ACK! I'm blogging!

I'm about to turn 40.  My husband says I should blog.   Like I need one more thing to do?!
OK, fine.. lets talk about what's going on in my life.  

1. I'm taking online classes and desperately trying to find a mentor so that I can take the Exam to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.

2. I've been trying to learn how to cook according to the book "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon. (hmm..maybe I should figure out how to link you to Amazon to buy the book so I can earn 2 cents for giving you my 2 cents.  If you see it somewhere on this blog, you know I've figured it out.)

3.  I have lost 20 or 25 lbs so far.  Sorry I can't be more accurate - stupid cheap scale.  I lot of that is through Zumba.. but I've got a few other tricks up my sleeve.  My goal is to loose 100 lbs by next July 4.

4.  I have a wonderful 7 year old who has Epilepsy. She has the best laugh in the world.

5. I have a wonderful 5 year old who wants to play baseball for the Red Sox when she grows up...or maybe play pro soccer.. or be a ballerina.. or a rock star.

6.  I am the wife to a graphic designer/standup comic/magazine publisher/playwright/novelist.  He needs some time to find out what that means.

7. We have an old house, built in 1891, that we moved into in 2007. We are currently in Loan Modification Purgatory - not knowing if the bank will actually modify our loan or kick us out - but for now we are living rent free!

8.  I am a born-again Christian  (OK.. I see that half of you just left the room).  I don't plan to blog about politics, but more about how the Bible shapes my world-view, the struggles of being a wretched sinner, and how I am often Amazed by Grace.  Feel free to disagree.. but it's my blog, so I get to delete any expletives. 

Allright.. I can't promise I'll stick to those eight catagories, but it's somewhere to start.




Hey - I figured it out. Here's the book I was talking about in the previous post. "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon. It can be a bit daunting to make all the changes she talks about -and it seems to against alot of what we have grown up thinking was a healthy way to eat. All I can say, however, is that I have lost weight, I feel a LOT better, I am more alert and energetic, and I'm eating delicious meals. If you decide to give it a try and need more support on sprouting your grains or making chicken stock, the ladies on mothering.com are a wealth of information.