Category: Food

How to Nail a Diet on Your First Try

The first time I went on a gluten free diet, I lasted three days. I didn't fare much better on my second and third attempts. Six months and four tries later, I finally figured out how to stick with the program. Over time, it became my new normal. Unfortunately, it all fell apart...

Want to Make Some Changes this Year? Start With Your Keystone Habits

Do you have a long list of resolutions for the year? I do. Here it is: Learn guitar Practice piano every day Make music on Garage band Write every day Grow this blog Lose the baby weight Stay clutter free Improve Spanish Learn Italian Record my family history Start a side business Become...

12 Things I Learned from My Year of Monthly Challenges

In the last 12 months, I learned how to meditate, sew, and play the guitar. I gave up gluten, dairy, and sugar, wrote a (horrible) novel, and held a fifteen minute plank. I experimented with lucid dreaming, cold showers, and the Law of Attraction. I organized my life (and my digital assets...

My Struggles With Food and Fatigue

I'm having a bad month. I'm crashing in the afternoons in a big way. I haven't meditated in weeks and am struggling to stay productive. Admittedly, in my frustration and self pity, I've slipped a number of times, sneaking bites of cheese, adding dollops of ketchup onto my bread-less burger, loading up...

I’m Gluten Free, Woe is Me, Boo Hoo & Dairy Too

I'm going to talk a lot about me in this post because I am frustrated and feeling sorry for myself. It's about food. Again. And I promise,  there is a digital tie-in. I thought I was past the hard part, given that I had spent an entire month of May...