Unrefined Matters https://unrefinedmatters.com Our Pursuit of an Untoxic Lifestyle in our Food, our Home, and our Daily Routine Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:46:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/unrefinedmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-logo_transparent.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Unrefined Matters https://unrefinedmatters.com 32 32 159319490 March of Gratitude: Nicki https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-nicki/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-nicki Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:11:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1308 It’s been nearly a decade since you introduced yourself as my brother’s girlfriend (long story…). Nothing was the same ever again. I knew damn well you weren’t dating him. That moment you walked out of the coffee shop, strutting all your stuff, there was something else I knew. You were different. You were special. You […]

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]]> 1308 March of Gratitude: Kiddo https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-kiddo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-kiddo Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:16:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1311 Hey kiddo. Daddy loves you. Man, how the world has changed with you in it. And, man, how I want to change the world for you. Being your dad had taught be so much about myself, about people management, about communication, about appreciating life more abundantly, and more. Few things have been more rewarding than […]

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]]> 1311 March of Gratitude: Building https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-building/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-building Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:18:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1314 I took this photo to capture the buds growing on the tree just off the deck behind our house. “What an inspiration that could be,” I thought, “the first buds of spring.” I didn’t notice the real inspiration until just now. Do you see it? It’s only just visible, faintly glimmering in the sunlight. A […]

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]]> 1314 March of Gratitude: Food and Cooking https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-food-and-cooking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-food-and-cooking Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:21:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1317 Some people stress eat. Some stress drink. Others shop, clean, scroll, smoke, etc when stressed. I stress cook. Cooking has always been a ‘thing’ for me. My grandfather was a foodie before it was cool and he must have instilled that love in me (along with tattoos, eh grampa!). I even considered going to culinary […]

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]]> 1317 March of Gratitude: Good Grieving https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-good-grieving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-good-grieving Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:29:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1323 Good grief. I don’t mean it like you may think… expressing grief is good. Sometimes grief is our best expression of being human. Can we just be gracious and allow each other to grieve? This isn’t normal! We’ve never been through this! We don’t know what will happen tomorrow! We’re not even allowed to hug […]

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]]> 1323 March of Gratitude: Social Distancing vs Physical Distancing https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-social-distancing-vs-physical-distancing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-social-distancing-vs-physical-distancing Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:32:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1326 Remember when this was supposed to be embarrassing? Feels like at least half the meetings I’m in this week have one or more of these situations. And I think it’s great. Maybe it should be called “Physical Distancing” – I’m more socially connected to my coworkers than I’ve ever been! I’ve met their dogs. I’ve […]

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]]> 1326 March of Gratitude: Hope https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-hope Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:35:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1330 Hope is a powerful thing. Hope shines a light on what’s possible, on the potential, on the forward motion. Hope is only heretofore; you cannot have hope for the past. Hope is unlimited, constrained only by the extent of imagination and will, unabashed as much – or as little – as it is allowed to […]

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]]> 1330 March of Gratitude: Little Moments https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-little-moments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-little-moments Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:37:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1333 To be honest, I’ve struggled a bit this past week with my daily gratitude posts. Don’t worry – this ain’t a pity party – I still believe in the power of intentional gratitude! But there’s so much happening these days that my prepared list feels too insignificant. So, my remedy is to continue sharing the […]

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]]> 1333 March of Gratitude: Most don’t have our luxury https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-most-dont-have-our-luxury/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-most-dont-have-our-luxury Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:40:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1336 Those who know me know I’m a salsa fiend. Chips (or, my preference, triscuits) and salsa are an essential food group in the Welch household. After lunch today I got hungry again, so I grabbed a bowl of salsa and a box of triscuits. But I was jolted by deja vu – the “hunger” must […]

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]]> 1336 March of Gratitude: Kids Table https://unrefinedmatters.com/march-of-gratitude-kids-table/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-of-gratitude-kids-table Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:44:00 +0000 https://unrefinedmatters.com/?p=1339 Sometimes the best seat is at the kids table. This weekend it definitely was. As many of us are getting hit with orders to (and the reality of) shelter in place, it’s these kinds of moments that we should treasure, maybe even try to create. This isn’t me complaining, our state and local government are […]

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