Can you beeeee-lieve it’s almost 2017? Eeeek! This year has flown by. (cliche, I know).
Each year seems more nuts than the year before. When does this craziness taper off? When I retire and the kids are grown? I’m unsure of that… my parents seem to have more of a social life than I do. Ba-haha.
Some updates since we last spoke…
-Arlie is now nine months old (jeez Louise). She never (ever) sits still and is putting {absolutely} everything into her mouth. Her top tooth is about to push through, to join her bottom two. She’s an awesome eater and loves to sleep (did I just jinx myself?). This is one of my favorite ages, if only I could keep her little.
-Albany is almost three (in February). She’s a dancin’, singin’, energetic little spitfire. She’s still super sensitive but with a touch of sass. She attends a Montessori preschool (half days) and is growing up quicker than I’d like. It’s so fun to see her making friends and learning new things.
-Darrin is about the same. Same job. Still being husband of the year. 🙂 He’s been doing tons of house projects since the beginning of the summer. Our basement and laundry room are finally completed. wooooooo-hoooo.
-Me (other than Healthy Hearts)- I taught at the University of Dayton and Wittenberg University this past semester as an adjunct. I love working with college students. They have such energetic, passionate minds. I enjoy the change of pace throughout my workday.
For fun? I’m still swimming with my momma 1-2x/week and trying to avoid spending all of my money on shoes. Oh… and the Buckeyes are back in the College Football Playoffs. OH-IO.
and now… the big news.
Big, big changes at Healthy Hearts Nutrition (HHN).
Cat. is. out. of. the. bag.
- Website has been upgraded. Clearly you know this… you’re reading from my site. I love it and love John at Shout it Out Design. Highly, highly recommend.
- HHN is moving to an electronic health record. You can now schedule online, do appointments virtually via the HIPAA compliant platform, and tons of other cool features. Check it out!
- We’re hiring another dietitian! This one woman show cannot keep up (great problem to have BTW)… so a new dietitian will be joining the practice in the spring. hooooooooo-ray!
- We’re MOVING! Okay… or at least opening a second location. TBD whether the Springfield office is staying or going… but one thing is for sure… a new HHN office is opening in Yellow Springs (YS)! My parents own a farm just west of YS. On that property sits a cute little farmhouse, built in 1900. Moving there will enable me to have a community garden (hello fresh produce), use the kitchen for cooking/canning classes, chickens for fresh eggs. A local food co-op? Yoga looking out over the corn field? I mean come on… so many possibilities. Farm to table… real food, real nutrition.
A girl can dream and boy am I dreaming big. Counting my blessings each and every day.
I’ll try to keep you posted as I know more details. Planning on opening late spring-ish.
…and no blog post is complete without food.
New recipe in my repertoire, Southwestern Brussels Sprouts, from Cookin Canuck. I love Mexican food and the little southwest flair in this recipe give these Brussels so much flavor. Try um’… I swear you’ll thank me.
Readers… have a wonderful Christmas holiday. It’s my favorite time of the year. Muah!