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Creating Space

I rush to Thursday. By Thursday, I’m mentally, physically and spiritually ready for the weekend break! It feels like I’m on a set of monkey bars- grabbing each bar, one, two, three, four…and then it is Thursday. I jump off. Weekends never meant as much...

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Got Peanuts? + Working Out Wednesday

I spent most of the work day yesterday judging the Peanut Presentations for the annual State Congress and learned so much  from 9-18 year olds. I really did not expect a full morning of food demonstrations worthy of the food network! It was also filled...

Student Wellness Policy- School Nutrition

Most of the children participating in free/reduced lunch programs are consuming at least 50% of their daily calories at school. For some of these children, school meals are the only source of nutrition they receive. I’ve mentioned briefly what I do and how it relates...

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Work Travels: Murphy to Manteo

The town of Murphy, NC was founded in 1835 when the first post office was opened under the name of Huntington, the Col. Hunter was the First Postmaster.  Huntington later became Murphy, named after Archibald D. Murphey, Archibald D. Murphey   Later in 1839, Cherokee...

Link to Work Travels: Madison County and Unexpected Surprises!

Work Travels: Madison County and Unexpected Surprises!

Today was absolutely phenomenal but filled with unexpected surprises! Dinner last night was in Asheville at The Early Girl Cafe. I had the Turkey Reuben (with local sauerkrat) and the Potato Soup ( which I ended up exchanging for Beets because the soup didn’t taste...

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Wood Grilled Salmon Served on a Desktop

One of the best parts about working as an extension of management at a polished casual fish restaurant is getting free dinner, which turns into a free lunch ! Even though I ate out of my to-go containers on a desk at work, the flavor...