I have been having so much fun creating my own picture boards on Pinterrest gathering some of my favorite pictures from all over the web for ideas and inspiration and here are some really fun pictures I gathered on chalkboards.
I think this would look great in an office space and so perfect for writing down some inspirational quotes, ideas and things that need doing.
I love the way this looks. The combination of the light fixtures with the chalkboard wall really creates a space that has character and that is quirky at the same time. From jonesdesigncompany.com
And what can I say, I just love chalkboards in a kitchen. It is a space where you spend so much time. Not only is it practical to be able to write things down but it really adds warmth, character and a touch of playfulness to the space.
I am not so crazy about the gold frame in this picture but I do think this wall would be a really cool idea for a restroom in a cafe. It would look so nice and make a great conversational piece.
You can always paint a small strip on a small wall in your kitchen if you don’t want to paint a whole wall. A touch of black really adds class to white space.
From housetweaking.com
Here is another clever way to have a chalkboard on a small section of your door. Very charming!
And this last one is our chalkboard at home. It is an old school chalkboard. My husband made a frame for it and I just love it because it is magnetic as well. Right now, I have been using it to display some of my drawings but it has gone through many stages depending on my mood and inspiration. It really adds a nice decorative touch to our home.
I could share so many more pictures with you but I hope this provided you with much inspiration and ideas to create a chalkboard of your own.
Please feel free to share with us if you have made your own or if you have some creative and unique ideas with chalkboard you would like to share.
You often hear how important it is to eat your greens but I don’t think I ever realized what that really means!
I just found out that I am very low in iron and for some reason that has lead me to be reading and discovering all about greens.
I love to treat my body in a more wholesome way, the way I believe nature intended it to be.
And in the process of doing some research, I have found some fascinating information.
Leafy greens have the most concentrated source of nutrition of any food.
I just watched a video where Victoria Boutenko shares her valuable knowledge and discovery on greens and why they are so good for you. And I love to learn from people who have noticed first hand the benefits of these greens. She mentions that she had been on a raw food diet for many years and started to not feel so well. After some extensive research, she started to drink her greens and here are some of the benefits she noticed: her warts went away, the red dots on her skin disappeared, her vision became much clearer, her gray hair went away, she had no more falling hair in the shower, she had improved her mood and felt more peace…
She speaks of greens as follow and here is what she says in short:
Greens are the only living foods that can transform sunshine energy into energy that humans can consume. When the sunshine hits the surface of green leafs, photosynthesis occurs and we have chlorophyll. The Chlorophyll apparently resembles human blood. Basically chlorophyll is like liquefied sunshine and that is why it is so good for us. There is nothing in the world more nutritious then green leaves. As the body gets nourished from the nutrients in greens, people begin to crave them more and more. Greens can even make you loose your craving for certain foods that you might be addicted to.
She says that according to Ann Wigmore, drinking a green smoothie is like having a blood transfusion. Greens cleans the blood and helps improve immunity.
As I read more and more about greens, I came to discover that they seem to offer a multitude of benefits.
I have even read from different source that because chlorophyll resembles your blood, people have had great results at raising their iron levels from consuming chlorophyll on a daily basis.
Here is a testimonial I came across on Raw Food Talk written by Eva Rawposa that I found to be enlightening:
“Do you do green smoothies with hard-core greens like dandelion greens, nettles, kale or similar?! Drink at least 1 liter daily to (I hope!) see an improvement quickly. I went from anemic to not even close to it. Now I can give blood without even thinking about it because my iron levels are so healthy!”
And here is an insightful comment I found on Calorie count as I was surfing online where this lady (her name is Beth) speaks about the benefits of consuming chlorophyll for treating anemia:
“My all time favorite treatment for anemia is liquid chlorophyll. And no it doesn’t actually contain much iron. Actually no one know how it works but it does work. I tell women who are anemic to take 1/4 cup a day. In most cases I see the hgb raise rapidly using chlorophyll alone. It can be mixed with water or juice and I do recommend getting mint flavored. The capsules are not as effective as the liquid.” 1.
How inspiring!
So many good reasons to start eating, juicing and smoothing more greens :)
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Wow, I would love to make money blogging and I have been wondering if and how I could do so.
I have a talent applying myself doing things that I love but I have a real challenge and struggle turning anything that I do into money. This is why I started the Million Dollar Housewife blog. She represents who I aspire to be. She is my imaginary, blossomed, flourished self that I know I can become if I just keep stretching myself enough to become just like her. She has all the time in the world to attend all the small daily things that make up our life’s and yet she is financially independent and wealthy.
I was just doing some research online to find out if and how I could make money blogging. I can see that it is possible but like anything, it is not as easy as it appears to be.
I came across a website called Income Diary showing the top earning blogs online. It was interesting to have a look at the different websites to find out what kind of blogs people like to read. None of them caught my attention the way Dooce.com did. It is a very simple and clean looking blog, aesthetic and with a touch of being more personal which I love. I love that the author, Heather B. Armstrong, can stay at home and is successful doing something that she loves, that seems natural to her. She also does beautiful photography on a daily basis that she posts on her blog. I find her to be very inspiring. And I always love to find inspiring people!
Even though I tend to feel defeated when I first encounter such successful people because their success seem so far out of reach, I find that thinking and feeling that way is just a hopeless way to live and I know that I don’t want to live that way. So my other choice is to turn things around and focus on what I do love in the people that inspire me and let that which I love be a real source of inspiration for me.
And I also think that no matter the outcome, the second choice is always the best one in the long run!
I also came across another website as I was researching information about health and nutrition which is something I thoroughly enjoy. The blog is called candida-cure-recipes.com. It is very simple, nothing too complicated but it has a clear focus. Susan, owner of this blog, shares all of her knowledge about a diet cure for candida and you can see that she is doing it with a lot of care and attention. She has solid knowledge that is based on her own personal healing journey. She seems consistent and committed to sharing her wealth of information with us. And she is now able to make her mortgage payment from her blog. How cool is that? Soooo inspiring!!!
If you are going to spent a lot of time sharing all of your tips and tricks and your wealth of information, it is great to find a way to be rewarded for that.
These two bloggers have both found a way to do just that. The first one being very successful and the second one earning a more modest income but none the less, they are both to me extremely inspiring.
From the little bit of research I have done so far on making money blogging, I seem to have notice that there are many ways to make money but there are a few ways that seem to be most successful or popular amongst all bloggers and that is to make money from adds on your site or from advertising banners. Both have their advantages and disadvantages and you need to understand each of them well to know which one is best suited for your blog but either way, what I know so far is that you do need to have a lot of traffic to make it even worthwhile. So getting followers and connecting with your audience is a crucial part of it.
What really appeals to me in both these case is that they are not trying to sell you anything but instead making it the focus to connect with their audience by either sharing their wealth of information or their own talent and skill in their own unique and personal style in a way that appeals to the general public.
I am personally in no rush to earn an income from my blog, or at least I don’t want to rush the process but I do want to make certain to keep applying myself as best as I can and I believe that with patience, perseverance and time, it is possible for me to turn my blog into a profitable business!
I am starting to work as an apprentice for a guy and his team who are in the business of flipping homes.
Today I started getting familiar with a program called Google SketchUp 8 used as a 3D modeling software by professionals.
It is an awesome program. I am so exited with what I have learned so far and amazed to discover what is possible.
There is even a link within the program called the Google 3D warehouse where you can download anything from buildings to houses, cars, people, furniture, kitchen cabinets, plants and trees. Name it, they probably have it! And you can add any of those items you choose to download to the design that you are working on.
I also came across some amazing instructional videos by Google Sketchup for Dummies. I don’t know what I would do without them. I have learned so much already from these tutorials. And I will definitely keep referring to them as I keep learning even more…
It is easy for me to get lost in my thoughts and feelings without having any way to measure whether I am moving forward towards achieving the goals and the dreams I have set for myself.
I am feeling weak and sick right now but I know that no matter what circumstances I am in, I can always insure that I am spending my time as wisely as possible by making conscious choices.
Watching TV for example, while being sick, is not necessarily the best thing for me to do.
I want to make certain that I am present in my body, this way I am living being much more empowered no matter what circumstances I find myself in.
I notice one thing lately and that is that when I am wondering about something in my mind, something that I need to make a decision about, I just go in circles and I easily get off track and distracted by other things.
And when I actually grab a pen and paper, I become much more present.
It is like processing my thoughts through writing seems to bring me into my body.
I am so glad to know of this valuable tool that makes such a difference in the decision process!
