Life in Dishes

I’m grateful for A-line dresses and Liz Lange Maternity, because even though the baby has arrived, my original waistline has not. It’s gonna take a minute for it to get back and I’m okay with that. For some women, the weight falls away immediately or they work it off with intensity. Me? Yeah, I’m not one of those women. I’m allowing myself to go with the flow and let it fade away as gradually as it came upon me. I’m minding my meals and doing some mild exercise and that will take as long as it takes. The good news is: Liz Lange & friends. I still have my maternity dresses…

Today, I am grateful for the fall. I think of it as a period of renewal and rejuvenation. The leaves change colors, then they all fall away. The transformation is miraculous, to me. I grew up in South Florida. We had palm trees and they were always green and it’s always sunny and hot (unless it’s raining, but then after the rain, it’s right back to blistering). I really didn’t know, I mean, I seriously I had no idea about seasons until I got older. As a child, summer was the time we had away from school and fall was when we went back to school. I suppose winter was when…

Gratitude is a powerful sentiment. It means having an attitude of thankfulness and appreciation. When I find myself beginning to get preoccupied with things I don’t have and want more of, like money and material goods that include, but are not limited to, clothing, appliances, home decor, vacations and food items, I have to stop and remind myself of what I DO have. That’s the beauty of gratitude. It changes your mood and your outlook on everything. If you sit and meditate on what you are grateful for and what is, then you will literally be overwhelmed by it all with no more care for what isn’t. I’ll show you. For…