live it up

why wouldn't you....it's the weekend!that print needs to live in my house....and that wallpaper too....*images courtesy of walking around/ dazey chic etsy, semigloss chic, high street mar...

shop like a blogger....

you would think since i have had this blog for a little over two and a half years, i would be a little more computer savvy....not so much!! just ask averill! who was sweet enough to ask me to do a guest post on her beautiful blog odi et amo. luckily, after about ten emails, i figured out how to send her my post. so if you are interested in how i shop, head on over......*thanks again averill for...

Grains as Food: an Update

Improperly Prepared Grain Fiber can be HarmfulLast year, I published a post on the Diet and Reinfarction trial (DART), a controlled trial that increased grain fiber intake using whole wheat bread and wheat bran supplements, and reported long-term health outcomes in people who had previously suffered a heart attack (1). The initial paper found a trend toward increased heart attacks and deaths in the grain fiber-supplemented group at two years, which...

*heart*

i love this quote....it's often easy to get distracted by the the obstacles that surround us but when i read this, i kind of feel like i could be a super hero and conquer the world...watch out :)*images courtesy of fern and feather, robot heart, little green notebook, black eiffel...

Membuat Animasi Dengan Motion Twinning II

Belajar Komputer | Untuk langkah-langkahnya tidak jauh berbeda dengan tutorial yang pertama bos hanya saja kali ini animasinya menggunakan teks. gmana ya? pnasaran kan. mari kita lanjutkan bos.Langkah pertama yang jelas dibuka dulu dunk flashnya, tutorial ini menggunakan Adobe Flash CS3 Professional...maka akan muncul jendela seperti ini.nah setelah itu pilih menu File - New...

many, many thanks

for being such a wonderful support system. it seems like these days my life consists mostly of pregnancy issues vs. beautiful design stories....but to be able to have people understand where i am coming from is a huge sigh of relief. i can't thank y'all enough, really. i passed my second round of tests so no gestational diabetes here. does that mean i can get that pound cake out of the freezer...

Membuat Animasi Dengan Motion Twinning I

Belajar Komputer | Langkah pertama yang jelas dibuka dulu dunk flashnya, tutorial ini menggunakan Adobe Flash CS3 Professional...maka akan muncul jendela seperti ini.nah setelah itu pilih menu File -- New atau bisa juga dengan shortcut CTRL+N.. maka akan muncul jendela baru lagi seperti dibawah ini.mari kita lanjutkan lagi....setelah itu pilih yang paling atas ja..alx kita baru bla...

i'm a hoarder...

it's official...i am a hoarder. not in the sense of dirty garbage taking over my house...but rather, i'm a hoarder of ideas, fabrics, and pictures. i hold onto them forever, contemplating what i am going to do with them (drives my husband batty). this addiction applies only to my own house and decorating it. i finally made a decision for taylor's room. i am using quadrille's paradise background....

ARCVIEW GIS 3.3

ARCVIEW GIS  Belajar Komputer | Sekarang giliran belajar membuat peta pake Arview GIS 3.3 bos.....ternyata keren juga, walaupun baru pertama buka hehehehehehehehh. Oke dech bos aku sharing ni sedikit ni tentang pengertian Arview yang udah q dapet dari dosenq bos...kurang lebih seperti ni dech "ArcView  yang  merupakan  salah  satu  perangkat lunak  Sistem  Informasi  geografis  yang ...

Aljabar Linear

Belajar Komputer | Wah sekarang da tambahan matakuliah Aljabar Linear nich….ya lumayan udah dapat sedikit ilmu ttg operasi-operasi dasarnya bos.!Ni ada sedikit contohnya skalian buat belajar bareng dech bos…x + y + 2z = 92x + 4y - 3z = 13 + 6y - 5z = 0nah matrik diperbanyaknya jadi seperti ni boz…Nah Setelah itu mari kita ikuti langkah2nya bos...!Dengan susah payah setelah...

FAILED.

i failed a test. it's not the first time it's happened in my life...i use to have my fair share of fun in college, i'm sure i didn't study for a pop quiz or something. it really shouldn't come as a surprise- i failed the same test 3 yrs ago. but it still sucks none the less. b/c to retake the test you have to drink 3 big bottles of the sweetest, thickest, syrup like concoctions known to man....in...

yesterday, warren and i looked at each other at 6:00 and said "let's just go to bed and start this day over".....sometimes days just don't go exactly as planned. so today i am starting off w/ this quote...{update} apparently this magical quote works.....my fairy godfather (aka the fed ex man) has rung my doorbell twice this AM: once he delivered a basket full of bath beauties and once w/ a pound cake....

Cegah Tulang Keropos & Penuaan Dini dengan Rosella Tulang Keropos (osteoporosis) dan penuaan dini merupakan momok yang menakutkan bagi hampir setiap orang dewasa ini. Tulang keropos dan penuaan dini dapat dipercepat prosesnya dikarenakan pola makan yang tidak sehat, kekurangan kalsium, merokok, gemar minum alkohol, jarang berolahraga dan stres. Proses penuaan dini dimulai pada sekitar usia...

Diet Bagi Penderita Asam Urat Dulu, umumnya orang menderita penyakit yang disebabkan oleh infeksi, namun sekarang, penyakit yang banyak diderita oleh masyarakat umumnya disebabkan oleh gaya hidup. Asam urat adalah contohnya. Penyebabnya dapat bermacam-macam. Penderita asam urat tinggi memang harus hati-hati terhadap makanan. Salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan untuk melakukan diet bagi penderita...

there are many reasons.....

why i love being a girl.....* images courtesy of la belle vie/frou frou fashionista, caitlin wilson design, , little french nest, dwell studio blog, seen and s...

Dinner with Taubes, Eades and Hujoel

Gary Taubes gave a lecture at UW last Thursday. Thanks to all the Whole Health Source readers who showed up. Gary's talk was titled "Why We Get Fat: Adiposity 101 and the Alternative Hypothesis of Obesity". He was hosted by Dr. Philippe Hujoel, the UW epidemiologist and dentist who authored the paper "Dietary Carbohydrates and Dental-Systemic Diseases" (1).Gary's first target was the commonly held idea that obesity is simply caused by eating...

peaceful....

after getting zero sleep last night, these images seem simply perfect to me right now. i can't get enough of the first image- perfection.hope you have a peaceful weekend...*images courtesy of laura day living (2 images), urban electric, atlanta homes magaz...

Copper in Food

Sources of CopperIt isn't hard to get enough copper-- unless you eat an industrial diet. I've compiled a chart showing the copper content of various refined and unrefined foods to illustrate the point. The left side shows industrial staple foods, while the right side shows whole foods. I've incorporated a few that would have been typical of Polynesian and Melanesian cultures apparently free of...

how to get inspired....

i love the intensity of this color and the details that make each of these pictures stand out in my mind: the striking awning that could be interpreted into a window treatment, the simple band of trim that really makes the upholstery and draperies pop, the double mirrors that replace a wall mounted one, the graphic small-scale wallpaper that expands a narrow space, the detail of the headboard that...

please excuse me....

while i put on this necklace and then take an afternoon ride on this amazing beach cruiser....i always feel it's important to match your accessories with your bike :)*images courtesy of fric frac, it's mary ruf...

not your little girl's pink....

although it might not appeal to everyone's palette, i think the color pink is fantastic. in fact, if taken seriously, it can completely transform a room into well..... perfection.*images courtesy of kelly green interiors, little green notebooks, ruthie sommers (2 images), sally steponkus, shop grame...