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― J.M. Barrie, Peter PanWendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.comBlogger432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-48236854618160383692017-03-15T11:48:00.000+02:002017-03-15T11:48:07.445+02:00Modern Bohemian <div class="MsoNormal">
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Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-82982803260706548492017-03-08T15:49:00.000+02:002017-03-08T15:49:48.549+02:00Michael Carson <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And here we are, March - Holy Mackerel!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A couple of years ago, I came across Michael Carson’s <i>Backstage</i>, and immediately fell in love
with the hazy realism of his paintings.</span></div>
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Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-3532748202209271762016-10-06T11:09:00.000+02:002016-10-06T11:09:38.385+02:00Throw Back: Valentino S15 RTW<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On my last birthday I was asked if I had achieved all I had
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I spent a bit of time thinking back on all the plans I had for my life, and
what I had hoped to achieve by this stage. Honestly, I have to admit, that life
has not really gone as I had <i>planned</i>.<br />
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I am a planner; a list writer; a goal setter. <br />
Spontaneity is a little out of my comfort zone – and often causes more anxiety
than I believe it is worth. However, I get just as anxious if my plans don’t go
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I never did get around to doing that sky dive before I
turned 30.<br />
I have not yet learned to play the cello.<br />
And I haven’t even started my novel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I completed a degree. <br />
I attended classes, and enjoyed my subjects. I struggled through one, but I did
my best. It took me a little longer than <i>planned</i>,
to complete my degree, but I did. And I am proud of my achievement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I <i>planned </i>on
marrying my high school boyfriend. <br />
We were together for eleven years, which I guess to some degree is longer than
most marriages last these days. <br />
Natural progression would have lead to us having children – He wanted three.</span></div>
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Instead we lived together for 2 years, and broke up shortly after I had to move
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If things had gone according to plan, I would have advanced
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I fell in love, again. I dreamed of marriage,
and a little girl I would call Mia. <br />
I no longer had my life packed in boxes.<br />
I had a home I was proud of. I was a girlfriend I was proud of.<br />
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Three years later I wasn’t married, and I didn’t have a beautiful little girl
called Mia.<br />
Instead I packed up my life again. <br />
And once again, all of me was covered in dust in my mom’s garage.<br />
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I decided I needed a home of my own, and 6 months later, I had just that.<br />
This was a long term plan, which happened sooner than expected.<br />
My home is my happy place – filled with all the things that spent some time in
darkness, just like I did.<br />
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But I am proud of all that I have achieved at this stage.<br />
And I look forward to accomplishing so much more.<br />Looking back, and thinking of all the
plans I had, I have to conclude that despite my best intentions, some things
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thinking off all the little artistic projects I would like to embark on, and
ways in which to do them in a unique way, and then I see something like this,
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But there really is no denying the amazing talent of the proudly South African, <a href="http://www.danielleclough.com/contact/" style="text-align: center;">Danielle Clough</a>, who besides an insane embroiderer is a super talented photographer...and that's not all... </div>
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I have been doing a lot of thinking about how short life really is. It is as if the older one gets the faster time seems to fly by. There really is so much more I would like to do with my life, and reading about people like Danielle makes me aware of how much more I could, and in fact should, be doing.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.32px;">You’re packing up your sleeping bag,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Your lantern and your tent,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">And you’re off to find the life you lost,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But you aren’t sure where it went.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">And I hope those mountains teach you,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">How to stand both tall and proud,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">That you see your life much clearer,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">With your head above the cloud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I hope you swim through rivers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">With their currents swift and fast,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">That they show you must be careful,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">When you wash away your past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I hope that you are humbled,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">By the vastness of the sea,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">That the eagles high above you,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Make you feel like your free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I hope when night has fallen,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">And your fire’s just a spark,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The stars shine to remind you,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">That there’s beauty in the dark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But most of all I’m hoping,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">That you’re learning while you roam,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">That no matter the distance,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">You can always come home</span></div>
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</span>Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-60304284854774944642016-06-23T10:26:00.000+02:002016-06-23T10:26:30.245+02:00Katharine Morling Porcelain<div class="MsoNormal">
A while ago I decided that I would love to take a pottery
class, and began searching for places nearby, which were reasonably priced, and
offered classes after hours or on weekends. Unfortunately, my search was fruitless. <br /></div>
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At the beginning of the year, I decided to re-visit this
quest for creativity. I found a place in the area, and immediately emailed an
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While waiting for the response, I began searching for
inspiration online… You know, the sugar bowl, the tea cup, perhaps a little jewelry
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That’s when I discovered <span style="background: white;"><a href="http://katharinemorling.co.uk/">Katharine Morling</a></span> via <a href="http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/2014/04/21/katharine-morling/">The Jelous Curator </a>.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">"Katharine creates sculptures in porcelain in her signature monochromatic aesthetic. Each piece on the surface, an inanimate object, is inspired by Katharine's personal narrative. The work is made fired without glaze accentuating the 'drawn' quality of the work." (<a href="http://katharinemorling.co.uk/artistic-statement">Artistic </a></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://katharinemorling.co.uk/artistic-statement">statement</a></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">) </span></span></i><br />
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<br />Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-28422359015520714282016-03-31T14:44:00.000+02:002016-03-31T14:44:01.478+02:00Happy Home<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It has been over two months since my last post, and loads
has happened since then. Well maybe that’s an exaggeration, but it really feels
that way. I won’t bore you with the details, but I will say that I am slowly beginning
to feel like myself again, and am once again enjoying the things I love doing rather
than sitting on the couch like a lump.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last night I did a bit of an autumn clean… And have been
looking at my lovely little home with fresh eyes. As always, I have loads of
ideas about what I would like to do and change, but I lack the budget to do so.
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beautiful home of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #221f1f; line-height: 115%;">Joni Lay</span> of <a href="http://laybabylay.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%;">Lay Baby Lay</span></a>, which I spotted on <a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2016/02/02/touring-the-cheerful-and-charming-home-of-joni-lay/">The
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">She studied BA Womenswear at London College of Fashion and MA Womenswear Knitwear at Royal College of Art, graduating in 2013.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the year of her graduation, she moulded her own hand knit </span>pieces<span style="font-family: inherit;">, and using silicone created the most captivating, candy-coloured, whimsical collection.</span><br />
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You said things I wouldn't say</div>
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Straight to my face, boy</div>
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You tossed the egg up</div>
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And I found my hands in place, boy</div>
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After backing up as far as you could get</div>
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Don't you know nobody parts two rivers met?</div>
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Don't you know I'm very happy?</div>
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You know me well</div>
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I'm even happier</div>
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I like it</div>
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I like it</div>
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With all of the time in the world to spend it</div>
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Wild and unwise, I wanna be mesmerizing too</div>
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Mesmerizing too</div>
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Mesmerizing to you</div>
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With all of the time in the world to spend it</div>
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Wild and unwise, I wanna be mesmerizing too</div>
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Mesmerizing too</div>
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Mesmerizing to you</div>
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Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-50747236236356572962016-01-25T12:35:00.002+02:002016-01-25T12:36:53.565+02:00My Monday Musing<div class="MsoNormal">
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Let’s talk about postmodernism, the subjectivism of the
world today. Let’s discuss our truths that lead us to believe in our facts.
There is more than one way of knowing, and knowledge is expressed from our own
perspective – let’s agree that this world, our knowledge, and to a large
degree, even facts all come with a degree of uncertainty.<span style="background: white; color: #252525; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Let’s explore art galleries the world over. I want you to
tell me how you really feel when you look at Matisse’s Yellow Curtain. Let’s
debate the influence of van Gogh’s mental illness on his paintings. Did his art
console him, as he intended art to console those who are broken by life?<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span>Let’s compare Klimt’s Golden Phase to the changing
leaves on an autumn afternoon. </div>
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Let’s talk about the way you can hear Yo Yo Ma’s discipline
in the way he plays the cello. Let’s compare that to the fluidity and passion I
can hear when <span style="background: white;">Jacqueline du Pré</span> plays the same piece of music. Encourage me to play
the cello. Let’s discuss the lyrics of all our favourite songs, and what they
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Tell me how you carry my heart with you, that you carry it in
your heart. Let’s talk about the controversial poetry of E.E. Cummings, let’s
talk about prejudice. Let us not judge. I want you to notice how, like Maya
Angelou, I rise. I want you to know that my love feeds on your love, beloved, and
as long as you live it will be in your arms without leaving mine. Let’s
remind each other that the Earth and everything that's in it, is ours.</div>
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Let’s talk about Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf
Nureyev. Tell me who the Critics Circle National Dance Awards has cited as the
greatest names in contemporary ballet. Let’s watch and afterwards discuss Marianela
Nuñez’s performance as the Black Swan.</div>
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But let’s never talk about me being unable to discuss
anything real. These things are as
real to me as the Rose Quarts and Serenity colours of the sunset.</div>
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Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-11251152806904688802016-01-15T13:31:00.000+02:002016-01-15T13:31:59.979+02:00Fashion Friday: Gucci S16 RTW<div class="MsoNormal">
Okay, so I know I am about a pre season late on the uptake of
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<br />It may be one of the most inspiring ranges
that I have seen in a long time. I often reflect on my days at college – where we
were encouraged to push boundaries, with unusual styling and silhouettes and the unique details and finishes on our garments never went unnoticed. </div>
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It is very
different to the price driven, commercial facet of the business that I ended up
working in.</div>
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This collection, by Alessandro Michele, takes me back to those days… The
bold, colourful, eclectic days of creation for expression. </div>
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It is the Trompe l'oeil that initially caught my eye in this
collection. The illusion of belts, bows and ruffles - Details brought to life
by shimmering fabric. Quirky shoes and accessories that stand out, despite the dramatic garments. The combination of lightweight chiffons with shiny embossed brocade
and the mixing of bold colours and different prints somehow works really well together - exciting
my eyes and inspiring my mind.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Charle's Bukowski's "The Laughing Heart" read by the gruff, moody voice of Tom Waits.</span><br />
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I love me a good TED talk, and with a title like "<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/sandra_aamodt_why_dieting_doesn_t_usually_work">Why dieting doesn't usually work</a>", there was no way I could pass up watching this talk by neuroscientist, Sandra Aamodt.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I never really battled with my weight until my final year at college. I </span>steadily<span style="font-family: inherit;"> gained a large amount of weight over the next couple of years, and spent loads of time and money going to various </span>dietitians<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and nutritionists. I finally went to a doctor who did a wide range of blood tests, and found a few abnormalities. She provided me with a diet and</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> recommended a range of vitamins </span>based on my blood test results. This new eating plan, including the vitamins resulted in rather rapid weight loss. However, not long after this, my weight plateaued. She then recommended an exercise routine, in order to boost my metabolism. Despite being very disciplined with my new routine and eating plan I could not lose any more weight. This was apparently as a result of my Insulin Resistance, and it was at this point that I was advised to go on medication...This lasted all of one week. I had heard many things about the side effects of these tablets, and decided that I was better off not taking them.<br />
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There is an abundance of information available with regards to weight loss, coupled with loads of fad diets and eating plans. It is difficult to ascertain what really works. </div>
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I believe the likelihood of a trendy diet or pricey pills and powders, being a solution for unique individuals is near impossible.</div>
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I found this talk very interesting, although on some level it made me feel as if my weight loss battle will never be won. None the less, I will continue to make more good choices than bad, in terms of my diet. And I will try to stay active, and interested in exercise. Most importantly, I will learn to love my body.</div>
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You can watch the talk <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/sandra_aamodt_why_dieting_doesn_t_usually_work">here</a>, or read through the transcripts below.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Three and a half years ago, I made one of the best decisions of my life. As my New Year's resolution, I gave up dieting, stopped worrying about my weight, and learned to eat mindfully. Now I eat whenever I'm hungry, and I've lost 10 pounds.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was me at age 13, when I started my first diet. I look at that picture now, and I think, you did not need a diet, you needed a fashion consult. (Laughter) But I thought I needed to lose weight, and when I gained it back, of course I blamed myself. And for the next three decades, I was on and off various diets.No matter what I tried, the weight I'd lost always came back. I'm sure many of you know the feeling.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a neuroscientist, I wondered, why is this so hard? Obviously, how much you weigh depends on how much you eat and how much energy you burn. What most people don't realize is that hunger and energy use are controlled by the brain, mostly without your awareness. Your brain does a lot of its work behind the scenes, and that is a good thing, because your conscious mind -- how do we put this politely? -- it's easily distracted. It's good that you don't have to remember to breathe when you get caught up in a movie. You don't forget how to walk because you're thinking about what to have for dinner.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your brain also has its own sense of what you should weigh, no matter what you consciously believe.This is called your set point, but that's a misleading term, because it's actually a range of about 10 or 15 pounds. You can use lifestyle choices to move your weight up and down within that range, but it's much, much harder to stay outside of it. The hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates body weight,there are more than a dozen chemical signals in the brain that tell your body to gain weight, more than another dozen that tell your body to lose it, and the system works like a thermostat, responding to signals from the body by adjusting hunger, activity and metabolism, to keep your weight stable as conditions change. That's what a thermostat does, right? It keeps the temperature in your house the same as the weather changes outside. Now you can try to change the temperature in your house by opening a window in the winter, but that's not going to change the setting on the thermostat, which will respond by kicking on the furnace to warm the place back up. Your brain works exactly the same way, responding to weight loss by using powerful tools to push your body back to what it considers normal. If you lose a lot of weight, your brain reacts as if you were starving, and whether you started out fat or thin, your brain's response is exactly the same. We would love to think that your brain could tell whether you need to lose weight or not, but it can't. If you do lose a lot of weight, you become hungry, and your muscles burn less energy. Dr. Rudy Leibel of Columbia University has found that people who have lost 10 percent of their body weight burn 250 to 400 calories less because their metabolism is suppressed. That's a lot of food.This means that a successful dieter must eat this much less forever than someone of the same weightwho has always been thin.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">From an evolutionary perspective, your body's resistance to weight loss makes sense. When food was scarce, our ancestors' survival depended on conserving energy, and regaining the weight when food was available would have protected them against the next shortage. Over the course of human history,starvation has been a much bigger problem than overeating. This may explain a very sad fact: Set points can go up, but they rarely go down. Now, if your mother ever mentioned that life is not fair, this is the kind of thing she was talking about. (Laughter) Successful dieting doesn't lower your set point. Even after you've kept the weight off for as long as seven years, your brain keeps trying to make you gain it back. If that weight loss had been due to a long famine, that would be a sensible response. In our modern world of drive-thru burgers, it's not working out so well for many of us. That difference between our ancestral past and our abundant present is the reason that Dr. Yoni Freedhoff of the University of Ottawa would like to take some of his patients back to a time when food was less available, and it's also the reason that changing the food environment is really going to be the most effective solution to obesity.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sadly, a temporary weight gain can become permanent. If you stay at a high weight for too long,probably a matter of years for most of us, your brain may decide that that's the new normal.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Psychologists classify eaters into two groups, those who rely on their hunger and those who try to control their eating through willpower, like most dieters. Let's call them intuitive eaters and controlled eaters. The interesting thing is that intuitive eaters are less likely to be overweight, and they spend less time thinking about food. Controlled eaters are more vulnerable to overeating in response to advertising, super-sizing, and the all-you-can-eat buffet. And a small indulgence, like eating one scoop of ice cream, is more likely to lead to a food binge in controlled eaters. Children are especially vulnerable to this cycle of dieting and then binging. Several long-term studies have shown that girls who diet in their early teenage years are three times more likely to become overweight five years later, even if they started at a normal weight, and all of these studies found that the same factors that predicted weight gain also predicted the development of eating disorders. The other factor, by the way, those of you who are parents, was being teased by family members about their weight. So don't do that. (Laughter)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">I left almost all my graphs at home, but I couldn't resist throwing in just this one, because I'm a geek, and that's how I roll. (Laughter) This is a study that looked at the risk of death over a 14-year period based on four healthy habits: eating enough fruits and vegetables, exercise three times a week, not smoking, and drinking in moderation. Let's start by looking at the normal weight people in the study. The height of the bars is the risk of death, and those zero, one, two, three, four numbers on the horizontal axis are the number of those healthy habits that a given person had. And as you'd expect, the healthier the lifestyle,the less likely people were to die during the study. Now let's look at what happens in overweight people.The ones that had no healthy habits had a higher risk of death. Adding just one healthy habit pulls overweight people back into the normal range. For obese people with no healthy habits, the risk is very high, seven times higher than the healthiest groups in the study. But a healthy lifestyle helps obese people too. In fact, if you look only at the group with all four healthy habits, you can see that weight makes very little difference. You can take control of your health by taking control of your lifestyle, even If you can't lose weight and keep it off.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Diets don't have very much reliability. Five years after a diet, most people have regained the weight. Forty percent of them have gained even more. If you think about this, the typical outcome of dieting is that you're more likely to gain weight in the long run than to lose it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">If I've convinced you that dieting might be a problem, the next question is, what do you do about it? And my answer, in a word, is mindfulness. I'm not saying you need to learn to meditate or take up yoga. I'm talking about mindful eating: learning to understand your body's signals so that you eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full, because a lot of weight gain boils down to eating when you're not hungry. How do you do it? Give yourself permission to eat as much as you want, and then work on figuring out what makes your body feel good. Sit down to regular meals without distractions. Think about how your body feels when you start to eat and when you stop, and let your hunger decide when you should be done. It took about a year for me to learn this, but it's really been worth it. I am so much more relaxed around food than I have ever been in my life. I often don't think about it. I forget we have chocolate in the house. It's like aliens have taken over my brain. It's just completely different. I should say that this approach to eating probably won't make you lose weight unless you often eat when you're not hungry, but doctors don't know of any approach that makes significant weight loss in a lot of people, and that is why a lot of people are now focusing on preventing weight gain instead of promoting weight loss.Let's face it: If diets worked, we'd all be thin already. (Laughter) Why do we keep doing the same thing and expecting different results? Diets may seem harmless, but they actually do a lot of collateral damage.At worst, they ruin lives: Weight obsession leads to eating disorders, especially in young kids. In the U.S., we have 80 percent of 10-year-old girls say they've been on a diet. Our daughters have learned to measure their worth by the wrong scale. Even at its best, dieting is a waste of time and energy. It takes willpower which you could be using to help your kids with their homework or to finish that important work project, and because willpower is limited, any strategy that relies on its consistent application is pretty much guaranteed to eventually fail you when your attention moves on to something else.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me leave you with one last thought. What if we told all those dieting girls that it's okay to eat when they're hungry? What if we taught them to work with their appetite instead of fearing it? I think most of them would be happier and healthier, and as adults, many of them would probably be thinner. I wish someone had told me that back when I was 13.</span></i></div>
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For the first time in as long as I can remember I am feeling
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Looking back, it always seemed that despite trying to be
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Last year I faced some challenges. As a result, I spent a
lot of time reflecting, and despite the discomfort, learning and growing from them.
As I type this, I feel stronger as a person. I had to learn how strong I could
be. I feel more independent, and less afraid of being alone. I enjoy my own
company. I am more secure in myself. I have a better understanding of how lucky
I am to have been blessed with amazing family and friends. I truly experienced
the unconditional love of my mother, and the realisation that she <i>literally</i> is
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Reflecting on my <a href="http://wendymakebelieve.blogspot.co.za/2015/01/2015-new-years-resolutions.html">resolutions for 2015</a>, I am proud to say
that I have come a long way in learning to love myself. I have worried a lot
less and I managed to de-clutter many aspects of my life. Admittedly, I could
have been kinder to my body, and of course there is always room to do more of
what one loves… But it is a new year, and I will continue to work towards the
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Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-18066116780525230002015-11-24T15:45:00.000+02:002015-11-24T15:45:42.170+02:00December PlannerIt seems as if this time of year is always a bit manic.<br />
Between wrapping up at the office, year end functions, holidays, social gatherings and last minute Christmas shopping everyone is rushing from one engagement to the next.<br />
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When I realised that I had double booked myself for the second time during the month of December, I decided that I needed to make myself a December planner to keep handy, in order to remember all the things I have going on.<br />
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<br />Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-77352885109858504762015-11-19T12:36:00.000+02:002015-11-19T12:36:26.060+02:00Throwback Thursday - The Time I Turned 30I am jumping on the "Throw Back Thursday" trend, as it makes me feel as if uploading photos almost four months after they were taken is is totally justifiable.<br />
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I am throwing back to this one time I turned 30, and shared an amazing day with the most wonderful group of friends anyone could ask for.<br />
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<strong>The Great Dictator’s Speech</strong><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21pt; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch this timeless and universal speech from Charlie Chaplin which couldn’t be more relevant today.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 21pt;"> Taken from his 1940 movie The Great Dictator, Charlie delivers a hair raising and thought-provoking speech that we should all take a moment to take in.</span></div>
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I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t
want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone – if possible –
Jew, Gentile – black man – white. We all want to help one another. Human beings
are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness – not by each other’s
misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is
room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The
way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Greed has
poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us
into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves
in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made
us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too
little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need
kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The aeroplane
and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these
inventions cries out for the goodness in men – cries out for universal
brotherhood – for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions
throughout the world – millions of despairing men, women, and little children –
victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To those who can
hear me, I say – do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the
passing of greed – the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.
The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the
people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never
perish. …..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soldiers! don’t
give yourselves to brutes – men who despise you – enslave you – who regiment
your lives – tell you what to do – what to think and what to feel! Who drill
you – diet you – treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give
yourselves to these unnatural men – machine men with machine minds and machine
hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the
love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate – the
unloved and the unnatural! Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for
liberty!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the 17th Chapter
of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” – not one man nor
a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people have the power – the
power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have
the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful
adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21pt;">Then – in the
name of democracy – let us use that power – let us all unite. Let us fight for
a new world – a decent world that will give men a chance to work – that will
give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things,
brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not </span></span><span style="line-height: 28px;">fulfill</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21pt;"> that promise. They
never will!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21pt;">Dictators free
themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to </span></span><span style="line-height: 28px;">fulfill</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21pt;"> that
promise! Let us fight to free the world – to do away with national barriers –
to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of
reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.
Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!</span></span><span style="color: #574d4d; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-21607145241316255592015-10-13T11:38:00.000+02:002015-10-13T11:55:05.619+02:00Relationship or Relationshit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I occasionally read cheesy articles that give you tips on survival in the various elements of life - sometimes I find one or two points that make sense, or that I agree with, but this morning I somehow ended up reading the below article via some link or another, and I really agree with all of the points.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I guess it really is logic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We live in a time where relationships are have become dispensable. People are no longer as committed as they once were. We are too focused on instant gratification, and are not willing to forgo any form of short-term discomfort, in order to reap long-term rewards. It is quite sad actually. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite the statistics, and the obvious evidence, I choose to remain hopeful.<br />I believe that long term relationships and love are possible... Not to say it is always easy. I think that one needs to work at the different aspects of any relationship, whether it be romantic or platonic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When it comes to creating successful relationships, you need certain critical traits in place. Traits not just merely "present," but existing in a real and genuine way that emanates from each partner through their own want (not because someone is complaining). The moment "give and take" becomes forced, resentment and disconnection surface and your relationship suffers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To create a successful relationship that truly lasts, here's what every couple needs:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Acceptance.</strong> Too many people talk about <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">tolerance</em>, but great couples don't "tolerate" each other's quirks and differences -- they accept them. They celebrate their similarities AND their unique differences. They recognize that if you can find someone who addresses 60 percent of your wants and needs, you're truly lucky/blessed. Acceptance makes you and your partner both feel safe to share your true selves. You don't fear judgment, because you aren't being judged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Honesty and trust.</strong> Being honest is mostly an individual decision, based on self-worth, self-confidence, and knowing you/your actions are accepted -- even with flaws and mistakes. Trust follows when each person has undeniable faith that they can <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">believe</em> the other person -unequivocally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Respect.</strong> Many people confuse attention with respect. Attention is great, and it shows love, desire, connection, and passion. Respect is a deeper level of connection, where you value the person at an innate level, without the promise of reciprocation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Loyalty.</strong> In today's temporary relationship-driven society, loyalty has largely turned situational -meaning that many people have only become as loyal as their current wants, needs, desires and opportunities. With acceptance, honesty, trust and respect in place, loyalty is largely automatic. If your partner feels attracted to someone else, experiences a level of disconnection, or has a change of heart -- it is discussed -- openly and honestly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Staying present.</strong> Technology is ever-present in our world -- and it transfers to our relationships. Mobile devices, social media, and technology overall makes it easy to mentally check out from where you are and who you're with physically. Successful couples recognize that technology is a tool for their individual and joint use, but it doesn't disconnect them from their relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6. Affection and passion.</strong> Everyone wants to feel loved, and sustaining physical connection is a big part of that. Whether together two months or 20 years, the little things like holding hands, shoulder touches, and sitting together make a very big difference. A healthy sex life is the extension of that affection, helping you and your partner maintain a connection level that is simultaneously physical, mental, and emotional. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Humor.</strong> Laughter makes everyone smile, feels great, and works like magic to build, maintain, or restore balance (and attraction) in your relationship. Whether it's simply telling a joke, playfully teasing your partner, or enjoying a ridiculous conversation, humor builds a happy connection that transcends any individual or joint stress and keeps you enjoying each other's company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Effective disagreements.</strong> Arguments in a relationship are normal. It's how you handle them and repair communication that makes your relationship last. Talking through issues with active listening (meaning: not just waiting to explain your own views, but rather, really listening to their side/experience and then offering empathy - regardless if you agree or not), being patient, and not judging allows both of you to maintain your opinion/views on the matter and still connect with one another. People in long-term relationships often have a choice: Being happy or being right. Hint:<em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Happy is better</em>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9. Privacy. </strong>Today, there is an epidemic of over-sharing, and in relationships, this is often a death sentence. Bottom line: What happens in your relationship isn't for public consumption. It's none of anyone's business. Keeping things between you and your partner and excluding others from your inner-workings - to include kids, parents, friends, and strangers - is of paramount importance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10. Maintaining your individuality.</strong> A successful relationship is made up of two individuals. Your partner still has interest in things they like, whether you're interested in them or not. Having your own lives outside the relationship not only contributes to each of you maintaining a sense of self-worth and self-esteem, but also gives you things, accomplishments, and interests to bring back to your relationship and share with your partner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11. Support and sharing.</strong> Paying attention to your partner's activities - as well as sharing your own - keeps couples connected on a day-to-day basis. Lending opinion and insight, or just a compassionate ear when things get tough makes all the difference. When you care about and respect your partner, you <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">want</em> to know what they're doing and how you can help them achieve their goals - even if that means you see them less. Being invested in their lives is what contributes to you both people feeling valued.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12. Consideration and gratitude. </strong>The moment you're no longer grateful for your partner is the moment you start disconnecting, becoming complacent, and/or building resentment. Show consideration to and appreciation for your partner - just for being who they are. They, in turn, will feel grateful as well, and that's a great cycle to be in.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In reviewing these 12 tenets of great and lasting love, one thing becomes crystal clear: It's the little things that count most.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Trips and gifts are great, but it's the everyday behaviors that count more. Additionally, couples need to realize that a <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">family</em> is not the same as a <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">marriage</em>. Families need time to grow and stay connected, and a marriage is no different - but the marriage is between the couple, not everyone in the family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A couple that takes time to do the things that made them fall in love in the first place will find themselves connected and happy long after the newness of the relationship has passed. A couple that thinks marriage is automatic and takes things for granted will likely find themselves in divorce court.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Article found<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yourtango/12-commandments-of-happy-relationships_b_8222190.html?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000039"> here</a>.</span></div>
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<br />Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-90570850283293007822015-10-09T10:42:00.001+02:002015-10-09T10:43:10.170+02:00Fashion Friday: Dries Van Noten S16 RTW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This week's Fashion Friday is from Dries Van Noten's Spring 2016, Ready-To-Wear collection.</div>
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Wendy Makebelievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979556195077755902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869934741124509763.post-6900524981007343192015-10-06T16:12:00.000+02:002015-10-06T16:15:20.287+02:00Terrarium for the Win<div class="MsoNormal">
Over Christmas last year, Josh and I bought a giant jar of
the most massive marshmallows for roasting… These things were ridiculous, and
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Almost a year later, I had the idea of using the jar as a
terrarium. So I have done a little research, and found the below to be the most
helpful instructions on how to go about it.<br />
(Adapted from <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Terrarium">this</a> wikiHow article)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A clear container<br /><br />Light potting soil<br /><br />Pebbles<br /><br />Activated charcoal pieces<br /><br />Sheet Moss<br /><br />Decoration (optional)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Decide which plants to use. Any low maintenance plant can be used to make a terrarium. Choose plants that will grow well together. <br />Choose plants that won't outgrow the terrarium container.<br /> Plants that prefer shade are best. Plants inside a terrarium have to be tolerant of low levels of light.<br /><br />Humidity levels in terrariums rise quickly, so choose plants, like those from rain forests or woodlands, that grow well in such an environment.<br /><br />2. Choose a container. You will need a glass or plastic container that is deep enough for your plants' roots. <br /><br />3. Decide where to keep the terrarium. Terrariums are ultra low maintenance, but in order to remain so they must be placed in an ideal location.<br /><br />Light: All plants need light, and plants in terrariums are no exception. However, since glass magnifies, avoid direct sunlight. Instead, choose a location where your plant will receive plenty of indirect light.<br /><br />Temperature: Terrariums should be kept inside, in a warm room. Avoid extreme temperatures or sudden changes in temperature.<br /><br />4. Purchasing supplies. To make a terrarium, you will need:<br /><br /><b>Potting soil</b>. Choose light soil with lots of drainage, and preferably sphagnum/peat moss included. To check drainage, lightly wet soil and hold it in your fist: when you open your hand, heavy soil will clump, whereas light soil will fall apart.<br /><br /><b>Pebbles or gravel</b>. Both provide drainage when placed at the bottom of the terrarium, and a neat appearance when placed at the top of a terrarium. Choose stones 1/4 of an inch or smaller for drainage, but choose whatever you'd like for topdressing.<br /><br />Activated charcoal. Unless the container the plant will be in has a drainage hole, use activated charcoal pieces, which you can purchase from aquarium supply stores or garden centers. This keeps soil fresh.<br /><br /><b>Sheet moss</b>. Sheet moss is useful when lining the bottom of the terrarium. It provides a "sponge" for absorbing excess water.<br /><br /><b>Decoration</b>. Pick any decoration you'd like to add to your terrarium, as long as it won't be damaged by exposure to water. Examples include miniature garden gnomes, shells, rocks, small statues or aquarium décor.<br /><br />5. Clean the glass container. If the container was previously used, wash it thoroughly with soapy water and rinse it well to remove all soapy residue. A dirty terrarium grows bacteria over time, so use an anti-bacterial soap if you can.<br /><br />6. Add rocks for drainage. Mix the gravel/pebbles with a generous handful of charcoal. Put a layer about an inch high of this mixture inside the terrarium container.<br /><br />7. Add a layer of moss. Moss will prevent soil from filtering down into the gravel.<br /><br />8. Add the soil. Depending on the size of the terrarium and the length of the plants' roots, you should be adding about two or three inches of soil. Gently pack it down to remove air pockets and level the surface. Dig small holes into the soil where you will put the plants.<br /><br />9. Add the plants. Remove a plant from its container and tease the roots gently apart to remove excess soil. Nestle it carefully into a hole you made previously and add more soil around it, patting it down gently. Repeat with the rest of the plants.<br /><br />10. Add the decoration. You can also add moss or pebbles to neaten the top of the terrarium.<br /><br />11. Give your plants a bit of moisture. Lightly water your terrarium and you're done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If your terrarium is open, water the plants occasionally. This won't be necessary for airtight terrariums, but plants in open terrariums will need to be watered once a week. Succulents and cacti only need to be watered once a month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Keep your plants healthy. If you see weeds, mold, or sick plants, remove the affected area immediately. Also, remove wilting parts of the plant, such as old flowers.<br /><br />Let some fresh air in. If your terrarium is airtight, air it out. Though this usually isn't necessary, if your plants are wilting or there's condensation on the sides of the terrarium, air it out.</span></div>
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