I am thinking about changing the name of this blog. I have been considering it for some time now. I no longer feel like a "doubting daikon", not that the title ever felt like me. Victor, a friend and tri-coach, asked me last winter on our early morning bike rides, ahem at 4am, why on earth I would relate to a low energy radish. He is right, the last thing I am is low energy. You know me, always on the go, counting down items on multiple to do lists found in my pocketbook, while planning out and chasing down my next idea. My mind and determination is always restless. I am rather flippant about things. I have an idea and run with it to the end. I don't really do enough brainstorming. So, I am reaching out to you, my friends, to help me name my next blog. The title, "Motivation to Change" has been on my mind for a while. What do you think? Do you like it? Have a another suggestion. I would love to hear from you.
Eat Wisely and Be Well,
Alyson
Recent Posts
- I am thinking about changing
- What's INSIDE a Chicken "Nugget", ANY "Nugget", even the "Healthy" ones?
- "What I Hate About Me"
- Dreams aren't realized with resolutions, they need action plans
- Planning ahead for vacation
- 31 days of food journaling: Day 21
- 31 days of food journaling: Day 17
- Moving Through Obstables: Day 16
- You already know this: Calories IN, Calories OUT
- What's for lunch?
Eco-Friendly Household Product Reviews
- Biokleen Oxygen Bleach Plus
This comes in powdered form and even though you use relatively little, I find it powerful. Although I don't use it in every load, it certainly brigthens my whites and removes all residual smells. In paste form (mix with a little water) it works with even more intensity on fabric and carpet even. Love it! - Ecover Dishwashing Liquid
While the liquid is pleasing in texture and smell. Within less than a month, 1/3 of the bottle or more is gone. This product claims that " one squeeze" will clean a sink full of dishes, but the bottle top combined with the thinness of the fluid making a squeeze feel more like a 2 tablespoons. It is true there aren't as many bubbles. The container is recycbleable, but it is still plastic. Use with caution and care. Could be more effective and find value in a different container, but who wants to do that?
Eco-Friendly Personal Care Product Reviews
- Avalon Organics Hand and Body Lotion
I chose the Lemon scent enriched with Beta Glucan. This product indicates that it is "safe, effective, pro-organic, no artifical color, synthetic fragrance or parabens" etc. The scent is overwhelming and deliciously lemony. It is light, almost too light for my moisture starved hands after a winter of abuse. Rating: Smell is heavenly, light, but not substantial.
Inspiring Reads
- Ronald F. Schmid: Traditional Foods are you Best Medicine
- Sally Fallon: Nourishing Traditions
- Eric Schlosser: Fast Food Nation
- Carlos Petrini: Slow Food Nation: Why our food should be good, clean, and fair
- Jane Goodall: Harvest for Hope: A guide to mindful eating
- Michael Pollen: Omnivore's Dilemma
- Barbara Kingsolver: Animal Vegetable Miracle
This is the book that inspired it all. The recipes are all really good. I might be ready to meet the cheese lady. (*****)
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This book isn't just about vegetables. It contains fruits, grains and dairy as well. I use it as a handy reference with the bonus of having great recipes. (***) - From the Editors of Cook's Illustrated: The Best 30 Minute Recipe
Again, I like to check out books from the library and there were a surprising number of recipes that I loved in this book, but not enough to buy another enormous recipe book. (****) - Jessica Seinfeld: Deceptively Delicious
I checked this book out from the library to try it out and I ended up using it so much, I had to go out and make the purchase! I like the addition of vegetable purees to her recipes, but I alter all of them to add more nutritional value. My kids eat this stuff!! (***) - Editors of Cooks Illustrated Magazine: Baking Illustrated: A Best Recipe Classic
This is one of the greatest baking cookbooks I have ever read. I love Cooks Ill. because they described WHY they chose their ingredients. (*****)
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