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Since I started clean eating in January, smoothies have become a staple in my weekly meals. Mostly for breakfast, but sometimes I pull them out for lunches and dinners too. They're relatively easy, fast, and super portable. And, if you do them right, they can be just about the healthiest option there is for breakfast. How else am I going to get veggies into my weekday breakfast? (And please don't suggest I make an omelet. That's so not happening on a Wednesday morning.) I've tried A LOT of smoothie recipes over the past ten months, but overtime I've found that I've settled on a few that I make over and over again. So, I thought I'd share them with you. Note: For all of these recipes, combine all ingredients in a blender and blend for 1 minute, or until smooth. Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie (my most recent obsession...totally tastes like an oatmeal cookie!) 1 tbsp raw cacao 1 tbsp raw honey 2 tbsp ground flaxseed 1/3 c. raw oats 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1 t...

A stack of books on writing and publishing One of my dream jobs, if it existed, would be to get paid to audit graduate school classes. If money was no object, or tuition was free, I think I could, quite happily, collect graduate degrees like pretty shells on a beach. I have one...I think I could easily work up to five, maybe six. One of my favorite times in my pre-kid adult life was when I was in grad school. I loved learning. Once I graduated and had to put my degree into practice...well, let's just say it didn't take. But I loved the learning part. I felt alive and creative and inspired when I was learning. I was so... interested . Now, switch gears for a moment with me. I've been seriously writing for a while now-- It's been 3 years since I wrote my first draft of my first novel and I have been writing regularly ever since. But I haven't studied writing, outside of the occasional book (like, Stephen King's On Writing ...which is great, by the way), ...

Geocaching somewhere in the forests of PA I'm notorious for NOT being on the cutting edge of, like, anything...ever. I am not a fashionista. I am not an early adopter. I don't have the newest technology. I am not "in the know" or the first to know about anything...except possibly a new book release. But even then...no, not really. Still not. And even I, the last adult besides my father to finally succumb to the smart phone movement, have known about geocaching for a couple of years. So, I know this post isn't really new news. BUT, when I first read about it, I remember thinking, that might be fun to try...and then never doing anything about it. (And maybe that's what you did, too.) I filed it away in the back of my brain, and moved on. That is, until this summer. Before I go on with my story, I should first answer this question (for those who don't know): What is geocaching? A cache hidden in plain sight Geocaching is a real world, out...