by Michelle Lasley | May 31, 2018 | Family, Food, Health, In the Home, One a Day, Outside the Home, Post a Day 2018, The Balancing Act, The Green Life
More than ten years ago I co-authored two green guides with a colleague. And, then she moved and I remained, and life kept coming. At that time, I had the itch to know more green stories. I am resurrecting a ten-year-old idea: the green interview to ask, “How...
by Michelle Lasley | Sep 5, 2016 | Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2016, The Balancing Act
My sister-in-law introduced it as another fine Yooper culinary treat. I had never heard of it. As a self-proclaimed Yooper (born, and raised until 8 when we moved to the land of trolls), I had only ever hard of and consumed pasties (not including the Polish food I...
by Michelle Lasley | Apr 7, 2016 | Food, Health, One a Day, Post a Day 2016, The Balancing Act
One of my favorite ways for getting the benefits of any oil in me is through internal use. When I started using the oils, I added orange oil to my water. At the time, I was locked into an 8:30 am – 5 pm desk job. I was a main point of contact, so my mobility was...
by Michelle Lasley | Apr 5, 2016 | Food, Health, One a Day, Post a Day 2016, The Balancing Act
Two full Whole 30 plans. The rest of the year was a loose 80/20 following, lowering our grain input, but not saying “no” to prohibited foods like Oreos when cravings arose. What does this mean? When we focused on eating right, managing stress, and getting...
by Michelle Lasley | May 12, 2015 | Food, Health, One a Day, Post a Day 2015, The Balancing Act, The Business Side
When I started the Whole 30, I started it as an experiment with my body. I started it to see if there was any reactions to food that I could weed out. I didn’t start the Whole 30 to see how I used food to confront emotions. In the third week of the challenge...
by Michelle Lasley | Feb 20, 2014 | Family, Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2014
You’re given a plot of land and have the financial resources to do what you please. What’s the plan? Simple. Acquisitions. You see, there is a book, and it explains who all the owners are. They are neighbors to the plot of earth. They are longtime, and sometimes new,...
