So this is it, my last Healthy Holidays post. Thanks so much for participating and sharing. I hope you've gotten as much out of these past few weeks as I have. Since I won't be talking to you again until the new year, I thought I'd share about new year's resolutions... sort of. In late 2012 I woke up and I was tired of my life. I was tired of being obese, I was tired of … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2015
7 Books to Diversify Your Shelves
Be honest - are you reading as diversely as you could be? If you're like me, the answer is no and I'm always trying to do a better job of reading more books by minorities or genres that are outside of my comfort zone. Regardless of what definition you use, the following 7 reads should fit the bill to help you diversify your shelves in the New Year. Between the Word … [Read more...]
Sixteen Writers On Not Having Kids
It is a truth universally acknowledged that not wanting kids makes you a horrible person. Okay, that's not exactly how the line goes and not wanting kids certainly doesn't mean there's something wrong with you, but society does have a tendency to stigmatize those, especially women, who don't want to push out a child and raise it for decades to come. This stigma is ludicrous, of … [Read more...]
#HealthyHolidays2015: “Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
Until last year I spent a lot of time stressing during the holidays. It started around October 24 when I would realize that Halloween was a week away and I didn't have a single decoration up yet. I also don't own a single Halloween decoration so I'm not sure why I continued to be upset every year that I hadn't put up my imaginary decorations. But there you have it - the … [Read more...]
Best Books Of 2015: #30Authors Edition
Every book lover enjoys the Best Books lists that come out every December, but what I look forward to most is seeing how spot-on book bloggers are when it comes to choosing the next best thing. Each year, I run an event titled #30Authors, which is 30 authors reviewing their favorite books on 30 blogs in 30 days. I hand-pick each and every author who participates and … [Read more...]