My husband and I took a little drive to pick up some hot lunch to warm up our bones. A cool front had come in with a bit of fog, and we took the initiative to get out. One of our favorite activities is to get a little seafood at a local dive and take it to the harbor and just watch the world. See the tide come in or out, listen to the the seabirds, feel smooth rocks in our hands, smell the briny sea air, watch the lobster or whaling boats come in.
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I made these placemats this past fall and somehow forgot to put them on our table. Cleaning my studio can bring many things to surface. Wonder what is in store for my next finding?
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BEGIN-Whole Foods/Whole Life photo from Heather Brugeman
Curry Veggie Chowder
Artisan Bread in 5 minutes- needs a little bit more experimentation
Apples from Eastern Market,D.C.
Fresh Fish at Eastern Market
Chopping Veggies for Hearty Vegtable Soup
The Beauty of Beets
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I finally feel like I am getting my life in balance again.
There are a few things that I have mentioned in my past few blogging momments that have helped me through this. One of my big links in getting myself into balance is Heather's workshop: Whole Food.
For the past few weeks I have been cooking up yummy and healthy meals for my family.
Pizza's made with Peter Reinheart's recipe.
Green Smoothie's from the Whole Food Workshop. I call them Green Monster shakes to get my 2 1/2 year old son on board. And yes despite the color they are really good!
Granola with whole milk yogurt for breakfast/snacks.
Chicken and Spinach Stir-Fry over bean noodles.
By creating this new whole foods approach in our family. We have started to work out again. Making sure that Momma and Jack get outside for an afternoon walks again. I have stripped our kichen of man-made foods, and organized our kitchen with jars filled with lentils, nuts, dried fruits, and wonderful spices! We are seeing starting to see new healthy selves mind, body and soul!
I would like to thank Heather Bruggeman,Kathy Stowell,Goddess Leonie,
and Tsh Oxenreider.
Also check out Kathy's Stowell's ebook giveaway on Bliss Filled Momma.I will be giving away one free ebook and MP3 of her book the morning of Wednesday 22nd! Just post a comment here.
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With some help from some helpful guru's I am declaring this year 2012, a health-filled year! From head to toes I am working on all over body health.
Setting goals of quiet outdoor walks, listening to more music, weekly heathy meals, routine of daily tasks, and more Momma time! I recently fell in love with some words of wisdom from my favorite blogger creative goddess and bliss-filled Momma, Kathy Stowell.
Kathy has written a wonderful ebook filled with insightful information on how to get us Momma's back on track and be the Momma's we want to be. She also offers her ebook on MP3 which I listened to on my way back from visiting my Momma in South Carolina. I vowed to myself to listen to this every month of this year so I can keep on the Bliss-filled Momma groove!
She is offering one of her ebooks/MP3 to one of my reader's! I will be picking out a random reader the morning of Friday February 17th! More this week on this fabulous, insightful ebook!
Comments Closed Victoria is our E-book Giveaway Winner!
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This past weekend our family spent a little time in Chinatown celebrating the new year. 2012 is the year of water dragon. The dragon is considered the luckiest zodiac sign.
The Dragon is also my zodiac sign and I was a little surprised to see some likeness. A dragon is a free-spirit,colorful, flamboyant and rather solitary at heart. They need exercise that soothes the mind like yoga. Their color preference is greenish-blue. They are hard workers but need to avoid jobs with routine. Enthusiastic parents but put off children later in life.
We celebrated with wonderful cuisine, lion dances, fireworks, face painting, and music!
End of lion dance...
My husband and son with some of the lion heads.
Fried Dumplings
Jack eating black bean moon cakes.
Dragon face painting
My boys with the Queens
Friendship wall in Chinatown
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For the past few days I have been trying to figure out what my resolutions for 2012 will be. My Mom and I were discussing over our morning coffee what would be the best, and most successful resolutions for 2012. We thought three goals would be the ideal number that can still be attainable but not stressful.
For my first resolution I would like to make a picture a day. I saw a photo album on pinterest and thought this would be fun.
For my second goal I want to sew more. I have been so tired of buying clothes lately that in the first few washings they get holes in them. My little boy is a little on the shorter side and I am always rolling pants legs. I thought this was ridiculous...I can sew! The first step is to cut... yes cut my Banana Republic card! This is the only way I can attain my goal. I have some great inspirational sites for this adventure:
my friend Victoria's site : www.recycledrevamped.blogspot.com/
a teacher friend of mine, I love her patterns!:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/whilejupiterdreams
you have to love Natalie Chanin's designs : http://www.alabamachanin.com/store/collection
a cute recycled t-shirt skirt:http://analogme.typepad.com/analog-me/2009/09/i-didnt-ever-think-my-old-tshirt-could-look-like-that.html#comment-6a00e3933608e288340128774cb0fa970c
And last but not least to be healthy. My inspiration for this is a class that my Mom and I are taking together. I have taken a class from Heather this past fall and it was wonderful, and it really taught me how to cook in different ways that I didn't even know about. I felt so good after the class and hope to continue this feeling throughout 2012, and on.
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