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October 31, 2009
Living food gives me energy. Every so often I get weighed down from eating too much cooked or processed food, and I just need something cleansing, yummy, and easy for my body to assimilate. My answer is juice.
I know there are people that say juice is bad because you’re not getting your fiber. Please don’t get me wrong. I love fiber. I eat it and drink it every day. I blend green fruit drinks every morning. Juicing is a once a week to bi-weekly event. I recommend that you blend some greens often, but when you really want a heavenly energy elixir, try fresh juice.
I get out my Breville Juice Fountain Elite. I went through lots of juicers before I found this gem. It is amazing, but it’s definitely an investment. A worthy investment.
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October 29, 2009
I just got an email from Jim Matheson, my representative for the 2nd District of Utah. I really like the way he communicates with his constituents.
He does public, town meetings with a large number of people over the phone. He asks what our concerns are, and tries to respond to them. He sends out surveys by email and asks for feedback.
And boy do I give him feedback. He’s concerned about people having access to “quality” healthcare. Well, who determines what is quality? The American Medical Association? The pharmaceutical industry? Doctors? Most of these folks are financially vested in keeping the current system mostly the way it is. Read more…
October 26, 2009
I mentioned in a recent post that my mom sang professionally. Her name is Sandi Griffiths and she sang on the Lawrence Welk Show for about 12 years.
 My mother is on left with red hair. This had a real impact on our family. We’ve all enjoyed singing our whole lives, although none of us have achieved degrees in music.
I want to make a connection with a concept I mentioned in my last post called “You, Not Them.” This concept involves teaching your children through your own example. Hence the importance of developing your personal talents, increasing various skills, and investing in your own passions and dreams. When your children see you doing these things, they follow your example and become passionate, too. Read more…
October 23, 2009
We started interviewing for jobs during Mike’s last year of residency. He set up several interviews in California and Utah. I was a big city girl from LA, and he was a small town boy from Lehi, Utah.
We knew we wanted to be somewhat close to family. Most of the interviews were in places we didn’t want to live, or were too far from family.
The possibility we liked the most was a group in southern Utah.
 Nearby Bryce Canyon The area was right in between both our families, it was beautiful, it had plenty of culture like the Shakespearian Festival, and it had a small liberal arts college called George Wythe. Read more…
October 21, 2009
Here it is, my new design. Read more…
October 20, 2009
First off, don’t fear. This illness spreads fast, but it’s not that dangerous, especially when you do a few simple things to stack the deck in your favor.
#1- Get Elderberry. It cuts flu recovery time from 6 days to  2. Health food stores have it in many varieties since a flu study came out a few years ago. I double the dose of most products for my own family if I suspect flu. I recommend Mountain Rose Herb’s Syrup or Dr. Christopher’s Elderberry Extract and use 1-2 dropperfuls every hour in a drink. Elderberry prevents the virus from getting into healthy cells. Read more…
October 18, 2009
I love to sing. I sang a lot with my family growing up. My mom sang professionally, but we never took any lessons. I took choir in high school. We sang in our church once in a while. We sang Christmas carols every year to our neighbors and friends. It was a big family tradition for a long time, until everyone left the nest. Read more…
October 14, 2009
It’s just hard to do a blog when you have 6 kids. There’s no way around it. But I’m passionate about it, so I’m squeezing in the time. Read more…
October 10, 2009
When I married, I took birth control pills. I was naive. I didn’t realize how they altered the natural processes of my body and also produced undesirable side effects.
I stopped taking the pill after a couple years when I wanted to start having children. There were 3 years between our 2nd & 3rd children when I couldn’t get pregnant, though we were trying. So I haven’t need much for prevention until this year.
My last baby, Joel, was born in May of 2008. It was a difficult delivery. He was my heaviest baby, weighing over 8 pounds (big for me). I knew I either needed to call it quits after this one, or at least take a break for a while.
I started investigating my options. Read more…
October 10, 2009
When my kids were young, the thought of homeschooling never occurred to me. I was public schooled through 12th grade, except for 3 years of elementary in a private Presbyterian school.
When Mike was in medical school, I started having grand dreams of traveling the world doing service. We both wanted to expose our children to other cultures and the rich differences that existed in the world. Read more…
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