August 2016

Top 5 Things I’ve Learned by Going Gluten-free

I never wanted to be one of THOSE people who had to tell everyone, from family members to strangers at Walmart, about their gluten intolerance. I didn’t want to be one of THOSE people who read all the food ingredients, interrogated waiters at restaurants until they cried, and then babbled on and on and on about theirContinue reading “Top 5 Things I’ve Learned by Going Gluten-free”

Deep Thoughts From the 2016 Summer Olympic Games

Besides the super-human performances, the world-record-breaking finishes and the crazy intense tracking of mosquitos and water in Rio de Janeiro at the Summer Olympics, I found myself asking the following questions. (At least until my husband told me to stop talking and just watch, for @#$@’s sake. Geesh.) (Unofficial mascot of the Summer Games in Rio.)Continue reading “Deep Thoughts From the 2016 Summer Olympic Games”

10 Things We Do On Our Birthdays

I’m amazed when people tell me they don’t like birthdays. Whaaa??? You get cake! And presents! And people are nice to you (at least to your face). And you hear from strangers on Facebook! (Woo-hoo! Birthdays!) I love birthdays. It brings out the kid in me. There’s an element of tradition and excitement that is uniqueContinue reading “10 Things We Do On Our Birthdays”