Some recipes I’m dying to try — and stay tuned; next week I’ll have an article on making your own Pop Tarts, Cheese-Its and Ho Hos.
Doughnut Muffins from King Arthur Flour
Orange-Glazed Olive Oil Cake with Fleur de Sel from Serious Eats
Gooseberry Relish from NYT Bitten Blog (as soon as my gooseberries ripen!)
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I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on bras lately, and I’ve actually been thinking I need some new ones myself. It’s a good thing to remember: good ones will fit and flatter like nothing else, and your shape and size changes — and that’s OK.
Already Pretty has a Guest Post by K.Line on the Elements of a Great Bra
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I’ve been thinking for a long time about emergency preparation, and Sharon at Casaubon’s Book does a great job of breaking down what you might need food storage-wise. She uses zombies as her imaginary disaster, which just makes everything even more fun.
Emily, Matt and Grey
I’m about to head out to my sister’s new home in Jackson, MS to spend a week exploring her new city with her and meet my new nephew.
It’s a time of new beginnings for her, and it feels like it should be for me as well. So, while I’m gone, I’ll be linking to stuff I’m thinking about, reading, loving, etc.
Getting and staying fit doesn’t require a huge time commitment. You need to have a clear plan and be consistent. Investing 30 minutes a day in yourself will not only improve your fitness level but I guarantee you will be more efficient through out the rest of your day. Regular exercise makes you feel more energetic and focused.
A roundup of interesting stuff I saw this week:
Strong and Tough — I love Sally McGraw, and this post is a great reason why. It really inspired me to want to be more physical.
10 Easy Steps for Becoming a Radical Homemaker — I really liked the down-to-earth nature of her suggestions.
Bringing Your Practice Home — A great primer for starting a yoga practice at home.
Sunset’s Western Garden Book of Edibles Book Notes — This looks like a book I need to check out.
Rain Barrels: 15 DIY and Ready-To-Buy Options Roundup — I’m ready to take the plunge (so to speak) into having a rain barrel, and this seems like a good place to start.
Scale by vividBreeze on Flickr
Today is a five.
On a scale of one to 10, 10 being all is right with the world, and one being I’m so depressed I can’t get out of bed, today is a five.
Today I feel fat. I ate at restaurants all weekend, my clothes are tight and I feel bad about the way I look. This morning, I put on my spanx-type undergarments and tried on a pair of pants that felt way too tight. I felt humiliated and defeated just looking in the mirror. I swore to myself that today I would start anew.
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Well, hello there!
I decided to revive this blog because I’m still on a journey. I’m still growing, I’m still changing, I’m still Becoming.
That doesn’t change.
What might change a little is the tone of the posts. I hope to try to be a little more open, a little more honest. There’s nothing wrong with the way it was going before; I just feel like I’m ready for some deeper introspection.
With that in mind, I thought I’d share a few tools and techniques I’ve been turning to lately, trying to find a sense of balance and rediscover my purpose. Sometimes we just get a little lost, a little caught up in the busy work of our lives—appointments and deadlines and chores and to do lists. This work of the moment can sometimes cloud out our greater purpose, our greater work that we so desperately want to do. Sometimes, we just need to remind ourselves of what’s important.
I really enjoyed this post from one of my favorite yoga gurus, Sara Avant Stover. In it, she outlines 5 Steps Toward Your Vision on the Summer Solstice, and while the solstice has passed, these tips for taking stock of your life aren’t time sensitive. You can use them any time you feel you need a little direction in life.
I’ve also returned to a technique I’ve used before: making a list of 100 things to clarify my thoughts on something. A hundred may seem like a lot, but I find it really does help to get out of a rut and brainstorm. Right now I’m working on 100 things I want to do with my life. The article I’ve linked lists 100 lists of 100 you might find useful.
What steps do you take when you need to recenter yourself?
I’m sure this is not new, but I just about died trying to keep my laughter to myself as I wandered through this
In the newspaper circular this week, Target is advertising their new line of organic bedding and towels! They have great prices on organic cotton sheets, cotton/bamboo blends, and organic cotton bath towels.
Now, if they would only do comforters so I don’t have to spend $385 on this beautiful duvet.
Becoming. Beautiful. Healing from binge eating disorder. 