I was watching Oprah with Goldie Hawn and they were talking about happiness and her new book "Ten Mindful Minutes: Easy Steps to Joy and Mindfulness for Parents and Children".
Are you happy? Are you in your core truly happy?
How much silence do you have each day? They say a few minutes of silence each day contibutes to a persons happiness. 10 or 20 minutes is a good goal but starting with just a minute of silence can increase your happiness. Taking one minute each day or one minute several times throughout the day can help reduce your stress and increase your happiness. I've talked about the breathing technique before which I learned from Terri Trespicio from Whole Living who suggests counting your breaths. About 20 breaths is one minute. So start by counting 20 breaths in silence and you're on your road to meditation or in simpler terms quiet time for yourself. Giving yourself quiet time leads to happiness. So make yourself happy today.
Jan
sleep log: getting there although the little one was up til 10 again tonight.
bus stop: it was a snowy morning again today. craziness. I sent Sarah to school in her snow boots and an umbrella, it's always a scurry in the morning but we managed to get out the door just as the bus was rounding the turn our street. It snowed on and off but only occassional flurries and nothing stuck. Although I hear tomorrow morning will be a different story.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Move and Be Spontaneous! Tips from Terri Trespecio at the Martha Stewart Book Signing
After the Martha Stewart book signing of "Power Foods 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients" on Saturday at the Fairway Market in Stamford, CT, Whole Living senior editor, Terri Trespicio took the stage for a fantastic presentation on how to get energized. This is the kind of stuff I'm looking for because my energy level is low and I'm so easily exhausted. I'll share a couple great tips that she shared.
(Pictures: left Martha Stewart and me, right Terri Trespicio, Whole Living senior editor)
Stand Up! It can be as easy as that. Sitting for eight hours at the computer leads can cause havoc on the body. Simply standing up can be enough exercise to start with to get you moving. I always say baby steps and standing up I can handle. I have been standing up try to stand up at work every hour. It should be more like 2 or 3 times an hour just so I move and stretch. I get terrible neck and shoulder pain and simple "exercise" aka standing is a small comittment I can make at my desk and help to alleviate the pain and keep me moving. If you spend hours a day sitting, STAND UP!
Be Spontaneous in the Produce Section! I never thought of this. I always buy the same produce and prepare the same meals. I've never ventured out because I don't know what to do with strange fruit and vegetables. I don't know how to prepare it or what to serve it with. I hope the Power Foods recipes will help with that but just buying it and trying it, what can it hurt?
Just Breath! Finally the last great tidbit is a form of baby steps to meditation. Terri estimated that you take about 20 breaths in a minute. Her suggestion is to count 20 breaths when you're feeling stressed. It gives you a no stress minute. I've tried to do this several times and I generally start getting random thoughts shooting in at 6. I have work to do. But it's a great way to start "meditating" and destressing without a big commitment.
So my mission for this week is to Move more simply by standing, to get crazy with produce and to count to 20!
Jan
(Pictures: left Martha Stewart and me, right Terri Trespicio, Whole Living senior editor)
Stand Up! It can be as easy as that. Sitting for eight hours at the computer leads can cause havoc on the body. Simply standing up can be enough exercise to start with to get you moving. I always say baby steps and standing up I can handle. I have been standing up try to stand up at work every hour. It should be more like 2 or 3 times an hour just so I move and stretch. I get terrible neck and shoulder pain and simple "exercise" aka standing is a small comittment I can make at my desk and help to alleviate the pain and keep me moving. If you spend hours a day sitting, STAND UP!
Be Spontaneous in the Produce Section! I never thought of this. I always buy the same produce and prepare the same meals. I've never ventured out because I don't know what to do with strange fruit and vegetables. I don't know how to prepare it or what to serve it with. I hope the Power Foods recipes will help with that but just buying it and trying it, what can it hurt?
Just Breath! Finally the last great tidbit is a form of baby steps to meditation. Terri estimated that you take about 20 breaths in a minute. Her suggestion is to count 20 breaths when you're feeling stressed. It gives you a no stress minute. I've tried to do this several times and I generally start getting random thoughts shooting in at 6. I have work to do. But it's a great way to start "meditating" and destressing without a big commitment.
So my mission for this week is to Move more simply by standing, to get crazy with produce and to count to 20!
Jan
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Martha Stewart - "Power Foods" Book Signing
I heard Martha Stewart was going to be at the Fairway Market in Stamford, CT signing her new book, "Power Foods, 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients". I've never been to a book signing and in all honesty I've never bought a cook book before. But it sounded appealing and the opportunity to meet Martha Stewart was exciting, and since it's only a 10 minute drive, I thought why not? And I'm glad I did.
Martha Stewart looked great and was very pleasant. It took about an hour before I got to have a minute of one of one time but she was radiant. She signed three books for me. One for me, one for my future sister-in-law and one for YOU. Our blog fans. Join our community, e-newsletter, ask a question or send a blog idea and you'll have a chance to win this autographed copy of "Power Foods". Send us an email at stephandjanblog@gmail.com.
"Power Foods" is really just what I've been waiting for. I want to create better meals for me and my family incorporating natural foods with the most benefits nutitionally to boost my energy, give proper nutrition to the kids and provide my husband with diabetic-friendly and filling meals. The cover alone is appetizing and the pictures of the dishes inside are a work of art.
I have to say I started this blog on Superbowl Sunday and planned on making guacamole and nachos. I bought the avocados but then I didn't know how to prepare the guacomole so we had nachos with sour cream, which still was tasty but guacamole would have Yummy! So I am super psyched to see a gaucamole recipe in the book.
I flipped through "Power Foods" and I'm excited to try these recipes. From what I can tell they look pretty easy. But that's the big test. For me, quick and easy preparation is KING! So ease of preparation and the ultimate test, will my family eat it, is the deciding factor on whether these meals are a hit. I'll be trying my hand at these recipes and I will definately report back on ease to prepare and the family thumbs up or thumbs down.
Thanks to Martha Stewart the the editorial team at Whole Living Magazine for giving me a tool that I can use to help in one of my big initiatives of the year, eating new and healthier dinners. And if it wasn't for Fairway Market providing Martha Stewart's book signing, I am sure I would not have bought this book.
Don't forget to sign up for our enews, ask a question or give us an idea to blog about and you'll have a chance to win an autographed copy of "Power Foods, 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients". Send us an email at stephandjanblog@gmail.com.
Jan
"Power Foods" is really just what I've been waiting for. I want to create better meals for me and my family incorporating natural foods with the most benefits nutitionally to boost my energy, give proper nutrition to the kids and provide my husband with diabetic-friendly and filling meals. The cover alone is appetizing and the pictures of the dishes inside are a work of art.
I have to say I started this blog on Superbowl Sunday and planned on making guacamole and nachos. I bought the avocados but then I didn't know how to prepare the guacomole so we had nachos with sour cream, which still was tasty but guacamole would have Yummy! So I am super psyched to see a gaucamole recipe in the book.
I flipped through "Power Foods" and I'm excited to try these recipes. From what I can tell they look pretty easy. But that's the big test. For me, quick and easy preparation is KING! So ease of preparation and the ultimate test, will my family eat it, is the deciding factor on whether these meals are a hit. I'll be trying my hand at these recipes and I will definately report back on ease to prepare and the family thumbs up or thumbs down.
Thanks to Martha Stewart the the editorial team at Whole Living Magazine for giving me a tool that I can use to help in one of my big initiatives of the year, eating new and healthier dinners. And if it wasn't for Fairway Market providing Martha Stewart's book signing, I am sure I would not have bought this book.
Don't forget to sign up for our enews, ask a question or give us an idea to blog about and you'll have a chance to win an autographed copy of "Power Foods, 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients". Send us an email at stephandjanblog@gmail.com.
Jan
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