Livin the Green

  Sometimes in life you need to take a moment to step back and reevaluate and revive yourself.  Whether you are in a rut, feeling sluggish, down, consumed with daily routines, working too hard, or feeling stressed, it helps to stop, take a d...

Call me crazy but I am not a fan of chocolate.  I think it is insanely overrated.  Unless it is from Ginger Elizabeth in Sacramento, or Woodhouse in St. Helena, then I can care less about it.  I think it is too sweet, fattening, and I f...

When I was trying to switch my lifestyle, I went a bit mad thinking of all of the chemicals that surround me and those that I breathe.  The more I thought about it the more I wanted to make little changes where I could.  I often thought of the clothi...

Me and The Husband at the birthplace of E's Grand Papou in Greece I'm not too sappy of a homegirl.  But when it comes to E, I kinda 'em.  Wednesday was his 5th birthday.  My first, my baby boy, was born 5 years ago.  I look back and...

Truth.  I was scared about this post.  The idea popped into my head and I loved it....then thought about it more, and nearly vomited.  I'm so happy I experimented and went with my gut. After all the nasty green beer attempts and other a...

As I'm sitting here, writing this post and drinking my ice cold water, my legs are burning...scratch that, throbbing and I am dreading the inevitable.  There can be no doubt that one of the kids will be asking for some form of assistance in the ve...

My heart is heavy.  A friend sent an email about a woman, Diane*, whom I met last year.  She just passed from breast cancer.  I hardly new her.  Met her a few times at Komen events and she was always smiling.  She had...

You have had your spotlight.  We get it, you're not the big, dangerous, evil, monster herb that you have been portrayed as.     Step aside so I can introduce the new bad boy on the block.  Easy to score, light on the benjamins,...

Here is a sneak peak of my Valentine's Day menu.  Because Tuesday night Valentine's Day with three boys is soooooo romantic, I am choosing to celebrate in a G-rated fashion.    Breakfast- fast, easy, and healthy.  Yes, you can do p...

While I was gettin' my cleanse on, I discovered gold.  Liquid gold that is called matcha.  What is matcha you might ask?  Well, I will let you in on my secret.  It could potentially be my new coffee.  The upside – It&rsq...