First Steps to Simple Living — Do This First!
When we hear about simple living it’s such an alluring prospect. But how can we possibly simplify our frenzied lives? We must first take some initial steps to find out where and how to begin.
What to do with all that summer zucchini! — Recipes and Ideas
Late summer is the time to find all the zucchini recipes and ideas we can get our hands on. So here’s an offering of fun recipes, kids activities, and other ways to use the prodigious summer squash.
Zucchini Facts and Nutrition Information
Valuable facts and nutrition information for zucchini include its low calorie count, great source of dietary fiber, and a vitamin and mineral content which lends some useful healing properties. My research into zucchini’s use as a dietary aid and home remedy yielded some interesting results.
Chinese Stir Fry Recipe with Summer Vegetables
This authentic Chinese stir-fry recipe is my response to the question “What can I do with all this summer zucchini?” Stir fries are an easy way to use up vegetables like zucchini and summer squash. I’ve found this recipe to be tasty, simple, and kinda fun when you get a rhythm going!
Summer Grilled Vegetables Recipe
With the heat of summer and the abundance of summer vegetables like zucchini, summer squash and eggplant, here’s a recipe for cooking on the grill — a great way to avoid heating up the house!
What Is Mindfulness? –or– How to Do Something without Doing Anything
Mindfulness is simply “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment.” But explaining mindfulness and understanding what it truly is also means tackling its inherent roadblocks.
Teaching Children Independent Skills: A Modeling Technique
We can teach our children to complete tasks independently or learn new skills while giving them pride in their accomplishments. By applying the “Learning-Teaching Cycle” we teach kids to slowly move toward completing tasks independently with success.
Restructuring in August
Alongside all of my recent ethical soul-searching I’ve been planning a bit of restructuring and formalizing of my blog mission here at hippie dippie bébé. Getting people to come see means both a lil bit of promotion and a nice-nice SEO-optimized blog-o-matic site, a task in and of itself. (Yes, I know what you’re thinking: “You mean by joining StumbleUpon, Digg, or Kirtsy and giving my favorite hippie dippie bébé posts a thumbs up I’m helping to spread the good green word?”)
