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My husband and I just celebrated our twenty-first wedding anniversary.  Yay, us! We usually go for a bike ride together because that’s how we met. We had a fun ride then ordered take-out sushi, which we enjoyed eating outside in the nice spring weather. Earlier in the week we also went cross-country skiing, so it's been like an anniversary week. It's been a nice break from the usual daily busyness.

Speaking of regular life, we've been trying new snacks at home. My son is trying to limit his sugar while exercising more as part of improving his gut health. He doesn’t want to rely on standard energy bars, because he thinks they have too much sugar and he doesn’t want to undo the work he’s done to improve.

(You may remember he’s been on quite the health journey, suffering from chronic fatigue and brain fog brought about by an imbalanced microbiome and mold toxicity. It’s one of the reasons I’m writing a book on gut health!) 

So today, I’m sharing a recipe for Quick Energy Bites! They’re...

I don’t know about you, but when I lose motivation in one area, I often lose it in others, too. Last week, one of those things was cooking! If the idea of cooking dinner again has you considering ordering take out or eating a bowl of cereal, I invite you to try my laziest, tastiest, one-pan dinner. 

The Blahs

Last week the rain showed up here in California, which made it harder for me to get outside and exercise. The first day of rain over the weekend was great because I got to catch up on the housework that I’d failed to do on the previous sunny days while I was out on my bike.  The second day, I didn’t feel like doing more housework and the forecast kept saying that it was going to clear up… but it didn’t until I’d totally lost motivation just before sunset.

Before I totally lost my momentum to the rainy-day blahs, however, I used my two day rule and got out for a long walk on Monday. I’m doing better again this week. I’m getting out when it’s not raining and creating a plan for m...