27
Jun
25
May
Everything’s new
Some 
of you may know, but recently my life changed…a lot. In part because of all the financial craziness happening, I opened myself up to a new opportunity. Not long after I met my new colleagues, which spurred a move to a new area - a city (DC)! A new job and just a wicked major (as they say back N of Boston) life shift for me.
I work for a small but fast-growing nutritional supplement company that designs products for use under a physician’s care for medical indications. I’m diving into the science of nutrition (really exploring the power of nutrition in medical cases). I work with a fun, smart team, and it’s all good.
The city is interesting - the museums are great (and free). I have a goal of meeting the Obamas, and hope the natives will help me out with that.
People I’ve encountered here can be very wound up - I don’t think they even realize how wound up they are. And, they tend to work a lot. Long hours are the norm here. Washington is an interesting place, and unique, I think, in a couple ways. The area is filled with government workers - military, NIH, congress, etc etc. These are folks who are dedicating their lives to building structures, hopefully that work. While there are free spirit/free thinkers here, everyone is conscious, I think, of structures and rules. People pay there taxes on time here! This is so different from Nantucket and Hawaii, two places where offbeat, outlaw characters are the rule. Where those freak flags are flyin’. It’s sort of refreshing, people paying their taxes and reacting as you’d expect.
Another aspect of DC that is interesting and unique is that it holds (centralizes? intensifies?) power. Political, social, financial now, but that’s why the structure (to an extent, I figger). The monuments downtown are such masculine power centers. You just don’t see that many places!
So, I’m here, studying yoga with Suzy Hurley, thinking about supplements, and at the moment, missing my husband, who’s on Nantucket taking care of our place.
31
Jan
Foraging in paradise
I wish I brought my camera this year. Every year (for the past 12 or so) we’ve been lucky enough to spend a few months in Kauai. This year, it’s just 6 week because I got a hot new job and that’s as far as I could push it.
Today, Craig (le husband), Lori (le neighbor) and I went foraging in the jungley cliff behind our cool little Kauai villas.
We scored about 15 beautiful papayas and two big bunches of bananas.
One thing about the places we live is that foraging for food is a way of life. Here on Kauai it’s fruit fruit fruit, herbs, greens and sprouts. On Nantucket, it’s protein protein protein (fish, shellfish, game). I don’t know how the foraging will be in DC, but I suspect it will be different…
17
Nov
Nutrition Examiner: The big fat story
Nutrition Examiner: The big fat story
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01
Sep
Tomato Cilantro Chicken Indian Style
I’ve posted a new recipe on the Suite 101 network. It’s quick and easy and a good way to use up extra vegetables that I hope are bursting from your garden.
Tomato Cilantro Chicken Indian Style.
Let me know how you like it and any modifications that you think make it better or make it yours.
Have a safe and healthy week.
Annie
