Friday Light Night 2/24/12

GET ORGANIZED!  We are in the process of remodeling our home.  I am anxious to start and finish everything up, as I love a clean, neat and organized home.

As I have grown older, I have come to realize that less is more!  My hubby, with all the love and respect towards him in the world, likes to keep things around, "Just in case."  Sure, there are some things that you truly need to keep around, but there are other things that you just need to ditch.  I know I am not the only one that has felt this way, but I feel that useless items sitting around attract a negative energy.  There is also little joy in looking at something that's just, "sitting there" taking up space.  

I know you have heard it before... if you have something that has the tags on it, something that hasn't been used in a year, or two, something that has no meaning, or value to you then it may be time to part ways with it.  Sell it, or donate it and you may find that wonderful things start happening to you.

When you know where things are, things have a place, a meaning, a use and you are not living in clutter, you will feel more relaxed, free, cozy and you may even find that wealth attracts itself to you.  I recently heard Suze Orman mention something along the lines, "If you respect your money and you respect your things, money will attract itself to you."

I just picked up Martha Stewart's special edition magazine on organizing... maybe it will help you get started on a new home and a new you!  Feel the freedom!  Take care.

Friday Light Night 2/19/12

Hello Friends!  I am sorry that I was not able to touch base with you over the last couple of days.  I have been super busy.  My little one came down with a cold Thursday night, so she had me occupied for 24 hours.

It's absolutely amazing... if you can hit a virus, or a bacterial infection when the symptoms first appear you can greatly reduce the length of the illness and the severity.  I utilize both homeopathic remedies and herbal remedies to boost and support the immune system.  I make my own remedies too.  We keep homemade elderberry syrup on hand and an echinacea wellness syrup that can address a variety of symptoms.

Well... back to making my vegetable soup.  I just wanted to check in to say hi!  E-mail with your questions, or concerns.  We can discuss a variety of things!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you had a great day!  I made organic dark chocolate brownies with flax instead of egg, pumpkin instead of oil and I threw in some strawberries.  Yummy and healthy!  There are always healthier ways to "treat" yourself!  

How did you spend your day, did you find a way to make a healthier "treat"?  

Friday Light Night 2/11/12

...on Saturday!  I recently watched a couple of documentaries.  I watched "May I Be Frank" and "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead".  After watching these I began to reflect on my diet.  Even someone like myself who consumes an optimal, plant-based diet can consider all of the things that I am putting in my body.

Am I eating the best I can?  Am I feeding my family the most nourishing food that I can?  Am I appreciative for the food that I have to eat?  Those are just some of the thoughts that went through my head.  And you know what... some people would say there is always room for improvement, but I am not quite sure that I feel that way at this point in my life.  I know there are benefits to eating raw foods and I do believe that they need to be incorporated in our daily fare, but I don't agree with raw foodists that one needs to consume a strictly raw diet to achieve optimal health.  I eat a diet rich in whole foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, tofu and tempeh, plant based milks and sweet treats are saved for holidays, or special occasions.  Some food is cooked, some food is not cooked.

You will always find yourself stumbling upon a new book, a new video, a new doctor, some new information that may create a reflection period.  You may choose to make new changes, new improvements, or you may just stick with what you are doing.

Keep learning, grab a hold of change and run with it.  If you learn to accept that change is inevitable it will be so much easier to succumb to it when it arrives.

Friday Light 2/3/12

It is much, much easier to change your diet and lifestyle than it is to succumb to arthritis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer... you name it.  It is very expensive to be sick.

Meat, dairy products (cheese, sour cream, butter, cream cheese, ice cream, etc) oils and soda products, in particular, are very expensive in comparison to beans, potatoes, rice, vegetables, water, fruit and whole grains.  You will notice that once you've adopted a plant based diet that your grocery bill will go down dramatically.

I love experimenting with new dishes.  You truly learn to appreciate food for it's many textures, complexities and flavors...

Take charge of your health TODAY.  Right Now!  It is never too late!