So You’re Stuck On A Desert Island…
So you’re stuck on a desert island…
Sound like a bad movie? Or a tv show you might have seen before?
Maybe, you think.
But I’m going to put a different spin on it.
We get some wacky weather sometimes. Really, if you think about it, weather has become an obsession for some people.
Face it, there’s a whole channel [...]
You Don’t NEED A New Year’s Resolution
I know how crazy it sounds coming from me, but I really don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions.
I think that they are too stressful and too demanding.
What if you have a bad day and fall off the resolution wagon? You just call it quits?
You’d be suprised how many times that happens.
Go ahead. [...]
Annette’s Holiday Survival Guide: Don’t Just Survive, but Thrive this Holiday Season
I’ve got an interesting challenge for you.
How about instead of just surviving the holidays this year, that you thrive through the holidays?
Let’s get the basics out of the way.
The holiday season is fast approaching, less than 24 hours to be realistic.
It cannot be avoided or ignored. If you really want to pretend they don’t exist, [...]
Annette’s Cure-All Tea
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Ingredients:
2 cloves fresh garlic
Fresh lemons for juicing
10-12 oz Water
A dash of cayenne pepper, if desired
Directions:
Bring the water to a boil.
As the water is heating up, take your garlic cloves and press them to release the juices. Cut each in half.
Places the cut, pressed garlic cloves (and [...]
Surviving The Holidays, Your Family & Those Darn Fruitcakes
Okay, so be honest with me.
Are you looking forward to the holidays?
Let’s see, there is shopping, eating, decorating, eating, holiday get-togethers, eating, crowded streets and malls, eating, end of year projects, eating, bills, eating, family and EATING!
Let’s face it, the holidays can be brutal if you don’t know how to approach them in [...]
An Apple A Day…
We’ve all heard this line before, right?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
But how many of us actually eat an apple a day?
And if it’s so easy to stay healthy just by eating an apple a day, why are so many people not doing it and not being healthy?
Hmm, some food for thought.
What is [...]
Are You Fat Loss Resistant?
There are many thoughts that pop into mind when I use the words “Fat Loss Resistant.”
Why should any of us be fat loss resistant?
What causes it and how can we step away from being resistant and move towards both a body shape and body composition that we crave?
My most immediate thought is this:
What’s the [...]
Are You Self Sabotaging?
I don’t really like to use the word “Sabotage”.
To be honest, I love the way it sounds. It kind of just rolls off the tongue…
But I hate using the word because it means that we’re doing something that we know we shouldn’t be.
We’re all smart and we all know better.
(Now that we’ve gotten that out of the [...]
Summertime and the Living’s Easy
A question for you:
How easy is the Summertime for you?
Do you take the heat, the humidity and the summer storms in stride?
Or are you just one ball of nerves over the rising mercury, the bad hair days and the seemingly never-ending steaminess?
Whether you do it or not, there are some ways to make the summertime [...]
What Do Your Cravings Say About You?
Do you ever get cravings?
I mean like, you’ve really got to have (insert craving here) or someone is going to get hurt?
I know I have and I wanted to ask you a question.
If you were able to stand face to face with your cravings, what would they be saying to you?
Thanks for that piece of chocolate? It [...]
