Super BEE Shooters (Belly Blaster Parfaits)

Here is a little recipe I threw together purely by necessity. I was hungry and needed a quick healthy snack. They are actually quite good and now I crave them. Actually the idea sprung from a comment in Sarma Melngailis' book Raw Food Real World. (If you don’t own it, buy it! It is a wonderful book). She mentioned she didn’t like the taste of bee pollen mixed into her smoothies, so she would put some on top and eat with a spoon.

Ingredients:

• Kefir (I prefer plain and organic, but there are many different brands and flavors that would make a delicious combination).
• Bee Pollen (If you have never eaten bee pollen, you should first make sure you are not allergic and you should also know, it is an acquired taste and you may not initially like it).
• Barlean’s Omega Swirl (flavors pictured: strawberry, pomegranate/blueberry, lemon)

Delicious, easy and so healthy! Surprisingly filling and packed with nutritional benefits, these shooters make a great addition to any meal or between meal snack.

Here are some of the health benefits packed into these pretty little parfaits....

BARLEAN’S OMEGA SWIRL:

Packed with essential Omega-3s, Omega Swirl was created to nutritionally support: •Heart Health

•Cholesterol Levels Already Within a Healthy Range

•Joint Mobility and Bone Density

•Energy and Endurance

•Skin, Hair and Nail Health

•Mental Health, Wellness and Acuity

•Blood Glucose Levels Already Within a Healthy Range

•Sexual and Hormonal Health

Credit: www.barleans.com/omega-swirl.asp

KEFIR - probiotic blend may help:

• Stimulate digestion.

• Lose weight.

• Enhance immune system.

• Alleviate lactose intolerance, IBS,

Crohn’s and colitis.

Credit: www.lifeway.net/probiotics/

BEE POLLEN:

Bee pollen contains all the essential components of life. It is a superfood with too many benefits to mention.

Here a couple of links to start with:

http://www.mercola.com/article/diet/bee_pollen.htm

http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/whats-the-buzz-on-bee-pollen

My Dreams are Ready to Hatch...

Photo Credit: http://leahbug101.blogspot.com

My wish for all of you is that each day you wake up inspired about your life. If you don't wake up excited about the day to come, there may be changes you need to make! Follow your dreams, your wild side, your passions, your heart, things you love, for we only walk down this path once! The quote below inspired me to write this tip. 

"People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals -- that is, goals that do not inspire them." - Anthony Robbins

Peace, Love & Happiness,

Sandy

The above is a post from www.peacefuldaily.com that I saved some months ago.  I just found it again and as sychronicity would go -- I have just listened to Anthony Robbin's first session from the "Ultimate Edge"...searching for inspiration I am.  I know what I want (finally) -- now I just need the inspiration and follow through to make it happen.  I don't think I am lazy and I don't think my goals are uninspiring.  Sometimes a goal is so inspiring -- it feels out of reach (a dream).  How do you find the fortitude/discipline/inspiration to attain your dreams?....that it what I intend to find out!

Happy Hippie Days...

Look what I found at the thrift shop today --a retro hippie coffee maker for only $3.00!!  I'm not sure what I am going to do with it yet, but I'm sure it will look good next to my retro camper (when I get one) or it will come in handy for serving coffee on the the farm (when I get one :-P).  For now it is just sweet eye candy...

Leg Warmers for Furniture!

How cute are these?  I made these little leg warmers for my wicker stool.  I was inspired by an article in the February 2012 issue of Country Living.  Just the right project to welcome the coming Autumn season.  Makes me anticipate fireside lounging and hot chocolate.

I crocheted my slip-ons, but the ones in the Country Living magazine are knitted.

Both the pattern and finished product are available from  biscuitscout.etsy.com.  Her hand knitted cream aran armchair slip cover is on my wishlist! Amazing....

My Ideal Scene...

I am reading The Millionaire Course, "A Visionary Plan for Creating the Life of Your Dreams" and Marc Allen says you should write a one page description of your "Ideal Scene" (imagine your life at it's best!).   This picture is a reminder to me...

My Ideal Scene:  I live on a small working farm "sanctuary" where animals are not killed (not sure what will be farmed yet; pumpkins, christmas trees, maple syrup, goat cheese, wool, lavender, herbs or local produce?).  Our farm life will be very self-sustaining and we will make our living by farming, blogging, offering classes (art retreats, cooking, re-purposing, etc.).  Our life is our work...we promote green living, family life and a reverence for all life.  We have an onsite store (the RE-Store) that houses our wares and latest up-cycled creations.

See my additional pages if you are interested in my specific goals and how I plan to attain them.  I will also be posting regularly on the successes and any set backs we may incur.

Join me on the Journey!.....

Artist's Date: "Drink and Dabble"

Created this Valentine art at a "Drink and Dabble" with my sister.  It was great to take a few hours and actually focus on my art and complete a project.  Although I am already revising it.  

Stay Tuned....

Here is a link to Health and Harmony http://www.harmonyinhealthltd.com/.  Take a look at the upcoming projects.  It is a lot of fun!

A Li'l Valentine's Day Decorating

I Love My Scentsy...and can change the pic on a whim.

Heart Lights add a little Romance :-)

Vintage Valentines and Paper Dolls....feel good.

Love Bird...displayed all year long.

We "heart" 122....

Who doesn't love Sparkly Hearts?

Even our Greek Goddess is feeling festive.

Our fireplace...the center of our home...I will never be without one again.

Our Sunroom makes us forget it is wintertime.

BINGO! 2012 - My Best Year Ever!

Only 5 Goals? Hardly -- just trying to focus :-)

Quote that I love from a recent issue of "Artful Blogging"

I'm imagining a GREAT year!  This little altered bingo card book was created to help me FOCUS on my goals for this year.  It has a lot of hidden meanings which are personal to me.  One being, my late "2nd Mom" loved to play bingo.  Also, I'm feeling lucky this year :-)  Stay Tuned!

Glitter, Foil & Paper Lace - Oh My!

Did you get a chance to make some good old-fashioned Valentine cards this year? My daughter Savannah brought home some adorable ones. They brought back good memories of when I was a little girl. The tin foil and glitter box made we want to make my own! I guess it's time to pull out the glitter....

Style.Play.Work.Shop Contest Entries

I am entering the latest Style.Play.Work.Shop Contest:

Details & Contest Rules
Theme: Cozy Time
Your photograph must include the following items:
A blanket, socks, mug or teacup, reading material and a piece of fruit.

I have narrowed it down to two photos. Which one do you think is the best?

If I win, I get a subscription to the new Anthology magazine. It looks awesome!

Meet the Vamplets....

My daughter, Savannah, has been anxiously awaiting the arrival of her new Vamplets, and when the shipment was delayed because of "adverse weather conditions", I knew I had to step in. So, I decided to make her a necklace. It is made from Shrinky Dinks. I have not played with shrinky dinks for years. I think it turned out pretty cute -- we had fun -- and it bought us another day. (Did I mention I'm buying my daughter baby vampires? This is not how I dreamed things would be....what happened to Drowsy or even Barbie? -- Monster High has taken over!)

The Girls....

The Boys....

NOW

My Word for the Year...

In keeping with my Word of Year, I created this altered photo NOW instead of later. 

The supposed object of picking a Word of the Year is to help avoid the creation of all those New Year's resolutions that many of us tend to forget about by February.  But, it is not in my nature.  I am a habitual list maker and I actually enjoy dreaming up goals and resolutions.  When a new year comes around, I look back at my resolutions and I've usually made progress -- not as much as I would have liked -- but hey, this leaves room for more dreaming and planning in the New Year, right?

So this year my word is "NOW".  I have trouble being in the moment, as I am always thinking about something else.  Also, I am a procrastinator, especially of doing the things I enjoy.  I always think something else "more important" needs done.  

I read somewhere that someone made herself an altered watch that simply said, NOW, and every time she looked at it, it reminded her to stay in the moment or to take action now.  I think that I will make myself one.

YUMMY!

My Junk Hunk found this scrumptious box of old printer press letters.  Of course I snatched them up.  He probably doesn't know yet, until he reads this post :-) -- Thanks Hon!

Credit: Just Doodles Overlays (used in my altered photo) created by Eric Belton @ digitalscrapbookplace.com