I don’t know about you guys but the beginning of the school year plus all the Jewish holidays together is really catching up with me! Add a few trips to see family and enjoy the last days of summer and I already feel exhausted and behind. Instead of letting myself continue down the road of …
It is nice to be able to meal prep and plan as much as possible but there are always going to be occasions where that is not possible. Kids are back to school, many of us are working in person, and weekend sport activities have returned. I want to share 4 easy and healthy recipes …
This post is also inspired by my friend Maggie. She was wondering how I could always know when I was available or wasn’t, how I knew what to do, and how other people fit in when making plans. As I mentioned in the last post, I keep a lot of ‘free time’ in my schedule. …
This topic may not sound very sexy (although it is to me!) but it is definitely important. People often ask me how do I have enough time to do all the things I do. The answer is pretty easy: planning! I am pretty lucky because with my job I get my full year schedule of …
As I am getting ready to celebrate 8 years with my husband, I got to thinking about how to improve communication in a relationship. I recently wrote a blog post about sharing the mental load and avoiding resentment but this is different. Good communication is important in all aspects of marriage or any relationship, Why …
As a follow-up to my last blog post on living a healthy lifestyle, I wanted to do a little research about how to get an energy boost without using too much caffeine, energy drinks, or buying expensive supplements that may not work. Since I am not getting paid by anyone to write this post and …
I find myself talking about healthy lifestyles often in my clinic. Whether we are talking about migraines or how to prevent breakthrough seizures, maintaining good habits is a key part of all of my patients’ care. We even have a catchy title for the handouts we give to our patients: “Healthy Habits.” However, I also …
I told myself that when my children were old enough to eat any food that was not a puree, they would eat what my husband and I ate. I just chuckled while I was writing that by the way. Every once in a while, all stars align and the 4 of us share a meal …
Hopefully the answer most of the time is no…but I wanted to talk about something called “the mental load.” An article in Forbes calls it “emotional labor.” Another article in Refinery29 defines it as “the state of living in the shadow of a never-ending-to-do-list.” There is a 2017 report commissioned by the non-profit care organization …
Is that what you say to yourself every night or morning while getting food ready for your kids? I sure don’t and I won’t write here what I am actually thinking… Packing lunches is yet another thing on the list of never-ending tasks of to-do’s at the end (or beginning) of a long day. I …