Weekly Video Blog #3

Here's week 3 coming to you! :)


  Enjoy your week and your own journey on whatever path you are taking!

Hugs
Doll

Today's Post

My current blog post on Raw Food in Ottawa.

Hope your week has been wonderful so far!

Hugs
Doll

Weekly Video Blog #2

I made a big error in the video...oh no! My actual weight today is 245.8!!! Ok...so now it's in print. I've told the whole world. There are times in my life when being brutally honest is necessary. This is one of those moments. I'll post my measurements tomorrow.

Stacey, over at the Green Smoothie Blog, and I have been blender buddies for quite some time now. We're keeping tabs on each other and holding each other accountable to the process! Thanks Stacey!

Thanks for watching and reading. Please leave your comments. I'd love to hear from you.

Sending love to all!

Doll

Saturday's fun!

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Friday Fun!

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hugs to all!

A move and a change

Slowly I'm gong to be moving my blog to my new website's blog. Go here: Raw Food in Ottawa to see today's post!

Change for me sometimes happens very quickly...other times turtle slow. This move feels good. Let me know your thoughts.

hugs
Doll

Wonderful Wednesday!

....and it is!!

It's warm, windy and wonderful!

I've decided that I'll do a video on Tuesdays, to keep it new and fresh.

Progress with this kind of a lifestyle change may be slow from time to time and that's something I need to accept. Weight will melt away, inches will decrease all the while my staying power will increase.

Ok...so I need that statement in the present tense!

Weight is melting away; inches are decreasing all the while my staying power is increasing.

There, much much better! I need to see all of this as happening NOW not in some far off future!

One of the many steps I'm taking is in retreading old recipes and making them tasty, fun and raw!

This is what my raw-nola looked like when it was finished dehydrating. So yummy!!

I've always enjoyed morning cereal and have been searching for just
the right combo that would work for me and my feisty taste buds.

This along with some fresh almond milk did the trick.

If you want the recipe leave a comment on the blog and I'll send it along to you.

Wonderful Wednesday? Around me today the green garden, brilliant morning glories, and sparkling pool all put me in that wonderful space in my head!

How about you? What makes today wonderful for you?

Til tomorrow,
Doll

Day 1 - my Video Blog experiment

This is my very first video Blog. Not sure how I feel about putting myself out there like this.

The goal? To keep me accountable! This is so important! Knowing that I'm doing this each day and being totally open and honest about the process means I have to follow the plan that's before me.

So, the plan:

1. Follow a healthy eating pattern (types of food, when I eat, how I eat) Tera, my dear friend at The Raw Divas is going to keep me on task and authentic! I'll be buddy-ing up with Stacey during the 21 Day Green Smoothie Detox.

2. Get physical! With Jenn's help I know that I can become the active person that lives deep inside. (Jenn is a trainer at FLEX, at the Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata. She's a real sweetheart and will keep me on track!)

That's the plan in it's simplest form. I'll break it down more as we go along. Let me know your thoughts on the video.

Til tomorrow.

Hugs, light and love,

Doll

Look what's coming.........

Keeping peace on the plate...

Mom, Katie and Brad, Nick

The Happy Couple, Payson girls and Mom

It's Monday!!

Been working today and getting The Raw Divas Facebook Fan Page active. You can see that I've added the button to my side bar.

Do you ever wish you could add a side bar to your life?

How about a side bar for....

1. See how I'm doing today?

2. What's my energy level?

3. Am I available for your Wedding?

4. Am I really connecting with my life?


The buttons, pictures and fun could go on and on...unlimited possibilities.

Guess it's like the endless voice mail loop. Press 1 for, press 2 for...etc.

What do you think?

What would you put on your side bar?

Have a great one!

Hugs
Doll

The happy couple

Today is Katie and Brad's special day!! There's been lots of planning and love gone in to their wedding and I wish them much love, joy and happiness.

Pictures to come soon!!

Hugs and love to you both!

A special dinner

From time to time when I put dinner on the table Nick immediately grabs for the camera to get a picture. How our food is presented can definitely make a difference in the ambiance of dinner. This was our dinner earlier in the week.

There's nothing special about this meal other than the fact that it looked great!

A bed of fresh greens topped with a fresh tabouli salad. I had to improvise. I had a half a cucumber, (the other half froze in the fridge!), a couple of small pieces of tomato (I'm cleaning out the fridge), and a couple of spoonfuls of corn relish. Fresh mint and parsley from the garden was quickly chopped and mixed in along with the juice of 1 lemon. Voila...dinner is served.

Simple, quick and tasty.

Do you improvise with your recipes? I would love to hear from you.

From my garden

This picture doesn't do justice to the intensity of the colours. They are beautiful! (and tasty)

A page from my journal....

July 27th 3:45 pm

I've been reading Eat, Pray, Love by Melissa Gilbert. (been a very long time since I've read a novel of any kind) (I'm committed to finishing this book before the movie is released)

Check out the book club video HERE





In the first 3rd of the book she shares of her journey to Italy where she learns the language and enjoys the food.

I'm beginning to see that in many ways that's where I've been for the last couple of years. ( not physically but figuratively) Not just eating for the sake of eating but really enjoying every morsel. I love food. There's just no possible way around that. The textures, tastes and sensations speak to me.

From meats to pastries and everything in between, I am continuously drawn. Doesn't matter that I've been on a mission to lose weight or to clean up my food choices. Doesn't matter that I know the calories are high or that the salt is too much. It just continues.

Well, I think and feel like I've reached the turning point. As I finish reading the chapter "Eat" I now find myself thinking that it's time for the "Pray" part of my life to take over.

I'm at a crossroads. There is the possibility for some major changes in my life and I am determined to enter this next phase with the intention to pray.

No longer do I wish to eat myself through each day and night. The anger and frustration will come to me as is a normal part of life and growth, but, bread, chocolate and ice-cream will be part of a "normal" diet and put on the shelf as if precious and cared for--to be used for sustenance and nutrition.

Make sense? I really don't know what the world will bring to me but I do know that prayer and meditation will see me through.

PS
Boy that was a long post for me. Thanks for hanging in to the end.

I would love to hear what you do in your life when you find a bump in the road or things aren't quite what you dreamt them to be. Comments? Suggestions?

Day of Rest

Saturdays are my days of rest. As a church musician Sundays tend to be filled, busy and wonderful. Today I've spent time in the pool and have planned my menus for the day. It's going to be hot and sticky so perhaps a walk through a mall would be good. Some place cool and where I can breathe easily.

I have yet to release the weight that I want to but there is nothing stopping me except for myself. Once again I need to get out of my own way!!

Hoping all have a joyed filled day rich in family, friends and blessings!

Hugs
Doll

Blessings today:

1. family
2. home
3. friends


cross posted from http://wintention.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-day-of-rest

Do you believe?

Check it out and let me know what you think!

hugs
Doll

A bear in Stittsville

What a nice surprise tonight. This was taken about 2 miles away from home. (on the other side of the freeway!) Just never know where delights are going to come from.

hugs

April fun

Life gets crazy busy for me this time of year.

Tomorrow evening is our spring time concert featuring the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and the JJ's! Songs about home are both touching and wonderful.

No stress...ha! Performance anxiety runs high.

Food? Let's not talk about it, OK?

I'll check back in later.

Til again,
Doll