HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013

Join me as I bid farewell to 2013 and eagerly welcome 2014. Each of you has enriched my life and I am so thankful to be sharing this time and space with you. Let's take time to look back on the year past and reflect on what was…learn and grow from those experiences. Now let's look ahead to all the adventures awaiting us. May 2014 be a wonderful year filled with friends, family, and fun!

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Holidays at the Hollow 2013

Stop and sit for 10 minutes; put your feet up and join us here at "The Hollow" for a holiday celebration.

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THANKSGIVING 2013

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Whole Foods Fun

What fun at our behind-the-scenes tour!





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Location:Savannah, GA

Change...

No one likes change but a wet baby...Why? Change is hard. However, in order to change my body, I have to change my thinking. I need to rescript my self-image. When I hit record on my self-talk and then play back the recording, what do I hear? Too often it is negative: I am old...I am fat...I am wrinkled...I am plain...I am ...I am...I am...

The list of negative descriptors goes on and on. So, my first challenge is how to rewrite the messages I send myself. Why? Because everything that follows, " I am..." Is manifested in my life. What are some positive statements? I am capable... I am organized... I am trustworthy... I am kind...I am efficient.

Hmmm...closer, but still not on target. These are more about what I do than who I am. Let's try again. I am lovable...I am smart...I am pretty. Okay...those sound better. Problem is, intellectually I believe them, but emotionally I am not there yet.

So, what is the solution? Make these statements a mantra. Repeat them until they become part of my emotional "muscle memory". Like an athlete, I will keep practicing until it becomes the norm.
Cheers!

One Month...

Health...the possibilities are so much clearer now that I have the necessary knowledge to make smart choices. Knowlege is power. I am beginning to feel more at home with my pantry and my fridge. 

I sat down today at lunch and was so pleased to see the beautiful, crisp salad in front of me. I'm learning to love finding new flavors of herbal tea. 
I get so excited when I find a new food to try on my trips to the grocery store...those trips feel a bit like a scavenger hunt...FUN!

It feels so good to feel good!

Going Gluten-Free

For months I have not been well...not sick, just not well. I finally decided to go to the doctor. Lots of tests later, I left the doctor's office feeling a bit shell-shocked. The source of my problem seemed to be food...the wrong food! So I am making the journey to health. There are days when I feel like I am climbing a mountain and other days when I seem to be careening down a slippery slope. YIKES!!!
I will try to document my journey to health. My first problem ~ now that I know what I can't eat, how do I make sense of what I can eat?
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