Archive for May, 2008


Happy Mother’s Day!

Published on May 11th, 2008 in Announcements | 2 Comments »

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
A little girl, asked where her home was, replied, “where mother is.” ~Keith L. Brooks
The hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
- [...]

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Healthier Pancakes

Published on May 9th, 2008 in Cooking/Recipes | 8 Comments »

I love pancakes! I used to have pancake eating contests with my brother as a kid. I’m not beating family members in pancake gorging fests these days (Thankfully!). In fact, I’m looking for an alternative to the usual white-floured, butter and maple flavored syrup-topped pancake.
See, as you may know, I’ve got a [...]

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All I wanted was some fruit juice!

Published on May 8th, 2008 in Nutrition, The Workplace | 6 Comments »

I realized I had forgotten my usual water/cranberry juice concoction when I got to work today. (”Aw, nuts”, I thought.)  I also feel like I’m fighting off a bug (Just lovely, especially when I have singing performances this weekend and the next!) 
I was really in the mood for fruit juice,so off I went to the snack shop [...]

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There’s More to Losing Weight Than the Numbers on Your Scale

Published on May 7th, 2008 in Weight Loss | 7 Comments »

A friend of mine griped the other day about not losing weight despite exercising 4-5 times a week and eating healthier. She acknowledged a loss of inches, but associates success with dropping numbers on the scale.
This is just one of the reasons why I dislike scales and don’t even own one. For those of you who [...]

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Cure for Sore Shoulders and Neck

Published on May 5th, 2008 in Fitness, Health | 5 Comments »

Who gets tight, sore muscles in the back of your neck and shoulders? Raise your hands!
I do. I get tight knots embedded deep within my muscles that give masseuses a run for their money! (Well, I am paying them, so they better not run until after the massage!)
I do love massages, but they can be [...]

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BPA in your water bottle and other noteworthy posts

Published on May 2nd, 2008 in Health | 9 Comments »

Time I share some link love! And what an exceptional week to do so. I read some great posts that may have you rethinking a few of your daily habits.

Workout mommy wrote two informative posts about the controversial chemical found in many water bottles and canned foods. Bisphenol-A (BPA) can leak out of [...]

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Breakfast Success

Published on May 2nd, 2008 in What I Ate | 1 Comment »

My breakfast:

Red pepper and onion finely chopped, cooked in a pan. 3-ish eggs (1 ½ w/yolks, 2 just whites) scrambled. Freshly ground pepper and low-fat shredded cheese added for good measure. After it’s cooked just right, the scrambled eggs are placed on top of homemade bread (made from portions of wheat, oat, and brown rice [...]

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