thinking out loud : currently

...watching once upon a time, season three and girls, season three. #WhatIAm

...singing along to this song, this song, this song, this song, this song, every single one of these songs, and every song by this girl, this girl and this girl. #WhipMyHairBackAndForth

...celebrating the fact that my baby sister has turned 18. ohmygoodness! Time flew so fast! I still remember the very first time I saw her pretty face and all of the many amazing memories! Kara is my baby sister and I love her so much! Hope you had an amazingtastic 18th birthday and sorry I wasn't there to celebrate with you! Love you lots!

#TwentyFourThirtyFourIDontEvenKnowTheScore

...drinking this tea, this tea, steam distilled water, shots of  E3 Live, green juice and green smoothies.

Get Up & Go Green Juice

Ingredients:
2 cups spinach
1/2 grapefruit
2 apples
1-one inch piece fresh ginger
2 celery stalks
ice (optional)

1. Working in this order, put spinach, grapefruit, apples, ginger and celery through the juicer.

2. Fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses.

I prefer to make the juice, fill my mason jar and sip on it. mmm.

 

#NotTheBestJuicerInTheWorldButItWillDoForNow

...reading mockingjay (the final book of the hunger games trilogy), which I started reading in december, is taking me a long time to read. #DontWantTheStoryToEnd

#ILikeToRemoveTheCoverFromMyHardcoverBooks

...eating pomelo, pineapple and mango topped with artisana coconut butter, hemp seeds and bee pollen. I also made a batch of tasty peanut butter berry bars from the lovely Becky at Olives & Wine and these healthy peanut butter rice krispie treats #BetterThanRiceKripieTreats from Lee at Fit Foodie Finds. #PeanutButterMakesAComeback

FOODIE FACT : Pomelo is where the grapefruit is hybridized from with the help of the orange. It is also one of the high packed Vitamin C fruits which hold with it so many benefits according to Dr. Linus Pauling

Here are some basic facts:

Vitamin C is a cofactor of enzymes involved in the formation of collagen, a protein which strengthens and makes skin elastic encouraging faster wound healing. Vitamin C enhances the absorption of iron in the body.

Pomelo is also packed with fiber, a must-have nutrient to help maintain regular bowel movements, prevent hemorrhoids and even colon cancer.

This amazing fruit helps those still not on plant based diets lose weight due to its high natural fiber content.

This is one of my favorite fruits and is a great way to trick the body in feeling full. For those who are trying to slowly transition into more raw plant based diets I would definitely recommend having this fruit part of your diet.

...and salad. always lots. of salad. 

You are a goddamn tree stump with leaves sprouting out
Reborn. 

Mary Lambert  - "I Know Girls" (Body Love)

...trying to comment more often on blogs that I really enjoy. It's so easy to read blogs in a reader and then flip to the next one. As a blogger, I love getting comments so I'm really trying to share the love. Just know that even if I don't comment every. single.time. I'm still reading you.

...wishing that I had tickets to go to this event this weekend. I'm definitely not a biker chick (not that there is anything wrong with that). Yet, I fell in love with motorcycles and boys who ride them when I was in my early twenties (I think I'm more addicted to the speed than the bikes, but that's another story).

Did you see who the special guests are? Chibs and Tig from Sons of Anarchy. SOLD OUT. Boo!

...needing some more z's. I've been getting into the habit of staying up later than usual and snoozing through my first and second alarms, which leads to cranky rushed mornings. Me and "My Little Taste Tester" no likey.

 ...crushing on Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/rapper/drummer/record producer/fashion designer/entrepreneur/thinker/innovator/genuinely beautiful person, Pharrell Williams. #LovePharrellForReal #BecauseHeHappy

...sharing this post to lovely miss Amanda's Thinking Out Loud party page, filled with inspiring, thought-provoking, thoughtful posts.

Visit Amanda's blog, leave her a smile and a cookie, and then go comment on some of the other Thinking Out Loud posts. 

currently : november

...watching the snow fall from my balcony. it's shaping up to be a wet weekend here in Ottawa but i don't care. i love it.

...singing along to this song (thank you Davida), this song, this song, this song, this song, or any song from this cd. #ConfessionsOfASwifty

...celebrating my little taste tester's ninth birthday. november seventh. party at grandma and grandma's house tomorrow. what do you get a nine year old boy for his birthday? #Lego(MyEggo).

my little taste tester's fourth birthday. little boys are the biggest sweethearts ♥

...drinking one liter bottles of rise kombucha mint chlorophyll flavor. love. and organic traditions maccacino drink with a dash of homemade almond milk.

...learning about yoga and your moon cycle (thanks to this beautiful woman). #YogaNidra

“the monthly hormonal cycle of menstruation serves as a constant backdrop for the mental and emotional life of every woman, as well as being an important factor in her overall state of health. 

from the spiritual point of view, the days around the menstrual period are very powerful and auspicious for a woman to practice meditation and japa yoga.

 the period commencing three days before the onset and continuing for five days of menstrual bleeding and the first five days of the new cycle is a time when a woman gains a heightened level of awareness naturally, by virtue of the altering hormonal balance. 

this is a time when her natural insight and intuition become very prominent, and it is a most powerful time for psychic awakening.“  – from asana pranayama mudra bandha by swami satyananda sarawati.

...reading how the scots invented the modern world by arthur herman. i am eager to learn more about the history of Scotland and the scots; it's part of my heritage.

...eating cucumber and radish slices with sea salt and amy's kitchen : indian vegetable korma in the oven. fancy!

...wishing for more snow on the ground. i know it's cold. and wet. yet my nine year old thinks it's one of the most magical things in this world. walking in a winter wonderland.

...thinking about christmas and christmas shopping. yes, already. i want to try to start early this year. i love it so much and always have so much fun with it! it really is the greatest time of the year. i dive head first into this season and want everything to do with it and it's fine with me if it starts in november!

...trying to comment more often on blogs i really enjoy. it's so easy to read blogs in a reader and then flip to the next one. but i know as a blogger that i love getting comments so i'm really trying to share the love. but just know that even if i don't comment every. single.time. i'm still reading you.

...sharing the following finds from around the world:

-the anatomy of a compliment so interesting.
-twitter owes me $4. how much does it owe you?
-things that will never happen to you.
-ten romantic movies currently streaming on netflix, for your viewing pleasure.
-the world's ten most polluted places. so sad.
-slaves of the internet, unite!
-and finally, ten reasons your dentist probably hates you. so good.

xo Maria