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Using Coconut Oil–Why and How

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Sunny

I heard about using coconut oil at a dinner with my healthy eating dinner group. My hostess had mixed it with garlic and herbs and served it instead of butter to put on bread. It doesn’t have that buttery flavor, … Continue reading →

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Exercise and Jane Eyre

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Sunny

As a parent, I’m all for being “in the moment.” But in reality, during most of our waking moments, we’d better be multitasking as much as possible. (I haven’t figured out how to do it during sleep, or I would. … Continue reading →

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The Change First Principle

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Cheri

When I was a freshman in college, I took a Psychology class where the teacher assigned the most valuable assignment I had in all 4 years of college. She encouraged us to choose someone with whom we felt our relationship … Continue reading →

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Green Smoothies

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Sunny
green smoothie

I know Janae already touched on this in another post, but I want to blog about it anyway. A friend of mine has been battling cancer on a grand scale, and one of her approaches has been to learn voraciously … Continue reading →

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Reaching New Heights of Confidence

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Janae

Last week, our family decided to go rock climbing at our local REI (for the record, a membership at an REI is well worth it, even if just for the free climbing rights at stores with climbing walls). For my … Continue reading →

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Simplicity

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Sunny

My senior year in high school we read Thoreau’s Walden and along with the rest of the class, I rolled my eyes.  This small volume published in 1854 by New England philospher and Transendentalist Henry David Thoreau recounts a couple … Continue reading →

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Whole Grains

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Sunny

Everyone knows we are supposed to be eating our grains whole, but it’s not as easy as it should be.  You’d think it would be cheaper to get your grains whole, but no, we as a society are so into … Continue reading →

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Making Time for Each Other

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Cheri

Life is busy.  When you add work, home, and kids to the mix, life can be even more chaotic and crazy.  Its interesting that when you’re dating, you MAKE time for each other, even finding silly excuses just to be … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Balanced

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Janae

Hello from Colorful Colorado!  My name is Janae and I live at the edge of the beautiful Rockies with my five kids and wonderful husband. We’re a busy family who loves to work together, learn together, and most of all, … Continue reading →

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