Bullying in the Workplace
Picking up the pen again, slowly — This is the first post since January 14, 2014 – one week and two years ago. I wasn’t keeping track of dates … Continue reading
While we’re on hiatus … wanna play with the dog?
Throw her a bone, or the red ball — click on the arrows and see what happens.
The Tiny House Directory
We love tiny homes and this is where we will collect information that teaches and inspires us to pursue the dream reality. Today we watched this one: We just found … Continue reading
It’s Hemp History Week!
Visit HHW’s website for lots of info, events, and other ways to support legislation to grow industrial hemp in the US — it’s good for us, and great for the … Continue reading
3 Easy Things We Can Do to Support Denver Urban Homesteading in Trademark Court!
“The terms urban homestead and urban homesteading are generic and widely used; they should not be the exclusive property of a single, privately-owned corporation. USPTO, please cancel the trademark.” Do … Continue reading
Dentists – not to be trusted anymore?
Reading Ramiel Nagel’s Cure Tooth Decay, unfortunately after the horrible fact of having had a tooth extracted needlessly. Dentists = definitely not good stuff. We’ll continue coverage and would love … Continue reading
This is for NaBloPoMo – January ’13 is ENERGY month!
Because I’ve signed up for January and it’s already Jan 5 so — here we go! ENERGY!! I’m sure I have a good image for it somewhere — which I … Continue reading
In memoriam
This is our placeholder – and a great reminder on why writing can be rewarding, not just a late night chore… we copied this from our colleague, blogger Amber Kelly-Anderson.
What We Learned From Women’s Magazines Cont’d
So what’s the 10-day detox? The good news from UCLA researchers is that a simple program can rev up fat burning, flush trapped fluids, and help cravings fade away. This … Continue reading
(Almost) Everything We Needed To Know We Learned From Women’s Magazines
Yes yes — we are devotees of women’s magazines. Rain or shine, happy or sad — we always thought we’d find the truth hidden within their pages. We don’t buy … Continue reading
Inspiration Sunday: HBO’s The Weight of the Nation
We thought we knew pretty much all there is to know… This weekend we’re blown away by the four films and additional myriad content that’s on HBO’s website for this … Continue reading
It’s Back to School Day – and we’re back!!
Wow! How did summer fly by? So here we are, September 1st, traditionally the first day of school — but we’ll get to that later. Great time to set intentions … Continue reading
Sunday’s Dessert: Raw Tiramisù — Recipe to follow
…in which we return from a leisurely Sunday — and yes we did, we had dessert — so no recipes today, but we’ll wrap up the last two days of … Continue reading
Coconut Goodness for All — great hunger tamer
This is a really good deal — Another great Tuesday Deal on Nutiva today — we love Coconut Manna. Its nutritional profile is very close to Coconut Oil, but to … Continue reading
What should we review next? Help us decide poll.
Starting June 10 and for the following ten days, this poll will be open for voting. Please note that the final decision on the next book still rests with us … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Review: Phase 3, Day 4: day 11 of 15!
.. we missed yesterday, but we’ll have two posts today, and it’s Day 11 on Ani’s plan !! What’s that picture about? When we’re short on time (or patience) we … Continue reading
We’re jumping for joy – and for weight loss!
Hi Everybody! Just a short note tonight – it’s June, and NaBloPoMo’s theme for June is Jumping — well, more like bouncing for us; you already know that We ♥ Our Bellicon! … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Review: Week 1 Recap
… and why we recommend purchasing a copy of Ani’s book So here we are, having completed the first seven days. If you remember from previous posts, Ani recommends … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Review: Phase 1, Day 3
… in which, much as in life, we have choices. The plan advises that if you choose, you can have only two of the four shakes for the day, but … Continue reading
A one day break — how shall we entertain you? We ♥ HTML5 !!
To all our dear and precious followers, we have to take a day’s break from our regular programming and will return tomorrow, May 24, with the next installment in our … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Chapter 4½: GO! The Diet Basics…
…in which we spring-clean our kitchen and get our tools ready! KITCHEN ESSENTIALS Needless to say, having the right tools in the kitchen makes quick work of food prep . The … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Chapter 4: GO! The Diet Basics…
…in which Ani describes the plan, and the essentials we’ll need. The plan’s three phases focus on different goals, each building on the previous. All serve to help us shed the … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Chapter 3!!!
CHAPTER 3: SET. . .WHAT’S THE PLAN? Honestly this should be a separate booklet. This chapter focuses on four unique weight-loss tools which, taken together, will help you shed unwanted … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Admin recommends you buy the book!
Admin recommends you buy the book! Well worth getting your own copy. We would like to clarify today that this review will give you a general idea about how to … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Chapter 2 Cont’d some more
Chapter 2 – Motivation! Today we continue with the bonuses Ani lists, of eating raw, whole foods: BONUS #3: INCREASE ENERGY AND ENDURANCE Continuing with the … Continue reading
Steve Wells on Weight Loss – catch it free in the next couple of hours only
Last night in the 2012 Tapping World Summit, Steve Wells detailed a weight-loss tapping sequence. For the next couple of hours you can hear it free, here: http://thetappingsolution.com/cmd.php?af=1453081
Filler Day – Ani Phyo interview on Fox Apr. 16 (transcript and link)
’15-Day Fat Blast’ book discusses benefits of raw food diet By Jessica Ryen Doyle – foxnews.com Published April 16, 2012 If you are hoping to get your beach body ready in … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Chapter 2 Cont’d
Chapter 2 – Motivation! So chapter 2 is all about motivation to taking the plunge. She makes the ever so enticing promise of increased “stamina, endurance, mental clarity, focus and productivity … Continue reading
Twofer Wednesday – the amazing Bellicon!
We ♥ Our Bellicon! The most fun you can have on two – or four – legs 🙂 This is the 39″ model with static legs. Sylvia of QiBounding.com has a … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Chapter 2!!
Chapter 2 – Motivation! Ok, it’s here – the “Ready” of the Set, Go prompt. Getting excited now! And in good time: soon we’ll be at the starting gate and it’s … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Fat-Blast Kick-Ass Plan Review: Intro 6
Throughout the book, Ani has little icons for tips and tidbits. The first is about apple cider vinegar, citing animal studies about the beneficial effects of consuming ACV on elevated … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Kick-Ass Plan Book Review: Intro 5
All right, here we go again. We will read this book all the way through, linearly, no skipping, even though this is getting a little tedious and repetitive, and there’s … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Kick-Ass Plan Book Review: Intro 4
Continuing from two days ago: Ani’s mission and what’s in it for the reader: Ani states her mission as “to show everyone how easy, fast, and economical it can be … Continue reading
As promised – Scrumptious Spelt (and Nutiva’s Chia, Hemp, Coconut) Pancakes
Scrumptious Spelt Pancakes w/Nutiva’s Chia, Hemp & Coconut Oil We’re taking a one day break from Ani’s book, in case you want to try these on Sunday but need to … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Kick-Ass Plan Book Review: Intro 3
The introduction to the book covers the three phases of the 15-day plan: shakes and smoothies, to clean and detox; meltdown, which focuses on prebiotics, probiotics and medium chain fatty … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Day Kick-Ass Plan Book Review: Intro 2
“… I’ve constructed here a simple plan that is filled with fresh, delicious, whole foods, requires little prep time each day, and will have your body humming with energy before … Continue reading
Ani Phyo’s 15-Lbs in 15-Days Book Review
Ani’s 15-Day Fat Blast: The Kick-Ass Plan to Get Lighter, Tighter, and Sexier . . . Super Fast Our pre-ordered e-edition of Ani Phyo’s Ani’s 15-Day Fat Blast: The Kick-Ass Plan … Continue reading
Back on the Wheatgrass Track
We’re back on track with wheatgrass growing schedule, so no more buying it at WFM for a while. Or Café Gratitude. One 12″ x 8″ x 1″ tray produces 2 … Continue reading
Future Sauerkraut
So here’s our project for this weekend – beyond and between the exams, Spanish and French – we have a baby cabbage here which we will convert with our magical … Continue reading
Need Help Focusing? For Homework, Workwork, or Reading?
This is my “Study Aides” playlist on my mp3 player: Brain Power High Focus Pure Focus Deep Learning. I just let it play repeatedly and I find it super helpful. … Continue reading
30 Food Films : No. 2 : Marc Singer’s “Dark Days”
Not exactly a food movie, but a fair amount about food as it is eaten underground, in the tunnels of New York’s transit system – tonight I watched Dark Days (2000) … Continue reading
30 Food Films – Day 1: “Killer at Large”
OK, this is what I’ve been doing since yesterday when the term ended and what I’ve been sneaking peeks at before the term ended and I was really supposed to … Continue reading
David Avocado Wolfe pimps plastic crap from China
So disappointed! The old slip slop flip flops were really destined for the bin and when I saw David Wolfe’s grounding sandals (aka grounders) I thought dude, just what I … Continue reading
David Brooks at the LAPL
The Los Angeles Public Library and the University of Southern California are two of my best used and loved and beautiful public institutions. This is the LAPL’s home page for … Continue reading
√ Juice Day
Kale and/or Baby Spinach Carrots Apple Beet Kvass – this is prepared fermented organic beet juice , add about an ounce. Good stuff.