about alison’s notebook

Alison's Notebook was created in 2010 to share Alison's music and artwork, and eventually blogging came into the picture. The website grew into a small community when other writers joined in 2013, but continues to change. While guest writers continue to participate as they desire to, the blog's primary focus is on health, spirituality and positive living. If it makes us happy, we write about it. What does that mean? Health We are interested in progressive and alternative health, and we share our own experiences and journeys regarding our discoveries of what works for us. Spirituality We are open minded, loving and welcoming. Some
Recent Posts

Right Here, Right Now
Originally posted on Be The Going:
Our days are pretty relaxed right now. Today was the ideal morning: I awoke on my own, sat in front of the window onlooking the backyard trail and meditated, made a cup of coffee, stretched and warmed up on the upstairs deck over the forest in the rising sun.…
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How to Stop Being Grumpy – Video!
I wrote a post on my website a while ago called “How to Stop Being Grumpy” and it is one of the posts that comes up a lot for people in search queries (a lot to *me*, not a lot in general…) Read the original post here. So I decided to do a more detailed […]
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Ann Kroger
Ann Kroger is a lifelong observer, advice giver, and aspiring author. As a resident of the 21st century, Ann lives in a state of hurried confusion. In response to the stress and pressure of her everyday existence, she has made the drastic decision to conscientiously add more adventure and humor in her quest for a […]
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My First StitchFix! Was It Worth It? Personal Stylist Subscription Box
I ordered my first Stitch Fix subscription box! Order yours here. I received 5 items in the $50-100 range, and each item was under $60. You can also choose the range “as cheap as possible” but since this was my first box, I didn’t want to limit quality TOO much. The clothes are VERY well […]
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Why I Don’t Weight Myself Anymore (First Video with Kitty Appearance!)
This video is worth watching simply because of my kitty’s YouTube debut. His name is Gatinho (Little G), and he has a cleft pallet that goes up through his nose. He is a tiny, sweet monster Why I am No Longer a Raw Foodist http://alisonsnotebook.com/2014/07/30/fruit-religion-and-cult-mentality-an-unusual-personal-story/
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Soul Searching, Who Are You and a Simple Exercise – Try It!
By: Chantal Partridge Soul-seeking. “Who Are You?” A friend called me the other evening and after I listened to her, I felt led to ask her a question. I told her beforehand that before she replied, I wanted to encourage her to go inside of herself and sit with it if she needed to. I […]
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Awesome Cures for Homosexuality and How I Healed My Gay Friends
By: Alison Reeves Awesome Cures For Homosexuality Forty Five percent of Americans still think that homosexuality can be cured. (Yes, seriously). Bicycle: American neurologist Graeme M. Hammond suggests bicycling as a cure for homosexuality. He believed “homosexuality was rooted in nervous exhaustion and that bicycle exercise would restore health and heterosexuality.” Nausea and Aversive Treatment: In the 1960s British psychologist I. Oswald would […]
