November 2012 Blog Posts (38)

I love working with a timer!  Mine is actually an electronic timer that looks like an hour glass.  As a matter of fact I just set it, giving myself 15 minutes to work on this post.

I have learned a lot about myself being self-employed and one of those things is that I am a starter.  I have a tendency to…

I have been thinking about something, which was said to me during a tarot reading a few weeks ago. The reader told me I have this external image of being peaceful, calm, and happy, however, there are things from my past, which weigh me down. In essence, there were masks I wore and parts of myself I did not openly share with others. Perhaps those were not the exact words shared with me; it is however how I remember it. Those words have come and gone from my memory. However, this morning as I…

It was about a week ago, that we hosted our largest open house thanksgiving potluck dinner. Over the course of the day, 24 people blessed us with their presence. To say that our table overflowed was the understatement. Three tables, thanks to a friend who bought folding tables as part of her contribution, overflowed with pastries and desserts of all kinds. We had an organic turkey, compliments of one of our clients, an extra turkey breast, a spiral sliced ham, two trays of macaroni and…

Last year I wrote Stop the (Holiday) Madness with the focus on giving a gift to the environment by reducing waste. This year I am inspired to focus on giving a gift to ourselves by reducing stress. I'm already feeling the holiday energy in the air. Christmas decorations have been out for weeks now, shopping has already begun, and neighbors have begun to hang their holiday lights. Black Friday and…

Don’t you hate the money equation dictating that it takes twice as much gain to recover from a financial loss? It doesn’t even seem to make sense, but it’s unfortunately true.

Here’s what I mean: If you lose 50% of your retirement account, for example, then you have to earn 100% to get…

I've been trying to work a regular yoga class into my schedule (especially with marathon training), and it's been tough, to say the least. My schedule is fairly irregular, with classes, clients, and office work at my church; if nothing else, I've been making time to stretch on my own each day. Something I've wanted to try for a few months, however, is hot yoga. My gym doesn't offer hot yoga classes, so I started looking into studios in Atlanta that offer hot yoga classes that I could…

Ah, to be seven again. It was interesting trying to explain the four agreements to a 7 year old last night. Trying to explain being impeccable with your word was fun. We talked about being positive in what you think and say about yourself and others and she looked at me with this and your point is kind of face. So following the third agreement to seek clarification, I asked her if she ever thought anything negative about anybody or herself. Her response was why would I. I then talked with…

We may be eating all the “right” foods while we overlook how we digest these foods.  Our digestive system tends to be neglected as we fixate on the pursuit for health through nutrition. A more positive impact of our food choices can be enhanced if we also pay some well needed attention to our digestion.

Digestion begins when our body is anticipating food. The smell and the sight of food activate salivary glands and prepare the pancreas to release digestive enzymes. The time between…

This week my blog is slightly different then usual. Leisa Watkins invited me to be part of this blog hopping journey called The Next Big Thing. I think the purpose is to help us discover the next great book that we absolute have to read or an author whose works might just resonate with our spirits. I had never heard of her work before, but given that I am a Gemini, I am looking forward to reading something outside of the norm for me, her book Shattered Gemini, is a psychological murder…

There are those moments in life where what you are feeling transcends description. I have yet to discover an English word, which would capture the depth and essence of what I feel at these moments. It is in my attempts to describe those moments that I am reminded of how limited language can be. Sometimes I cease trying to find the perfect word, assuming that it either does not exist or when I am meant to know it, it will find it’s way to me. It was quite by accident, that I stumbled upon the…

In 2004, Morgan Spurlock decided we should be shown just how unhealthy our diets can be.

It may not be surprising to find that his results were pretty disastrous for his body. The surprising effects, however, came from his attempt at reversing the effects. It took over a year, on a vegan diet, to completely reverse what this diet did to his body.

On the whole, however, a…

Health problems with gall bladder are attributed to numerous reasons. For example health concerns such as thyrois issues, liver health issues and being diabetic, fatty eating routine, eating routine lacking in fibers, overweight, extra estrogen, being exposed to toxins, genetics, and many others. As said before, the traditionally noticed gall bladder health issues is gallistones, which are usually stony build up which grow inside the gallbladder. Gall stones are different in proportions and…

This baked lentil dish is simple, hearty and makes for great leftovers! It's meatless, so relies on lentils to supply the protein (and lots of fiber, folate and magnesium). Lentils and brown rice are a couple of our go-to staples at PLInnovations because…

Ah yes, food. I am in nutrition school, right? So you’d expect me to write about food.  Okay, let me start with a story.

Last Friday, my friend Betsy joined me for our bi-weekly Mastermind session. We usually hold these meetings over lunch and yes, I usually whip up something easy and tasty, but this week I…

Anyone who had done weight loss knows that to lose weight you need to set a goal. Or two. Or several if you have a lot of weight to lose.

And anyone who has read anything about success knows that good goal setting is essential. If you don't know where you are going you will not know how to get there. You may take…

Believe it or not, minding your ps and qs really does make a difference in business these days. To illustrate: A client who recently hired us told me that he had spoken with a number of potential firms and that while every one of them could do the job, in the end, they picked us because our team had the best manners by…

Recently, I received a call from a woman and her belief is that she is too old.  She is turning 70 this year, and has been advised to lie on her online profiles.  She does not feel right doing this and asked me for my advice.

My response was that I could easily hear in her own voice how uncomfortable she was in…

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While my passion for Iron Chef America has waned over the last few years, I am for various reasons amazed by the Next Iron Chef American competition and glad that Alex Guarnaschelli is doing so well again this season (go Team Alex). What has inspired me this week were two things: the chairman’s challenge for this past week of innovation and my friend Warren Caterson’s post on Facebook about this being Wacky Wednesday. Personally, I think he created this day, but I can always use a “reason”…