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Stuff I Don’t Want to Do But Have to Do Anyway to Have a Better Life

Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More by Courtney Carver is this month’s book club selection.  Did I mention I started a book club last year out of loneliness?  Soulful Simplicity is not a book I would have selected on my own but it certainly came into my life at the… Continue reading Stuff I Don’t Want to Do But Have to Do Anyway to Have a Better Life

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#5Things4 Me — September 23, 2013

Yeah, I’m a week behind in my #5Things4Me challenge.  Why?  Because I have such a hard time doing things for myself, and it’s not as if I don’t want to, it’s just that I get tired, busy, or stretched way too thin so the things that I’ve set aside for me get pushed off the… Continue reading #5Things4 Me — September 23, 2013

Cooking · Food · Vegan

Magic for Your Mouth: Chef Matthew Prepares Vegan Caprese

When Chef Matthew Purnell informed the class of women surrounding him he was going to make a vegan caprese salad, I thought, “This’ll be interesting” with the heart of a skeptic. I mean, how does one make a vegan caprese when one of the three featured ingredients is mozzarella cheese? I love caprese salad and… Continue reading Magic for Your Mouth: Chef Matthew Prepares Vegan Caprese