by Ava | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
I send my congratulations to those of you who have made commitments to change parts of you life, to eat better, and to care for yourself. But have you made the right choice for you, or did you go along with what everyone else did for New Years? I hear these...
by Ava | Jan 3, 2012 | Happiness, Pleasurable Eating
Happy New Year! The theme word I chose for 2012 is bliss. To me, bliss comes through my meals, the food I choose to thoroughly enjoy, travel, and good music. There have been times in my professional career where I’ve overworked myself, gone a little bit...
by Ava | Jan 1, 2012 | 30 Days of Wonderful™
This evening was full of experiencing other parts of the planet. Exotic sounding songs kept playing on Pandora, and they brought me to images of a Middle Eastern outdoor market, with dates for sale, cloth hanging from the wood that makes up the stalls, and warm sand...
by Ava | Dec 31, 2011 | 30 Days of Wonderful™
I’m selectively omitting several days and their details here, and this is why: My aim is to focus on the best parts of my life. These few days have been a practice of keeping myself out of a dreary place. It happens to all of us, and for me, things have felt...
by Ava | Dec 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Coconut seems to have been a theme of this past week. A client asked why coconut oil is a healthier choice, and then I couldn’t stop drinking naturally sweetened coconut milk hot chocolate over Christmas weekend. Pacific Islanders have used the coconut for a...