Every Day

After returning from my northeastern adventure I quickly found myself in the doctor's office with a rash on the back of my legs. Let's just say I learned a good hard lesson about why you shouldn't wear a short skirt while traveling on the metro. One of my coworkers convinced me it was scabies (it wasn't) and my sister had me convinced it was from bedbugs (it wasn't). Turns out it was just an allergic reaction to... [insert something interesting here]. I still don't know what it was from, but while I was sitting in the waiting room for 45 minutes (why do you schedule appointments to see the doctor again?) I came across a fantastic article in WebMD featuring the Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" (new Book Club book #1) and I found myself intrigued and making my own list of sorts. Enjoy!

Q: What's your healthy-living philosophy?

A: I have a list of 10 things, which I have found keep me happy and healthy, that I try to do every day. I can't say it's a prescription for everyone, but this is what works for my particular organism - - mind, body, and soul. When I take care of these things, everything else takes care of itself. Here is the list:

1. Take a walk.

2. Write something.

3. Read something.

4. Don't eat too much.

5. Spend some time in silence.

6. Stretch.

7. Send a message of love to somebody.

8. Drink water.

9. Mess around in the garden.

10. Floss.