“Quality versus quantity.” That phrase is so ingrained in my psyche that I can’t hear the word “quality” without thinking of its quasi-opposite, “quantity.” But do we have to choose between quality and quantity? And if we do, is quality always the right choice?
It’s not like quality and quantity are really opposites, or mutually exclusive, or at either ends of a seesaw. But we often are asked to prioritize one or the other. Continue reading
When I figured out that the first week of Laura’s 21-day Runner’s Reset coincided with my vacation, I almost backed out. I mean, who wants to commit to eating healthy foods, cutting back on sugar, and following a new fitness program while on vacation?
Every year for the past few years I’ve made a calendar out of my favorite photos. Last year I made a calendar using pictures I took out my office window. Before that, I made calendars using pictures of different places I’d run. This year, I made a calendar out of pictures I’ve taken of Washington D.C. monuments. Since these are some of my favorite pictures of 2015, I’m joining the Friday Five link up hosted at Eat Pray Run DC, Mar on the Run and You Signed Up for What?! (Sorry, I couldn’t pick just five!)
Here are my pictures in the order I arranged them in my calendar. It doesn’t exactly match when I took them, but it comes pretty close. Continue reading
Have you seen the new USDA Dietary Guidelines? They don’t replace the MyPlate paradigm that replaced the food pyramid I grew up with, but instead give specific guidance on how we should fill our plates.
The HHS/USDA press release says that the Guidelines are “[b]ased on a review of current scientific evidence on nutrition,” but we all know that they were influenced by the food and agricultural industries. While I’m sure HHS and the USDA take their public health missions seriously, they are accountable to Congress, and so also are susceptible to pressure from industry.
It’s a simple task, but it can symbolize so much–taking down the family wall calendar from last year and putting up a new one. At some point I started saving our family wall calendars. After my kids outgrew their baby books and before iPhones made it easy to take pictures of school performances, lacrosse games, and vacations, I figured saving our old calendars would at least give us something to look back on.
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Will keeping our 2015 calendar around ever spark joy? Continue reading
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