#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Eat. Live. Be. for a Better 2011: I Loathe Change

May 23, 2011 · Eat. Live. Be.

How’s that for a positive title, eh?  Anyone who knows me will tell you that it’s true. I *hate* change. Abhor it.  With a passion.  It took me f-o-r-e-v-e-r to make the change from cassingles to CDs.  From VHS tapes to DVDs.  From my favorite cell phone to my can’t-live-without-it BlackBerry.  To move.  To cut my hair.  To cut in bangs.  You name the change, and I have likely fought it, kicking and screaming all the way.  It’s just part of my DNA.  I make no apologies for it, it’s how I’m wired. That being said, I am the first to admit that once I have made the change, I am undoubtedly happier for it.  I also hating reading manuals too, and usually just learn intuitively, but that’s another post entirely.

So this week’s topic for our Eat. Live. Be. crew is change, and how important it is to meeting your goals.  Can you tell I am *so* not the person to answer this one for you?  But, I have certainly said it before, when it comes to fitness and health goals, change is absolutely, positively important.  A downright must. As much as I hate it, I love meeting my goals successfully more, so have incorporated change, albeit a bit slowly sometimes, throughout the course of Cate Version 2.0.  Your body gets in a rut.  It’s just life.  I was taking five Zumba classes a week, minimum, and I was doing it for so long that my body got used to it and no longer dropped weight because of it.  It had just become part of my “normal routine,” which was sucky on a multitude of levels.  So I dropped one or two of those classes and augmented the others with walking and kettlebell.  Once my ankle heals, jogging is being thrown into the mix.

The same goes for food.  A co-worker and I were talking about this last week, and how important change is to our diets as well.  We all tend to get in the same rut of rotating amongst a handful of “good” choices for snacks and meals, and while the food items are still solid, healthy choices, your body no longer continues to respond to it in the same way.  To combat being in a rut (and embracing change), I started by making a list of about 40 snacks and now make a bigger effort to rotate through them, so that each day, each week, my body is being fueled by something good, but something different.

I am not the poster child for change. FAR FROM IT.  But eventually, when I come around, I do realize it is good.  Most of the time.  And important.  For us to move forward.  Whether it’s in work, diet, fitness regimes or even relationships.  Change, although hard to swallow, can be its own just reward.  So says the person who is awaiting a new BlackBerry to, um, replace her current BlackBerry.  Never said I was an early adopter!

To see what the rest of the ELB crew thinks about change, and whether or not it’s important, go check ’em out:

  • Sarah from Sarah’s Cucina Bella
  • Joanne from Eats Well with Others
  • Chris Arpante – Melecotte
  • Patsy – Family, Friends and Food
  • Claire – Cooking is Medicine
  • Rivki Locker – Healthy Eating for Ordinary People
  • Sarah Rogers – Sarah’s Sweet Creations

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May 23, 2011

If it's Monday...
Remember the movie Groundhog Day? Hated it, but that seems to have become my life lately. Last Monday, I got a call from Nick’s school. He had a fever and sore throat. Picked him up and went straight to the doctor. Diagnosis: strep throat. Today, got a call from Nick’s school. Fever, sore throat. Back to doctor. Strep. Continued? Again? I don’t know, but different meds this time. I am only hoping that our Groundhog Day scenario doesn’t continue until tomorrow because Tuesday morning would be when I managed to miss three steps outside and sprain my left ankle. Lord help me.

Getting In on the Act
Of course not to be outdone by her brother, she made me take pictures of her at the doctor’s office too. Ya, I don’t know what happened to her face, but that’s the way she looked when she came back from her Dad’s house last night. Must have been a rough weekend, because she certainly looks a little worse for the wear. She asked me when the scratches were going to go away. Apparently she was worried about looking her best. Go figure. ‘Cause, you know, she has a boyfriend…

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  1. Casey says

    May 23, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    I think you’ve made incredible changes! Look at how you have thrived while losing weight and enduring lots of changes in life in general. Proud of you, Cate 2.0!

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  2. Joanne says

    May 24, 2011 at 5:53 am

    I am so averse to change as well! I’ve eaten the same breakfast almost every morning for four years. No lie. but working on letting go a little and letting change into my life is definitely something I’m trying! Love that you’re going to start jogging!

    Reply
  3. Sarah Caron says

    May 24, 2011 at 8:24 am

    For someone who hates change, you’ve made quite a few really awesome and positive changes over the past few years. And, as you said, you are better off and happier for it. You know, all that change has you looking incredible these days :)

    Reply
  4. Ramona says

    May 24, 2011 at 10:56 am

    I can relate to that being sick. Been fighting a chest cold for 3 weeks now.

    Reply

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I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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