Take what you can use, disregard what doesn’t resonate, and share as you’re led…
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Rerouting…
Back in my serial-dieting-disordered-eating days, I sometimes turned to a minimal food, 4 day crash diet. The particulars and name of the diet aren’t important, but I will say that canned green beans and a small hamburger patty never tasted so good. As I became more educated in nutrition and fitness, I viewed the thought of any…
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Fueling up
I have a love of intensity and will be drawn to anything I receive a buzz from; hence my love/hate relationship with alcohol. However, this inclination was never limited to alcohol. For a person who very easily sponges up energy (an excellent endowment when the energy is vibrant, otherwise- a little lesser so…) the vast array of…
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Vegan Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins
I’m a muffin lover and will attempt to turn anything into muffin form since muffins are easy to pack and go. These make a great take along for any party or picnic, and they’re nutritious to boot! If you wish to make them non-vegan, use egg and dairy in place of the chia and non-dairy.…
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My son at 20, autism, and being “normal”
Bear with me because I know parents always say this, but I can’t believe my little boy is 20. In picture 1 you will see my smiling, clear-eyed, neurotypically developing and verbal 11 and a half month old. Picture 2, taken shortly after his 1st birthday, shows my son beginning to drift off in his…
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A short stint at Starbucks
According to recently appointed Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson in this interview with Fast Company editor Bob Safian, Starbucks is “a consumer brand that is anchored on human connection.” As a former employee partner at Starbucks, I believe this connection is unwittingly being phased out. Though Mr. Johnson, with his impassioned tale of swapping out his overdone…
LA Holmberg: fit beyond Form 