For me, making the daylight change by setting the clocks back one hour in early November is the unofficial start of winter. The shift in light and time signal the inevitable march towards the shortest days. My highschool and college self would crash into the daylight change and wonder why I felt like crying, eating, …
Category: Winter Wellness
Show & Tell
My friend Maya and I like to host “Show & Tell” nights. (By the way, Maya creates a great weekly playlist you can check out here.) It’s a great excuse to get a group together, and it’s fun to bring back the classic childhood game. Each time we host a Show & Tell, we come …
Snooze Button
Am I a morning person? I like all times of day, and I really love the morning. It’s a totally blissful time. But, am I a morning person in the sense that I hop out of bed full of energy as soon as my alarm goes off...or before my alarm? NEVER. Waking up is hard. …
Happy Daylight Savings
Daylight Savings Time has arrived, and we have “sprung” forward. This is one of the most exciting times of year. The light in the evenings is so glorious. I can’t help but feel more excitement and energy...spring is getting close! As winter hangs on for a few more days, it’s the perfect time to celebrate …
Snow & Hope
It snowed yesterday in Boston. I was happy to see the flakes as a pretty reminder of the memories of winter. Since it is almost spring, it felt like a pleasant wrap-up to the season. The almost spring snow looked really great in the almost spring light. At sunset, it was really amazing to see …
Wow!
I was walking along the Southwest Corridor Park in the South End of Boston yesterday. It was 5pm, and I was loving all the daylight. The sky was still fully lit--just over a month ago, it would have been dark at this time. I started thinking about how great it will be next week once Daylight Savings …
Traditions
Several years ago, my friend Javier told me about an amazing and epic dessert called the Pumpple! The Pumpple is a cake and is like the “turducken” of desserts. The beautiful creation consists of an apple pie baked into a vanilla cake and a pumpkin pie baked into a chocolate cake. The layers of cake …
