I generally have to be distracted in order to exercise. Talking with a friend while we walk, mastering the moves to a Dance Central song with my Xbox, or listening to a podcast during an interval run are my standard coercion techniques to stay active. Since I try to run at least three times a week, I’ve got a lot of time to …
Christmas is nearly upon us, which means most of us are in gift mode: brainstorming, shopping, listing, and bargain hunting. I figure everybody likes to eat, so I think a good strategy for gift giving is food. Last year I decided to make homemade gifts; specifically healthy, homemade, edible gifts in a jar. I had to wait …
Seattle has a pretty hip food scene, which may be why the International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC) keeps showing up there. (Seattle also has a lot of hipsters. Coincidence?) Portland was my first experience with IFBC in 2012, but the conference is on a roll in Seattle for 2013-2015. I keep going back because I always learn something new, …
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‘Tis the season. For berries that is. And strawberries are the first in a long line of sweetness that’s coming this summer with several (hopefully) sunny months of raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. I’m excited, but also a little apprehensive. For some reason I feel pressure once the season starts to take full advantage of the flavor, beauty, and …
When I first started this blog 2 1/2 years ago, I set about to learning WordPress. Then I worked to improve my writing process. Then came the months of stumbling my way through Pinterest and Twitter, watching Google Analytics tutorials, and researching strategies for search engine optimization; I had my hands full of topics that needed mastering. Including photos in the posts was fun, …