For the love of Ron Swanson.

I love Ron Swanson. (Buzzfeed)

And all of Parks and Rec. Everything. (Buzzfeed, again)

Famous brands updated with honest taglines. I laughed out loud. (via Cupcakes & Cashmere)

Fall is the time of reading lists.  My book club is reading The Light Between Oceans this month. (Shauna Niequist)

Tips for saving time...aka plan ahead (via Smart Pretty and Awkward)

I made Em's sesame slaw last week, so yummy.  (Emily Greene Blue)

This post is amazing (Hannah Brencher) - such a good reminder that we shouldn't feel sorry for the space we take up or the emotions we feel or the choices we make. I want to start embracing the madness and sass and emotion that comes with life and appreciate it because it means I'm alive and I'm taking chances. Amen, woman. Amen. ("I feel like you're about to break into song." -Lorelai Gilmore)

I’m not gonna tell you you’re dainty, and fragile, and a flower in the field. I’m not gonna turn you into a delicate line of poetry when you were born with so much feist & zeal & madness inside of you. How dare the world not tell you, right from the start, that you are some kind of warrior. 

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Bachelorettes and Recommended Reading

This past weekend was my twin sister's bachelorette party. Talk about the perfect way to spend a weekend - with sisters and good friends in Palm Desert, relaxing, laughing, and catching up. My only complaint was that we only had two days together, but it was so much fun.

Rockin' the tiara like a boss

I love this beautiful girl more than anything and am so excited to stand with her on her big day.

The bride and her 'maids

Now, let's see what's been happening around the blogs lately...

[Pinterest]

41 Quotes from Runners.  (Thought Catalog)

25 things every woman needs to know (Hannah Brencher)

Leslie Knope's Girl Code - this made me so happy (via Cup of Jo)

Leeana's reminder to be a friend to yourself (Gypsy Ink)

Challenge: "let's be women with eyes that look out" (Darling Magazine)

23 Signs You're an Introvert (via Cupcakes & Cashmere)

Curious cats (Buzzfeed)

One of my biggest pet peeves - your vs. you're (What Should We Call Me)

Take this quiz - I got 32/36. Can you beat it? (via Cup of Jo)

A message from the Broken Heart Committee...we've all been there.  (Hannah Brencher)

The view from my front door

The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26

Random Tuesday

Get married in Paris. Yes. (via Cup of Jo)

Choose to be on your own team (Gypsy Ink)

Can I be friends with Victoria Beckham? (via Go Fug Yourself)


3 Tips for Living Transitions Well (Darling Magazine)

Life right now: it’s a funny time. Most would call it a “transition period,” but I just want to call it awkward. Or achy, or uncomfortable, or uncertain. This season is a limbo between what was settled and what will be settled. I am waiting for pieces to drift into place, and am wondering how to thrive while still surrendering to the inevitable chaos of change...Transitions are this way. Often all we want is to get out of them, and fast. We want to know what’s ahead, then grin-and-bear until it’s over. Yet the only remedy for a transition is living through it.

And while we're at it, Ecclesiastes 3:

There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

²     a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
³     a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
⁴     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
⁵     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
⁶     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
⁷     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
⁸     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

And finally, here are a few drawings I've done recently - I'm back  to charcoal.

Look familiar? Misery by Jules Desbois

Another favorite, The Embrace by Picasso

Vertumnus and Pomona by Camille Claudel

 

  

Life right now: it’s a funny time. Most would call it a “transition period,” but I just want to call it awkward. Or achy, or uncomfortable, or uncertain. This season is a limbo between what was settled and what will be settled. I am waiting for pieces to drift into place, and am wondering how to thrive while still surrendering to the inevitable chaos of change. - See more at: http://darlingmagazine.org/untethered-3-tips-for-living-transitions-well/#sthash.6yN1LsXN.dpuf

Life right now: it’s a funny time. Most would call it a “transition period,” but I just want to call it awkward. Or achy, or uncomfortable, or uncertain. This season is a limbo between what was settled and what will be settled. I am waiting for pieces to drift into place, and am wondering how to thrive while still surrendering to the inevitable chaos of change. - See more at: http://darlingmagazine.org/untethered-3-tips-for-living-transitions-well/#sthash.6yN1LsXN.dpuf

Life right now: it’s a funny time. Most would call it a “transition period,” but I just want to call it awkward. Or achy, or uncomfortable, or uncertain. This season is a limbo between what was settled and what will be settled. I am waiting for pieces to drift into place, and am wondering how to thrive while still surrendering to the inevitable chaos of change. - See more at: http://darlingmagazine.org/untethered-3-tips-for-living-transitions-well/#sthash.6yN1LsXN.dpuf

Life right now: it’s a funny time. Most would call it a “transition period,” but I just want to call it awkward. Or achy, or uncomfortable, or uncertain. This season is a limbo between what was settled and what will be settled. I am waiting for pieces to drift into place, and am wondering how to thrive while still surrendering to the inevitable chaos of change. - See more at: http://darlingmagazine.org/untethered-3-tips-for-living-transitions-well/#sthash.6yN1LsXN.dpuf

Life right now: it’s a funny time. Most would call it a “transition period,” but I just want to call it awkward. Or achy, or uncomfortable, or uncertain. This season is a limbo between what was settled and what will be settled. I am waiting for pieces to drift into place, and am wondering how to thrive while still surrendering to the inevitable chaos of change. - See more at: http://darlingmagazine.org/untethered-3-tips-for-living-transitions-well/#sthash.6yN1LsXN.dpuf

Life right now: it’s a funny time. Most would call it a “transition period,” but I just want to call it awkward. Or achy, or uncomfortable, or uncertain. This season is a limbo between what was settled and what will be settled. I am waiting for pieces to drift into place, and am wondering how to thrive while still surrendering to the inevitable chaos of change. - See more at: http://darlingmagazine.org/untethered-3-tips-for-living-transitions-well/#sthash.6yN1LsXN.dpuf

The amazing thing about life’s come aparts is that if we’ll keep our eyes open, we just might emerge a truer version of ourselves. - See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/2013/08/come-aparts-come-togethers/#sthash.VERlNaZI.dpuf

The amazing thing about life’s come aparts is that if we’ll keep our eyes open, we just might emerge a truer version of ourselves. - See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/2013/08/come-aparts-come-togethers/#sthash.CfCPLflD.dpuf

The amazing thing about life’s come aparts is that if we’ll keep our eyes open, we just might emerge a truer version of ourselves. - See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/2013/08/come-aparts-come-togethers/#sthash.CfCPLflD.dpuf

The amazing thing about life’s come aparts is that if we’ll keep our eyes open, we just might emerge a truer version of ourselves. - See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/2013/08/come-aparts-come-togethers/#sthash.CfCPLflD.dpuf

Randoms.

Happy Tuesday sunshine, here is what my last week looked like:

Dinners with friends. Rach left this weekend to start her second (!) year of optometry school. She's growing up so fast.

Siah was my roommate last week - she's wonderful company. Her favorite activities include sitting on Trader Joe's bags, drinking out of (my) water glasses, and helping me make the bed. Dislikes? Closed doors, anyone who is sleeping when she's hungry, and sitting like a normal cat.

I finished Beautiful Ruins this week - I had seen recommendations for it on other blogs and wasn't really sure what to expect. I loved the cover right away...so there's that. Then I found it in a used bookstore and figured I might as well try it - I love any excuse to buy used books. I really enjoyed it though. The format was a little like The Help where each chapter switches to another character's perspective, except in Beautiful Ruins it also goes back and forth in time to pull the story together. Not in a jarring way. I'm not explaining this well, am I? Whatever. It was good - one of those comforting books you read during the summer, you know?

One of my friends had asked me to do some drawings for her. I really like doing these quick sketches on book pages because it doesn't feel as permanent. Like, if I wanted to throw it away, I wouldn't be wasting good drawing paper. Plus the words in the background are more interesting than a white blank page (I couldn't resist).

I'll always love drawing Rodin sculptures (okay, that fourth one is Picasso). I could draw the same one a hundred times and every drawing would look different. Granted, I don't draw them perfectly each time, so you could say that my mistakes just vary, but I like them that way. Anyway, here is the series I did for Laura.

The Little Prince obsession continues...

I realized this weekend that I own five copies of this book. One is on loan to a friend, one is in French (I've translated it for various classes), one is part of a collection of stories by Saint-Ex, and the other two belonged to my grandmother. I'm glad she shared my love (okay, obsession) for The Little Prince. Everyone should read it. It's a lovely story. I mean, how can you not love him when he explains that grown ups just don't understand the world like children do? And he loves his rose. And sunsets. And the lamplighter. Okay I could do this for days, just go read it. Or borrow one of my copies.


In other news:

Look at this painting - don't you love it?? [Cindy Greene Paints]

You're beautiful. [Darling Magazine]

My favorite shade of green [Knit Love, Knit Blue]

Unique world maps? Check. [via Rachel Held Evans]

Silence is powerful. [via Cup of Jo]



xoxo

How To Sparkle a Little Brighter, Darling

A few weeks ago, my sister and I attended a women's event at our church. The topic: Courage.  Talk about God's timing. Leeana Tankersley was the speaker - she's amazing. Please, go read her blog. All of it. I'll wait.

Okay, now that we're all in love with this woman, let's talk about courage. I had never really given it much thought before that event. I mean, sure, I like thinking I have guts and I can be bold and brave when I need to be, and sure, I can stand up for myself. But often, I don't choose this path. Because it's easier to be critical of myself. It's easier to chime in with that nagging voice in the back of my head that likes to be the victim of all the problems in my life. I can hear my dad now, "Just because it's easy doesn't mean it's good for you."

But listening to Leeana made me want to practice courage (kind of the point, Hil). She repeated a phrase throughout the evening - the first time she said it, everyone in the room grabbed a pen and wrote it down - it should go on a bumper sticker or something. Courage is taking the first step - and our tiny step is met with a thousand parts God's grace. Our tiny part of courage is met with a thousand parts God's grace. Ouf. And she knows what she's talking about. This woman has lived in the Middle East with her husband, a Navy SEAL, on two different tours...with three small children. That's a lot of courage and even more grace.

Then she gave us some steps to strengthen our courage muscles. There were three, I can only remember one ("It's like a statistical thing, whenever there are three of something, you can never remember the third one." Well said, Doyle, but I forgot two).  The first step was to practice becoming a friend to yourself. She has talked about this on her blog in the past, so the concept wasn't new to me, but I've been practicing it more and more lately and I love it - just look at my Pinterest.

I practice being a friend to myself when I'm getting dressed in the morning, when I'm cooking, when I'm exercising, when I'm doing my nails. I think for a bit about what will make me happy in that moment and do what I can to put that into action.

I don't wear clothes that make me uncomfortable.

I don't stress about sticking to 100%-Paleo meals if doing so makes me angry at cavemen.

I stop thinking in "shoulds" because, honestly, who is going to tell me that I "shouldn't" wear my favorite dress today, even though I wore it last week? That's right. NO ONE.

I'm choosing to be kind to myself. I'm treating myself like a friend and not like an enemy.

Don't get me wrong, I still have expectations for myself. I'm not a just-do-whatever-you-want-regardless-of-consequences hippie. No sir. But I'm more reasonable with my expectations, especially tiny-detail-expectations. Instead of all black and white, I allow for grey if it makes me happy. You know how much I love grey, after all.

Try it, I dare you! Do small things today that make you happy. Or start with just one small thing. If you want to dance around your living room to a Ray Charles song, do it - you'll love it (I speak from experience). Make a cup of tea and read one of Lauren Conrad's novels (I've also done this). Paint your nails whatever color you want. Wear clothes that make you happy.

Be kind to yourself.

Because it doesn't make sense to be kind to everyone else and not to yourself.

It's logic. I'm nothing if not logical.

The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. [Victor Hugo]

I believe we all want to be people of the heart. We don’t want to be marking time, living in survival mode, eeking life out. We want to be flourishing, living from a very awake and alive heart. We want to live from the broad grace, the expanse, the spacious place.
This requires courage.
Mainly because many of us carry chaos inside us that is unresolved. This chaos creates a level of discomfort, dis-ease. When we hit up against the raw places inside us, we have a choice: numb or respond.
It takes courage to respond. It takes courage to feel. It takes courage to put our phones down and look up at the world. It takes courage to get up off the couch.
It takes courage to make one small step in the right direction.
- See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/#sthash.F3UzHdoU.dpuf

xoxo

I believe we all want to be people of the heart. We don’t want to be marking time, living in survival mode, eeking life out. We want to be flourishing, living from a very awake and alive heart. We want to live from the broad grace, the expanse, the spacious place.
This requires courage.
Mainly because many of us carry chaos inside us that is unresolved. This chaos creates a level of discomfort, dis-ease. When we hit up against the raw places inside us, we have a choice: numb or respond.
It takes courage to respond. It takes courage to feel. It takes courage to put our phones down and look up at the world. It takes courage to get up off the couch.
It takes courage to make one small step in the right direction.
- See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/#sthash.F3UzHdoU.dpuf

I believe we all want to be people of the heart. We don’t want to be marking time, living in survival mode, eeking life out. We want to be flourishing, living from a very awake and alive heart. We want to live from the broad grace, the expanse, the spacious place.
This requires courage.
Mainly because many of us carry chaos inside us that is unresolved. This chaos creates a level of discomfort, dis-ease. When we hit up against the raw places inside us, we have a choice: numb or respond.
It takes courage to respond. It takes courage to feel. It takes courage to put our phones down and look up at the world. It takes courage to get up off the couch.
It takes courage to make one small step in the right direction.
- See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/#sthash.F3UzHdoU.dpuf

I believe we all want to be people of the heart. We don’t want to be marking time, living in survival mode, eeking life out. We want to be flourishing, living from a very awake and alive heart. We want to live from the broad grace, the expanse, the spacious place.
This requires courage.
Mainly because many of us carry chaos inside us that is unresolved. This chaos creates a level of discomfort, dis-ease. When we hit up against the raw places inside us, we have a choice: numb or respond.
It takes courage to respond. It takes courage to feel. It takes courage to put our phones down and look up at the world. It takes courage to get up off the couch.
It takes courage to make one small step in the right direction.
- See more at: http://www.gypsyink.com/#sthash.F3UzHdoU.dpuf

Welcome back

Oh, hello. I'm back from vacation and still recovering from lack of sleep, so forgive me if I seem a little loopy.

I took a week off work to go visit my people in other parts of California. Parents, old roommates, best friend, twin, parents again, strangers - it was a little hectic, but I had so much fun. It's kind of a joke in our family that we're not great with transitions, and vacation transitions are difficult to say the least. But since I wasn't any one place for more than two or three days, I think it helped me stay on my toes rather than get into a routine. So now that I'm back, let's look at some pictures!

My dad and I are a bit obsessed with used bookstores. He took me to Gatsby Books in Long Beach when I was there last week. It is very organized but still maintains that cluttered-bookstore vibe. And of course there's a cat, so I mean, what's not to love? I may have gotten another copy of Le Petit Prince...you can never have too many.

 One of my favorite things to do while I'm at home is to go for a morning run on the beach. I love the ocean, especially in the morning when it's still quiet. The only people out are the locals and the surfers. No shoes and some Bon Iver or Phil Wickham, and I'm a happy camper. I don't really care that the water is freezing or that I have to constantly watch where I step because who knows what's in the sand. The ocean has always been one of the places where I feel closest to God. Refuge.

After spending a day at my parents' house, I went up to Northern California with one of my friends to visit one of my old roommates. We spent most of the first day in San Francisco then went out to Santa Rosa. We had been to San Fran together a couple years ago, so I wasn't set on doing touristy things again. While we were delayed in the airport (don't get me started) I looked up a museum in the city with some Rodin sculptures (I must have a radar for these things), so we got lunch and went there.

Lunch was an adventure. My goal was barbeque and we ended up at a little Chinese restaurant. Nailed it. Still yummy though, and I introduced my friends to dry-sauteed string beans - a Greene family favorite.

Yes, there are chickens in the window behind us

The Legion of Honor wasn't specifically a Rodin museum, but it had a few rooms with some of his sculptures - more than I expected. It was fun to tell my friends about some of the pieces and the stories behind them, like The Three Shades, The Gates of Hell, and the Burghers of Calais. Not that I'm an expert, but I picked up a few things while I was in Paris.

The Three Shades

Rodin's The Thinker is in the museum courtyard, so of course we had to stop and document him. The picture of me on the left is in Paris, the right is in San Francisco, a year apart. Yes, I realize I'm wearing almost the exact same outfit. At least Traveling Hil is consistent.

Okay, the sunglasses are the same, but that's it, I promise.

We went to Ghirardelli square and split a sundae - it was gone in two minutes, so good.

Shocker, there was fog on the bay.

The next day we went to Healdsburg (and another bookstore, oops) and then sat by the Russian River to eat lunch.

When I got home from Santa Rosa, my best friend and I drove up to see my twin sister in Santa Barbara. It was a mellow trip but so good to catch up with the two of them. Mel is in the midst of wedding planning - goodness, it sounds overwhelming!

The bean and bear - 1.18.14

It's definitely an adjustment coming back to work and routine, but it hasn't been too stressful. I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by!

Also, introversion quotes.

xoxo

thursday reading

Beauty from the inside out (GOOP)

59 Free things to do (The Freedom Experiment)

12 Things that show you who you really are (Thought Catalog)

Also - 35 Quotes for Introverts (Thought Catalog)

Why do toddlers freak out so often? (Jason Good)

How to: thrive in your twenties (Darling Magazine)

The Happiness To-Do List  (Thought Catalog)

More reasons to be Paleo (Buzzfeed)

What does your soul need today? (Gypsy Ink)


xoxo

Save 'em for a rainy day

There is a crack in everything (via Rachel Held Evans)

If I patch up my cracks and you patch yours, we will never find each other. We remain in darkness. [Tedd Cadd]

In which you're a pioneer (Sarah Bessey)


How to be an introvert in an extroverted world (HelloGiggles)


On a related note: 31 unmistakable signs that you're an introvert. CHECK. (Buzzfeed)


How do Americans say specific words? (via The Paris Review Daily)


Pie Charts (via A Cup of Jo)


A love story for every state (Amazon via The Paris Review)

Mug Cake #2 + Links

Let's just say, it's been a week.

I had a lovely package arrive a few days ago from my best friend--Paleo Trail Mix! Isn't she thoughtful? I've been carrying the jar around with me all week. It's walnuts, cashews, almonds, pepitas (I think), various dried fruits, big shreds of coconut, and little chunks of chocolate.

cheers, bonjour, howdy

I made a new mug cake last night. I adjusted my mom's original mug brownie recipe (which is excellent already). I just added an egg and some coconut flour--I don't know why, I was just in that sort of mood.

1 ripe banana
2 eggs
1-2 tablespoons almond butter
1 heaping tablespoon cocoa
1 (small) tablespoon coconut flour (I didn't actually measure this, so I'm estimating here; start with a little sprinkle, add more if you want)
Few dashes of cinnamon

Mush the banana, then mix in the eggs, then the almond butter. Slowly stir in the cocoa (it might end up all over the counter), the coconut flour, and the cinnamon. If this isn't already in a microwave-safe dish, put it in one and microwave for about 3 minutes, or until cooked in the middle. It will rise a bit, so make sure the bowl/dish isn't too shallow. It could probably serve 2-3 people, but it's okay if you eat the whole thing yourself.

I didn't take a picture but it looked like a brownie in a bowl--take my word for it. I also topped my piece with some chocolate chips.

Now, eat your brownie and read these articles. Happy Friday!

The Science of Being a Sports Fan (Smithsonian)

33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places in the World (BuzzFeed via Rachel Held Evans) 

Who doesn't love Maggie Smith? (via Sarah Bessey)

There's a new trailer for Great Gatsby. I. Can't. Wait. (via Sarah Bessey)

100 Rules of Dinner. Fascinating. (Dinner, A Love Story via Cup of Jo)

How to Catch a Star (The Freedom Experiment)

Continue with the willingness to accept that it might not happen when you want it, and it might not happen the way you want it to be. But if you learn to think different – I promise you that dreams come true.

Did you know they're renaming cuts of meat? Does this mean I'll know what a Denver steak is? Nope. (Chicago Tribune)

Runners Aren't Crazy! (Hello Giggles)

xo

Tuesday reading

Happy Tuesday! Some of these articles might be a little intense (all are still excellent) so I recommend the last two to end on a positive note.

xo





 A Word About Transitions from Leeana Tankersley (GypsyInk)

• Do your best to be kind to yourself
• Let God into the chaos
• Let people love you

here

God-Shaped Hole by Addie Zierman (via Sarah Bessey)

We are, all of us, punched through with holes, living with a little bit more emptiness every  year. And it’s possible to be filled with the Spirit and still feel the void...God is not some perfectly shaped stopper, meant to keep a sinking ship afloat. He is something else entirely – a life boat, a raft. The Rock that we cling to when the whole thing is going to hell.

Good advice about fear (via Smart, Pretty, and Awkward)

here

How the news impacts your health (Mark's Daily Apple, via Holly Would If She Could)

Things I wish I could go back and say to my college self. Accurate. (Hello Giggles)

Let's Roar (Paleo for Women)

here

63 reasons why boy bands were better in the 90's (Buzzfeed)

Catch (You Tube via Hello Giggles)

Bored? Here, I'll help.

A brilliant idea (thxthxthx)

Reconstructing the Bridge Metaphor (A Deeper Story): 

"Look, this is hard. You're all tangled up in the darkness. But you're not failing. You are still held, you are still loved. You are suspended over the void. You are in the hard, beautiful middle of faith. You are exactly where you are supposed to be."

Life in the wilderness (Adam S McHugh via Sarah Bessey):  

"The life of faith in this world seems to get expressed mostly in the wilderness. Perhaps this broken, visited, and waiting world is the wilderness."

A courageous perspective. (Nate Pyle via Rachel Held Evans)

A surprisingly interesting history of cereal and how advertising has made us believe it is "healthy" (via Nom Nom Paleo)

My mom is pretty talented (Cindy Greene Paints)

An Introverted Angel by Anne Bogel (Adam S. McHugh)

Speaking of introverts, this book looks interesting...

Okay one more: How to Care for Introverts. (I'm an introvert, can you tell?)

Pinterest, via Lou, Boos and shoes

Easy Paleo

I've been eating Paleo (aka the Caveman Diet) since I got back from France last July. Talk about a diet change...France is all about the bread and cheese. There is so much information about Paleo out there, everyone has a story about how it worked (or didn't work) for them, but the bottom line for me is this: I feel better. I've read a lot of information about the diet itself and the health benefits that come from eating this way, but I realize it might not work the same for others. My blood-sugar issues have disappeared completely, my hormones have mellowed a bit, and I find that I stay fuller longer when I eat this way. I've also incorporated more strength-training into my workouts and have eased up on the cardio, so I feel stronger and better overall.

It's easy to toot my Paleo horn but I have to remind myself that it may not be for everyone, so it takes some graceful navigating when explaining my lifestyle to others.  ("You don't eat bread?!? What do you eat then?" "I eat REAL FOOD, what do you eat?!?" ...not exactly helpful)

I recommend reading as much as you can (or can handle) about Paleo and going from there. It's easier to commit when you know a bit of the science behind it. Plus it helps to have something to say when people ask about it...because they will.

from The Clothes Make the Girl (source unknown)

                             

Here are my favorite Paleo blogs:

For new cavepeople:

• The Paleo Mom: Start Here
• CaveGirlEats: What is Paleo?
• NomNomPaleo: Paleo 101
• MELT: Let's Try This

 Favorite recipe/paleo lifestyle blogs:

• PaleOMG
• NomNomPaleo
• The Clothes Make The Girl
• The Paleo Mom
• MELT
• GreeneFood

Each of those sites has links to other Paleo resources, so click around for a while and soak in all the information! Just remember that what works for some people might not work as well for others, so experimenting with Paleo is important; figure out what works for you. Whole30 is a good place to start--I recommend it.

things to read on a saturday

Leo Babauta: Advice to My Kids (via Cup of Jo)

Weekly portrait project: You Are My Wild

Do something for your mental health (Gypsy Ink)

Easy Paleo dinners (MELT)

Eat red meat (via NomNomPaleo)

Hi big dreamer and Wanderlust (The Freedom Experiment)