May 31

May 31 Yogi Blurbs

Healthy Family, Products & Gift Ideas, Seasons

I finally practiced yoga after a four or five month hiatus. The yoga hiatus was not because I needed a break from it. Gosh, I love yoga. No matter how intentional I want to be, life just rolls right over my practice. You’d think I would make it a top priority since everything about yoga makes me feel like Barb Pellicer Paton. When I come back to yoga after missing it, I find myself again. That’s the cool thing about yoga. When life gets in the way of practicing, which it will always fight to do, there is peace knowing that I will find myself again.

Feb 15

Feb 15 Connection (Last One, Part 4)

Barb Pellicer Paton

Healthy Family

Before I jump right in, I wanted to explain that Connection (Last One, Part 4) is not a culmination of Connection (Part 1), Connectors (Part 2) and Connection (Part 3). All three posts are individually exclusive of each other so you can enjoy any one of them at any time without having to read them in consecutive order or not read any of them at all. You can just start right here.

May 12

May 12 Balance

Barb Pellicer Paton

Healthy Family

Mother’s Day 2020 was the most PERFECT day of my year so far. This statement is significant because the Virgo in me strives for perfection 24/7 but the Type-A in me won’t ever let that happen. My Mother’s Day was special because I felt completely BALANCED. Yowza! That’s another significant statement because I equate the concept of “balance” to a unicorn. Everyone wants to believe in unicorns even though we know they don’t really exist. And everyone wants to believe that there is such a thing called “balance”.

Jul 23

Jul 23 The Gift of Meditation

Barb Pellicer Paton

Healthy Family, Products & Gift Ideas, Travel & Leisure

I’m going to admit right here, right now that I DO NOT MEDITATE. I am such a poser when I wear this shirt. The thing is, when I received the shirt I was on this big kick of trying to meditate. And I keep wearing the shirt because someday I will be that person who meditates. As the saying goes, “Those who can’t meditate, need it the most.” True.

Apr 30

Apr 30 I Don't Want To Be A Poser

Barb Pellicer Paton

Healthy Family

When you’re in high school, everything you wear (or don’t wear) says something about you. Where I come from, we used the word “poser” whenever someone wore something or acted like someone they were not.

Jan 1

Jan 1 5 Dog Pinches You'll Want

Barb Pellicer Paton

Healthy Family, Holidays/National Days, Products & Gift Ideas

It’s the very last day of December and I’m looking at a section in the mudroom. For those who don’t need a mudroom in your home - consider yourself lucky. Our mudroom is the space between our garage and our kitchen and in the winter, we hang all sorts of jackets and we stuff our hats, gloves and scarfs in rows of drawers. You can find boots under benches which are there to sit on while you put on said items. This same room is where we keep our washer and dryer and there is also a sink and a hamper.