Healthy Mindset

Wowzers

March 28, 2012

Hi friends!

Wowzers! Things are getting cray zay! as our Caribbean cruise is fast approaching in just days!

Tying up all loose ends at work is kicking our butt’s! Not to mention the hubs has a cold! So pray I don’ get it!

I start work at 6Am tomorrow so I need my beauty rest ya hear! It was either do a huge blog post and lose sleep or pop in to say hi and get my beauty resting on!

I choose beauty rest! With a side of juice!

Some WAY cool updates for you in a hot minute!

1 I’ve started leading the worship for my women’s bible study! Love it!

2 my house got completely cleaned this morning. I dunno where I had the energy or time to do it, but God multiplies hours I think;)

3 We are going to be on our vacation in just days!!!!!

4 There’s probably lots of grammatical errors going on with this post from pure exhaustion. Cool I know.

Ok, off to bed! Night lovely friends!

Much Love

Marian<3

In a day

March 20, 2012

Healthy Mindset, Random

Lazy

March 16, 2012

Healthy Mindset, Random

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So remember when I said I wanted to (slow down) ? well, I have! I got the day off today and it’s been quite glorious! I woke up bright an early since that’s what I prefer. Spent time with the Lord, did our MOUND of laundry, dishes, mopped, cleaned the bathrooms (My least favorite house duty). I think it’s because I always had bathrooms for clean up when I was in Bible college in Maui. Maui = hot and humid which= stanky bathroom. Where was I?

Yes, my lazy day. I then proceeded to chat on the phone do some business stuff, take a nap. yes, a nap people!

watch netflix, and finish up the (Crazy Sexy Diet). Loved it! Now I just need to read it a second time to let it absorb, I’m a speed reader because I just want to keep turning the pages for more! Anyone else do this?

The only thing is, I wish she didn’t cuss in it, but I put on my big girl panties and tried to over look that.

I’ve changed my diet a lot over the last 3 years, and it’s ever revolving, but the healthier and more raw I eat the more I love it, and it’s honestly not something I feel forced to do. I feel as though I’m really living!

You can go to her (website) to check it out:)

I’m thinking of recording my eats tomorrow and putting them up the next day for ya! Let me know if you would be interested in it. It may be exciting to some and super boring to others. Probably the latter;)

Well lady’s and Gent’s. Make sure to get your rest anyway you can!

I’m off to my women’s bible study, well, scratch that, I’m off to shower since it’s 3:15 PM and I’m still in my pajama’s

Much Love Marian<3

Revelations

March 14, 2012

Family, Healthy Mindset, Random

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Well, we were off! All snuggled in tight clothes to make us feel not so anxious on the car ride down south. I’m speaking on Gidgets behalf.

Didn’t know fountains were so cool. Just ask these two

Head bands for the nieces. Did I mention I crocheted? Oh ya, only a thousand times

Auntie curling hair

Youth room at church. Oh to be young again

Mommy

Pregnant sissy

Where I stayed on retreat. Nice no?

The retreat was just what I needed. There was a lot of talk about our identity in Christ. We (including myself) put so much value on what we identify ourselves with. I got to thinking, I do all these things, singing, guitar, wife, esthetician, cosmetologist, crocheting, healthy living/cooking, baker and more, yet it’s silly of me to identify myself with these things. Those things aren’t my identity. Christ is! what a relief! That’s it. My identity is Christ and I’m so grateful I don’t have to make my identity in these earthly things. Their just hobbies, but not me, not my identity.

I also felt the Lord was telling me to slow down. I have a constant nack for always being on the go and doing a million things at once because deep down if I’m not completely busy I feel as though I’m just wasting my life. In reality It’s just down right selfish. Selfish because my own insecurity of idle time means I’m doing a bazillion things at once and that = my loved ones only getting a sliver of the pie! I’m refocusing my priorities and I can tell already I’m way more peaceful! Amen amen!

Anyone else had any recent revelations?

Much love to you all!

Marian<3

Self Image

February 20, 2012

Healthy Mindset, Random

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Hi, hello, um, ahem, I’m feeling quiet embarrassed I asked you to guess where we were going on my last (POST) and didn’t give you any hints. How rude and blonde of me!

Welp it’s just north of the famous Pismo Beach dunes here in Central California. It’s been so amazingly relaxing and nice to get away! I’ll give all the details later but today I felt compelled to share a topic I hadn’t planned on sharing today.

SELF IMAGE

I woke up this morning, went into the restroom to wash my face and leisurely lounged in my yoga pants while waiting for the tea kettle to whistle to make Josh and I some hot tea before reading in bed. Then it hit me. I’ve grown a lot. Spiritually and mentally over the last odd some years. I’m a far cry from the younger girl (myself) that I used to know. The (other me) would have got up out of bed to wash her face only to loathe the God given body that was hers, and to hardly look at herself in the mirror for fear of disappointment with acne, so called not thin enough figure, frizzy hair and the list goes on. but years and years later on the other end of the spectrum I can look back and say this side is far brighter.

Far less indulgent.

So much focus on my self put others around me at arms length and one ear for listening. You see I was too far into myself to really even pay attention to anyone else or their needs. Very self indulgent indeed. Often times the best thing when one is depressed is to look outside of their circumstances and focus on someone else. For me that meant Christ my savior and serving others any way I could.

What I wish I could have told myself all those years ago was to never give into the media’s lies of what perfect is/was. To shut if out because once the door is crept open it pulls you in like an all consuming black hole. Since I can’t go back in time I can only share what I know to my readers. to the next beautiful generation.

What I will say is, It was my journey, my path and something that brought me to where I am toady and to encourage any other women out there.

Some things that helped me, although it took YEARS I’m not kidding years to get here, it was all a journey, when I told myself to get healthy minded I reminded myself daily minute by minute

it’s a marathon not a sprint

Some things that helped

Jesus

Food blogs

and a highly plant based diet/clean diet.

Some may cringe with the last one, & I know that’s not everyone’s path but for me, I started to dip my toes into the pool of healthy living/eating after feeling so run down with everything fat free sugar free, push up bras, smashed toes in uncomfortable pumps, caked on make up and crusty hair from far too much hair spray. Dramatic? Probably but I was feeling over the whole thing!

I had to be true to me and little by little I started to dust off the old Marian and get to know me a little better each and every day and over time (years) I could hear my OWN voice again, Telling and reminding me of my hobbies, passions, friend ships, love and so much more.

All that to say, since this is getting wordy. Don’t loathe yourself one second more! Please! I beg, don’t. Life is too short. Love is too great! The human body to beautiful, the brain too amazingly smart to waist on self loathing!

I LOVE you all

Much love Marian<3

Worth a try

January 12, 2012

Family, Healthy Mindset, Recipes

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Cookie baking over here!!! Not for me of course! But for the boys and the hubs! I just love that guy so much! and he loves cookies! I made (Short Bread cookies) & (Butterless peanut butter cookies)

While making the peanut butter cookies I texted Josh this picture

Explaining it looked like a turd.

I’m actually 5, didn’t ya know????

You can’t tell me you don’t see it;0

Since doing this detox I really don’t have cravings anymore. I’m kinda scaring myself! I didn’t even want these cookies. Who am I?!

I also made (these cookies) It’s safe to say those are probably Josh’s favorite cookies at the moment. The only problem is you have to wait for gnarly ripe bananas. We even stooped so low to ask the grocery store if they had old bananas they throw away, They kindly responded with “we give them away to the food bank” Well, it was worth a try!

Have a very very blessed Thursday!!

Much Love Marian<3

Delightful

January 10, 2012

Family, Fashion, Healthy Mindset

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Tank top. TjMaxx Pants Forgot the store in Santa Barbara somewhere. Shoes good ole Target

The weather has been absolutely delightful here in California! I just can’t get over it! So warm!!!! We took these photos after 5PM and I was still in a tank top!!

Hold on to your hats and glasses! This post is quite a doozy !!

Some exciting news!!!

I get my photoshop tomorrow!!! I’m so excited! lets hope it comes so I’m not a big fat liar. I got (PhotoShop Elements)!! I’m a photoshop newbie so we figured this would be a good start. Anyone have any advice???

Also, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about my detox. Like I said before I’m doing this for very specific health reasons. I’m a very healthy eater by choice, because I like to eat healthy, but I could tell some things were off. To start,

I was breaking out more then usual.

My hormones were getting a little wacky

I suddenly formed a tumor in my breast (it’s benign ) Praise God!

but things were getting a little wonky town over here. So I decided to look into the tumor that was growing and all the other issues I was experiencing and the (Natalia Rose Detox for women) just appeared at the right time. I’m not looking for a quick fix, I’m doing this for a lifestyle change for my health!

For one, I have a thyroid problem, I’ve been taking thyroid medicine since I was 16, shortly after my Dad died. Not sure if my hormones starting getting out of whack from the stress of his death or the combination of poor eating habits mixed with stress just happened to throw off my endocrine system. What’s the endocrien gland/sytem? Click here . So one of my goals is to try and heal my thyroid. No wonder it didn’t know how to function right! I ate processed foods and loads of soy. Especially since soy was s huge crutch for me in a vegan diet. I’ve completely cut out soy for (me) because of my thyroid and made the full switch to homemade almond milk. I’m also starting my day with green juice for breakfast with our juicer and having usually a raw salad for lunch and a raw/cooked dinner. I’m eating quick exit foods to help eliminate the toxins in my body from years of a standard American Diet. Here’s s blip from Natalia Rose’s website on quick exit foods. I know this isn’t for everyone but my health at this point needs this. Now food combining I’m not sure I fully believe in that aspect but I’m following the food combining for these 30 days and then I will continue to eat this way minus worrying about food combining.

(here’s info on why juice fasting is so important to someone with health issues going on like me)

Info on quick exit foods. Cleansing foods:)

Hope this helps answer some questions:) I have SO much more to share. This is only tapping the surface.

Things I’ve noticed so far.

The bummer beginner stuff

The first couple days being off of sugar, (even sugar from fruit, since I was over yeasted) I could feel serious withdrawals! Kinda scary since I’m not really a sugar person, I’m more savory. Just goes to show I was eating WAY too much fruit on top of the excess sugar from everyday life.

Then I was down right grumpy, tired, sad.

I realized just how addicted to food I was. Like I said, I eat./ate extremely healthy, but I still had lots of room to improve.

Now the good.

I’m on day 7 and I feel great!! My breakouts are almost all gone.

Im incredibly happy about these foods. Not a grumpy pants about it anymore

I have so much energy! I can hardly contain all this energy. I feel as though I could run a marathon at every hour.

My thought process is unbelievably clear.

I sleep like a baby

I don’t have this intense desire to eat on the hour every hour, Which I used to do. Now I just eat two meals. (if you know me, Marian does not eat just two meals)

and the kicker?! My tumor is feeling smaller. Say wha???? Crazy, I’m going to give this tumor lots of time to heal because it took LOTS of time to grow.

Now the good yet unimportant stuff

Feeling Leaner

Any cellulite I had is diminishing by the moment.

Skin is glowing.

Well, that was a lot to take in! There will be more to come! Don’t hesitate to ask any questions.

Josh has been a great support as well. He’s been behind me 100% and is so kind to be my photographer as well.

Thanks babe! Why must you be so hot?

God Bless!! and this may not be for everyone. This is right for me at this time in my life:)

Love you all! Marian<3

All you need is LOVE and some perspective

January 5, 2012

Family, Healthy Mindset

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This is what I found while pulling out my clothes from the laundry yesterday!!!!!!!

This is what I said to myself

“What, What is this? A Sharpie in our laundry!? “

“oh no, it is a sharpie”

“Josh put a sharpie in his pants????? and I’ve washed the sharpie”

“All our new clothes are ruined!!!!”

Then tears ensued.

Yup folks, my new clothes, the hubs new clothes and old clothes, ruined. unless your a fan of uneven black dots more like stripe dots, then you can have them:)

After a tearful call to the hubs, I licked my wounds and headed out to the grocery store. An interesting thing happened while driving. I noticed a parent helping their precious handicap child and then it hit me. HELLO! There’s a bigger picture going on here! Their just clothes and we have our health, love, family and an amazing savior.

then This came about.

It was able to add a little laughter to some and help on perspective for me and others.

So with that said, take a look around and see what moves you, touches you, and lets you see that there’s a big picture going on, and that picture for me is LOVE. Christ’s love, Josh’s love, family love, friend love and so much more.

When it’s all said and done. This post is silly, our spotted clothes are silly, but I like silly, LOVE silly.

So laugh it up and LOVE! See that your LOVED and chin up for the rest of the week!

God Bless

Marian<3

Part 2. Favorite books for inspiration

December 16, 2011

Healthy Mindset

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Oh the joys of reading! Part 2

If you missed (Part one) Of some favorite books of mine (Check it out)

Let’s talk about reading shall we?

There once was a girl who cringed at the thought of reading. She would rather have blood drawn then read! Yes girl was strange and liked getting shots.

Where was I? Yes, reading. Once girl went through an extreme tragedy she began to devour her Bible as if it were food. Girl couldn’t get her hands on enough bible reading and books!

Girl has grown up (slowly) but still of course clings to her precious heavenly Father’s words and so much more!

Here’s a list of some of my favorite reads for inspiration

Bible

Streams in the desert devotional If anyone is going through hard trials this book is for you

A chance to die Amy Carmichael’s life. So inspiring!

The torn Veil Story of Gulshan Esther. Chilling

If by Amy Carmichael This book is short and quick little reads for the day. simply INCREDIBLE

Lost boy By Greg Laurie. He used to be our pastor at Harvest. His story is remarkable

Those are some Favorite reads for inspiration. I’ll give more favorites in the health department and then share more favorites for cooking/baking.

God Bless Love Marian<3

Muffins, dessert for breakfast, at least in my book

November 30, 2011

Healthy Mindset, Recipes

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Muffins!!! Who doesn’t love these puffy clouds on your tongue?!

You don’t? oh, well come again tomorrow for my thrifting experience.

When I was a young girl, (ahem, High school) I would eat the poppyseed muffins my Mom would buy from the costco pack to take with us to the river every weekend. And EVERY weekend the same scenario played out. I would cut the muffin in half in hopes it would help my portion control. No such LUCK my friends! Once on my lips I just had to eat all of it! IT was all mine! muhahahaha. Oh sorry…. Anyway, Tummy ache would ensue, and once the poppy seed muffins were all gone it was onto to the chocolate muffins. Chocolate has always been a second choice in life. (the horror)

So I leave you with simply beautiful moist moist moist (hopefully you don’t hate that word) vegan blueberry muffins. They can be gluten free too. See note below

Yields 8

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cup Flour

1/2 Cup Sugar

2 tsp Baking Powder

1tsp salt

3/4 Cup Milk

1/4 Cup Oil

1 Cup frozen blueberries (or fresh)

Mix dry ingredients, Then add wet ingredients and fold in frozen blueberries

spray muffin pan with olive oil, or use cupcake liners and pour muffin batter into pan

Bake at 375 degrees 25-30 minutes. Poke toothpick through center to make sure they are fully done.

These really are soo MOIST!

Gluten free note. if you want it GF simply replace flour with GF flour and use 1 tsp baking powder and add 1 tsp xanthun gum.

I’ve never tried them gluten free so this is simply a guess, but I think it will work:) IF you try it let me know!

Marian<3

and check out (Katie’s) blog for an awesome Luna bar give away! Don’t miss out ya hear?!

—Earthy Gurl

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In a day

Lazy

Revelations

Self Image

Worth a try

Delightful

All you need is LOVE and some perspective

Part 2. Favorite books for inspiration

Muffins, dessert for breakfast, at least in my book

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