What's going on?

Food - Our relationship with food is a funny thing. Everyone in your family can, and often does, have a different idea about what food means to them. And there is usually a difference in the relationship depending upon if you are a male or a female. In our family the women tend to go for the fruits and vegetables (quality) and the men go for substance (quantity.) It is usually harder for women to maintain their weight than it is for men. Which makes you wonder, how are we gaining weight if we are eating fruits and vegetables? I think we all know that answer.... Back to the point I was going to make. I have a phrase I tell my daughter about weight and I will share it with you; "weight is fleeting." What?? Let me explain. Weight is like our mood, it can change rather quickly. One day we can be happy, the next day, we are sad. So it is with weight, one day we feel thin and we think "wow, I feel good, I even look hot." And then the next day, we feel like we gained 5 lbs overnight. How does that happen? Who knows. All we have to remember is; weight is fleeting - get over it!

Dish - What's going on? (I borrowed that line from the Joe Schmo Show that aired back in 2003.) That is what I thought when I heard the news on Wall Street - Dow Jones down more than 504 points! What's going on? It seems that every where look another conglomerate bites the dust or is in need of a bailout. Add that to the natural disasters that are taking place Louisiana, Houston, etc.. After the wake of destruction, we need to rebuild those communities, and we have to ask, where is all the money going to come from? Before we start running around yelling "the sky is falling, the sky is falling." Let's take a deep breath. Life is cyclic and we will get through this just as the generations before us have. We live in a great country! A country that shows generosity to those less fortunate, a country that is full of wonderful people who are willing to lend a hand to those in need, and do so with their hearts full of love for their fellow men and women. Together, we will get through this. That my friend is what's going on!

Embellish - To see the beauty of today, look no further than the faces that surround you!