Posts under ‘lightly noted’

New posts on Graceful Balance will resume later this year after I complete a couple of projects I have in the works. In the meantime, check out some posts from the archives!   Nutrition: Nutrition Spotlight: 10 Ways to Get into the Breakfast Habit Nutrition Spotlight: Juices   Inspirational Women Series: Betty Bethards Alexandra Stoddard [...]

February 14th is coming up again as evidenced by the abundance of red and pink in the stores and displays set up to entice shoppers to buy candy, flowers, jewelry and lingerie. It’s a holiday that people tend to embrace or ignore. Some feel pressured to go through the motions and try to create a [...]

“Christmas means love.” ~ Clearly Composed “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.” ~ Dr. Seuss “Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill [...]

Let’s imagine life is a journey and let’s agree that you planned this journey. You designed every curve, every detour and every stop for gas along the way. Take a moment and be with that thought. Now…how are you traveling? Are you taking care of the vehicle otherwise known as your body? Are you tuned [...]

I love a challenge and this is a pretty great one found over at the ever helpful ProBlogger site. Here are my 7 links. My first post: Well, the very first post is a simple introduction because I wanted to note the day I truly committed to making this blog a priority in my life. [...]

I have no problem standing proud and admitting that I watch the reality show brilliance known as The Real Housewives of New York City. I would call it a guilty pleasure but there is no real guilt involved. As part of a balanced life I take great joy in taking an hour a week and [...]

I am not usually a Saturday blogger but, there are some cool things happening out there in the blogosphere that I wanted to share with my readers. Tina from Carrots’N’Cake and Kate from What Kate Ate have come together to organize a blog wide yoga challenge for the month of May. 122 different bloggers have [...]

Dear Mr. Perfectionism, I don’t even know where to start. We have been together for so long now. I remember you helping me to organize my Barbie collection. The Ken doll seemed so pleased with our efforts! I remember how you helped me get good grades in school. We aced every term paper together. It’s [...]