So, I'm working really hard right now to secure my space in the reverb nation community, on a local/national/global level. So far, so good. Every single day, I am moving my way up the "charts". I am having a hard time with inconsistencly in my ability to download my music onto my page. The reason being, is I record a song on my ipad, and then I have to email the file to my email account, download onto my windows media player/library, transfer to mp3 format on itunes, and then try to get it back to my library so that I can successfully download onto my page using the right size file. This has been working, but its really hit or miss if I can seamlessly accomplish it, and it seems to be only because I am lucky in that moment :) Tonight, I am not able to figure it out. Does anyone have any idea what might be happening?? Any feedback would help me to move forward with my goal: to get all previous songs recorded and presented to my audience and furthermore to get all new material out with no restrictions.
Thanks!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
proactive mental reprogramming
During my last 40 minute run (5mph)/walk(3mph) of the day I realized what I am doing and why I am doing it. Instead of thinking about "needing to workout" and "needing to lose weight" and then not doing anything, I am challenging & committing myself to getting on the treadmill everytime I think about losing weight. I am re-programming my mind to be proactive instead of apathetic and nostalgic, reminiscing on a time when I did get back in shape after pregnancy, "back when I lost 80 pounds and fit into whatever size jeans". This is just a small plateau that I have to plow through and it is exciting to think what is at the end of this tunnel.
fresh green ideas
picture borrowed from: www.zooble.etsy.com
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picture borrowed from:Preserve:gimme 5
Anything that comes into contact with the skin should be organic. After we finish using all of our shampoos, conditioners, body washes & soaps; that I previously stocked for the house; only organic body products will be purchased.
Plastic
The next thing that I would like to eliminate from our use is any food/drink items that are contained in low grade plastic that leaches into the food and water, which is toxic to the body and stored in the body for an unknown amount of time. I will also buy preserve toothbrushes and recycle them along with my other #5 plastics. Preserve continues to pay you to send back your used Preserve brand toothbrush and then they will recycle it for you!
Check out Green Living for more information on plastics.
www.greenlivingonline.com/article/get-rid-plastic-water-bottles
I have already switched to glass food storage containers for leftovers. I recycle all plastic food containers that I can.
Recycle your #5 containers!
Think of how cool it would be to start a local co-op for #5 recycling!! Someone could host a day at their house during a certain window of time, and people could bring their clean containers and pack up a few big boxes to ship out, and then each person could pitch in a certain amount of money to pay to ship it out! For all of you skeptics out there, preserve conducted a Life Cycle Assessment study to make sure that the environmental impact of shipping recycling back to them did not outweigh the benefits of keeping the #5's out of the landfill. They assure you that the benefits far outweigh the negatives.
Things you can recycle through preserve: gimme5:
Britta filters
yogurt cups
Tom's of Maine Deodorant containers
Check out their website for more info:
www.preserveproducts.com/recycling/gimme5.html
Preserve Gimme 5
823 NYS Rte. 13
Cortland, NY 13045
Lastly, I am going to start supporting more "green" organizations/companies and implement green practices into my own business.
This summer we will be frequenting farmers markets, pick-your-owns and small farm stands to support local farms and decrease our footprint. I will also continue to buy handmade gifts from http://www.etsy.com/ to support small business and artists worldwide and keep my money out of the hands of greedy corporations and their owners.
Check out my Etsy shop!
http://www.themermaidsbraid.etsy.com/
Other etsy shops I love:
http://www.zooble.etsy.com/
www.oceanmiststudio.etsy.com
www.sweetheartsinner.etsy.com
www.loveyduds.etsy.com
Anything that comes into contact with the skin should be organic. After we finish using all of our shampoos, conditioners, body washes & soaps; that I previously stocked for the house; only organic body products will be purchased.
Plastic
The next thing that I would like to eliminate from our use is any food/drink items that are contained in low grade plastic that leaches into the food and water, which is toxic to the body and stored in the body for an unknown amount of time. I will also buy preserve toothbrushes and recycle them along with my other #5 plastics. Preserve continues to pay you to send back your used Preserve brand toothbrush and then they will recycle it for you!
Check out Green Living for more information on plastics.
www.greenlivingonline.com/article/get-rid-plastic-water-bottles
I have already switched to glass food storage containers for leftovers. I recycle all plastic food containers that I can.
Recycle your #5 containers!
Think of how cool it would be to start a local co-op for #5 recycling!! Someone could host a day at their house during a certain window of time, and people could bring their clean containers and pack up a few big boxes to ship out, and then each person could pitch in a certain amount of money to pay to ship it out! For all of you skeptics out there, preserve conducted a Life Cycle Assessment study to make sure that the environmental impact of shipping recycling back to them did not outweigh the benefits of keeping the #5's out of the landfill. They assure you that the benefits far outweigh the negatives.
Things you can recycle through preserve: gimme5:
Britta filters
yogurt cups
Tom's of Maine Deodorant containers
Check out their website for more info:
www.preserveproducts.com/recycling/gimme5.html
Preserve Gimme 5
823 NYS Rte. 13
Cortland, NY 13045
Lastly, I am going to start supporting more "green" organizations/companies and implement green practices into my own business.
This summer we will be frequenting farmers markets, pick-your-owns and small farm stands to support local farms and decrease our footprint. I will also continue to buy handmade gifts from http://www.etsy.com/ to support small business and artists worldwide and keep my money out of the hands of greedy corporations and their owners.
Check out my Etsy shop!
http://www.themermaidsbraid.etsy.com/
Other etsy shops I love:
http://www.zooble.etsy.com/
www.oceanmiststudio.etsy.com
www.sweetheartsinner.etsy.com
www.loveyduds.etsy.com
workout progress
The perfect time to catch up on reading a 3 year collection of decorating, mommy, & farming magazines is during my morning treadmill walk. I'm getting life & decorating inspiration and a workout at the same time, which keeps my mind busy and distracted from the actual displeasure I get from walking on a machine. I would much rather be out in the wilderness walking a nature trail, but that is just not possible at this time of year so I'm doing the best with what I have! This morning I was distracted with my magazine for 52 minutes by my "Cookie" magazine. The morning chores are all caught up with, now its time to get into the more detailed housework: going through old clutter piles and paring down on the excess stuff that has been acquired over the past 6 years, which is about how long we have been living here.
It's exciting to be at a point in my life where I can let go of the "stuff" and truely focus on what matters: family, food, exercise & health.
31 minutes this afternoon with cross-training run/walk intervals. I even worked up a sweat.
It's exciting to be at a point in my life where I can let go of the "stuff" and truely focus on what matters: family, food, exercise & health.
31 minutes this afternoon with cross-training run/walk intervals. I even worked up a sweat.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Today's workout record:
30 min. on treadmill in AM
21 min. on treadmill in afternoon
If I can do as many yoga classes as possible per week, plus do little bouts of treadmill walks throughout each day (instead of looking at facebook and email) I will reach any goals of health I have, and will be using my time more wisely.
30 min. on treadmill in AM
21 min. on treadmill in afternoon
If I can do as many yoga classes as possible per week, plus do little bouts of treadmill walks throughout each day (instead of looking at facebook and email) I will reach any goals of health I have, and will be using my time more wisely.
raw food diet challenge: post #2
So, I would say I ate about 90% raw food last week. I wanted perfection, but got human. It's alright...I learned that raw food dieting is not really my cup of tea. I need coffee to get my head on straight in the morning, just one cup is all it takes. Soy protein is a great source of protein to use as an ingredient in my morning smoothie, and if I eat non-raw items occasionally I shouldn't beat myself up over it. I will adopt raw food into 75% of my diet on average, which is a healthy goal.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
organic living
I'm working on the last load of laundry for the weekend and thinking about new ways I can keep our home environment clean, safe and green.
Ways in which we have already gone green:
homemade cleaners
use cloth napkins and cloth handtowels for cleaning up messes and spills
homemade laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent
homemade bath bombs for fun bathtime
Fresh ideas for being more green:
goats milk soap instead of harsh storebought soaps
-buy from etsy shops instead of from grocery store to support small businesses
soy candles
-just ran out of our last stinky, chemical laden candle, and I will now buy soy candles only from etsy shops
make our own shampoo
pare down any residual bottles of cleaning products and bodycare products that are full of chemicals
Ways in which we have already gone green:
homemade cleaners
use cloth napkins and cloth handtowels for cleaning up messes and spills
homemade laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent
homemade bath bombs for fun bathtime
Fresh ideas for being more green:
goats milk soap instead of harsh storebought soaps
-buy from etsy shops instead of from grocery store to support small businesses
soy candles
-just ran out of our last stinky, chemical laden candle, and I will now buy soy candles only from etsy shops
make our own shampoo
pare down any residual bottles of cleaning products and bodycare products that are full of chemicals
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