Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

I've made about 75 posts by now over the past year, and I thought I'd share some of my favourite posts and why. I hope you enjoy them. Here goes: My adjustment. These are just a few of the posts that describe in some small way my coming-to-terms with being at home after working at a demanding job. (This adjustment is otherwise known as the scales falling from my eyes.) What is your 'bread and butter' conversation? Where are MY peeps? Left your brains in the delivery room? My husband promised me bons bons My controversial posts. These I thought would have generated some degree of discussion amongst my readers, (they didn't), but I like them nonetheless. Goal-oriented or competitive? Do you read in colour? How much 'boy' socialization do little girls need? My very personal posts . These posts are closest to my heart. Fried Plantain Khabi Khabie Mere Dil Mein What flower are you? Presenting the amazing variegated woman! The sweet and the funny. Why do pe...

I've been in the US now for over 10 years and in all that time, I think I've made fried plantains maybe twice. Once when my dad was visiting and then two days ago - for the first time in years. Why fried plantain? I'm not sure, maybe because I will be going back to visit Trinidad and I felt like some "home food". It will be my first time back in 6 years come April, Liam's first time but Lucas' second time (he was there when he was 11 months). We immigrated to the US because of the possibilities - both for ourselves and our children. But this doesn't come without a price. I see it in my own children who won't eat the Trinbagonian dishes I still make and they have never eaten..fried plantain! It is the loss of culture, history, family...things that I feel they can never truly understand. Not only are they losing their West Indian culture, they are also losing their German heritage as well. While we knew that would be the case when we moved here...