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

  • How To Cook Two Meals In Two Hours

    Today, between 3 O’clock this afternoon and 5 p.m., I danced around to my favorite tunes. While dancing, I took to the kitchen and cooked two meals.  One for my family (hubby, our 14-year-old son, and G’mom Dynamite) and one for me. The purpose of this post is to demonstrate that cooking doesn’t have to…

  • …Moving Mom To Georgia

    Man I have to tell you guys, today is the mother of all days!!  It’s monumental!  For real!   As I write this post, I’m ridding in the front seat of a rental with two very special passengers in the back seat. My mother.   My aunt Miriam.   What makes this day super duper…

  • It was one week ago Saturday that I moved about 650 miles from the Jersey Shore to North East Georgia. The Jersey Shore is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey.  I lived in Atlantic County my entire life!  This move is huge!!  Bona-fide big! Bigger than any move in my lifetime. Some family, a few…

  • Singing… “It’s Our Anniversary!”

    Books of all genres are published yearly and in various sizes.  Some books are small with a few chapters while other novels are written with over 700 pages. Novels can be captivating, heartfelt, insightful, emotional, adventurous, and enchanting; the list is endless. I can use many of the same words to describe the many chapters…

  • What Food Labels Really Say

    Earlier today on my Instagram page, I shared a picture of a product label. I tell everyone to read the label on everything you consume. My mom enjoy’s grapes and she eats a lot of them. The purpose of this update isn’t to throw any particular company under a bus.  Instead, my intentions are to…

  • Another Case of Why You Need to Read Food Labels

    While I was steaming a half dozen apples that had gone soft, I noticed an apple pie on the kitchen counter.  Mother bought the pie.  Now you know I had to examine the label. All I can say is damn! Even this label surprised me.  I counted the number of ingredients in this supermarket (who shall…