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* This is a Re-Post of the Highlights of the Week Post. Google Reader is not Picking Up My Prior Posting of it....Click Here to See Yesterday's Post and so I am re-pubulishing it in a new post with my fingers crossed. I have noticed that Google Reader is slow across the board on everyone's blogs this weekend, though. I also just posted a Test Post and some of you have written tell me that one showed up in your Readers but not the Highlights of the Week, so here we go, Highlights of the Week, Take 2.
Feedback/Comments about which posts are showing up for you in Reader would be appreciated: Yesterday's Highlights, This Re-Post of the Highlights, and also the Test Post...All? None? Some? Thanks Everyone! Happy Saturday Bloggie Friends! The weather is nice here in Phoenix. Not "San Diego Weather" which I define as 74 and not a cloud in the sky, but 70F and hazy is better than snow. But, Oh San Diego, how I miss thee! Anyway, this morning I went for a run. For some of you chocolate-making serious runners, you'd hardly call what I did a run, but hey, it was nice to get outside and Since it's Saturday, it's time to post the Highlights of the Week in food and in life. I know so many of you write to tell me how much you love these posts. And I've been getting a little carried away with these bad boys and they've just gotten tooooo big and time consuming. So my personal challenge as I embarked on this week's post was to post only the best and most relevant pictures, with minimal typing and words interjected, and not every little word will get a link, so if you see something under a particular day that piques your interest, you may have to click a paragraph or picture near it or just click, i.e. Sunday's Highlights for anything you see for that day that you want to check out, because I don't have the energy to hyperlink after last little word anymore. As I said yesterday, my first 3 goals for the weekend were: 1. More Time With Scott and Skylar, 2. Less Computer Time, 3. More Time Outside. So time to get this Week's Highlights & Recap Started so I can go play! If you Missed Last Week's Highlights & Recap Post,, Click Here to Check that Post Out. Sunday's Highlights I made 3-Ingredient, 5-Minute, Raw, Vegan, Gluten/Soy/Tree Nut-Free Raw Vegan Caramels!        Raw Vegan Nut Butter Filled Caramel Bites Taste just like the real thing!   And I gave you my recipe for Homemade Vegan Raw Caramel Sauce, too! Homemade Vegan Raw Caramel Sauce would be the perfect touch to my Raw Vegan Apple Crumble      Caramelized and perfectly Roasted Fennel!   Remember my Coconut Oil Spray, Maca, & Nooch that I picked up from my WF's trip?     And Nooch & Cinnamon & Stevia    I really enjoyed my Popcorn! So does Skylar! But she's actually eating raw carrots and cucumbers here and was apparently really happy about it! Sunday's Commentary, Questions & Answers  I love this little ball of love and energy soooo much! Seriously, she's my whole world! I can't even remember my life before her or imagine it without her. And honestly, I was not one of those girls who said I was going to be a mom, and become a domestic diva or anything, but it's the best thing that's ever happened to me! For My Guest Post on Mama's Peas Blog about Alternative Parenting Choices, Click Here  If you had to pick a nut butter to spread inside the Caramel Bites, what would you spread in it? Fave Nut Butter? This question had such great response, and it helped me formulate my Guest Post, that I wanted to copy/paste it again here: How much do you try to change people's opinion or try to explain why your way is good/works? My thoughts are that although I believe in raising social consciousness in the world from dietary choices and balanced exercise to compassionate parenting to women's rights, I am not going to waste my own precious energy trying to "save" others from themselves or "explain myself". I am not going to spout off about the benefits of a plant-based diet and why fast food probably isn't so hot to someone who thinks the drive-thru includes all the major food groups. I am not going to convince anyone why it's better to do some yoga that live a sedentary life if exercise means getting up and pouring another Mountain Dew. Nor am I going to espouse the virtues of homeschooling, extended nursing, homebirthing, or any of the causes that I am passionate about, if the person I am talking to is clearly not receptive to change, but is only interested in arguing with me about it. I don't feel the need to "convince", change, or "save the world" anymore. Nor defend my choices. I love being in charge of my own life and the autonomy over my own choices; and, I love that everyone is in charge of his or hers, and they can choose what they see fit, with absolutely no judgment from me, as long as their choices are well-researched for their own situation. The freedom of choice, it's a beautiful thing! Do what works, For You! I used to waste energy and get all riled up and try to help someone who didn't understand my choices, "see the light". But now, I just smile, nod, share what I do, and if they ask questions, I answer them succinctly, without emotion, and move on. There is no point in wasting my precious energy that I should be giving to myself, my own well-being, or my family's well being trying to "save" the world. I lead by example not by words. The proof is in the (chocolate chia seed) pudding so to speak! Sorry, I couldn't resist!   Your Comments, Answers, and Thoughts to the Question of Trying to Convince Others, not Getting Riled up and feeling the need to help someone else "get it" or how much you try to "save the world" was amazing. Check the Comments Here...they were awesome! Monday's Highlights I started the post talking about Fat Talk and a Big Butt Comment that was uttered in yoga class. My Commentary About Fat Talk and What's Going On with this nasty talk seemingly everywhere. Why Is That?! And what to do about it? How to Handle it?! Well, this was another Comment Worthy Post, Click Here to Read the Comments and Discussion that Ensued. I Made a Fresh Batch of Raw Vegan Chocolate Mousse After a hot second in the Vita, here Comes the Mousse!      When are you going to Make It? Skylar got her dress-up clothes on and was dancing around. And I begged you for the sake of little girls and the next generation growing up confidently and strongly, Let's Stop the Fat Talk             Dressed with Maple Ginger Dijon Vinaigrette   There's something about the flavor of the maple and dijon with the raw veggies that works wonderfully well for me.  Monday's Tips Sunday February 28, 2010 was a Full Moon in Virgo. I've posted about the Full Moon and How it Effects Us. Click Here to Read Up On It!  Full Moons Can Mean Everything from: insomnia, sleep disturbances, heated interpersonal exchanges, to computers and tech-related things going all glitchy and malfunctioning. Click Here for more interesting facts about the Full Moon! Monday's Questions & Answers How Much Do You Pay Attention to the Moon Cycles or Natural Phenomenon? Have you noticed any changes this week in your mood And The Fat Talk Question I know this is not a new question in the 'sphere or in life in general, but aren't you totally sick of "fat talk"?? If I have to listen to one more woman talk negatively of herself, even in jest, I think I am going to tear my hair out! It's doubly upsetting for me because as a mother to a little girl, I am trying to instill within her a sense of confidence, the ability to embrace our bodies for all they can DO not what they look like (or don't look like); the form and shape of our bodies is secondary to functionality. And as women, we can grow people inside of us, we can nurse our baby's, our body's are amazing. Embrace them! I want to instill a positive, uplifting, I-am-woman-hear-me-roar kind of attitude, and then the Fat Talk seeps in. Bleahhhhh!!!!! Anyway, do you do ignore it? Address it? Not associate with those individual's anymore? However, it's pervasive, it's in the media, on the news, and even in my yoga class! What's your take on it and what do you do when you just want to cover your ears?! The comments you all left were amazing. The general consensus seems to be that yes, we are all so sick of Fat Talk! And that you experience and hear this drivel and nonsense in your daily lives, too; it's pervasive and most of us don't know how to get away from it. Check The Fat Talk Comments, it's Worth It! Tuesday's Highlights The Maca I had been mentioning lately...some of you asked how I like it? Click Here for the Fast & Easy Way to Pop Your Corn! Tuesday's Grocery Trip.... Here's some of the produce I got     With additional Tips Here     One Pound Bag of Cinnamon from VitaCost = $5.04  There are 2 varieties of cinnamon: Ceylon and Cassia. Ceylon is rarer to find in the U.S. and more delicate in flavor, while Cassia has a significant amount of the blood-thinning phytochemical coumarin which has led Germany to ban its importation. Who knew? Acutally I did and wanted to pass on the fact that people with high blood pressure can find natural relief through cinnamon. Also cumin is great, too. Where do you think they got the name coumarin from for high blood pressure? From the spice Cumin, of course!  Science Lesson Over... Mathematically speaking, if I can fill 7 of these jars from the One Pound Bag of Cinnamon, that means that essentially I filled 7 Jars for the price of 1 and I saved $30 Bucks by Buying in Bulk!  And what you do to try to save money at the grocery or health food store. Green Food was Mixed Field Greens, Asparagus, Brussels, Cukes, Tomatoes     Dessert was some of my UliMana Stash And Raw Vegan Caramels...     Thanks to Everyone for making this My Most Popular Contest, Ever! With 815+ Entries!!! If you Missed the Three Winners Announcement, Please Click Here to Find Out if You Won! Tuesday's Q & A in the Comments Section: Do You Shop In Bulk for Anything? Do You Think Costco and the warehouse clubs are practical for your circumstances? Or Not? What do you Buy There? Or Why Don't You Shop there? Do You Shop Online and Your Fave Sites for Saving Money? And Your Fave TV Shows? Moving onto Wednesday's Hightlight's Raw Vegan Food: Spiralized Zucchini Noodles with Raw Marinara Sauce       Everything just tastes better with With Peanut Sauce! For the Info about What Spiralizer I Have, Click Here.   It's $28.99 and is some of the best money you'll spend! Spiralizer Details Click Here And it's great for Sweet Potato Curly Fries, too!  I made a Fresh Batch of Raw Vegan Coconut Oil Chocolate   Nibbled Away on These!   nibbled on some Raw Vegan Caramels...
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