I
get so wrapped up in my circumstances that I forget that life should be about
service. So today I’m encouraging myself
to become a cheerful giver. I will take some time to give back to others. Here are
a few small things we can do to be the change we all want to see in the world.
1.Take food to a neighbor
2.Pay for the order of the person behind you in
line
I
found a few easy recipes that can be made in a blender at home. Below is a video that demonstrates the best way to make a detox smoothie. Use this method for any of the smoothie recipes below...
1 This
kale apple smoothie is from Whole Living magazine. It has no fat and 4 grams of
fiber
Ingredients
1 cup kale or collard greens firmly packed,
stems removed, coarsely chopped (4 ounces)
1 Granny Smith apple, coarsely chopped
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
2This one is from Whole Living as well. Cucumber,
Honeydew, and Mint sounds a little strange but the ingredients could work well
together
Ingredients
1/2 English cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/2 honeydew melon, peeled and chopped (2 cups)
1 cup pear juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
3
I found this one on a food blog. It has lots of fruit to kill the taste of
spinach and celery
Ingredients
3 cups frozen
diced pineapple
3 cups fresh baby
spinach
1 cup frozen diced
banana
1 celery rib
(optional)
1 Tbsp. grated
fresh ginger (start with less and add more if desired)
4 I
found this recipe on the Shape website. Apparently some celebrities swear by
this one.
Ingredients -1 1/2 cups water -1 head organic romaine lettuce, chopped -3-4 stalks organic celery -1/2 head of a large bunch, or 3/4 of a small
bunch of spinach -1 organic apple, cored and chopped -1 organic pear, cored and chopped -1 organic banana -Juice of 1/2 fresh organic lemon
5 These next two are from a
blog. I haven’t tried them because the ingredients sound strange and I’m not a
fan of artificial sweeteners
Ingredients
Savory Thai
Smoothie
3-4 servings
2 cups spinach
½ bunch cilantro
½ garlic clove
½ red or orange bell pepper
2 Tbsp. lime juice
3 tomatoes
1 packet stevia
1 avocado
1 cup water
6Ingredients
Classic Green Juice
1 large English Cucumber
3 to 4 stalks of celery
1 broccoli stalk
4-5 large kale leaves (as you grow accustomed to taste, increase amount of
kale)
1” piece of gingerroot
1 lemon
1/4 – 1/2 tsp stevia to sweeten
7 Incredible
Smoothies website calls this one the ultimate detox smoothie
Ingredients
1 red grapefruit, peeled
1 banana, peeled
4 cups of dandelion greens or kale chopped
I cup of sweetened coconut milk or green
grapes
8 Kimberly
Snyder’s glowing green smoothie’s recipe
Ingredients
2 cups of water
½ head of organic spinach
1 head of organic romaine lettuce
Juice of half organic lemon
3 or 4 stalks of organic celery
1 organic banana
1 organic pear
1 organic apple
9Whole body detox
calls this one the basic green
smoothie recipe
2 cups filtered water
2 bananas
2 oranges
1 apple
1 lemon
1/2 inch chunk fresh ginger (optional)
½ - 1 head of romaine, spinach, chard, beet
greens, or kale
10This
is the easiest one. I found it on the Glitter Guide
Here’s the thing, I have never intentionally ran anywhere in my life. I've sprinted after my kids when they were
toddlers. I ran a few times to take a bus when I was younger but running has
never been my thing. Nevertheless number six on my bucket list (right between make
out with Bradley Cooper and eat a chocolate cake made by the cake boss) is to
run in the Bay to Breakers race. Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in
San Francisco, California.
Bay to Breakers is not your typical race.
It’s probably one of the only races in the world where serious runners can be
seen running right next to men dressed as wonder woman. I've never taken my
kids to see the racers because there has been the occasional nude runner and I’m
not ready to explain to my four year old why some balls are wrinkled.
Okay
so i'ts time for me to become a hypocrite. I'm about to encourage you to
try something I've never actually tried. Luna Dance Institute is offering a free
dance class. The class is at Luna Dance Institute, 605
Addison in Berkeley. www.lunadanceinstitute.org. Noon-3 pm. According to the SF Guardian this dance school celebrates its return to
Berkeley with first modern dance instruction for older kids, then a family
dance classes that everyone can shake a hip to.
I figured dancing is an activity that’s
fun for the whole family or for individuals. It’s a good way to meet new people
and it’s the best price, free. If you don’t live in the Bay Area then hears a
link to the center for dance in the west which should help you find a class in
your area. http://www.odcdance.org/event_view.php?param=204
Exercise is the
best way to get the blood circulating and renew the mind so I’m going to take a
chance and drag myself away from watching the Bachelor (although Sean is yummy) and set off to find something new. I hope you will as well!
I read somewhere that if you do what
you love than you’ll never work a day in your life. In theory I know this is
true but love has never paid a bill. So like most normal people (excluding
princesses and wealthy heiress) work can be just another stressor in life. I
know it was always that way for me until the economy
failed and I found myself out of work and unable to find a job. Like millions of
American’s my unemployment ran out and there I was standing at a cross road. Do
I give up on life, sit in a corner and wait for the student loan sharks to take
away my first born or do I take this crappy misfortune as an opportunity. Today
I chose to see it as an opportunity to do what I've always wanted to do, write.
Enjoying, Life, Mind Body and Spirit- will be about all the things
that make me happy and ways to make life better. The blog will provide its readers with useful tips. These are tips I've used to keep myself from going completely bonkers, shedding all my
clothes and running down the street in the buff singing Christmas carols (yes I've considered it!). So as an alternative I will write about ways to keep the mind healthy,
exercises for the lazy person (such as myself), ways to have a healthy spiritual life
and things to do on a budget. I hope this blog will serve its purpose,
which is to keep you and me far away from crazy.
