September 27, 2014

Fall is...

"brrrrrr" worthy mornings.

watching the trees on The Hill out front turn color (there's already a lonely little red waiting for the rest to catch up).

darkness at 7:30.

pumpkin everything...duh.


sunshine on cool days.


trying to stay on top of school.

dreaming of Thanksgiving dinner.

comfort food: soup, stews, roasted anything, warm baked goods.

pulling out scarves, sweaters, and fuzzy socks. Sometimes a little prematurely. :)


raking leaf piles.


wind rustling through the trees.


damp days.


What can I add?

September 24, 2014

'fessing up

For the past month, I've been eating like a cave-girl.

That's right, I've been eating Paleo. And not just Paleo, Autoimmune Protocol Paleo (AIP). It's not that I have an autoimmune disease (that I know of), but the hows and whys behind it made sense to me. So after my last bowl of homemade yogurt, I was off!


I'm calling this "'fessing up", because I was a little afraid to write it after this post. I had just said I didn't have any serious health problems and was happy to eat rice casserole. Well, I guess that wasn't strictly true. I did have some health problems (though maybe not as terrible as the ones I'd mentioned) that I sorta brushed aside or didn't want to admit to. I had some digestive issues and felt tired a lot. 


I'm not denying that God sent me peace. He did and I still agree with what I said in my post. There is not a perfect diet out there that is going to make me feel like Supergirl all the time. I will always have bad days and good days. But eating AIP has helped me. I don't feel tired anymore and my digestive stuff is much better. 


This post isn't to make you all eat like I do. It was just to spill the beans, so to speak (or berries, since I can't have beans, haha). It will obviously cause changes on the blog, since my recipes will now be AIP or Paleo. Also, I felt like I should write it just to clear up any confusion about the other post.


So anyways, that was my little "confession". :) I hope you didn't start wagging your finger at me. I must admit, I felt rather silly after switching over to AIP. I thought I had decided against grain-free, let alone dairy-, nut-, egg-, legume-, and nightshade-free! But things happen....


Note: I am not eating Paleo because I believe our Paleolithic ancestors ate this way and therefore I should. I am basing my decision off information from this book, blogs like these, and personal experience. 

Oh, and thanks, Wondermark. Why eat Paleo if you can't make fun of it too?

September 12, 2014

Links: Waiting for fall

"Get Your Latte Off My Late Summer" from The Art in Life. Guilty as charged. The beginning of the week was cooler, so I was quite happily sporting a light cardigan and then I whipped up a loaf of pumpkin bread Tuesday evening. :)

Another pumpkin recipe: fudge. Must try!

Why I don't use almond flour when baking (+ it is crazy expensive). Though I would probably not say no to, say, a small piece of almond flour gingerbread cake or a cookie. :)


Wow. This girl's story is amazing!


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Soooo, about that "coming soon" post. Apparently high school is a lot more time consuming then one would think! Don't worry, it's nothing too terribly exciting, just something I think is worth writing about. :)

September 6, 2014

Links: In which I am a thrice proven health geek

Woot woot! This article makes me happy.  

I work out, as I said before, and The Paleo Mom has a really good post on why exercise is important. It's really motivated me!


The cartoon at the beginning of this article made me laugh. Out loud. I'm not quite sure why it was so funny.


Time for deliciousness! This looks really good, as do these scones. You gotta love scones. And ice cream. And cobbler. Okay, enough of that. 


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So, this link stuff may or may not be a regular occurrence around here. Warning if it is, because you should be prepared to read a lot of things like those above. They are my obsessions at the moment (and have been for the past year or so...). 


Also, some of the observant of you may have noticed a bit of a theme (besides the Rachel-being-a-geek one). There should be a post in the near future that explains that.