For many of us with busy lifestyles, the meals we serve ourselves and families range from healthy, to healthy-ish, to not-that-healthy. Healthy and nutrient-dense foods heal, restore and refuel. Eating a lot of foods that are processed and nutrient-poor can harm our bodies. My diet isn't perfect so I do a 21 Day Big 6 Detox (21DB6D) in January each year. This is a period … [Read more...] about Big 6 Detox
At least 3 Christmases + Doing Less
I'm back from a week of holiday celebrations and travels. I've taken two weeks off and settled into a vacation schedule nicely, sleeping in and getting at least 8 hours, lazy afternoons catching up on my to-do list or taking a nap. The holidays are filled with big family gatherings, lots of food, and at least 3 Christmases. The holidays can get stressful with lots of places … [Read more...] about At least 3 Christmases + Doing Less
Trying to curate my kid’s lives less
Being in control is a very comfortable place for me. It's the reason why I schedule everything in my calendar, set agendas, make itineraries, and lists for work, family, home, and travel. It makes me good at a lot of things, have good intentions, but also intolerable at times. And I know my controlling tendencies makes me curate my daughters lives. They interpret it as me … [Read more...] about Trying to curate my kid’s lives less
Summer Vacation in New Hampshire
Our summer vacation this year was in New Hampshire. This was the first time my family spent time in New Hampshire and it was a fun nature-filled vacation. The first two days of the vacation, my sister's family joined us and we went to Story Land. Our favorite ride was the Splash Battle ride where everyone on the ride or watching the ride gets soaked. Girls also … [Read more...] about Summer Vacation in New Hampshire
Tea for One
I like to drink tea. It's not a daily ritual for me but I enjoy the taste of a hot cup of herbal water and drinking different herbal mixes helps me achieve Dr. Terry Wahls' protocol of consuming 200 different plant species in a year. Corinne Trang is a holistic health and nutrition counselor and a purveyor of top quality whole leaf tea. I have followed Corinne for a long … [Read more...] about Tea for One