This excellent book was recently sent to me to review, which I was delighted to do. Tosca Reno is an inspiration to women everywhere; not only is she both a mother and a fitness model, but she also found her way after losing a significant amount of weight to be…
At the moment I am the proud owner of an ancient pay-as-you-go cell phone. It does the necessary functions that a phone should do- that is, it rings, I answer, we talk, and hang up. And it's even got the awesome futuristic feature of having text messaging!Excuse my sarcasm. I…
I've talked before about different reality TV shows and specifically the show How To Look Good Naked. Last night was one of the rare occasions that I turned the TV on, and that show happened to be on. The woman in this episode was explaining her body image at the…
You knew they were coming.I got this granola bar recipe at Culinary in the Desert (Country?). I adapted it by reducing the amount of maple syrup to 2 tbsp, using PB2 for the peanut butter, eliminating both the oil and brown sugar, adding in 3/4 cup applesauce, and using Kashi…
I used to be one of the shyest girls in the world. I followed my sister around everywhere, barely spoke to anyone, and kept to myself a lot. One of my teachers in elementary school even exclaimed her astonishment to my mum one time when I actually laughed out loud…
On Sunday I was planning on going to the beach, but unfortunately that didn't quite work out. I was considering slugging through the day whining "woe is me!", but then decided that I'd be more productive and a good deal less annoying if I made crackers instead.I stumbled upon this…
More and more lately I have found myself becoming restless and a touch stir-crazy. During these summer months in between the school year, I really lack a proper routine. Working part-time has the benefit of leaving plenty of time for me to play, read and write, see friends, experiment with…
The Banana ChipsIf you can recall, one of my great ambitions with the dehydrator was to make banana chips. Come to think of it, I'm not sure exactly why. I just always see them at the store and they often seem to find their way into trail mixes, but I'd…
Most people look really freaked out when I say that I prefer salad without the dressing. Sometimes at restaurants I won't even order the dressing on the side; I'll just ask for no dressing whatsoever. When we have salads at home, I request that we don't mix the dressing in…
How great are the bargain sections in bookstores? I picked this book up for about $3 because the back cover has a very slight tear in the corner. Considering how often I spill food on books/drop them/fold them inconsiderately, a little tear doesn't do much to worry me. Especially not…
