A Beautiful Day for a Stroll

We’ve had a bit of a temperature shift here in the East Bay Area. Two weeks ago we were hitting one hundred but lately it’s been in the high 60’s with a breeze. Perfect weather for afternoon walk. My business partner had a patient schedule last...

Legs up the Wall

In a continued effort to downsize my stress, I went in search of websites that could offer some guidance.  I happened upon YogaVa, a great site geared toward online yoga classes but featuring a blog where the author shares useful information and simple practices to...

A Non-Routine for Stress Relief

Hey folks, it’s me, Laura, and I’m stressed. But aren’t we all?  It’s just part of life.  But that doesn’t mean I should ignore it. My body has been telling me that I’ve got to do something now to manage it. The obvious idea came to...

Gettin’ Rid of It!

I had a mini-meltdown yesterday. It wasn’t major and it didn’t last long but it ended up with quite a bit of “junk” getting thrown out. It’s been 2 1/2 months since we moved in the “stuff” and while most of the space looks...

I like Beets, They Taste like Dirt!

That’s what The All-Star said the other night during dinner.  Until recently, I didn’t know much how to prepare beets.  My only experience was cold, chopped or pickled beets at the salad bar or from the jar. I never ate them growing up. I did once juice...