So I have found that despite the fact that I deleted all my Facebook applications, and came to a semblance of an epiphany regarding the computer, I have reattached myself to it.
But, although I am using the computer frequently again, I am having a much easier time balancing between computer time and family time, and feel that I am not compromising. I still spend quality time with both my daughter and my fiance, and I am having a better time remembering to complete my daily responsibilities (dishes, taking care of the animals, etc) instead of just pushing them aside and pretending they don't exist.
I have been neglecting my knitting/crocheting however, which make me feel bad because I have so much that I want to do with that.
It's all about balance, and I'm getting closer every day to figuring it all out. Like they say, practice makes perfect, but who wants perfection anyways? I just want to be happy, so that's what I'm focusing on.
Making your own energy boosters
Finding simple, healthy energy-packed foods is essential to maintaining high energy. Energy is very important when it comes to keeping yourself active and healthy, because without it you will crash.
If you're like me, then you look for the best options which contain the least amount of chemicals, preservatives, and questionable ingredients. The easiest way to ensure this is to take a little time for yourself and your family, and set up shop in the kitchen!
Most of the dry ingredients can be found in your preferred bulk foods store (Natural Food Pantry, Mother Hubbard's, Bulk Barn, and Rainbow Foods are a great place to start).
If you're not sure where to start looking for such recipes, look no further than Katie from Kitchen Stewardship's fantastic e-book called "Healthy Snacks to Go". In this, contains over 30 simply healthy recipes, which take little time, minimal preparation in some cases, and always result in happy, satisfied kids and parents.
The cover of the e-book as created by Katie from Kitchen Stewardship.
Since cooking with your kids is a great way to bond and create a relationship that lasts through teenagehood, including them in the preparation and assembling stages of each recipe, and possibly even the cooking/baking stage, will make them feel not only an integral part of the family, but they will also be learning about their foods, and what makes them taste so good or feel so good.
If you have any of your own simple easy and healthy recipes that you'd like to share, please leave a comment and let the rest of the world know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to send me an e-mail at lovelikewinter3@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I do not work for Kitchen Stewardship, nor am I receiving any free products or financial bonuses for advertising her work. I simply enjoy her writing, and endorse what she does and try to spread the good food word. Thank you.
If you're like me, then you look for the best options which contain the least amount of chemicals, preservatives, and questionable ingredients. The easiest way to ensure this is to take a little time for yourself and your family, and set up shop in the kitchen!
Most of the dry ingredients can be found in your preferred bulk foods store (Natural Food Pantry, Mother Hubbard's, Bulk Barn, and Rainbow Foods are a great place to start).
If you're not sure where to start looking for such recipes, look no further than Katie from Kitchen Stewardship's fantastic e-book called "Healthy Snacks to Go". In this, contains over 30 simply healthy recipes, which take little time, minimal preparation in some cases, and always result in happy, satisfied kids and parents.
The cover of the e-book as created by Katie from Kitchen Stewardship.
Since cooking with your kids is a great way to bond and create a relationship that lasts through teenagehood, including them in the preparation and assembling stages of each recipe, and possibly even the cooking/baking stage, will make them feel not only an integral part of the family, but they will also be learning about their foods, and what makes them taste so good or feel so good.
If you have any of your own simple easy and healthy recipes that you'd like to share, please leave a comment and let the rest of the world know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to send me an e-mail at lovelikewinter3@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I do not work for Kitchen Stewardship, nor am I receiving any free products or financial bonuses for advertising her work. I simply enjoy her writing, and endorse what she does and try to spread the good food word. Thank you.
Hypocrasy or baby steps?
Spoke with my fiancee yesterday, we've been having more disagreements than usual, mostly due to her trying to quit smoking. She mentioned how she thought it was hypocritical of me to be preaching about buying humane, organic meats, and yet still have tons of clothes and love shopping.
I know I'm not perfect, I admit that I am materialistic, but I do try. I try to do my best, and sometimes I make mistakes. She has an all-or-nothing attitude, and I think that shows through a lot when we talk about the environment. I however try to look at it as baby-steps and accepting that no one will ever be perfect.
In a world where it has gone so far, this disposable lifestyle that the world is so accustomed to and so attached to, baby steps is the most viable way of trying to change that. I avoid plastic as much as possible, I'm cutting down on my meat consumption (again), I buy as much as I can second hand, we recycle, I try to find ways to reuse the stuff we have before chucking it. That's more than a lot of people do, that is what I'm proud of.
I know I'm not perfect, I admit that I am materialistic, but I do try. I try to do my best, and sometimes I make mistakes. She has an all-or-nothing attitude, and I think that shows through a lot when we talk about the environment. I however try to look at it as baby-steps and accepting that no one will ever be perfect.
In a world where it has gone so far, this disposable lifestyle that the world is so accustomed to and so attached to, baby steps is the most viable way of trying to change that. I avoid plastic as much as possible, I'm cutting down on my meat consumption (again), I buy as much as I can second hand, we recycle, I try to find ways to reuse the stuff we have before chucking it. That's more than a lot of people do, that is what I'm proud of.
More on my personal yoga visit
Since I have time in the morning between when my fiancee leaves and when I have to wake up Emily, I have decided to do yoga in this time instead of go back to sleep.
The upside of this decision is that I am definitely more awake throughout the morning, and I have better energy.
The downside of this is that my legs are very sore right now! I couldn't even finish the tape this morning, my legs were shaking too badly.
Hopefully my strength builds up, and I will be able to do this tape more easily. I've evolved from Gentle Yoga to Ali MacGraw - Yoga Mind & Body
which is a fair bit harder, but it also has better direction (in my opinion) and also more enlightening poses.
Any preferences in your own personal exercise or yoga routines? Let me know, I'd love to hear.
If you do click the link for Ali MacGraw's Yoga Mind & Body, a small commission goes to me. I would recommend however to always check out second hand shops and libraries for the lowest footprint :)
The upside of this decision is that I am definitely more awake throughout the morning, and I have better energy.
The downside of this is that my legs are very sore right now! I couldn't even finish the tape this morning, my legs were shaking too badly.
Hopefully my strength builds up, and I will be able to do this tape more easily. I've evolved from Gentle Yoga to Ali MacGraw - Yoga Mind & Body
which is a fair bit harder, but it also has better direction (in my opinion) and also more enlightening poses. Any preferences in your own personal exercise or yoga routines? Let me know, I'd love to hear.
If you do click the link for Ali MacGraw's Yoga Mind & Body, a small commission goes to me. I would recommend however to always check out second hand shops and libraries for the lowest footprint :)
Personal revisitation of yoga
The child, Emily, was home sick today, so I also stayed home from work. She has some sort of stomach flu, and it is likely due to the fact that she doesn't let herself sleep.
This aside, I took time today while she was sleeping to revisit yoga. I had tried it many years ago, and could not slow myself down enough to enjoy it. Now that I have matured and begun paying attention to the pace I live my life at, I am able to step back and enjoy this simple activity of self-actualization. I thoroughly enjoyed attuning myself with, well, myself.
I watched and participated in Intimate Yoga (which played on channel 20 at around 12:30pm on my Rogers cable). Then took a few hours to do other stuff, talk to Emily, do some crocheting. I then decided I wanted more. So I took out my age old VHS tape called "gentle yoga for beginners with Suzanne Deason"
Also gave me a chance to actually use my exercise mat, which has been sitting, rolled up, in the corner for a few months now.
I definitely recommend yoga to anyone who wants or needs to take time out of their day to reassess themselves and to realign their energy.
Yoga tapes and DVD's can be found cheap at secondhand stores, and at the library. There is also tonnes upon tonnes of yoga videos and tips online such as HERE or HERE. Of course, a simple Google search will help you find exactly what you're looking for.
How about you? Any of you already do yoga? Have some favourite types or preferred poses? Have questions about the different types? Let your thoughts out here.
This aside, I took time today while she was sleeping to revisit yoga. I had tried it many years ago, and could not slow myself down enough to enjoy it. Now that I have matured and begun paying attention to the pace I live my life at, I am able to step back and enjoy this simple activity of self-actualization. I thoroughly enjoyed attuning myself with, well, myself.
I watched and participated in Intimate Yoga (which played on channel 20 at around 12:30pm on my Rogers cable). Then took a few hours to do other stuff, talk to Emily, do some crocheting. I then decided I wanted more. So I took out my age old VHS tape called "gentle yoga for beginners with Suzanne Deason"
Also gave me a chance to actually use my exercise mat, which has been sitting, rolled up, in the corner for a few months now.
I definitely recommend yoga to anyone who wants or needs to take time out of their day to reassess themselves and to realign their energy.
Yoga tapes and DVD's can be found cheap at secondhand stores, and at the library. There is also tonnes upon tonnes of yoga videos and tips online such as HERE or HERE. Of course, a simple Google search will help you find exactly what you're looking for.
How about you? Any of you already do yoga? Have some favourite types or preferred poses? Have questions about the different types? Let your thoughts out here.
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