem. What’s the next step for fixing the problem? I think I need to get at the root of the situation and figure out what’s causing it. First, it’s a … Read More
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Balanced Living
When I was lying in bed on Saturday morning just relishing the fact that my first obligation didn’t start until 3pm (our end-of-year class pool party), I looked at the bookshelf next to my bed and spotted a book I haven’t picked up in a while: Integrative Nutrition: Feeding Your Hunger for Health & Happiness.It’s a dense book–not one that’s amenable to skimming–but I decided to skim it anyway. I found a chapter on “Primary Food,” and this quote resonated with me:
… Read More“Primary food is more than what is on your plate. Healthy relationships, regular physical activity, a fulfilling career and a spiritual practice can fill your soul
