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Monday, January 28, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
What’s in my Noms? | Intro & Vitamin A
I love food. When we started this blog one of my goals was to cook more at home. I made this curry last week! Overall I’ve been doing better. But what is actually in my food that makes it healthy? This is something I want to find out. Do I need to eat more vegetables than grain foods? What am I eating too much of and what do I need more of? And generally, what’s IN my noms? These are just some of the questions I’ll be asking in my series of health and food related posts.
Vitamins
You hear the word a lot; I know vitamin D can be found in milk, and vitamin C in oranges. But what do they actually do for my body and my health? Vitamins help living things, like bloggers and other humans, sustain life. The nutrients our body can’t produce itself, it must find in foods—vitamins. In my next posts I'll give a little more information. I think I might even stop by the library. For now my sources are as follows:
http://www.vitamina.org/index.php
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/195878.php
Vitamin A - Retinol
Benefits
Improves night vision, eye sight, immune system, healthy skin, etc.
Deficiency
Night blindness, decreased growth, kidney stones, slow wound heal, dry skin, etc.
Overdosage
toxic to the liver, brain, skin, and will turn skin yellow
Food sources!
carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, butter, kale, spinach, pumpkin, cheddar cheese, egg, apricot, papaya, mango, milk, tomatoes, and more.
Until next time,
Ginny
Vitamins
You hear the word a lot; I know vitamin D can be found in milk, and vitamin C in oranges. But what do they actually do for my body and my health? Vitamins help living things, like bloggers and other humans, sustain life. The nutrients our body can’t produce itself, it must find in foods—vitamins. In my next posts I'll give a little more information. I think I might even stop by the library. For now my sources are as follows:
http://www.vitamina.org/index.php
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/195878.php
Vitamin A - Retinol
Benefits
Improves night vision, eye sight, immune system, healthy skin, etc.
Deficiency
Night blindness, decreased growth, kidney stones, slow wound heal, dry skin, etc.
Overdosage
toxic to the liver, brain, skin, and will turn skin yellow
Food sources!
carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, butter, kale, spinach, pumpkin, cheddar cheese, egg, apricot, papaya, mango, milk, tomatoes, and more.
Until next time,
Ginny
Monday, January 14, 2013
Weekly Motivation
This quote. Right now. If you ever feel guilty when playing games or browsing the web with the nagging thoughts of all the things you could be getting accomplished instead, then think of this quote. I'm learning how to manage my time better these days. It's ok to spend some time just chillin' like a villain, because after that you're more likely to be productive on the other things that need your attention. That's how it is for me at least. Gosh, I love chillin' though! Haha :-)
Oh! And by the way, I made that graphic today. I'm building up my photoshop skills one image at a time.
♥, Kayla
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Self Education
Introduction to Independent Study
This is a project I've designed to stimulate my mind and nurture my talents.The idea is to do things I like, while also being disciplined enough to follow my ideas through to the end. My course is mostly designed to be intellectually stimulating, but exercise and meditation are also important as well.
Course Objectives
- Self growth
- Practice, practice, practice
- Improved communication skills both with others and myself
in no particular order
1984 by George Orwell
The Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
The Poetry of Rumi
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger
...And many more found on my goodreads account.
Assignments
- Record my dreams
- Write one passage, fragment of of thought or doddle about each book I read
- Only review books that really make an impact on me and/or are worth sharing
- Participate in and communicate with the blogging and BookTube communities
- Become familiar with recently published authors and books
- Get in the habit of free writing regularly each week. Become in touch with my inner voice
- Educate myself and research current events
- Educate myself and research historical events
- Take a moment out of each day to be thankful for the blessings in my life
This is no end to this semester. I feel I will always be a student in some sense or another. There will always be books to be read and something new to be learned. There is always room for growth.
Anyone out there just graduate college or high school and feeling this out-of-the-womb restlessness? How are you adjusting? I'll see how this plan goes.
Until next time!
Ginny
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Weekly Motivation
Happy Sunday! Here's something inspiring for the beginning of the first full week in January.
Carpe Diem,
Ginny
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A 90 Year Old's Life Lessons
I have learned so much about life and myself within the past several years. I will always remember my 90 something year old grandfather laughing every day and making others laugh, while at the grocery store or the doctor's office. He died not too long ago at the age of 99. Yes, 99! I hope to live until I'm quite ancient and always be surrounded by laughter and love.
While both of my grandparents were alive, he said his reason for staying alive so long was to take care of my grandma (who was about 11 years younger). Several months after she passed, he soon followed. I'll always try to apply his way of life to mine, by laughing every day and enjoying my loved ones while we're all here together.
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step..
3. Life is too short - enjoy it..
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it...
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to be happy. But it's all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't
save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23 Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will
this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive but don't forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does..
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have not what you need.
42. The best is yet to come...
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
♥, Kayla
While both of my grandparents were alive, he said his reason for staying alive so long was to take care of my grandma (who was about 11 years younger). Several months after she passed, he soon followed. I'll always try to apply his way of life to mine, by laughing every day and enjoying my loved ones while we're all here together.
When
I stumbled upon this piece
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step..
3. Life is too short - enjoy it..
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it...
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to be happy. But it's all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't
save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23 Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will
this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive but don't forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does..
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have not what you need.
42. The best is yet to come...
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
New Year, More Awesomeness
Happy New Year! It's crazy how time goes by. I feel old when I say things like that. Haha.
I'd like to reflect on 2012. Good, bad, anything that I can remember at this point anyway.
Those were a few things that happened. I didn't have much of a social life last year from being heavily involved with school and work (before Fall). I did hang with friends but not as much as I would've liked.
Holiday Reflection!
Favorite gift I gave to someone: I was pleased with all the gifts I gave. I felt like I did a decent job in showing who they are and what they like. I mean, I pretty much only bought gifts for my family, Caleb, and his mom and stepdad.
Fav gift I received: A medium Intuos 5 drawing tablet. Or the heating pad. Or the eco friendly yoga mat. I'm really grateful for everything and for me, it's about the thought behind the gift, not the price tag.
Fav gift to myself: A donation to help the animals in the shelters in NY after Hurricane Sandy. I always wish I could give more to help though. One day I will.
2013 is going to be a big year for me! I'm finally graduating from college, getting a "real" job, going to really put my artwork and writing out there, and who knows what else. Big, big changes will come this year.
Things to achieve:
Update this blog more frequently.
Get more on a chef level of cooking. Learn more about techniques, spices, recipes, etc.
Upload artwork. Make deadlines for myself... Writing and Illustrating.
Teach a lot more to Obi and work with the frisbee.
Go on vacation (with the assumption I'll have a good job to have $$$).
Read leisurely. I miss that.
Get better at yoga. Build more muscle and strength.
Work on children's books. Focus on the gluten free one first. Maybe other diseases to come.
Make new friends.
Be happier, healthier, and always feel grateful for everything in my life.
♥, Kayla
I'd like to reflect on 2012. Good, bad, anything that I can remember at this point anyway.
- I quit a job I came to loathe after a few months (hostess at a popular Italian chain restaurant).
- I got a new job and worked with the majority of cool, friendly people and had fun. Then later I had to quit in order to focus on school (18 credit hours).
- Caleb (my longtime love) graduated from Georgia Tech in the spring. Such an accomplishment.
- Caleb and I got our dog, Atom (a sweet yellow Labrador), a brother in the summer! He's a sable Merle Border Collie named Obi. He's so sweet and smart and cute and gush, gush, gush! ^_^
- We moved to a new apartment. This is the third one since Fall 2010. Aye. Hopefully we'll stay here for a while though... Haha. This place is better than the other two.
- I did well in the Fall semester from taking six upper level classes (all A's and B's). And my first A+ at this university.
- I really improved my writing and gained more confidence as a writer and artist.
- I learned a lot. My brain should be the size of Saturn from 2012 alone.
- I read a lot. A lot, a lot, a lot! English major, creative writing concentration. And I wrote quite a bit too.
- I payed my car off!! Woohoo! That was just in time for me quitting my job too.
- Then of course I dealt with car problems after I payed it off. Over the year I got new tires, a new battery, new brake pads, new transmission fluid, and something else I don't remember.
- I got the flu last month then gave it to my dad. It started from Caleb's boss, then him, then me, then my dad. And I gave it to my dad from having to drive to my parents house to get my car worked on over in their area.
- Elvis sang to me and gave me a lap dance... in front of my boyfriend's family. Then Elvis gave his grandma a lap dance too.
- I met cool people in my English classes. It sucks that I met them in my last year of college though. But at least I did and we could stay in touch.
Those were a few things that happened. I didn't have much of a social life last year from being heavily involved with school and work (before Fall). I did hang with friends but not as much as I would've liked.
Holiday Reflection!
Favorite gift I gave to someone: I was pleased with all the gifts I gave. I felt like I did a decent job in showing who they are and what they like. I mean, I pretty much only bought gifts for my family, Caleb, and his mom and stepdad.
Fav gift I received: A medium Intuos 5 drawing tablet. Or the heating pad. Or the eco friendly yoga mat. I'm really grateful for everything and for me, it's about the thought behind the gift, not the price tag.
Fav gift to myself: A donation to help the animals in the shelters in NY after Hurricane Sandy. I always wish I could give more to help though. One day I will.
2013 is going to be a big year for me! I'm finally graduating from college, getting a "real" job, going to really put my artwork and writing out there, and who knows what else. Big, big changes will come this year.
Things to achieve:
Update this blog more frequently.
Get more on a chef level of cooking. Learn more about techniques, spices, recipes, etc.
Upload artwork. Make deadlines for myself... Writing and Illustrating.
Teach a lot more to Obi and work with the frisbee.
Go on vacation (with the assumption I'll have a good job to have $$$).
Read leisurely. I miss that.
Get better at yoga. Build more muscle and strength.
Work on children's books. Focus on the gluten free one first. Maybe other diseases to come.
Make new friends.
Be happier, healthier, and always feel grateful for everything in my life.
♥, Kayla
So this is the New Year
Motion City Soundtrack "Together We'll Ring in the New Year"
This must be it. / Welcome to the new year. / The drinks were consumed, / the plants were destroyed, / and the hors d'oeuvres dismantled. / I'm not smiling / behind this fake veneer. / I am often interrupted / or completely ignored, / but most of all I'm bored.
Death Cab for Cutie "New Year"
So this is the new year. / and i don't feel any different. / The clanking of crystal /explosions off in the distance / so this is the new year / and I have no resolutions / for self assigned penance / for problems with easy solutions.
These songs always come to mind when I think of the New Years. There is all this pressure to change so suddenly, all these made for TV movies about miracles. It's not my favorite holiday. I invested too much in a single day thinking, "If things go wrong today, then the whole year is screwed!" For some strange reason I think that whatever I'm doing when midnight comes will dictates the rest of my year. One time I happened to be in the bathroom during the countdown. This year I want to get over myself and wipe the poo off my face. The first day of the year is almost over, and there is still plenty of time to have a beautiful life and make it a beautiful year.
First blog post of the year, done. Hope we can keep it up, Kayla, one day at a time.
Love and Happy New Year,
Ginny
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