January is the month to reflect and manifest. I never try to conquer any of my goals for the first month, but rather review the past and plan what I want to accomplish in the New Year.
I jot down meaningful and realistic ideas; I love Melissa’s idea on writing your goals on postcards and having friends mail… Read more
What comes to mind when you think of January?
Maybe this will help … for me it’s anything from Resolutions, Decluttering, Health, Fitness, Apples, Cranberries, Carnations, Birth, Diet, Winter, Fire, to Champagne.
January’s Birthstone is Garnet. The flower of the month is the Carnation. Oh! I hear carnations are making a comeback. That’s good to hear since they’ve had a… Read more
We understand that this is one of the craziest times of the year, so we thought of 5 things to do before January 1st to simplify & close out 2010. I mean you know pretty clearly what shopping you have left to do, what family obligations you have to handle, and all the fabulous parties you will attend or host. … Read more
For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped,
For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home –
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
For the trade and the skill and the wealth… Read more
So as a follow up to Modern Rules of Yoga I thought I’d share this online course that begins on October 7. In my previous yoga post, rule #3 simply stated that yoga should be accessible and affordable. I listed a few donation-based yoga studios around the states, so this goes in line with that, but this time… Read more
We all know what yoga is, right? It’s hit the mainstream, but just in case… Yoga is simply a discipline that focuses on developing control of your body through poses. I have tried two styles, Bikram, and Vinyasa. Bikram is the really hot yoga, and Vinyasa uses a lot of upper body strength. Personally I prefer to torture myself in… Read more
From head to toe, treat yourself to spa quality treatments for a fraction of the cost of a visit to your local day spa. Follow these recipes to create hair-repair treatments, moisturizing baths, exfoliating facials and soothing foot soaks with ingredients you probably already have around the house.
1 egg
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon… Read more
Me too but since 4 airplane tickets and 3 weeks in my favorite part of Italy are not in the cards this Summer I have a secret on how you can get there. Tim parks is very talented at capturing what it would be like to live, eat, drink, love and be in Italy. He takes you on a journey… Read more
