Served With A Twist
Earlier essays and updates from our pre-remodel era—kept here for longtime readers.
As a WLS (weight loss surgery) patient, no sugar is SUPPOSED to be a no brainer, but…or should I say butt?? The struggle is real right? July 2016, following bariatric eating guidelines and the encouragement and inspiration of friend and health & fitness coach Giacomo Farci*, I virtually eliminated sugar from my diet. Most of…
The Husband (Gregg) and I have had a relatively gentle transition into the “Empty Nest”. There was a moment last weekend, when the kids and I gave him a small surprise of everyone being home, he asked “what is the empty you speak of?”. During the Jr High/High School years we were often tag team…
CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! HAHAHA! I’m kidding – but they did win! I’m not a professional football fan, but even those completely ignorant of the finer points watch simply to see the very best playing the game. We wait for the impossible catch… Or the miracle pass… Or odds defying defensive play… Before anyone is…
Treat all your secondary characters like they think the book’s about them. ~Jocelyn Hughes When we first started I didn’t fully understand this truism. I feared secondary characters would overwhelm the story, like wearing too many accessories, you lose the dress. Lesson learned! Would Aladdin have been the same without Abu the Monkey or Carpet?…
Kind of…. We are trying though right? Smoothies and fitness plans and active wear! *pauses to wonder which surface the fit bit is actually resting upon at this moment* SABOTEUR!! SABOTEUR!! NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY!! “Fitness” suddenly has a whole new definition….. I joke about fitness and cake, because these are personal challenges. It doesn’t matter…
EPIC exercising of our First Amendment Right to Free Speech today on American streets and Social Media. No matter how we feel about the participants, these are historic moments in this still very young Republic. A wise friend posted this today, We must remember (and put things into perspective) : today, we are fortunate…
Is it really up if you don’t let anyone know?Is a blog post actually written before you type a word and click publish? Or slap your head at 5PM because you forgot to actually come back and write it. Early this morning I sent a vast social media network down the proverbial rabbit hole searching…
If you haven’t heard it or said it about 2017 resolutions yet….most of us will. The reality is “everything in moderation” is a bullshit excuse to justify whatever behavior we CHOOSE or don’t choose to act upon. Want a candy bar even though we know the detrimental effects of refined sugar? “Everything in moderation” –…
…and I can’t find IT. That excitement, and wonder often felt this time of year. Practically Dickensian, has been my joy in seasons past. I felt the bonds beginning to slip while putting up the decorations at church, after choir practice, when the church was quiet with Gregg (The Husband) and Kate. JSB couldn’t be there,…
2016 Looking Back to See Ahead 2016 was an amazing year for the SSS family, personally and professionally and we are so thankful for all of you who have taken the journey with us. As you know we completed the manuscript for Eden’s Fall in October!! Following the reviews and much analysis of our…