by Laura | Apr 20, 2013 | Food, Recipes
Now that winter is officially over in the East Bay (I hope) it’s time to enjoy the abundance of fruits and vegetables that are coming into season with a delicious breakfast smoothie!! Normally in the winter-time I discourage my patients from drinking smoothies...
by Laura | Apr 3, 2013 | Garden
It’s definitely spring here in the East Bay. And with the bit of rain we finally got this weekend, the plant life is whistling dixie! These are growing on the main tree in our yard. I haven’t identified it yet. I’m thinking of getting a book at the...
by Laura | Mar 28, 2013 | Life
It’s somewhat embarrassing to admit that we live 30 minutes from San Francisco and only make it there once a month, if we’re lucky. The same thing happened when I lived on Long Island. New York City was just a train ride away but often I took it for...
by Laura | Mar 26, 2013 | This Week's Eats
Technically these are last week’s eats but you don’t actually know my true timeline for anything so what’s the difference right? My own pictures of these eats are quite sub-par in my opinion. Our camera broke on our honeymoon so I’m stuck with...
by Laura | Mar 15, 2013 | Home
DIY has become so popular these days it’s hard not to jump on the band wagon. It saves money (you can often re-use free stuff), it helps the environment (yea recycling!) it’s a fun hobby, AND you get to have lots of cool and original pieces in your home...
by Laura | Mar 5, 2013 | Food, This Week's Eats
Meal planning is awesome! We have new and delicious, nutritious home-cooked meals almost every night with lots of variation and LEFTOVERS! Thanks to the internet there is always a plethora of new recipes to choose from. This week was no different. One recipe I found...
by Laura | Feb 26, 2013 | Health
Two days ago I got a hair cut, I also made sure to use my ear and nose hair trimmer. I really like it. Gal pal Kristine is a rock star! But that’s not what I’m writing about. I took a picture of my hair to share with my far-away sister (cause we like to do...
by Laura | Feb 13, 2013 | Life
Yup, it’s that time again. Time to string up the lights, and sing Lenten carols. Oh wait. No. It’s a time of giving up the things we love and experiencing guilt. Ho hum. Growing up Catholic, my siblings and I dreaded this time of year. Lenten sacrifice and...
by Laura | Feb 11, 2013 | This Week's Eats
In the essence of meal planning I thought I’d share with you some of the delicious recipes I’ll be preparing this week. They were found across the web and some of these pictures are just too beautiful not to share. I big shout out to the talented chefs who...
by Laura | Feb 8, 2013 | Food
And by diet, I mean what I eat. I don’t do actual “diets.” Only before our wedding did I actually restrict certain kinds of foods. And I was quite successful in dropping a few pounds so that I could feel light and confident in my beautiful James...