In my dreams, I am a younger, brunetter, shorter Martha Stewart. I love to entertain, but in reality, I am a bit more frazzled than Martha. I also lack her team of chefs, decorators, paint swatch consultants, and yoga instructors. I imagine you might too?…
Author: elizabethev
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Today: No-bake chocolate pea protein balls.
If you’re a vegetarian like me, you’ve likely been asked (in a somewhat alarmed, overly dramatic voice), “But how do you get enough protein?” The truth is, carnivores haven’t cornered the market on protein consumption. Many plants and other vegetarian options, from hemp seed to…
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Today: #elf4health Round 2, Week 1
As with most important things in life (Harry Potter, eyebrow waxing, disco nails), I was a little tardy for the Elf for Health party. A six week holiday season challenge started by Lindsey and Elle, Elf for Health includes partner pairings (I am paired up…
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Today: The importance of being together.
Earlier this fall I responded to a request seeking a visit at a local university during final exams, from our therapy dog organization. I put the date on my calendar and all but forgot about it. When the date (Saturday) rolled around, I didn’t want…
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Today: 12/12/12
We visited the Mayan ruins at Tulum a few years ago, and our trusty tour guide assured us the world is not going to end this year. So there. No more worrying. Today marks the first and last time I will see 12/12/12 on the calendar,…
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Today: Monday motivation.
Need a little Monday motivation? I’ve got you covered. Following Saturday morning’s crossfit WOD, our coaches encouraged us to spend some time (five minutes, precisely) stretching our hamstrings with our legs up the wall and toes pointed towards our bodies. It was sort of like…
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Today: Thinking pink.
Though the skies have been quite grey today, I’ve been holed up in our condo since this morning’s crossfit class, thinking pink. Our Christmas cards arrived yesterday (don’t tell a soul, but I somehow spelled Christmas with an extra i on our return address wrappers…
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Today: The Clark Chronicles [a giveaway and a giveback]
UPDATE: Congratulations to Shannon, who will soon be the (proud?) owner of a Clark calendar. I will reach out to you by email to get your mailing address. Thank you so very much to each of you who commented. With 35 comments in total as of…
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Today: A festive weekend in Boston.
With our Christmas tree up and decorated (and smelling like heaven), we celebrated quite a festive weekend in Boston. There is so much to see and do in ye olde Cradle of Liberty this time of year; we’re lucky it’s all just a walk (or…