New Year, New You?
melissa2026-04-23T16:50:18-06:00Happy New Year! Many times, we start the new year by making resolutions for a new and improved version of ourselves – a Melissa 5.0 in my case. But maybe we do not really want
Resting and Relaxing
melissa2026-04-23T16:17:14-06:00May 2019 Newsletter Re-post Hello and Happy May Day! I hope you are well and enjoying all the beauty of spring. Rest and Digest We all have heard the term “Fight or Flight” but
Day 3 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project
melissa2026-04-23T13:52:21-06:00Okroshka - Cold Kefir Soup From Russia While it may be the dead of winter for many of you, the sun was shining bright and it was warmish in Oakland so I could not resist
Learn to love exercise again
melissa2026-04-23T13:15:30-06:00This is an excellent article on why exercise is necessary for health and a reminder of how easy and fun it can be to fit into our day: Link here
Exercise is more than a walk in the park…
melissa2026-04-23T11:47:34-06:00…and this is great news as it gives us so many opportunities for adding movement to our lives. I hope you like the following suggestions and look forward to your great ideas for fitting in
March Is Nutrition Month #2 Post
melissa2026-04-23T11:27:22-06:00Good nutrition is more than eating well. It is also ensuring that we eat and live clean. By this I mean we need to buy clean produce and ingredients for our cooking and clean products
Day 17 of the 30 Soups, 30 Days Project
melissa2026-04-23T11:24:27-06:00Who know a white soup could be so full of flavor: Curried Cauliflower Soup
Medical & Recreational Cannabis Tip
melissa2026-04-23T10:35:26-06:00I live in an area where medical and recreational marijuana (cannabis) is now legal. With all of the news, I have been wondering if the addition of recreational cannabis will stir more people to explore
Day 6 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project
melissa2026-04-23T09:02:27-06:00Creamy Cucumber Avocado Soup Easy, breezy soup for a lazy Sunday...
Day 11 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project
melissa2026-04-23T08:20:10-06:00Kicking off the weekend with a soup that is good for you and your bone: Kale, Barley & Mushroom Soup