by Jamie Holloway | Feb 18, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Now that I am moving on from the just surviving stage and onto thriving I felt like I needed a refresher and to learn new skills about taking care of myself. I know this may surprise a few of my friends because I act like I don’t care about clothes, make-up,...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 18, 2014 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I have been feeling blue ever since Valentine’s Day. I finally figured out the reason why today marks the ten year anniversary of someone very poignant in my life. I am left with a feeling of I need to remember something about this whole lesson this whole world and I...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 14, 2014 | The Magnificent Journey
I woke up this morning with a heavy heart. I couldn’t figure out why because I had a good week. I am now ready to write the final chapter of my book. I finished writing the introduction of my book yesterday and I got an assignment to read and edit my friend’s book...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 13, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
If you have been reading my blog you know that I love reading cookbooks. I get a lot of great ideas from them. Reading “Vibrant Foods” is no exception. I enjoyed looking at the amazing photography and even reading the recipes. I love the fact that it is...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 12, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
If you have read Anne Fortier’s book “Juliet” then you will definitely love her new novel “The Lost Sisterhood”. “The Lost Sisterhood” is a mystery about the Amazon Women in Greek mythology and the fact that one woman’s grandmother gives her granddaughter a...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 11, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
It is hard to believe it is the second week in February and I feel like I have accomplished a lot this month. First, I roller skated, then I went and played out in the snow, and then this weekend I walked to the store which is probably about a block from my...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 9, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I read the news from the Huffington Post and so when I saw Arianna Huffington’s book “Thrive” offered on Netgalley I knew I had to read it. I am glad I did. Huffington offers a lot of great insight in how to take care of yourself from sleep, to meditations, and the...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 8, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Are you staying warm? This weekend it is snowing where I live in Vancouver Washington which is right across the river from Portland Oregon. We don’t usually get a lot of snow, but when we do it is a lot. I am not a big fan of the snow. I hate it, but I...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 6, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I got the opportunity to read Dr. Judith Orloff’s new book “The Ecstasy of Surrender”. The section of the book that truly struck a nerve with me focused on Illness and pain and how to surrender to it. Surrendering is not a get out of pain or jail card,...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 5, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love Alice Hoffman. I love how she writes and the story ideas she comes up with. “The Museum of Extraordinary Things” is no exception. The story is based in New York City in the 1900’s with two characters who find themselves and love. Coralie lives in...