Tag: writers
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Josephine & Ms Tee: Loc’s, Gardens, and Grandma Nem: An Autoethnographic Journey #4

Happy Tuesday! I harvested half of my collards from my garden on January 1st. So thankful! I have a new upload and episode featuring harvest updates, hair, history, homegirl moments and more! Thank you to everyone who checked out the first three episodes last week! Want the full story? Below is this link You can…
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Loc’s, Gardens, and Grandma Nem: An Autoethnographic Journey #1

Documenting the past 5 years of research for school, my garden, and my sister circle. These stories and videos are a gift to my children, students, and anyone seeking inspiration on their journey of healing and wellness. I hope they encourage reflection and plant seeds for growth and connection. 🌱📖✨ What are you growing or…
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10-Minute Guided Walking Meditation | The Plus Size Vegan – EP19

Take a moment to breathe and release stress and tension as you walk! Below is our Monday walking meditation, designed to focus on mindfulness and letting go of tension as you walk. We’ll use this meditation daily throughout the week as a start to our daily walk and post-dinner walk. This week is walk 161-168.…
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Vegan Sourdough Grilled Cheese with Roasted Kale from the garden.

After my daily walk, I made hubby and I each a quick grilled cheese sandwich. I roasted and cooked Curly kale and Dino kale freshly harvested from the garden in olive oil and pink salt. I used two types of sourdough bread, plain and jalapeno, vegan cheese and the sautéed kale. These were a treat.…
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“Heatwave Fighting” kale straight from our garden…

Embracing the garden-to-table life with my better half! Yesterdays lunch featured my “heatwave fighting” kale straight from our garden—both classic and dino varieties. Can’t wait to share how I used this harvest of kale for our lunch below . #GardenToTable #HomegrownGoodness“ I used all the veggies and fruit we had left over from the week.…
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From Garden to Table: My Weekend Walk and Garden Meal

10:00 am Journal I’m writing this at about 10 am; I just finished my early morning walk. It’s the weekend, so I woke up later than usual. While walking this am, I tried to be more mindful of what my body craved and what it needed to be fueled and recover well. As the end…
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….And I don’t wait for inspiration
I’m taking a short break after my daily walk to romanticize my Saturday chores, when all I really want to do is play in my garden and write. This quote by Maya Angelou serves as a reminder that tidying will enhance my writing and meditation sessions this week. “I make writing as much a part…
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a swollen pungent-tasting edible root 11/18/2022

I totally remember when I took these photos! At that time, I had a dream of having a home filled with various root vegetables that I grew myself. A few weeks before taking these pictures of my radishes, I celebrated my garden’s first harvest on my birthday by capturing a photo and writing a blog…
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but…it turned out well.

One of my biggest regrets is throwing away most of my journals from college before moving to New York in 2010. I discovered a few old journals and notes from around that time on my computer this week. It’s so interesting to read how confident, absolutely wrong, dream-filled, afraid, and courageous I was in my…
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I admit, they were indeed more beautiful than me.

Hello! I hope you are well. This week, I have a 10-minute podcast and a transcription of the podcast available for those who prefer reading my weekly blog post. Disclaimer: The transcript is not a polished piece of writing, but rather a transcription of a podcast. As I continue to improve my editing process, I…