Cranberry-Apple Spring Mix Salad Recipe

Today I made myself an amazing salad. I normally eat chef salads for lunch, but since it is an absolute must for me to have little Grape Tomatoes on my salad, I was disappointed to discover that we were completely out of tomatoes. What was I to do? I enjoy salads for lunch; for me, […]


Intentional Investment of Individuality

“Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Is that true with you? I had to ask myself if that was true with me, too. I have to fight daily against jumping […]


The Intentional Investment of Health

Well, I did it! I got up before dawn this morning and went for a brisk walk. Yes, it was very brisk because the air was quite frigid. I didn’t walk as long and as far as I wanted to because I didn’t think to wear a scarf, and my nose and chin felt as […]


The Intentional Investment

I have decided in 2010 to be “intentional.” The definition of “intentional” is “done on purpose; deliberate.” I realized that I am surrounded by many “good intentions” but not many “finished projects.” Have many of us have bins of art supplies just waiting to be used? How many empty scrapbooks that were never filled? How […]


I Need a Revolution, Not a New Year’s Resolution

Welcome to our world, 2010! If you notice, it’s been a while since I have blogged. I was inadvertently drawn into the vortex of busy schedules and the daily chaos of family and business management. Does that excuse me from the lack of consistent blogging? No. Especially when I preach that consistency, not the length, […]