- Fitness (Mental and Physical)
- Beauty and Fashion
- Useful Stuff for Getting Your Life Back Together
- Exploration/Learning
- Nature/Ecology
- Food/Entertaining
- Travel
Nature/Ecology
I realized when I came out of my depression that I had by virtue of the illness been very self-absorbed. Un-depressed, I looked at survival on a more global scale. If you do too, here are some earthwise sites to inspire you.
- Environmental
News Network has environmental news, features and a calendar of meetings and
conferences.
- The Rainforest Action Network
page is beautifully done, with extensive information about getting involved in
non-violent action to save the rainforests and their occupants.
- Sierra
Club Home Page provides information about its programs, mission and chapters.
- I was surprised at how fascinating the bios of the individual wolves were
on the Wolf Haven International page.
It also contains photos of such wolves as Angel, Little John and Morning Star,
who you can adopt.
- GardenWeb has gardening tips and links to botanical gardens around the world. Virtual Garden is a huge site with a database of plants, the Garden Guru and even a section that lets you check your weather.
Food/Entertaining
Now that you're back to your old self (or better, as in my case) you might feel that you want to renew friendships that might have gone south during your depression by entertaining. Or maybe you want to just renew your acquaintance with good food and drink. Either way, the links below will help to get your tastebuds ready. Note: although I have links to alcohol-related sites, bear in mind that drinking alcohol can affect your medication's effectiveness. Drink lightly, or not at all, and only make drinks for your guests.
- Cocktail
- Go to CoffeeGeek, I Need Coffee or Koffee
Korner for info and links to coffee sites.
- The
Global Gourmet is an ezine devoted to food.
- For guides on how to entertain in the lounge style, head over to Vik's
Lounge or Club Velvet.
- Epicurious
is home to Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines, and it's very well done. Be sure
to check out the Playing
With Your Food section.
- The webpage for the Hawthorne
Lane Restaurant in San Francisco lists some delicious recipes.
- If you're ready to be adventurous in your cooking, consider using ingredients
from Caribbean Connoisseur or EthnicGrocer.com.
- The Real Beer Page is for serious
beer connoisseurs.
- Robin Garr's Wine Lover's Page is a good page for those of us who enjoy wine, but don't want to make a career out of selecting it.
Travel
Tired of being an armchair traveler? If you're getting the urge to get out and see the world for real instead of virtually, the sites below should be a great help.
- I love the Civilized
Explorer. It's got great photos and good writing.
- Conde
Nast Traveler has a polished and comprehensive site.
- To get information
about my most favorite travel destination, Disney World, go to the Disney
home page.
- Lonely Planet delves
a little deeper into the culture of different destinations than other travel guides.
- Salon|Wanderlust
- I've found some wonderful guidebooks called Eyewitness Travel Guides. They have tons of color photos, floor plans of landmarks, aerial views of cities, and facts about the area that are actually interesting.
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