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Ferris Bueller + Joy = the key to the Universe?

This morning, I think that I inadvertently stumbled on the key to the Universe: Watching a TED talk by one of my favorite journalists, AJ Jacobs, in which he describes his year-long quest to follow several paths of healthful, self-improvement … Continue reading

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A Clown Painting for the Haters.

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A Love Letter to My Body

This post is part of the 2011 Love Your Body Day Blog Carnival   Dear Body, It is only in my 40th year that I realize how long I’ve taken you for granted. It’s been like an arranged marriage, you … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day

On my first official Mother’s Day in 2008, I was so very weary.  I was a stay at home mom to a 6 month old baby that didn’t like sleeping very much.  The sleep deprivation had gone on so long … Continue reading

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How Much do you Weigh?

In a past life I taught English as a Second Language in a study abroad program run by the University here.  In the Communication Skills section, I can still recall one of the handouts, mimeographed in its original form year … Continue reading

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CIE’s Person of the Year: Barack Obama

Ben Bernanke?  Really, Time magazine?  Certainly not here at CIE.  And I realize that you already chose Obama as your 2008 Person of the Year, but in all due respect, that was a really safe choice at the time (pre-inauguration).  … Continue reading

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A Less Toxic Tomorrow?

If you’re like me, you were caught pretty off-guard over the big headlines the last few years regarding toxins in our everyday lives: Melamine in pet food, Bisphenol-A in our plastics, lead paint on our toys………and because I was caught off-guard, I was furious. Continue reading

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Let me count the ways………..to a more sustainable way of life

Stumbled upon the following website link today, which has a very helpful list of 100 things that you can do to help protect the environment — at work, at home, in your yard, ways to produce less waste. Continue reading

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