Category Archives: cheryl’s musings

A pause…

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

I’m hosting our December Sanity Retreat for this week, but I will be delaying my post until Monday or Tuesday, because I just am not in the right mindset for the topic I had chosen. I’m acutely aware of the … Continue reading →

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The Zen of Candy Cane Marshmallows

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

The holiday season has this way of stirring things up. I’ve really been quite pleased so far with my Sanity plans—I’ve only bought things I’ve really wanted and waited 24 hours, I’ve avoided “baking binges”, I’ve been meditating…and then I … Continue reading →

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Being gentle

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

I’ve been enjoying the opportunity to explore what I most need through the December Self-Care Retreat, and it occurs to me that my goals fall into 2 categories: things I need to do and ways I want to be with … Continue reading →

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December Sanity Kick-Off!

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

I am really excited about our December Sanity Retreat. I see it as a chance to pause…and make sure my time and energy are going toward the parts of my life that are most important to me. I find that … Continue reading →

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GO VOTE! (& cookies)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

  Get out and vote. Please. I have no doubt you’re sick of hearing about “Bronco Bama” and Romney. I’m in Virginia, so trust me, I hear you. We are super-saturated with robocalls! But here are 3 good reasons to … Continue reading →

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Surrender–July Self Care Retreat

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

Surrender: Self-Care through Letting Go Since we’re in the midst of the July Self-Care retreat, I wanted to share this story. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one with difficulty switching my brain to “off” when necessary. I had … Continue reading →

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July Self-Care Retreat–Movement

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

Shirley of GFE is our hostess for this week with the theme of movement, and do go and check out her great post on how to get movement with an inventive way to improve her glutes. For those of you … Continue reading →

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Food restrictions as self-care

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

On the surface, “restricting” and “self-care” sound like polar opposites and I know this is such a core issue that so many of us experience in the gluten-free community.  Generally we think of restrictions as a way of saying “no”, … Continue reading →

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(Semi) Wordless Wednesday

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

My books reflect my personality (said Mr. Dude, “totally disorganized?”) Well, yes, but passionate about good reads, good eats, gardening, meditation, food politics and ranging from nutrition manuals to the Hungry Little Caterpillar and Little Engine that Could.  Can you … Continue reading →

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Too busy playing to blog!

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Cheryl Harris

Ah, how the pendulum swings back and forth.  I spent April and May buried under work projects.  So it seems, I’ve overcompensated and now can’t seem to bring myself back to the computer. E and I have been watching Avatar: … Continue reading →

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