In my former life as an urban planner, I worked for a private consulting firm, but I interacted with local and county government departments frequently. My favorite department to talk to was undoubtedly Parks and Recreation. I never realized that most Parks and Rec were so extensive and amazing – not only do they handle [...]
February 2012
How’s your Monday? I’m getting through. Chocolate helps. Trader Joe’s now has a rice noodle version of Ramen noodles – oh man, it’s been so long since I had Ramen noodles! You just add boiling water to the package and – ta da! – instant soup. Would you mind if I shamelessly plugged my two [...]
Catching up on the weekend? Check out Skin Deep: Selecting a Better Sunscreen A Monday-morning, I’m-running-late, I-tossed-and-turned-all-night-long kind of breakfast. But one of my very favorite meals! Sunflower butter and banana bagel. Someone stole the last Udi’s bagel, and that someone was me… Monday story time: I had Maggie booked in for a [...]
Hiking: The dirtier you get, the more fun you have. We decided to take our workout to nature today. The thought of being cooped up in the gym or even running our usual route around our neighborhood just wasn’t appealing. So the Husband, my sister-in-law Sophie, James, and I headed to nearby Latta Plantain Park. [...]
I wanted to pass along an awesome resource called the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep site. In the US, the government isn’t required to review the safety of beauty products before they are sold, so Skin Deep fills a void by “comparing the ingredients on 70,340 personal care product labels and websites to information in [...]
Do you get stuck in restaurant ruts? Once I know what dish I like at a particular restaurant, I find it really hard to order anything else. I like the guarantee I’ll be satisfied. (I’m pretty sure there’s a metaphor my life in there somewhere.) For example, I always get the veggie burger at [...]
I’ve decide on our baby’s name… Get ready… It’s a good one… I’m going to name the baby Saturday Morning Boyle. Because Saturday mornings are my favorite thing in the entire world. Really?! Naw. Just kidding. But I do really love Saturday mornings. Best part of the week! I just love getting a [...]
I am not really a person who intentionally holds onto a lot of stuff. I don’t feel the need to keep every free shirt or save every Christmas card. But somehow, we accumulate so much stuff. I don’t even know where it comes from! I used to struggle with decluttering because I would get easily [...]
Hey, now. It’s already February! Where did the month go? Here’s the best of the best on Healthy Tipping Point in January 2012. Best Reader Write-In: Reader Q&A: I Hate Exercise and Healthy Foods. This post answers the tough question of: When you’ve got no balance in your life, how do you find your [...]
Organization for the win! Lately, I’ve been really great about prepping healthy lunch – boiling eggs for a salad the night before, slicing veggies when I get home from the grocery store. But dinner – oh, dinner. Dinner is another story. One night this week, I had ice cream and French fries for dinner (it [...]
I want to begin this post by saying thank you for all the discussion, feedback, and interest in The Naked Face Project. One thing I really want to clarify is that I’m not trying to make larger generalizations or buy into stereotypes about how other women (and men) view or should view their own Beauty [...]
Let’s talk about Pancake Truffles. A couple of years ago, I woke up with this recipe in my head. It was like I had dreamed it. Pancake wrapped around a melty banana? Yum. Yes, please. Even though Pancake Truffles are, by far, my favorite recipe, I never make them! The prep process is kind [...]
Tofu is one of those foods that can really go either way. Well-cooked tofu is delicious. Poorly cooked tofu is… well, it’s gross. Here’s the thing: well-cooked tofu isn’t hard to make (so there’s really no excuse for yucky tofu when you’re eating out). My stand-by method of cooking tofu is to bake it, but [...]
Baby continues to grow, and the bump continues to change shape. I was so round a few weeks ago, now I feel pointer. I’m carrying all in front, right around my belly button, which is getting flatter and flatter and feels so strange now! There’s all sorts of Old Wives Tales about how you [...]