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Sorry to bring things back into gear with another very enthralling food post, but I have some thoughts and a blog is the perfect place for me to express them!  I've talked about labels, I've talked about food.  What about labeling the way you approach food? The "Paleo" or "Paleolithic" diet is one supposedly based … Continue reading In Defense of Paleo

Dear readers,I apologize for my unannounced hiatus.  It started as a brief respite from life, and then I just never went back to my blog. For a long time.  I am up to some new minimalist endeavors and I have much foodie news to bring you (probably in a new blog. Because the answer to … Continue reading I’m alive

I have fallen off the wagon.  My apartment is a continual mess.  I can make excuses, like:I work three jobs and I have little time to devote to cleaningSleeping is importa-zzZZZzZZzzZZI deserve to relax sometimes, so I'll just watch one episode of SupernaturalI do the dishes every night, that's gotta count for somethingBut really, it's … Continue reading Clutter attack

It may seem out of place that I cited a study finding a correlation between breast cancer and length of time that women wear bras, after I wrote a whole post imploring you to question correlations and figure out what else might be the cause of the effect. In gathering evidence to make a decision, it … Continue reading Follow up to “Ditch it: The bra”

Today, June 15, 2013, marks the anniversary of my lease!  I have lived in this apartment for one year. I am staying in it, because the lease is now monthly instead of annual and that's a sweet deal.  Projects to celebrate this anniversary: Purging any item I haven't used in the last year.  There are … Continue reading Happy anniversary

There are lots of ways to get rid of things you don't want or need anymore:Sell them on the Internet (eBay, Craigslist, Yardsellr, etc.)Sell them at a consignment shopSell them at a yard saleGive them away to friendsDonate them to a charitable organization (Salvation Army, shelters, etc.)Give them away to strangers (Freecycle, Craigslist, etc.)Barter them … Continue reading People don’t just give away wedding dresses

I have noticed that I am writing about food a lot lately.  Hopefully I'm still interesting! I spend a lot of time learning about natural alternatives to medicine, natural foods, natural this, natural that.  I wash my hair without shampoo and I wash my face with olive oil.  I had to learn that somewhere!  I … Continue reading Food with integrity

Growing up, food came from the grocery store to home, where mom cooked it, and we ate it.  That was the life cycle of food.  Sometimes food came from a box, a bag, or a jar.  Food had commercials on TV.  Food was pizza day at school (triangle or circle pizza only... rectangle pizza was … Continue reading Saying grace

My apologies for disappearing for a while. I am recovering from the joy that is adrenal fatigue!  Basically I allowed my body to get so stressed that she is now in a state of constant stress and fatigue, and I'm tired all the time if I don't sleep enough and take good care of myself.  … Continue reading Quick recap!

My sincere apologies for missing last week, friends!  I have been a little unmotivated of late but the warmth of spring is approaching and has renewed my faith in life and joy.  At least until it starts raining 🙂 I have been thinking a lot about making a bucket list lately, so I wanted to share … Continue reading Bucket list