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Give the Gift of Sustainable Living & Organic for the Holidays

Using products that are oriented to a sustainable lifestyle and items that have an all natural base are the best kind of gifts to give and receive. I picked some of my favorite NYR Organic products and other delightful gifts for the eco-conscious that are on your list.  Alternative gifting is another great way to share a gift with someone or something in need! Wrap it up in recycled wrapping paper and you can feel extra good about your contribution to [...] Read more »

Hungry Goddess Holiday Foodie Gift Guide

Food Gifts – Holiday Foodie Gift Guide from the Hungry Goddess

Food gifts are some of my favorite choices for holiday gift-giving – we did a super special Holiday Foodie Gift Guide on the Hungry Goddess for inspiration for this holiday season.  Stocking stuffers and under the tree gifts abound … Wishing you a delicious Holiday Season! Don’t forget to tune in every Wednesday at 12n est for the #HGEATS Foodie twitter chat – great holiday and food ideas!   View this SkinnyScoop List Read more »

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Queen Bee Picks – My Birthday Week, Inspiration & Good Food

It’s here again.  My Birthday.  On Thursday.  The number this year is 43.  It actually does not really bother me – my years since 40 have been a bit challenging but certainly I am making progress from the horror of 3 – 4 years ago. My business is growing, my son is happy, and I feel healthy and I am grateful for all of that.  Of course, I have moments – don’t we all?  I seem to be going through my [...] Read more »

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This I Know by Susannah Conway {Book Review}

There are books that we encounter that make a profound impact on our hearts and “This I Know – Notes on Unraveling the Heart” by Susannah Conway is one of those books. Susannah experienced a tremendous tragedy in the death of the man that she loved and from her journey of grief and renewal came this book.  For anyone that has lost someone, whether through death or divorce or other circumstances, this book will speak to your soul and begin a [...] Read more »

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The Final Nesting Place by Carrie Chavez Hansen {Book Review}

Death is not something most of us want to spend time contemplating but Carrie Chavez Hansen’s newest book “The Final Nesting Place: Creating a Meaningful and Personal Space for Your Loved One to Live Their End of Life” makes thinking about and preparing for death for a loved one into a gentle journey. It is inevitable that many of us will dealing with the passing of someone we love or in the position of caretaker for our parents, spouse, significant other. [...] Read more »

Joy Is A Choice

“Joy is a choice – a deliberate, conscious choice.  That choice is available to us each day. Our joy isn’t controlled by others or by outward circumstances. Joy comes from a deeper place, a place of security within ourselves.  It’s an attitude, not a transitory emotion. Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving…. But [...] Read more »