Interviewing My Mom: Mrs. Norma Taylor – Fitness Through the Decades

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Fitness through the decades! Yay! I got to interview my Mom! My favorite Golden Girl & I chat about all things health & fitness! This is the first ever interview on the blog! It was such a pleasure to sit down and chat with my Mom (in person!). Please CLICK HERE to listen or hit play below⬇️⬇️

During this interview you’ll learn about my Mom’s Jamaican roots, her fitness habits & some of her favorite foods. And so much more! We had a lot of fun recording this interview for you. We hope that you enjoy it!

BONUS: Listen to one of my Mom’s favorite Jamaican Ska/Soca bands: Byron Lee & The Dragonaires CLICK HERE

Who’s your favorite Golden Girl? What lessons can you learn about fitness & health from her? Consider sitting down with her for a chat. It may give you some insight into her life & experiences. Either way, I guarantee you’ll hear at least a couple of fun stories that you haven’t heard before!


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Audio Blog Post Notes

Please see below, for links to Jamaican food, fruits and expressions, etc mentioned during our interview. Please note: This audio blog post does not include a transcript.

Childhood Sports & Games:

Jamaican Hand Baseball: My mom used to play this sport as a little girl! (Scroll down to find the hand baseball)

Jamaican Plants/Fruits:

Cocoa Tree in Jamaica

Otaheite Apple/Jamaican Apple –  also known as Malay Rose Apple & several other aliases.

June Plum

Mammee/Mamey Fruit

Jamaican Food:

Jamaican coleslaw

Bammy – fried cassava bread

Rundown

Boyyo/Jamaican Blue Draws – cornmeal, sweet potato, raisins and coconut – wrapped in banana leaf

Escovitch Fish – “…seasoned, fried and marinated with a peppery vinegar-based dressing made colourful with julienned bell peppers, carrots and onions.” – Cook Like a Jamaican

Brown Stew Fish – My mom mentions Snapper fish. You can use any type of fish.

Gungoo peas and rice

SourSop Juice

Carrot Juice with Lime

Carrot Juice with Condensed Milk

Sour Sop Ice Cream (Homemade)

Jamaican Expressions:

Skull – faffing about/hanging out after school instead of going straight home.

Eh eh – What?!

Aw Ohh Exclamation Point

Go So Go that way/Beat it/Leave

Unno Go So You all leave

Nuttin No Go So That’s not true

Me will see you/Likkle more: See you later!

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING/READING!! (✿^‿^)