Chicken & Rice Soup - My Way (Paleo-ish)

About a year ago, I decided to change the way I ate.  I am not a hardcore Paleo mama by any stretch of the imagination, but I do try.  My motto in life is  pretty much anything and everything in moderation.   This would include my diet.  You may or may not see me indulge in a coke here and there and you will FOR SURE see me indulge in Vino and Vodka and the list goes on and on.  But, for the most part, I do try.  Here is my take on her Chicken & Rice Soup.  I make it and eat on it all week long!

Choose Life: On Becoming a Dance Instructor

I don't know what happens to me, but when the music comes on and I begin the steps, it's like I go into this other world.  It is very cathartic at times, very healing at other times, and just a full out party.  A party that I get to attend and forget what is happening around me.  

Last July, after a dance class I had just taken, my now mentor, Alana, approached me about teaching.  Her timing could not have been more perfect.  I JUMPED at the offer - and here's why.

Take A Breath and Look UP...

Summer is  officially over and today is the first day of school. AGH!  UGH!  (and insert many, many tears here). Yes I hate this day!   I am not your typical mom who can't wait for this day each year... I am not the one who has the champagne chilling next to the orange juice in the frigelator!   No, I am actually quite opposite.