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Thankfulness: A New Perspective

It’s the last day of November, the month for celebrating Thankfulness.  I try not to take anything for granted ever, but this month I’ve put more effort into thinking about what I am thankful for.  Truly, I do live a semi-charmed life. And really, when it all boils down to it, most of us are thankful for the same core concepts: our health, our friends, our family. The big three, I call them.  Certainly I have always recited this list when asked what I am thankful for, but the value of these things were generic, cliche, and dare I say it, taken for granted to a point.  Or perhaps I can say that while I was thankful, I didn’t have a good understanding of the -true- value of my closest family, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood

Resolutions: Looking Back, Moving Forward

New Year’s Resolutions are an interesting thing.  Everyone has an opinion about them.  Some folks thrive on them, and others think they are evil.  Personally, I’m a big fan.  I like the concepts of change and renewal, especially the kind I can control. First, I want to take a look back at 2010’s resolutions. 1. Eat More Local Food. Hearing Joel Salatin speak really inspired me to make this change. We shopped at the Farmers Markets in both Little Rock and North Little Rock, and also enjoyed shopping and lunching at the new Argenta Market.  We are  SOO thankful for our friends and neighbors, Meredith Neesvig and her parents Randy and Elaine Hankins, who brought us loads of produce from their farm in Ash Grove, MO.  Funny that we moved to Arkansas … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood