So very cute! I love the whiskers:)Originally seen on my lovely friend Al's blog horse lover
30.11.10
29.11.10
Holiday Films...
So the holiday film watching has begun!!! My friend G and I watched Love Actually on the weekend! One of my faves!!! ( Don't worry Erin I will watch it again with you this week:) I even bought my Dad National Lampoons Christmas Vacation on VHS!!! So Funny!!! I can't wait to watch it with him and my family:) And this year the CBC has a new holiday film on almost every night at 8pm! with of course the exception of Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights!
Can't wait until Home Alone is on...Friday December 17!!! So exciting!!! What is your favourite holiday film?
Orange treessssssss
How lovely would it be to have these growing inside to cure the winter blues?!?!
26.11.10
Road Trip Part 8: Minneapolis
What an awesome city! We were surprised at how eco-friendly it was... there were even dirt roads in the middle of the city as well as rent a bikes everywhere! The coolest thing about this city was the people peddling around a beer cart (above) while drinking...Victoria's Secret
Love, love, love, and love!!! I would love to add these to my holiday dress collection;)
Love actually is all around...
“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.”
Love Actually
Love Actually
25.11.10
a wee bit of snow...
Today is my Birthday! I went to yoga last night and then fell asleep watching Eat, Pray, Love:) That movie is so inspiring!!! This morning I woke up to a phone call with birthday wishes and many Happy Birthdays on my phone as well as Facebook! And for breakfast I ate cake and drank really yummy coffee!!! We also got a wee bit of snow last night;) Life is good!!!
24.11.10
Bikram vs Moksha Yoga
So some of you are probably wondering what I actually did all summer?!?! I had the opportunity to experience quite a few things on my road trip:) One of the most awesome things that I got to do was 8days of Moksha Hot Yoga followed by 8days of Bikrim Hot yoga!!! Something that was super exciting for me!!! I have always wondered which one I would like more, or which one I would find most challenging... Starting off with the Moksha because that is what I have been doing for the past 2years and I was most comfortable with and then moving on to Bikram which to me was soooooooooooo hard when I tried it in NYC last summer- it actually kicked my ass!!! HARD!!!
Moshka yoga according to their website:
Moksha Yoga is a form of hot yoga that is ideal for the yoga beginner as well as the seasoned practitioner. Every Moksha Yoga class takes you through a series of strengthening and toning postures in the detoxifying calm of a heated studio.The Moksha Yoga series was designed to free areas of the body that are often habitually tight and constricted - lower back, hips, knees, shoulders and neck. In this process the body is strengthened, toned, and opened, while the mind becomes still. Space is created within so that each student moves towards the full potential in their life.
Bikram yoga according to their website:
Bikram Yoga is the 26 postures Sequence selected and developed by Bikram Choudhury from Hatha Yoga. It has been proved and experienced by millions that these 26 postures systematically work every part of the body, to give all the internal organs, all the veins, all the ligaments, and all the muscles everything they need to maintain optimum health and maximum function. Each component takes care of something different in the body, and yet they all work together synergistically, contributing to the success of every other one, and extending its benefits.
There are definitely pros and cons to each form of yoga. The first week of Moshka for me was quite difficult seeing as all I did the month before was sit in a car and drive across the country. I found the Moshka much more relaxing. The poses are just as difficult but the teachers want you to listen to your body and go at your own pace. The poses are not in the same order everyday as with Bikram so you can't get lost in the meditation of the class as easily but he teachers at Moshka speak in a more relaxing tone that sets a much more relaxed and meditative class. At the studio I went to in Edmonton one of the teachers actually gave me a foot massage while I was in Child's Pose which was quite nice:)
Bikram I found to be much more demanding. The goal of Bikram is that the classes are exactly the same no matter where you take them in the world, so the teachers say the same things and guide you through each class in the same sequence of poses every time. At this point in my yoga practice I quite enjoyed this. It really was a practice in meditation for me as I was always inside my body doing yoga. Also, everyday I learned a new yoga lesson about yoga and life, I wrote a few in my journal from my time at the West Edmonton Studio:
-Your body is capable of amazing things if you don't listen to your mind, get out of your mind-everything is ok
-You don't have to look for unconditional love you already have it within yourself.
I have one for everyday of my 8 days there. Something else that I found quite interesting about the West Edmonton Studio which I guess is not like the rest is that all the women shower together... which I have to tell you was quite an experience for me as I have never done that before. The first day I went into the shower with all my yoga gear on... then the next day I took my clothes off as soon as I got in-then I realized how insane it all was and just took my clothes off and went in the shower...
I really enjoy both forms of Hot Yoga and I realize that at different times in my life I enjoy different types of yoga depending on what my mind and body needs at that time. Sadly there is no Bikram yoga where I live but there is a Moshka studio about an hour and a half away that I get to go to once or twice a month:)
Moshka yoga according to their website:
Moksha Yoga is a form of hot yoga that is ideal for the yoga beginner as well as the seasoned practitioner. Every Moksha Yoga class takes you through a series of strengthening and toning postures in the detoxifying calm of a heated studio.The Moksha Yoga series was designed to free areas of the body that are often habitually tight and constricted - lower back, hips, knees, shoulders and neck. In this process the body is strengthened, toned, and opened, while the mind becomes still. Space is created within so that each student moves towards the full potential in their life.
Bikram yoga according to their website:
Bikram Yoga is the 26 postures Sequence selected and developed by Bikram Choudhury from Hatha Yoga. It has been proved and experienced by millions that these 26 postures systematically work every part of the body, to give all the internal organs, all the veins, all the ligaments, and all the muscles everything they need to maintain optimum health and maximum function. Each component takes care of something different in the body, and yet they all work together synergistically, contributing to the success of every other one, and extending its benefits.
There are definitely pros and cons to each form of yoga. The first week of Moshka for me was quite difficult seeing as all I did the month before was sit in a car and drive across the country. I found the Moshka much more relaxing. The poses are just as difficult but the teachers want you to listen to your body and go at your own pace. The poses are not in the same order everyday as with Bikram so you can't get lost in the meditation of the class as easily but he teachers at Moshka speak in a more relaxing tone that sets a much more relaxed and meditative class. At the studio I went to in Edmonton one of the teachers actually gave me a foot massage while I was in Child's Pose which was quite nice:)
Bikram I found to be much more demanding. The goal of Bikram is that the classes are exactly the same no matter where you take them in the world, so the teachers say the same things and guide you through each class in the same sequence of poses every time. At this point in my yoga practice I quite enjoyed this. It really was a practice in meditation for me as I was always inside my body doing yoga. Also, everyday I learned a new yoga lesson about yoga and life, I wrote a few in my journal from my time at the West Edmonton Studio:
-Your body is capable of amazing things if you don't listen to your mind, get out of your mind-everything is ok
-You don't have to look for unconditional love you already have it within yourself.
I have one for everyday of my 8 days there. Something else that I found quite interesting about the West Edmonton Studio which I guess is not like the rest is that all the women shower together... which I have to tell you was quite an experience for me as I have never done that before. The first day I went into the shower with all my yoga gear on... then the next day I took my clothes off as soon as I got in-then I realized how insane it all was and just took my clothes off and went in the shower...
I really enjoy both forms of Hot Yoga and I realize that at different times in my life I enjoy different types of yoga depending on what my mind and body needs at that time. Sadly there is no Bikram yoga where I live but there is a Moshka studio about an hour and a half away that I get to go to once or twice a month:)
23.11.10
I made bread!!!!
And it actually turned out!!! I made 2 Brioche Loaves from the Barefoot in Paris cookbook which called for a half a pound of butter:) I am over the moon excited that my first attempt at making bread turned out!!!! So very exciting:)
All images taken by Sandylee
All images taken by Sandylee
First Snow!
The first snowfall was Saturday so Chantelle and I decided to build a snowman!!! His name was Ruben... It was hard work finding his eyes, nose and moustache/mouth! Lovin the Hunters Orange we are all wearing;)Images taken by Sandylee
A happy person
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
— Hugh Downs
22.11.10
Hazelnut-mocha macaroons
After seeing a million blog posts and S and B on Gossip Girl eating these-I soooo want to make some!!! I think I am the only person on earth who hasn't enjoyed one of these lovely macaroons...
Recipe
Recipe
Happiness
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
- Eleanor Rooseveltvia just be splendid
20.11.10
19.11.10
What I am reading right now...
So I started my Yoga Teacher Training reading list!!! This is my first book of many more to come:) It is a great read about using the Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gitato steer your course in yoga and life. There are many off the mat practices to guide your relationships with yourself, your family and friends:)
I just started reading this novel two days ago but so far it has been really great! Set in Nazi Germany, the book is narrated, quite poetically, by Death, who relates the story of a girl, Liesel Meminger, and her foster family and neighbors on Himmel Street, a poor neighborhood in a town outside of Munich.
Ok so I know that Cosmo isn't the most scholarly of magazines to be reading-but I love the brain candy inside! I will do a blog post of the Juicy bits later this month;)
nothing wrong with you
“ As different as we all are, there’s one thing most young women have in common: we’re all brought up to feel like there’s something wrong with us. We’re too fat. We’re dumb. We’re too smart. We’re not ladylike enough—stop cursing, chewing with your mouth open, speaking your mind. We’re too slutty. We’re not slutty enough. Fuck that. You’re not too fat. You’re not too loud. You’re not too smart. You’re not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you."
Jessica Valenti
Jessica Valenti
18.11.10
Road Trip Part 7: Chicago
Chicago was such a great city! It really wasn't what I was expecting, actually I don't know what I was expecting... But it was super exciting:)
Images taken by Sandylee
grow up
“ I’ve heard that it’s possible to grow up - I’ve just never met anyone who’s actually done it. Without parents to defy, we break the rules we make for ourselves. We throw tantrums when things don’t go our way, we whisper secrets with our best friends in the dark, we look for comfort where we can find it, and we hope - against all logic, against all experience. Like children, we never give up hope."
Meredith Grey
Meredith Grey
17.11.10
sit in the corner
You can’t always sit in your corner of the forest and wait for people to come to you, you have to go to them sometimes.
— Winnie the Pooh
— Winnie the Pooh
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