About Marcy
I'm tackling a series of challenges, and I'm becoming less timid and squeamish in the process. I'm also writing my memoirs, one scene at a time. Come along for the ride. Read more.-
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"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Recent Posts
- American Fried Rice and Mother’s Day Brunch
- Penelope, Persephone, and Imperfection
- A bucket of golf balls
- Timid No More eBook Trailer
- Simplicity
- Sneak Peak: Timid No More, an eBook
- Draw My Life, Please
- 10 Chapters in a Book About Me
- First World Problems
- Bad News Shop: Bases Loaded, Bottom of the Ninth
Recent Comments
- shannon { The picture at the end gave me goose bumps. So lovely. } – May 18, 7:41 PM
- Daniel Nest { Awesome post, awesome kids, awesome breakfast! Trifecta of awesomeness. } – May 18, 2:16 PM
- zoe { What a beautiful family! I loved this post! AMerican fried rice....ick. } – May 18, 2:05 PM
- nataliedeyoung { How beautiful, and how true.
And I laughed at the "American Fried Rice." } – May 18, 1:23 PM - Adaobi { You had me at American Fried Rice and the picture, food glorious food...the rest was just an excellent bonus. } – May 18, 12:44 PM
- paradisemomster { What a great analogy for motherhood! I was heavy in the Bitter Greens and Sweets this mother's day as well. Beautiful family! } – May 18, 11:59 AM
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My Favorites
- 47 Years of Great Rock: You Say It’s Your Birthday
- 50, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Push-up
- A noob gets pwned: Giving World of Warcraft a try at my children’s insistence
- Benign
- Guest post on traveling the world with children
- How to eat real food in 8 easy steps
- If You Give a Mom a Blog
- In the days of my youth… Listening to Led Zeppelin
- Internet Exile, Part Two
- It took me only 13 days to stop complaining for a week
- Just let go: Jump off a cliff
- Love in a Mixtape
- Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies in Cages with Tigers
- My First (and Second) Confession
- Peanut Zombies and Squeamish Vegans: My First Blogoversary
- Sleepers: 10 movies you’ve never seen, but should
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Categories
- 101 Things (87)
- Connecticut (28)
- Et Cetera (50)
- Fitness (18)
- Food (53)
- Life's Experiments (3)
- Music (12)
- Photography Challenge (16)
- Scene from a Memoir (24)
- Travel (23)
- Video (25)
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Tag Archives: oatmeal
Leftover Turkey Oatmeal
During this Thanksgiving weekend, I have a mountain of leftovers to contend with. I have a theory that any great meal that features a carb can be switched up a bit to make a savory oatmeal recipe. Could “Day After … Continue reading
Maple Macadamia Nut Butter and Back to School Oatmeal
This simple nut butter is so easy to make and so special to have on my morning oatmeal. I have been making more of an effort to eat a good breakfast each day this week as part of the Healthy … Continue reading
How to eat real food in 8 easy steps
I took a real food mini-pledge this week, staying away from processed foods and refined grains, such as white bread, rice, and pasta. The real food pledge follows Michael Pollan’s Food Rules to not eat anything that your great grandmother … Continue reading
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Tagged #31DBBBDay2, farmers market, Food, Jamie Oliver, Michael Pollan, mini-pledge, oatmeal, plan ahead, real food, yogurt
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Savoring Savory Oatmeal
{Celebrate your courage. Send me a postcard.} #49. 101 things in 1001 days: Try at least five savory oatmeal recipes. You are probably already a big fan of sweet oatmeal. These savory oatmeal recipes, though, might just keep you away … Continue reading



