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Do you remember the tradition of making May Baskets and taking them to the homes of friends and family, ringing the doorbell, then running away to see if they could catch you? I remember making May baskets out of wallpaper swatches, carefully choosing colors and designs for the cone-shaped baskets, gluing or stapling the ends […]
This is Molly, a peppy 14-year old I met at a Health Fair where I had a booth. Molly first caught my eye as she was juggling two pieces of fruit and be-bopping around. I got a kick out of her because she took a gigantic bite out of a huge apple, then stayed with […]
This is a sign I saw once while vacationing in San Francisco. When I travel, I like to snap photos of signs that grab me. It said “Bev” all over it, although it has not always been that way. I was a shy child who didn’t make a peep for many years, but that did […]
Easter Sunday 1962 Whenever my mom wanted one of her daughters (8 to be exact) to do something quickly for her, she would say “Go now, hop like a bunny!” and we would spring into action. I found myself saying the same thing to my boys, but added another one, “let’s go… lickety-splitity!” Do you […]
Which is better, cage-free eggs or caged? Well, it depends, on who you are! Are you the hen or are you the person eating the egg? That’s the question Ephraim posed to me. He is the kind Hutterite man who transports my favorite eggs from his Hutterite Colony to my local grocery store. I appreciate […]
Today, I am thinking about my amazing Aunt Mary, who was born on this date in 1910. She lived to be 102, and stayed on her farm until age 101, when she moved into an assisted living facility. I still remember her 100th birthday party at “the farm.” When my twin sister, who is a teacher, told her young students that […]
How has your office desk been treating you? Office furniture has been a challenge to me ever since I joined the workforce. On my tippy toes, I stretch to 4”11, so a footstool and a below-desk keyboard have always been my essential “office supplies.” Without that keyboard, I developed carpal tunnel syndrome, so I am […]
Last month I read an article in the LA Times, “A Brief Timeline Shows How We’re Gluttons For Diets” (February 28, 2015.) It outlined a history of dieting, starting in 1825 with a low-carb regimen by Jean Brillat-Savarin. The timeline brought back memories of the grapefruit diet, cabbage soup diet, Zen macrobiotic diet, Atkins, Beverly Hills, Zone, Sugar Busters, […]
Many of you know that I teach Decluttering Classes, but did you know that my qualifications began at birth? Yes, my twin sister and I were numbers 7 & 8 in a family of 8 girls, so you can bet our house was “full”, not only with people, but with many supplies for our existence. Our mother lived […]
“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” – Mark Twain For almost 20 years, we have been hearing about the “obesity epidemic” along with its connection to every disease under the sun, projections that it is only going to get worse, and the gloomy prediction that it is causing our children to […]