{Beauty Monday} 100% Pure Cleansing Foam with Lemon Juice

October 13, 2009

The change in seasons has resulted in my skin both drying and getting a bit congested.  I decided to switch from my 100% Pure Cucumber Cleanser to its deeper cleansing version, the 100% Pure Cleansing Foam with Lemon Juice .  I felt the difference almost immediately – the lemon juice cleanser is deeper cleansing, without […]

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Coco Before Chanel

October 12, 2009

Today I saw Coco Before Chanel, the biopic on Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel prior to her success.  In some ways, I was a little afraid this might echo La Vie en Rose.  While born thirty years apart, the stories of Edith Piaf and Coco Chanel are similar in many ways – their ascent from poverty, abandonment […]

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Workshop with Shiva Rea

October 10, 2009

Today I went to a workshop with Shiva Rea called Bhakti Sadhana – the Sacred Flow.  I had heard of Shiva Rea before and was excited to see that Flow Yoga Center was hosting two days of workshops with her, I jumped on the change to try a different type of yoga with a teacher […]

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The Next Chapter: The Joy Diet – Chapter 3 – Desire

October 9, 2009

Today, we are discussing desire as part of Jamie Ridler’s online bookclub, The Next Chapter on The Joy Diet: Ten Daily Practices for a Happier Life by Martha Beck.  Desire is the third chapter of the book.Full disclosure: I had an insane week at work, on the heels of last week’s insane week at work, […]

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{What Does Balance and Wellness Mean to You?} Self-Care

October 8, 2009

So tonight, as I am writing this blog post, I have a sniffly cold.  One of the things I am working on is to learn to up the self-careearlier in the “I am getting sick cycle” and this is what tonight isabout. So here are the things I am planning to do: *Hit Whole Foods […]

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Thoughts on Gourmet

October 8, 2009

At one point, a few years ago, I had a subscription to Gourmet.  Then I had my whole magazine simplification program and ended up not resubscribing, always keeping it on my list for when life did not involve commuting between cities and allowed time for more intricate cooking.  Now, of course, Gourmet is gone {see […]

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{What’s Cooking Wednesday} Peperonata Focaccia

October 8, 2009
Amazing peperonata

You will have to forgive me today for a very abbreviated What’s Cooking Wednesday.  You see, it is definitely SO one of those weeks for me.  I am hoping the pretty picture above helps with the forgiving. Because I made a discovery a few weeks ago that I really should not keep from you – […]

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{Wishcasting Wednesday} What Do I Wish To Complete?

October 7, 2009

Jamie Ridler’s question over at Wishcasting Wednesday today is “What Do You Wish to Complete?” The first thing that came to mind for me was some work-related things, but since I do not discuss work on my blog, I then moved on to the list I think of as  the “fun/creative/mindful/for me” list. Some things […]

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Around The Web {Listmania}

October 6, 2009

*I cannot wait for Kimberly Wilson‘s new book, Tranquilista, coming out in 2010 – aren’t the cover and the site for the book adorable? *Kaileen Elise has a great post on focus, frugality and fun this month – and I have to thank her for the kind shoutout she gave me *Positively Present gives us […]

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Beauty Monday and Real Simple Corner {October} – Tip for Smoothing Rough Skin on Hands

October 6, 2009

Real Simple has, as usual, a ton of great tips this month, but the one that really caught my eye for whatever reason is a homemade olive oil and sugar scrub for smoothing rough skin on hands.  The directions are to mix together 1/4 teaspoon each sugar and olive oil and massage into the backs […]

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Birthday and Full Moon Dreamboard

October 4, 2009
Birthday Collage

When I saw that this month’s online Full Moon Dreamboards over at Jamie Ridler’s site coincided with my birthday, I decided I wanted to repeat something I had done around my birthday – namely do a collage with all the things that I wanted to do and experience in the year ahead.  So I spent […]

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Rediscovering Nirvana

October 3, 2009
Appetizer at Nirvana

The lovely Lauren of Everyday Revelry reminded me that Nirvana, an Indian restaurant in downtown Washington, DC, has many dairy-free options, which is great for me.  Even better, since the last time I was there in 2004, they have redone their menu to note which items are vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.  How cool is that? […]

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The Next Chapter: The Joy Diet – Chapter 2 – Truth

October 2, 2009

Today, we are discussing truth as part of Jamie Ridler’s online bookclub, The Next Chapter on The Joy Diet: Ten Daily Practices for a Happier Life by Martha Beck.  Truth is the second menu item of this book.   What was especially interesting to me about this chapter is that it felt very familiar to me.  […]

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{What does Balance and Wellness Mean to You?} Guest Blog Post by Melita

October 1, 2009

As I mentioned last week, Thursdays here at CGL will be about what balance and wellness means to you.  One of my goals with this series is highlight how everyone is different as well as inspire others to focus on balance and wellness in their lives, whether it is physical or emotional.  I am so […]

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On Blogging and Feeds

September 30, 2009

So feedburner seems to be working its magic again.  The original feed is feeding. Hope everyone who is subscribed is receiving updates.  Please let me know if you are not seeing today’s messages in your readers and I will see what I can do.

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