Julia Several years ago I went to see a nutritionist to help me get in shape for my triathlon season. She asked me to bring along any sort of nutrition plan I’d used in the past. I laid them out on the table, she looked them over then ever so gently asked me, ”Which one o

Julia I’m scrambling to finish up some work that really needs to be put to bed by tomorrow, the last day of 2012. I spent a lot of time in front to the computer so decided to do exercises and yoga positions during my writing breaks every 30 minutes. I also walked a bit; from our

Julia I worked all day on client training plans so no interesting photos, except my one moment when I went outdoors… I doubled my run time today, from one minute fractions to two. My leg felt fine while I was running and now I have to start the ever so patient job of building ba

Julia Piero got it into his head that he was going to take Evan and I to see Le Grotte di Castallana. It’s a Grotto here in Apulia that was discovered in 1938. I had a ton of work to do plus…um, it didn’t sound like my kind of thing. He was insistent and wouldn’

Julia We were invited to a friend’s house for dinner and I thought I did really well. Actually, I probably deserve some kind of medal for refusing all the carbo laden dishes. I stuck to protein and a raw vegetable dish that was near my plate. I was actually feeling pretty smug u

Julia Here in Italy we are still on holiday, today being “Santo Stefano”. But having grown up in the States to me it’s just the day after Christmas. I take it off because I’m forced to; there are no stores or shops open and everybody is still in holiday mode. I

Julia When I went on my morning walk I encountered about six other people either running or walking down the road. I always find saying hello to people an experiment in social behavior. Sometimes they won’t look at you, won’t allow their eyes to glance your way, pretending

Julia Ever since I was a little girl my family has always celebrated Christmas on the Eve. My Father worked at a radio station as an announcer and always got stuck with the Christmas Day shift. To make up for it they gave him Christmas Eve off. All my childhood memories are of Chr

Julia Shauna sent me a quick note yesterday, “How do you cook thistles?”. You boil them first, and then they can be baked. They’re really good mixed with bread crumbs and olive oil to give them a crunchy texture. The edible part is the stem which tastes similar to

Julia I’m so glad all is well in the world and that we’re still alive. I didn’t give a lot of thought to the Mayan Prophecy but people around me would not stop talking about it. Yesterday we were in the car at 11.00 am and since we were stuck in traffic, everything w