Cara’s green flowered with fake leather jacket

 

 

Here it is, Cara’s jacket!

I made this for her as a surprise. She didn’t know she was getting it. I had seen this fabric at Wal-Mart and thought it might look good on her as green is one of her favourite colors and so I bought it. One day while we were skypeing my video was not working but hers was and so I held the fabric up to the screen so I could see if it went well with her complexion and it did!! She had no clue what I was up to. So I sewed her up a little jacket and tried to make it fairly warm as those fall and winters are cold in Alberta!! It was a bit short on me and so I figured it should be about right for her as she is 5 feet nothing even though she might claim she’s an inch taller!! lol I don’t believe it!! Anyway I sent her the jacket and I think she may have been a bit disappointed as she was pregnant and I think she was hoping that the surprise was something baby oriented. I had started making the jacket before I found out she was pregnant and so I decided to send it to her anyway. I figured she might have a few months to wear it. She found that it was a little too short and was showing too much of her belly. I guess her top half is the same size as I am but her bottom half is what is shorter than mine. We are actually the same size although I am 5’4”. She had decided to keep the jacket until next year and when I came up to visit I could adjust the length but since she lost the baby I don’t know what she’s going to do……

 

The jacket has shades of seafoam green and black swirly flowers.

I trimmed the jacket with fake leather

 

The jacket has two pockets in front, you can’t see them well as the jacket fabric is kind of camouflaged.

 

 

  

The jacket does not look the greatest on me because it’s not really my color(and besides that I don’t think I’m wearing any makeup, yikes!!) but I figured I’d be waiting a looooooong time before Cara takes pictures and send’s it to me so….I’m it! lol

The end, there is no more. :)  Yes there is but I didn’t upload them! Sorry if I put too many pictures!! I can’t help it!! lol I like to take many pictures so I can get a good one and then I don’t know which ones to put up if they all turn out good but I figure when I go to other peoples blogs I like to see a lot of pictures, I am not into reading the blog as much as I am into pictures and so, this is my style… ;) and a picture says a thousand words!!!

 

P.S. I have so many things on the go right now, I don’t know if I am coming or going creatively that is. I am making some fabric with pieces of fabric that I have from my discontinued fabric sample books and I don’t know if I want to make pants with it or a quilt! lol

I’ve got this really cool lace purple dress that I made and took pictures that I have to blog about, with a matching sweater!!

I have a entertainment center that I want to revamp. I have about 10 pictures I need to hang on the wall. I have housework that needs to be done,that’s not creative in my eyes though! hahaha. I have walls that need to be painted. I need to finish some alterations. My cupboards would need a good cleaning, some of them anyway, I already did some. I am in the living Christmas tree at church and I have 10 really hard songs(beauty and the beast type songs) to learn by Christmas Plus I think 5 more to learn for advent. Plus I am on the worship team at church and have to learn new songs there. I am trying to practice my guitar playing so I can get better at it so I can record some of my songs. etc. etc. etc. but it’s all good, I’d rather be busy than not busy enough. I do not like to be bored and am not bored very often. The only time I get bored is when I’m feeling really bad physically and I cannot muster enough energy to do the things I want. That gets me really frustrated at first but then it makes me sit still and just relax my body.

I’ve started going to physiotherapy lately and she has been giving me exercises and things to do for my body as I have problem with my neck, arm, lower back, hips and feet…yes I know, that is why I’m going to physio!!! That’s the joy of having been in a car accident and having your feet shattered, it messes everything else up too. Anyway to get back to what I was saying, she gave me these simple exercise to do and one of them was sitting in a proper sitting position with your back straight and to stack about 4 pillows on your lap until your arms are resting on them at about shoulder height and to sit like that for a little while….Well that was hard for me. I can’t do anything with my hands!!! I never realized how much I use my hands!!! or I knew I used my hands a lot but I never realized how much I don’t stop using them. They never stop, it’s either I am sewing,painting,playing guitar,doing housework,paperwork or on the computer or doing some craft, everything I do requires my hands and neck to be moving and so I really need to make a special effort to rest my arms, hands and neck. I think why I do this is because I can’t be on my feet as much as the normal person and so I try to keep busy in other ways so I don’t mind not being on my feet and I guess I have to not do that as much or take frequent breaks, like every half hour. I even have to set a timer because when I get involved in something I have total concentration and hours can fly by without me even knowing!! Oh well I’ll get it after a while!

talk to you in the next blog xox

!!!HEALTHY FOODS!!!

HEALTHY FOODS!!!!!! SCARY ISN'T IT!!!!!
I am appalled by the reactions of people (Even "Christians") when you mention healthy foods!!!! WOW does it ever strike a nerve in some people!!! Well guess what, I have the right to put in my mouth the foods that I choose to try to make my body feel better!!! I have the right to talk about it all I want to whomever I want...I have to listen to your junk stories and put up with it without rolling my eyes at you!!!!!

Ohhhhhh my!!!!! I'm sure you are rolling your eyes big time now!!! What greens!!! That is for rabbits!!!




Ok, enough of that, on to the good stuff!!! :)

Nutritional yeast is a good substitution for cheese. It is not a cheese or dairy product but it taste kind of cheesy and it has huge health benefits. It is gluten- free and is a different species than the one the causes candida. Great for hair with it's protein and amino acids. Nutritional yeast is a complete protein.
3 TBSPs supply 9 grams of complete protein. It also has zinc, selenium, magnesium, manganese and copper.
Combines well with a lot of different dishes..sprinkle 1 or 2 tablespoons on top of your salads instead of fatty cheese.

Shrimp with garlic, Quinoa and mashed cauliflower instead of white potatoes!??!! yum!!!  I WILL be doing this again!!!
Steam your veggies or bake them with a little drizzle of olive oil for about 20 minutes. Great stuff!!

This is for the "Christians" that come against healthy eating (I'm going to be shot down for sure now, ha!!!)
1 Cor. 6: 19-20
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

With what?? Your body!!? Does that mean that I have to look after my body as well as my mind and soul??

1 Cor. 10:31
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Does that say eating and drinking??? Can't be

Does it Glorify God to keep your body and mind strong and healthy by eating good, from nature, God made foods??

Just those two scriptures should be enough to know that God calls you to look after your body and if you are not then at least have the decency not to come against someone who is.  (I am only speaking to Christians here) The rest of you are off the hook for now. Eat drink and be merry.

Genesis 1:29
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.

1 Cor. 9:27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.

1 Corinthians 6:12 

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.

The rest of you, keep eating whatever you like, but I hope you will choose a healthier lifestyle for your own sake.

Homemade donair sauce 





It really upsets me when I see someone that is jealous of me because I KNOW I am not better than them. I really feel that I have nothing to be jealous of.


Live a life that is pleasing to God first for those who are Christians and when you are doing your best then it should be good enough for the rest and if not, well that is too bad isn't it? Who are you to judge your brother??


I have been sick for many many years....Started about when I was thirteen and was on antibiotics for a whole year straight because I had tonsillitis and eventually had to have them removed. Very painful!
I then got pregnant at 14 years of age (I've already written that story and lost it too) which I believe,was not good for my still developing body. I had different illnesses and problems over the years and when I turned 23 I started with full blown interstitial cystitis (IC) Then in 2003 after someone rear ended my car and giving me a whiplash to the neck I started with weird symptoms and was later diagnosed with Fibromyalgia (FM) among other wonderful symptoms that make you want to scream.

I started going to church 15 years ago and started learning about things of God and how God can heal us supernaturally. We only have to pray and ask and believe without doubting. Well I've prayed and asked many many times and I just couldn't seem to get healed. Other people would get healed and I wouldn't. I would cry and beg, God please God heal me I can't live like this it's too hard!! and I wouldn't get healed and so sometimes I'd say "well at least give me a break" and I would get a break from my illnesses. I would go for prayer to every preacher that came around and still, year after year I still would only get occasional bouts of "feeling good" but then it would return. Once in awhile the thought would go through my head, does God want to heal me naturally? Maybe I should try to eat more healthier but I would always shrug it off as too difficult. I would have to give up too much. I have to eat something right? If I give up all these foods what would I eat?? I was uneducated in this, I had no clue where to start or how to go about it...and really deep down inside I didn't "feel" like doing it. I wanted to eat the foods I loved and so the story goes on and I was still getting sick a lot of days. Now when I mean sick, I mean in bed barely being able to hold up a book because of the pain in my arms and body.
A little over a month ago I saw this video of a lady, a very beautiful lady that was 70 years old and she looked around my age, and I don't look old for my age. She is a raw foodist, meaning she only eats live raw foods from fruits, plants and nuts and seeds. She has been doing this for 30 years and she looks so young and healthy with glowing skin and eyes and at the same time in church the pastor was talking on fasting for spiritual reasons and something just clicked in me and I started looking into nutrition and how different foods do different things for your body. I thought I really should try this, it could never hurt me to have a closer connection with the Lord and I'm sure it wouldn't hurt my body any. It can't be worse than it is now.

Before I started I prayed "God please help me to do this and not get bad cravings?". Cravings??? I hardly got any!!! And after the detox stage which isn't any fun but I prayed my way through it and God came through for me every time! Within a week of eating raw foods I had lost 9 pounds, my FM symptoms were practically gone, my skin and eyes were clearer and my mind felt like I had perfect clarity and therefore able to have a closer communication with God. There is nothing there fogging up and drugging your mind and making you sludgy and unclear. Now for me this did not last as the fruits I was eating did a number on my IC(bladder disease) problem and so I had to adjust my eating to balance my body for all the problems I have. This made me realize that we all have different problems and illness and what is right for one body isn't right for another. I am excited about this and I want to share it with someone,anyone that wants to listen. This is the same way I feel about God, I am excited about what He does for me and I want to share His goodness with others. Can't you feel happy for me? I'm finally feeling better. Is that so bad that I want to eat right and that I'm excited about it??? I'm not saying you have to do anything but can't you at least have respect and consideration for others that do?


I am sorry that I have to be so bold as to address this. I am not trying to hurt someone's feelings but I'm not going to stop because of your bad behavior and attitude towards it. And I will not let you try to disprove that eating healthy is well, healthy for you!! You know it deep down inside, I know you do.  It will not stop me from talking about it and from being excited about healing my body and being especially excited to see other people doing the same thing and new people trying to eat healthier. I really really believe this is a good thing for me and I believe it would be a good thing for you. I am not trying to push you into doing it but I want you to know that the option is there. It is up to you if you take it and if you decide not to do it I don't care either. I hope you stay healthy.


P. S. God heals naturally, supernaturally and through doctors

Tasty green smoothie, yes there is such a thing!!!

I've been reading a lot about nutrition and I'm seeing everyone talking about this green smoothie made with veggies, mostly greens. Have you ever tasted greens? Can you imagine them in a drink? Oh yes they are so good I think I'll drink this...NOT. So I tried it a few times anyway just because I wanted to eat something really healthy and get all the benefits.The first time was alright I managed to get it down but the second drink was horrible and made me sick to my stomach. I think I'm having problems tolerating Kale which is a dark green leafy vegetable. So I decided that green smoothies were just not for me and concentrated more on other nutritions but I kept hearing so much about green drinks and smoothies and how good they are for you and that you should have them every day and I decided to try them again. As I was browsing on google for green smoothies I happened to find one that said, "Tasty green smoothie"  and I thought, "hmmmm tasty and green" can it really be? Curiosity won and I clicked on the link and this young lady who seems to know what she's talking about is explaining all the technicalities of why a green smoothie doesn't taste good and how to make a green smoothie taste good.
 Here is her video if you want to know more about it.

So there you have it, sounds logical to me so I decided to try it. She was right!!! It does taste a lot better than what I was doing. Taste like fruit instead of greens, YAY!!! I have just started drinking them everyday now. I try to drink 2 a day, breakfast and lunch and then I have a whole food usually cooked supper. That may change someday but as for now that is all I am comfortable doing. Having done the raw thing for 2 weeks I know I felt a lot better and clearer and would like to feel that way again sometimes. Now that I know what fruits to avoid for Interstitial cystitis I probably could do it but I'm not sure how long I could do it without missing my "warm" cooked foods, especially in the winter. I'm so cold!!! lol

Smoothies are so easy to make, you don't have to cook anything! Great for lazy people!! lol Just freeze a bunch of fruits and throw them into your blender and blend blend blend, pour into your glass and rinse your blender and drink up!! Yummy and healthy feel goodness!!!

We have to look after our body, it's the only one we have!!! When is the time? NOW, NOW is the time to do it, start today or tomorrow after you get your fruits and veggies and start feeling good. Just start with one meal a day and substitute a fruit smoothie and then later when you are used to it, throw in a green smoothie and then start having 2. You will probably start craving them after awhile, I know I do. Gotta have my smoothie. Sometimes after supper if I'm still hungry and I am craving something nasty I will make my healthy chocolate shake. You see my weakness before this diet was Chocolate icecream, I was totally addicted to it!! Had to eat it every night almost!! Thought about it first thing in the morning and tried waiting all day to eat it. I know, it sounds awful but it's true.
How did I let it go? I made a healthy smoothie that satisfied my cravings for chocolate icecream and now I do not crave it at all!! I actually have cravings for the healthy chocolate icecream although just once in awhile not everyday. I use 1/2 tsp of cocoa powder and 1/2 tsp of carob powder since I cannot tolerate too much chocolate.

Here is my recipe for the green smoothies that I make. This is 2 servings of about 12 oz glass which is 1 1/2 cups x 2 = 3 cups all together

I use a bullet blender which is just a small blender and so I have to do it a certain way to get this much.
You could always half this recipe for a one serving.

In the blender pour about 1/2 cup of water
a good handful of baby spinach, you can substitute for whatever you like
a good handful of romaine lettuce, or kale, Try to chose the most nutritious
1/2 pear, mango, or strawberries
7 or 8 raspberries
7 or 8 blueberries
1/2 apple  sweet apple for Interstitial cystitis
1/2 orange, less for me, not good for Interstitial cystitis but I love a tangy taste
1 tsp pure vanilla, without alcohol
1 tsp pure honey, unpasterized (best to omit for faster weight loss if possible)
I use honey with royal jelly. (Some people may be sensitive to the royal jelly)
Blend all ingredients until smooth

Now here is where I half this portion and pour it into a glass and cover the top with plastic wrap. I then put it in the freezer to keep the nutrients as long as I can. Smoothies are to be drank as soon as possible for best results but I think it's ok for a few hours as long as it is cold.
Take it out of the freezer about 1/2 hour before using to thaw.

Slowly add pieces of frozen banana until you have the desired thickness.
I love mine as thick as I can get it!!
Enjoy your smoothie.

Here is mine.

 This is what it looks like before I added bananas

Tip.... If you cut up your bananas with your fingers instead of a knife they will not stick together so much. Place them in a freezer bag and lay them flat. Works great!!

This is after I added bananas, yummy yummy!!!

 Now how could you not like this???

Hope you have a great and healthy day!!! xox