Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal
My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou
Category: Family Living
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“Decorate your life with random acts of kindness.” -Paul Williams on SuperSoulSunday Happy Sunday! 🙂
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Like my zodiac twin, Leo the lion, I am roaring with pleasure! Black rice is the newest cuisine that I added to my weekly palate. On Sunday, I blogged about my first time cooking it. I give it two thumbs up! The texture and flavor are like that of brown rice and you cook it pretty…
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Two weeks ago I cooked baked ziti for my family. This week it’s authentic baked mac & cheese. While they enjoy the dish and look forward to traditional meals, I feel like a heel for feeding it to them. Some of the meal are loaded with the unhealthy fats. Whenever possible, I substitute with “low fat”…
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Equal to my passion for fitness is encouraging, uplifting, educating, and empowering teens. Teenagers are cool beings, often misunderstood, and just want to be heard. No different from when we were adolescents. How soon we forget. I don’t know of anyone who miraculously jumped from age 13 right into “wisdom” and “maturity.” Heck many adults…
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B’Dazzle is so handsome and is proudly wearing his first genuine leather men’s coat today! My baby is growing up! Saturday this fierce little dude held it down in his position as nose-guard for our township’s Junior Varsity Football Team! He is lean, well-defined, weighs 86 pounds, and 4’9″ inches tall… And strong as a…
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Good Morning! Happy Sunday! 🙂 Autumn Sunday mornings (for me) means chill time with the family (not including the gym). Howling winds woke me this morning; it sounded cold out there. SJ is cold (44 degrees) and to think that in a few hours, we’ll be on the football field. So you know I couldn’t…