CHEESESLAVE

It was a grey day in LA. Rainy and cold and dreary. This kind of weather is so rare in LA, so when it happens, it's kind of fun. Like a snow day or a blackout.
I had soaked some oatmeal last night, so this morning I got to wake up to coffee and a bowl [...]

Daddy came home from a day trip to Denver (left at 6 am, back home at 9 pm) and went in to look at baby while she slept.
Moments later, I heard crying.
I guess he touched her head and it woke her.
I told her he could hold her and rock her in the glider for a [...]

Everything good for you is bad for you. Everything bad for you is good for you.
Butter is good.
Butter is BAD!
Margarine is good!
Margarine is BAD!
Butter is good again!
Milk is good.
Milk is BAD!
Soy milk is good!
Soy milk is BAD!
Milk is good again! (raw milk, that is)
Why is this happening? Why do the medical/nutrition/food industries keep changing their [...]

I had to go to the dentist this afternoon (they are putting in a crown on the crownless root canal tooth I had worked on before Kate was born). Driving home from downtown around 4:30 pm, I got to see the most spectacular sunset.
OK not the most spectacular, because every sunset is spectacular. In its [...]

Quick post… baby's about to wake up from her morning nap.
I'm excited about getting back to composting. I've been reading about compost bins — just trying to decide which kind to get. We have a ton of leaves and garden cuttings. I will need to work with our gardener to make sure he puts everything [...]

So much to do… today Kate and I are going to Whole Foods and Rawesome. If there's time (I doubt it but maybe) we will stop off at the YMCA. I want to find out about their swimming classes for babies.
I also need to harvest my basil and freeze a bunch of pesto. Not [...]

I read Jenny McCarthy's book, “Louder Than Words” last night.
It totally blew me away.
So moving and absolutely gripping. What I love about Jenny McCarthy is how forthright and honest she is. She calls it like she sees it. And she's not afraid to be herself. I really love and admire that in a person.
What she [...]

“Appreciation: to see the nature of or to increase the value of”
“Love and appreciation are identical vibrations. It's the vibration of alignment with who you are. It's the absence of resistance. It's the absence of doubt and fear. It's the absence of self-denial or hatred to others. It's the absence of everything that feels bad [...]

This is a great post about egg packaging:
Open Letter to Trader Joe’s
I agree! That is very fraudulent packaging. I used to feel so good buying my “free range” eggs at TJ's. Felt like I was doing something good. Little did I know I was being had.
I think it would be cool to make a t-shirt [...]

I've been reading more about vaccinations. Apparently this business of pediatricians scolding their patients, making them sign legal documents, and even refusing to continue treating them is VERY common. I've been hearing it more and more.
What is this all about? Why are doctors so concerned?
I mean, OK I can understand them getting a little concerned. [...]