Bracing For The Storm

By the time this goes live we’ll have more insight into just what the storm has in store for us. 12 hours out they are calling for 5”-9” snow followed by 1/4”-1/2” ice with temperatures staying in the 20s all week. 🥶

The Capital Weather Gang forecast

As usual, I live near the edge of a milder forecast (along the blue/light blue border) but we’ve stocked up and are ready to be stuck at home for a while—the Federal government already decided to close offices in the D.C. area on Monday

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Mid-January Musings

We’re barely mid-way through January and social media already has given up on 2026 to look back on 2016 instead. 😉 I’m not active on Insta and don’t even have a TikTok account, but I’ll play along here.

Tiger Lilly and the Blizzard of January 2106
It was a week before the snowplows made it up our hill!

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Turning The Food Pyramid On Its Head

In case Google brought you here, I am going to start this post with a disclaimer: I am not a registered dietician and I do not have any formal training in nutrition sciences. I do have a background in science and some knowledge of FDA law, and have pursued a personal interest in nutrition to navigate my own health issues.

So, I really want to talk about the new USDA 2026 Dietary Guidelines!

Otherwise known as the upside-down pyramid?

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Jumping Into January

If I missed you at our January coffee date—Happy New Year! I like how the holiday fell towards the end of the week so I have time to ease into the new year before I have to jump back into work on Monday.

Do you have your new calendars and planners yet?

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Join Me At The January 2026 Coffee Date

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Welcome to the January 2026 Ultimate Coffee Date! I hope your new year is off to a great start. Please join me and share all about it at the linkup Deborah and I host the first Friday of every month. … Continue reading

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