Vegan Soul Kitchen & Mini Blab

I have another mini-blab and mini post today but first another new book!  Vegan Soul Kitchen!  Yet another one that has been on my wishlist for quite some time!  Once I realized that Bryant Terry paired each recipe with a song I knew this would have an extra special place on my bookshelf!  As many of you know I LOVE all sorts of music and it's always been a HUGE part of my life!  I can't wait to check out some of these recipes!  And the songs he paired with them!

Yesterday I mentioned a Virtual Bookshelf addition to my site.  I've had a lot of great feedback on that idea.  Last night I added a widget coding but no matter what I do to tweak it - it's still not quite what I am looking for.  I'm thinking I might have to do one big huge long post to get it the way I want it.  Time will tell, I guess.

I'm having a real hard time getting into the Holiday Spirit this year.  I finally submitted an order to kick off our holiday shopping for our family members.  I decided to look into Jet for online shopping.  So far I'm liking it.  One of these days I will do a more detailed post on it.

Time permitting, I hope to check in later tonight with another post.  It just seems like there isn't enough time in the day to get everything done lately.

Busy! Busy! Balance? And Books!

I subscribe to YogaJournal.  Both the magazine and the site.  They send me daily updates via email.  Sometimes their emails really hit-home.  Like this one for example...

We live in a society that promotes busyness: Work to get to the top of your field! Cook gourmet meals from scratch! Stay fit! Volunteer! It's often a struggle to find just a moment of downtime. And as we become busier and busier, even the activities that bring us joy can feel like just one more thing to do.

So, how do we bring balance into our hectic lives? Often, we look for some external solution that can make us better, stronger, more spiritual, or happier. But the search itself can leave us feeling busier, more stressed, and ultimately, less fulfilled. The real key to finding balance is to focus internally and listen to what's inside.
Read the Full Article HERE.

 My friend OPAL and I have chatted about this often!  She's very busy, too!  She's been blogging about a busier schedule lately, as well!  So this was timely!

Actually one of the things I have been slacking on lately is my yoga practice.  I really must get back into it!  For me, specifically, it helps with my stress, my digestion, and my circulation!  Lately...my stress levels have been a little wonky due to work issues and my circulation in my legs seem to be questionable lately.  I'm not sure if it's stress, from sitting at a desk at work, or if it's because of the weather change...perhaps a combo of the 3 - not sure!  Regardless I really have to get back to my YOGA!

Another thing that I am behind on - which I mentioned in the post below - is my pile of books I have been receiving thru my InterLibrary Loan Program - which I am very grateful!

Special thanks to Erie Public Library for sending me this book!

I already see TONS of recipes I can't wait to try!  Especially several soups!

I'd also like to thank Reading College for sending me this one...

I have to admit I tend to skip-over recipes that have TONS of ingredients in them so this book is PERFECT!  I can't wait to JUMP RIGHT IN!

And...FINALLY...at least for THIS POST anyways...Special Thanks to Carnegie Library for this book...

Bryant Terry is also the author of Vegan Soul Kitchen - and I hope to locate that one SOON, too!  So far I am totally DIGGIN' lots of his flavor combo's and can't wait to see how they are!

I have 4 other books I will be blogging about soon and I will be making some recipes out of them sometime after Sunday!  It's going to be a BUSY weekend!  We have a Surprise Party planned tomorrow for my mother's 60th Birthday Party (among other things) and we have family coming in!  I hope to blog about that more next week and add Party Pics to my Facebook as well!