Non-Violent Communication Workshop

I was up til 5am listening to this workshop. There's some very interesting ideas here. 

If you don't have 3 hours, would you be willing to book mark it for later? 

There's also many ideas on the website.

When I post something people comment on in my blog I feel encouraged and enthusiastic because my needs for community and contribution are being met.  :)

Inspired and Hired

I found this five minute YouTube video. (Link to extended cut - 10 min version)

I was inspired.

So... I've started to learn yoga with the help of a good friend who's been teaching it for years. I have been practising at least once a week(not daily like I should but it's a start) and I'm honestly shocked how quickly my body is adapting and becoming more flexible/strong. I can touch my toes at the end of a session now.

I'm almost done training for the work-from-home call-center-type job and there is currently a man up my phone pole trying to hook up my new work line.

The final exam is a mock call scheduled for the 15th and my first shift is scheduled for the 17th. I'm a bit nervous but I'm also excited that I'll soon be earning an income again.

Not a proper post

Life had been keeping me busy with trying to earn an income and blanketing the garden with snow. There's not much to do or say about the garden right now except that I'm going to need to start the early seeds inside soon.

I'll write a nice long post with plenty of pictures in a week or so. Promise.

Winter Returned

So the snow came back after some very cold days and blanketed everything. I'm hoping this coating will stay because we could use some build up. The neighbours have their backyard ice rinks and the river's starting to freeze along the banks. Winter seems to have finally come to stay.

I moved the aloe back into the window because it was getting pale in the center.

Looks like it's doing fine now and the  other plants in the front window seem to be doing okay.

Aloe's looking darker.

Lavender's thriving.

Chamomile good, Oregano still small.

Calendula pale, Sage small.

Chives weak but still holding on.

Over all they seem to be doing okay. Do you keep indoor plants? How do you keep them strong and healthy through the cold dark winter months?

Banana Bread Bites, Sort Of

I decided I was going to make bite-sized banana bread today. 

I found a nice gluten-free recipe on Shape.com and tweaked it to what I wanted/had available. I didn't want to use the cherries or raisins, and I did want to use mini chocolate chips. I had two bananas in the freezer waiting to be banana bread and I was a fool thinking I could do without the third. I swapped out buckwheat flour for rice flour and used potato starch instead of corn starch.  

Made a dozen normal size.and two dozen of the adorably teeny size. (lip balm for scale)

I'm not posting the changes I made as a new recipe because it came out really dry... like, butter or drink of milk needed to swallow dry. They're tasty, but Oh So Dry!. Next time I'm going to make sure to use all 3 bananas, and I'm going to mix the chips into the batter instead of sprinkling them on top.