tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54465175716991203242024-02-07T04:33:48.059-08:00Hanners? Latte?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-81545278568494153552012-07-14T14:11:00.001-07:002012-07-15T21:00:46.772-07:00A girl named RoséThis summer is completely different than all of my past summer holidays. Usually I am jetsetting around the world visiting friends and family. I like spending a few weeks in North Carolina hanging out with my nephew Mateo and the family out there before I head out to Costa Mesa, California for some bonding time with Asher and Judah! I don't typically spend as much time Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-85946875767086942012-06-29T09:12:00.001-07:002012-06-30T06:08:59.884-07:00New scarf
I have been inspired by Mimi and now want to wear scarves all the time...why didn't I know about scarves before? I also spent an hour helping my mom clean out her closet and taught her what layering was!!!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-55812883266232247772012-06-27T07:26:00.001-07:002012-06-27T07:34:21.857-07:00baking and eating
I've been baking cinnamon buns all weekend. Well, Joshua made me some on Saturday and then Mateo and I started some yesterday. He had to head to his mums and I got a bit impatient so I made a batch yesterday... Then today we finished them off! YUMMMMY in my belly.
And here is Aunt Judy Reid's secret recipe:
SWEET ROLLS 1 pkg. yeast1 cup warm water (just warm)1/3 cup sugar4Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-26243523043616667992012-06-24T04:23:00.001-07:002012-06-24T04:23:08.727-07:00New phoneI'm hoping that now that I have a phone that's smarter than a fifth grader, I'm going to get over my fear of blogging and jump right back into it. I almost feel like I need to write a catch up blog for the past ten months. Daunting task. But if Krista can take as year off and get back on the horse, so can I!!!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-82694942403640225332011-09-28T05:17:00.000-07:002011-09-28T05:17:19.676-07:00Quinoa SaladI made another delicious meal for my thirty by 30 goal.... On Tuesdays, after yoga, we have family dinner. For dinner I made a few different dishes but this was the favourite I think... And I didn't get a photo BUT mine really looked exactly like the posted one. It was Quinoa salad with black beans, avocado, and cumin-lime dressing. So enjoy the photos and incorporate more Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-67052310463660038072011-09-06T09:43:00.000-07:002011-09-06T09:43:33.751-07:00How come I'm not cooking???I'm still traveling and haven't been in MY kitchen for 9 weeks. Tomorrow will be flying home (back to the middle east) and will be back in MY space and able to focus on the Thirty by 30 that I've promised you. So have no fear, once I've sorted out jetlag and my routine... I'll be baking!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-42783021980542941012011-08-28T18:36:00.000-07:002011-09-06T09:42:45.798-07:00Summer Bucket ListThis summer I wanted to detox, practice yoga, travel, run, and see my family. I'd say it's been a successful summer.
Detoxed - (accidentally lost 10+ pounds)
Yoga - practiced many different styles in many different studios (over 45 classes and workshops)
Travel - managed to visit 8 states and one province, including Orange County, California; Vancouver, British Columbia, and Long Island, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-38238576449459296552011-08-28T10:26:00.000-07:002011-08-28T10:26:52.411-07:00Sunday LunchDad grows a lot of squash every year and usually he and I are the only two who really eat it. Since I've been detoxing, I haven't been eating or even preparing my share of the squash, so today I tried a new recipe and it turned out delicious!!! I also made some chicken enchiladas for lunch, threw together some ingredients and the family seemed to enjoy them. I didAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-58428361968259860582011-08-25T18:59:00.000-07:002011-08-25T18:59:11.617-07:00Easy Chicken Fajitas!These are SOO yummy and easy to make! I found the recipe on Handle the Heat and figured I'd make good use of my dad's organic peppers and cherry tomatoes. The other ingredients were mostly lying around and it took barely 30 minutes to complete this dinner from start to finish! I used corn tortillas because they're glutton free and found some other toppings in the fridge. &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-38124535947466690812011-08-25T11:41:00.000-07:002011-08-25T18:19:50.823-07:00Thirty by 30I've set a deadline of December 23, 2011. By December 23rd, I want to have perfected... no, mastered thirty recipes. I want to have a selection of desserts, veggie dishes, appetizers and entrées to serve at a dinner party. I want to have the perfect combinations of sweet and salty, light dishes and heavier ones. So I've decided to try a new recipe every week day. &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-1458141798387585072011-05-30T07:16:00.000-07:002011-05-30T07:16:25.979-07:00Acro Yoga - Banyan BlissThis past weekend I shot up to the Banyan Tree Resort in RAK for a a weekend of bliss, relaxation, beach, spa, friends, and yoga.
No Strings Attached
FlyingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-91586297303744679492011-05-17T01:43:00.000-07:002011-05-17T01:43:16.577-07:00Mateo Ezra Barkey
You might argue that I'm biased because we have similar DNA.... but I doubt you will argue that Mateo isn't the cutest 3 year old that you've ever seen (I won't judge if you 'have' to say your own kids are cuter... but I'll know you're wrong)
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-37606775959978168882011-05-16T06:10:00.000-07:002011-05-16T06:10:22.153-07:00
Life isn't fair...
I’ve often written on this blog about my detox/cleanse/weight loss about the friends I've made online and the support system. I used to know NOTHING about nutrition and have slowly been learning to love healthy, organic food instead of sugars and carbs. My body craves musli, almonds, raspberries, and greek yoghurt instead of cheerios. I’ve Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-27061645301671762192011-03-24T03:05:00.000-07:002011-03-24T03:05:26.884-07:00breathe.Yoga has taught me to my breathe. Sometimes I forget to breathe. I get tense and my shoulders scrunch up to my ears and my head starts pulsing. My limbs tense up and I can feel anxiety rushing over me. And then I breathe. The slow rhythmic breathing helps to calm my nerves. I need to focus my energy on each breath allowing my anxiety to float away. Focus Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-21137733277309147622011-03-15T01:14:00.000-07:002011-03-15T01:14:29.999-07:00What not to eat!
--- "Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food."
--- "Don't eat anything with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can't pronounce."
---- "Don't eat anything that won't eventually rot...There are exceptions --- honey --- but as a rule, things like Twinkies that never go bad aren't food."
--- "Always leave the table a little hungry.'"
--- "Eat meals Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-30774557081996994362011-02-23T23:00:00.000-08:002011-02-24T01:00:04.127-08:00Why Not???
WHY NOT? Shop
I'm always up for an adventure and knew that I needed to take advantage of a long weekend (the prophet Mohammad had a birthday). So we went online, booked a ticket, and jetted off to Jordan. Now unless you don't have a passport (shameful), there is NO reason why YOU can't book yourself a trip to somewhere phenomenal so don't start whinging about your boring life...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-23307572524562866302011-02-23T00:35:00.000-08:002011-02-23T00:56:21.592-08:00inappropriate attire
if I can do this, so can you!!
Last week we had sports day and I was responsible for two sports "stations"... BUT, I woke up late and wasn't really thinking when I threw an abaya over my pj's and scrambled to get ready. I definitely was a favourite though when I led the kids in push ups, sit ups, and the wheelbarrow race... all dressed in abaya!! I think that the students and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-36891149609147050142011-02-02T22:19:00.000-08:002011-02-02T22:19:31.138-08:00lice or rabies?My grade 2-C class is full to the max. With only 21 working computers and 26 students - the class turns into chaos as they fight for computers and argue over who gets to wear the headsets. Most of the class is spent listening to kids yell, "miss misS miSS mISS MISS" until I rush over next to them. Usually the problem is something simple... a pop-up on their screen or the volume Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-41179827806810229122011-02-01T01:43:00.000-08:002011-02-01T01:43:45.358-08:00white liesThe sandstorm started about 10 minutes before the kids were meant to go on break. But did that cancel break? Unfortunately the kids didn't seem bothered by the sand (apparently kids like getting dirty) and it was just me out there wincing with the piercing grains of sand pummeling against my body. Now I'm dirty and covered in sand. I think I actually look like I'm in my 30Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-65338521833311987452011-01-28T08:13:00.000-08:002011-01-28T08:13:14.386-08:00Caution: whipped cream whippin...You're probably wondering who won the battle of the Whipped Cream vs. Hanners...
I'll let the photos speak for themselves!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-46502482468093428272011-01-26T23:30:00.000-08:002011-01-26T23:30:52.601-08:00farewell to the latte...I don't contribute much to the blogging world and think perhaps I probably should have just gotten a twitter account. Have I written anything that has impacted anyone? Changed the world? Spread some love? Or have I just contributed to all the NOISE out there with my verbal diarrhea?
I guess today I'm hoping I can share some information that might be of value to you. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-83162098426992569672011-01-24T21:46:00.000-08:002011-01-24T21:46:27.729-08:00late again...I figured out what went wrong with my mobile phone. I stopped by an iphone store earlier in the evening and the man must have plugged my iphone into his computer - and then informed me that his itunes had a virus and to please come back tomorrow. I never saw him connect the phone to his computer, but it was a dodgy back street - and as the only girl in site, I used my slanty roaming Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-64616307071610697792011-01-23T22:44:00.001-08:002011-01-23T22:44:09.996-08:00formatam trying out a new format, hoping have a less aggressive layout, easier for people to read and enjoy..
thoughts?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-63171641621700886622011-01-23T20:21:00.000-08:002011-01-23T20:21:05.032-08:00Blaming EtisalatI've been late for work four times this entire school year. Which isn't bad, until you consider that all four "lates" were in the past month. And until today, I was literally ONE MINUTE late for work each time. But one minute means that I still have to sign the Late Sheet.
Today we have our monthly meeting and I know punctuality will be a hot topic. So of course, I woke Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446517571699120324.post-32831758595079234002011-01-10T01:54:00.000-08:002011-01-10T01:54:02.486-08:00highs and lowsI don't want to be a rollercoaster person - you know the type, the ones who are giddy happy one minute and then crash and turn into a miserable person the next! I've had a great first week of 2011 and then today was miserable. The students made me wanna shoot myself in the face, there isn't enough time to get things done, my car needs ANOTHER repair (what the heck is an engine cushionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496764014741294075noreply@blogger.com3