by Petra N. | Sep 15, 2016 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
I was having OS problems a few weeks ago so the guy at the genius bar told me to wipe my phone clean. He advised me to set it up as a new phone (i.e., not from backup) to prevent the problem from reoccurring. That meant losing all my apps, emails, everything. Before...
by Petra N. | Aug 30, 2016 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
If you watched the Olympics, you heard the same conclusion over and over: “It’s the Olympics. All bets are off.” There are countless examples of how the person favored to win an event didn’t make the final or missed the podium in his or her strongest number. Too many...
by Petra N. | Aug 9, 2016 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
Feeling overwhelmed can create a sense of panic and paralysis at the same time. When we have too much to process or deal with too quickly, it’s easy to lose our ability to think clearly and act efficiently. We become stressed, numb, aloof, irritable and/or powerless....
by Petra N. | Jul 21, 2016 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
I was having lunch with friends the other day, and our conversation took us down the path of living better. For the past few years, I’ve been on a quest to simplify my life. And with that has come the re-evalution of how I make decisions. The anatomy of...
by Petra N. | Jun 28, 2016 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
With the right thoughts and emotions, we can bring more happiness, health and productivity into our lives. How so? Food and our psyche Many of us resort to food when things aren’t going our way. Some of us indulge in foods we know we shouldn’t have, and some of us...