In the Raw

After doing much research and being really curious for some time I have decided to delve into the world of raw cacao nibs and powder and raw maca. The Navitas site has some great looking recipes and I am very interested in mastering the art of baking and cooking with cacao. This should be interesting so stay tuned!

I have not done much cooking or baking these last couple of days but today I need to bake some bread. Every time I bake bread I alter the recipe somewhat. Today who knows what will be up my sleeve.

Last evening we took the children to see Coraline. They all seemed to enjoy it and not be too 'horrified' so the reviews I had read that states small children may be bothered by it is probably true if they are squeamish about bugs and scare easily but my children loved it. Next movie to see with them is Monsters vs Aliens!

The snow flakes are huge today! Big, fluffy flakes that are sticking around but probably not for long. Where is spring when you need her most?

Tomorrow is the husband's birthday, he turns 41 which in my books is over the hill ;)

This week has been overwrought with laundry, organization and getting my stuff together both mentally and physically. New mindset, new start. We all need to cut out the negative emotional history, physical clutter and dead weight in our worlds so we can most certainly spring ahead. Clinging to old ideals and old ways is destructive if they are counterproductive, holding on to emotional baggage after you have made it heard is also bad news. If the person who has done the damage doesn't want or feel the need to make amends you cannot force them to. If they repeat the same mistakes you either remove the person from your life or forgive and move forward.

Karma is a big part of how I live my life, I really think about my actions now in terms of what will this do to me morally, what bad can it bring back to me and what is it I have to gain by doing this? If someone does good well there is no need to review these things but life has a funny way of bringing things full circle so I am trying very hard to limit the negative in my life.

Well, back to the laundry and the cleaning and the dishes and the bed making and the salon cleaning and the diaper changing and the bathroom cleaning and the....