Inside The Polished Apple

What nourishes you? March makes my mind go to Nature (spring is coming so soon!) and a time of renewal. And since I so love food, nourish always takes me to what new and exciting, or safe and comforting foods, may be involved!! However, how you nourish yourself and your body does go far beyond what food or drink may be involved. Here's the current thing that is happening in my world that lends to nourishment, which my family is being so supportive about my travelling to!...Once every four years the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association hosts the Freedom to Family Wellness Summit in Washington, D.C. Area. I am excited to be attending for my first time ever and know it will be nourishing to my brain and soul. Curious why? One of the most influential people in how I view birth will be speaking-Ina May Gaskin, the pioneering midwife from The Farm. I read her books during both of my pregnancies and learned from her words the power of my body and the normalcy ...

You better grab a tea before you start reading! You know when you miss doing something but have the hardest time getting back into it? When last I was here I was still pregnant and about to take a short leave from work... hello, 13 months later. Suddenly I remembered that I DO like to write and I DO have so much to share and I had just forgotten. It feels more awkward to start again than to just randomly start posting things. One full year it has been. I thought having one kid, a business to run, a life to live was busy. I'm trying so hard not to use the B word; I'm aiming for FULL instead and that's what life has been since our family grew and the office grew right along with it. On the tail end of summer and cramming in every adventure that we can manage on so little sleep and bookended by naps and early bedtimes. And rigid meals and third breakfast and such (that one is all me but the sleep part is shared with the littlest). How to sum up the year? One ...