Welcome to 2010 – a new year, a new decade. And, just how, I ask you, did this all happen so quickly? Wasn’t it only a few months ago that we were ushering in a new millenium; worrying about computers crashing with the onset of Y2K?
Well, we did survive the onset of the 21st century. And we did survive its first decade – one that was fraught with a multitude of challenges.

I am against New Year's resolutions as a rule. Why? Because we set ourselves up for failure every time. The idea that at the beginning of the New Year you have to make yourself change is not a good way to make change. For example, many people want to lose weight for the New Year. Losing weight is not a horrible goal but we often set the number too high – 50 pounds a year should be an obtainable goal but most people don’t want to lose 50 pounds over the year, they want to lose 50 pounds by summer or 10 pounds in a week.

It seems counter-productive to pour salt water into your nose for health but Indian medicine has proven that washing your nasal passages out with a saline solution prevents allergies and illnesses. A Neti Pot is a small tea pot with a long spout designed to pour a designated amount of saline into your nostril. The water runs from one nostril to the other and out of your body.

It's that time of year, again. The time to hunt for the perfect gift. Take it easy on yourself and give a spa gift. Over the next few weeks I will be sharing gifts you can make and a few that you can buy (or both).

This book may not be a new book but it's one that still gets mentioned now and again. I was so excited to see it at the library since I would never have the guts to purchase this book without giving it a thorough once over. I am glad I did.
The recipes are nice and most of them are simple, elegant recipes. They are worth getting a hand on the book. However, the book is poorly laid out. The chapters make little sense and there is so much dialogue and font changes that the recipes get lost.