What Does Nutritional Ketosis Have in Common with Quantum Mechanics?

You know those Magic Eye posters that you stood in front of for hours before seeing the hidden castle? Or those optical illusions floating around the web — you saw an old lady in the picture and your friend saw a young woman? I love experiencing these tricks of the mind! And even more, I…

Grandma’s Homemade Cookbook

Before there was Pinterest, the women in my family used spiral notebooks and three-ringed binders to collage together all their go-to recipes. They would get out scissors and a glue stick, rubber cement, Elmer’s, Scotch tape (oh I don’t know what adhesive!) and snip successful recipes right out of the magazine or cookbook and stick…

Voice-to-Text Blogging: A New Solution to Tendinitis and Sunshine

Today I experiment with voice-to-text journaling/blogging. For months I’ve been considering this as an alternative to the dreaded paper and keypad.   Dreaded? Why dreaded?   I used to love writing in hardcover journals I could paste magazine pictures into; and I also enjoyed how fast I could type stream of conscious on the computer… but pregnancy brought…

I’d Like to Write a Book but the Boss Wants to Watch Netflix

After listening to a particularly inspirational Lively Show podcast on Thursday, I got this image of a young and vital Tiny Tash who was all jazzed up about doing wonderful things (e.g., responding to a friend’s letter, doing my physical therapy exercises, etc.) as an alternative to sulking around like a couch potato with a Netflix…