This blog started over 10 years ago as a way to obsessively document my favorite restaurants. Now it’s a place for philosophical musings, life-hacking and personal data ideas, nature and garden inspiration and still (of course) food fun and local adventures.
Low prep Rona meals
The crazy-making dance between home schooling and full-time work reaches a fever pitch at dinner time. Negotiating with the family
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Remote Work Video Conference Tips from an Expert
These are trying times for all of us, but I hope I can provide some real life tips for your
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self care, pt. 1
Self care prescription: solitude and company in solitude It’s time for a serious chat – beyond well-intentioned resolutions to a
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Juicing – Cold remedy, magic elixir, detox? Or bunk?
A popular juice shot recommended by the internet to fight off a cold or a flu is a shot of
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Relish Cafe for fresh salads, soups and good drinks | Demandy.com
3.5 out of 5 stars Relish has come to be a standby for our family, and a lot of other
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Learning to first drift, then hustle, then inhabit the house feeling cooped up but still making chirps and sometimes squawks,
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As we grow up, we each have a responsibility to make the most of our growing freedom. In the West,
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When I’m not hitting the treadmill or elliptical and watching late night clips on YouTube, I am blasting this high-octane
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Christmas Lights Map for Raleigh 2018
Nothing’s more relaxing to me than spending time viewing the lights that other families have worked so hard to put
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Best Period Tracking Apps for iOS and Android
You’re allowed to say period #justsayperiod Can we talk about periods for a few minutes? I promise, it won’t be
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Motivated Monday – Healthiest Chain and Delivery Pizzas
Finding the Healthiest Delivery Pizzas UPDATED June 7, 2018 I hope I’m not the only one that occasionally will cheat
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thrifting adventures and air-popped popcorn
One enjoyable thing about wandering any local thrift shop is the fact that you will always run into numerous old
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lots of time for discovery
Getting laid off – a lesson in acceptance and self-discovery So yeah. Finding out you’ve been laid off isn’t really
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the four agreements
mini-review, my take I am a fan of self-help books, partly because they each give a different perspective on how
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self care, pt. 2
Self-care prescription: wellness plan A general down-in-the dumps feeling can be caused by a lot of different factors, from hormones,
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twinkling christmas lights 2017
Raleigh / Triangle Christmas Lights What better way to focus on the moment than to check out twinkly lights, the
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