I first came across Andrea’s blog My Chihuahua bites! when I was Googling the words “Andrea’s blog” and “Andrea Leigh”.  No, I’m not weird, that’s my name too and I was excited to see it was a recipe blog.  I like her idea about Tuesdays At The Table and wanted to contribute, so I pulled up my favorite healthy, vegetarian lowfat recipe.  It’s a wrap that I created, trying to duplicate one I got at Mother Earth Market in Ocala, FL.  Mine turned out even  better.  I call it the Carrot Hummus Spinach Wrap. Continue reading →

Wow, I had a real festival of sleep this weekend, something I rarely do.  I am not a recreational sleeper.  My typical routine is to work on the computer until I feel done, then do some yoga stretching and move into the living room to sit in my easy chair (purposely not a recliner!) to read.  Next to the chair, I have a desk with my laptop and phones on it.  So, when I move to the living room, I am in the winding down for the day mode.  This takes a few hours as I read and proof read, because I am also checking Facebook and seeing what my pals have been up to. I do this reading and laptopping for a few hours until I typically fall asleep in my chair. When I wake up usually minutes later, I jump on the couch and pull the indian blanket over me and that’s where I sleep my 3 or 4 hours.  When I wake up,  I do my morning meditation, come in here to do this blog and then I may go back to sleep another hour or two after that.  It is for those final hours that I may actually make it into my bedroom.
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Yesterday I did some of the billing I had to do and then I ran out to the post office and the bank and decided to get my oil changed on the way in.  Jiffy Lube on Babcock Street is so fast, I never have to wait long, so I didn’t bring in anything to read.  I’d emptied the car out beforehand anyway, since they always vacuum the inside, and I didn’t want them to have to wade through stacks of Horizons, maps, umbrellas, files.  I chuckled when I saw that the car ahead of mine was an older model, packed to the top of the headrests with a tumble of clothes and toys and knicknacks.  I smiled and wondered what kind of character would drive that car and what the story behind all the contents was.  I was soon to find out.
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From my friend Karen Williams:  The purpose of life is to enjoy it. The purpose of life is to have as much fun as you can possibly have while doing whatever you do. And then life will continually open up new avenues for more enjoyment.

But hold the phone! Isn’t life about being a good person, making a contribution, accomplishing goals, finding a spiritual connection?

Sure, why not? And if we make enjoyment a top priority, those things must come.

Is this year flying by or what?? Yesterday I drove to Ormond Beach, Ocala and Cassadaga and it’s a trip I love to make.  Usually I am returning phone calls as I drive, hands free of course.  I have this mega stereo headset that really blocks road noise and I put it on when I know there will be an hour or more of calls.  The Bluetooth is fine, but at 70 mph on I-95 in my little Toyota Prius, I have to keep a finger on it to keep the earpiece deep in the ear channel.  I like to use two hands when I drive, and pay attention – 10 and 2, baby.  Hands at 10 and 2!  So with the mega headset, I can be completely hands free.  There is about an hour each way along highways 19 and 40 that does not have AT&T cell phone service, so I get to enjoy that nice ride in the silence, just watching the cowfields and horse fields and open savannah.  I saw some baby goats that were so cute and right near the fence, I could have petted them. Continue reading →