Hello, people! I finished the detox diet yesterday!
This morning, I had the usual fruit & yoghurt breakfast followed by a... Cappuccino and a sweet from Aveiro ;) (ovos moles... :-) ) The sweet was great but the coffee was... disappointing. Smelled better and tasted like... I don't know, not as interesting as I expected.
I'll keep on eating kitcheree for a few days as it's really practical while you're studying / working and don't want to stop and cook. (I have already prepared some last Friday and I have a microwave ;))
May 20, 2007
May 19, 2007
Kitcheree '07 - PS
Descobri que adoro pêras... fruta à qual nunca achei grande piada... Este ano, tem sido das favoritas. Go figure!
May 17, 2007
Kitcheree 2007 - recipes and temptations
After checking last year's notes (here), I think this year I did pretty well, less temptations and certainly less 'faults'.
I now have 3 days until the end of the diet, which means I've followed it for 48 days so far, with two days in the middle where I 'slipped'... :)
- day 1 - basic soup, onions, carrots, parsnip, bit of cabbage.
- day 5 - kitcheree curry with celery and leek. :s I decided I will never buy that mix again, unbearably bitter!
- day 7 - lunch at F & D's place. First temptation: buttery toasts... but I resisted!
- day 9 - the third time you can't miss! Absolutely great! with mushrooms (hmmm..) and I added a bit more spices, to make it more interesting.
- day 11 - I dreamt I was having a large café au lait, had first ordered a croissant but then settled for a nice homemade bread sandwich with cheese... Only 'remembered' I couldn't be having that when the sandwich was almost over (all in the dream). I wake up, have my youghurt with banana slices and a pear and, in the evening, the mentioned 'chocolate breakdown', which made me restart the 40-day cycle.
- a few days after, I repeated the mushrooms recipe, but did a little sauté with onions and wild mushrooms first (no grease, just pepper, basil and nutmeg) and only then added it to the stew. Yummyy!!
- day 18 (phase I), day 5 (phase II) - another birthday... :s and G.'s Ferrari cake looked delicious! but I didn't touch it.
- other recipes: carrots and broccoli with pepper, nutmeg, ginger and a bit of paprika; okra curry; carrots and zucchini seasoned with cinnamon, hhmmm...; adding some fresh coriander in the end is always a good idea.
I now have 3 days until the end of the diet, which means I've followed it for 48 days so far, with two days in the middle where I 'slipped'... :)
- day 1 - basic soup, onions, carrots, parsnip, bit of cabbage.
- day 5 - kitcheree curry with celery and leek. :s I decided I will never buy that mix again, unbearably bitter!
- day 7 - lunch at F & D's place. First temptation: buttery toasts... but I resisted!
- day 9 - the third time you can't miss! Absolutely great! with mushrooms (hmmm..) and I added a bit more spices, to make it more interesting.
- day 11 - I dreamt I was having a large café au lait, had first ordered a croissant but then settled for a nice homemade bread sandwich with cheese... Only 'remembered' I couldn't be having that when the sandwich was almost over (all in the dream). I wake up, have my youghurt with banana slices and a pear and, in the evening, the mentioned 'chocolate breakdown', which made me restart the 40-day cycle.
- a few days after, I repeated the mushrooms recipe, but did a little sauté with onions and wild mushrooms first (no grease, just pepper, basil and nutmeg) and only then added it to the stew. Yummyy!!
- day 18 (phase I), day 5 (phase II) - another birthday... :s and G.'s Ferrari cake looked delicious! but I didn't touch it.
- other recipes: carrots and broccoli with pepper, nutmeg, ginger and a bit of paprika; okra curry; carrots and zucchini seasoned with cinnamon, hhmmm...; adding some fresh coriander in the end is always a good idea.
April's mood
... that lasted until last week.
More than the music, more than the lyrics, it was a state of mind, a state of heart, a state of the soul...
So... the 'list' below is a sort of soundtrack to my state of being during April.
Snow Patrol: Chasing cars
Keane: Nothing in my way and (always, always, always) Crystal Ball.
Coldplay: The scientist (lyrics) and The Hardest part
Nickelback: If everyone cared, Far Away
And Crowded House. Any. Throw your arms around me might be the more adequate. And Don't dream it's over, of course (I used to listen to this music on the school radio, when I was like 12 years old...).
Oh, and James Morrison's You give me something.
More than the music, more than the lyrics, it was a state of mind, a state of heart, a state of the soul...
So... the 'list' below is a sort of soundtrack to my state of being during April.
Snow Patrol: Chasing cars
Keane: Nothing in my way and (always, always, always) Crystal Ball.
Coldplay: The scientist (lyrics) and The Hardest part
Nickelback: If everyone cared, Far Away
And Crowded House. Any. Throw your arms around me might be the more adequate. And Don't dream it's over, of course (I used to listen to this music on the school radio, when I was like 12 years old...).
Oh, and James Morrison's You give me something.
May 16, 2007
Prendas do Universo
ou momento Bridget Jones
No domingo, eu vinha de Aveiro em alta, cansada (fisicamente) mas muito feliz!
E como tudo flui... enquanto espero pelo comboio, cruzo-me com um rapaz muito giro e com um ar super-querido... Lamentavelmente, tem pr'aí menos 12 anos que eu. Mas sabe sempre bem :)
2ª prenda: o senhor que se sentou ao meu lado (que também não era mal-parecido) ajudou-me a arrumar o meu mega-saco (c/saco-cama e colchão de yoga dentro) e... ofereceu-se para o descer da bagageira no final da viagem, sem eu ter pedido nada. Afinal, ainda há por aí muita gente simpática.
No domingo, eu vinha de Aveiro em alta, cansada (fisicamente) mas muito feliz!
E como tudo flui... enquanto espero pelo comboio, cruzo-me com um rapaz muito giro e com um ar super-querido... Lamentavelmente, tem pr'aí menos 12 anos que eu. Mas sabe sempre bem :)
2ª prenda: o senhor que se sentou ao meu lado (que também não era mal-parecido) ajudou-me a arrumar o meu mega-saco (c/saco-cama e colchão de yoga dentro) e... ofereceu-se para o descer da bagageira no final da viagem, sem eu ter pedido nada. Afinal, ainda há por aí muita gente simpática.
May 13, 2007
Festival de Yoga - Aveiro
Adorei ter ido!
Obrigada à Tânia pelo acolhimento, à organização pelo convite, aos colegas pelas aulas, a todos os presentes pelo carinho e alegria!
Norte, Sul, Portugal, Espanha, estamos juntos!
Keep Up! :-)
link festival: http://www.ojardimdelotus.net/activ/2007/05/fdy/programa.html
Para o ano, há mais!!
Obrigada à Tânia pelo acolhimento, à organização pelo convite, aos colegas pelas aulas, a todos os presentes pelo carinho e alegria!
Norte, Sul, Portugal, Espanha, estamos juntos!
Keep Up! :-)
link festival: http://www.ojardimdelotus.net/activ/2007/05/fdy/programa.html
Para o ano, há mais!!
May 12, 2007
My divine inspiration...
What's Your Divine Inspiration?
Test taken 3 weeks ago. I think it actually 'fits' me.
Enjoy your weekend!
You're divinely inspired when it comes to Culture!
Get up and go? You've got it. You enjoy new experiences and new people because you are inspired by how others view the world. You're not only curious, you allow for the possibility that there are many ways to approach life. And what better way to find the right path for yourself than by discovering what other cultures admire as art, how they communicate with each other, and what they enjoy as delicacies. After all, it's the journey that's important to you, not necessarily the destination.Since you're open-minded, you probably enjoy moving from one crowd to another, with equal enthusiasm for all kinds of people. And your natural ability to create a friendly environment for everyone will serve you well wherever your journeys take you. Bon voyage!
What's Your Divine Inspiration?
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Test taken 3 weeks ago. I think it actually 'fits' me.
Enjoy your weekend!
You're divinely inspired when it comes to Culture!
Get up and go? You've got it. You enjoy new experiences and new people because you are inspired by how others view the world. You're not only curious, you allow for the possibility that there are many ways to approach life. And what better way to find the right path for yourself than by discovering what other cultures admire as art, how they communicate with each other, and what they enjoy as delicacies. After all, it's the journey that's important to you, not necessarily the destination.Since you're open-minded, you probably enjoy moving from one crowd to another, with equal enthusiasm for all kinds of people. And your natural ability to create a friendly environment for everyone will serve you well wherever your journeys take you. Bon voyage!
What's Your Divine Inspiration?
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May 11, 2007
Kitcheree '07
Phase I ended last Sunday (6th)
Phase II will finish on May 19th.
Usual detox days: 40.
Total of days since the beginning: 53.
Total of actual detox days: 51 (on Phase I, I ate chocolate cake on day 11 and chocolate almonds on day 12, hence the start of Phase II).
I have a post on draft about this year's temptations and cravings.
For a basic recipe of kitcheree: http://www.midlandyogacenter.com/mbnr.html
For more info on kitcheree, just make a search on Google: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SUNA_en___PT209&q=kitcheree
Lots of yummy recipes (kitcheree and others) here: http://www.thecleanse.com/rawfoodveganrecipes.htm
Enjoy!
Phase II will finish on May 19th.
Usual detox days: 40.
Total of days since the beginning: 53.
Total of actual detox days: 51 (on Phase I, I ate chocolate cake on day 11 and chocolate almonds on day 12, hence the start of Phase II).
I have a post on draft about this year's temptations and cravings.
For a basic recipe of kitcheree: http://www.midlandyogacenter.com/mbnr.html
For more info on kitcheree, just make a search on Google: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SUNA_en___PT209&q=kitcheree
Lots of yummy recipes (kitcheree and others) here: http://www.thecleanse.com/rawfoodveganrecipes.htm
Enjoy!
Current times - I
- teaching the usual KY classes;
- preparing for the final exam of the Kundalini Yoga course (level 1);
- preparing the final project for the course;
- starting the translation of The Hollow People;
Tomorrow evening, I'll be heading to Aveiro, to participate on the Kundalini Yoga festival organised by the Kundalini people from Aveiro (Jardim de Lótus). I'm teaching the 1st class on Sunday, at 6.30 am!!
Not much time for emails or posts until May 30th, I'm afraid.
Take care!
- preparing for the final exam of the Kundalini Yoga course (level 1);
- preparing the final project for the course;
- starting the translation of The Hollow People;
Tomorrow evening, I'll be heading to Aveiro, to participate on the Kundalini Yoga festival organised by the Kundalini people from Aveiro (Jardim de Lótus). I'm teaching the 1st class on Sunday, at 6.30 am!!
Not much time for emails or posts until May 30th, I'm afraid.
Take care!
May 01, 2007
Saudades
Saudade (soundtrack to this post)
- Yves Rocher body gel reminds me of the time I lived in Paris*, while working for ITM. I had a customer card for the Yves Rocher shop, which entitled me to monthly gifts and great discounts (like these), so I visited the shop 2-3 times a month.
- I take Juni for a walk near one of the gyms where I teach. The soil, the vegetation, the field relief, it all reminds me of the landscape at the back of the house in Jerusalem.
- '74 - '75 - The Connells. It always, always brings back the memories of my high school years. Life was so easy, so light. Our History teacher (Bélia, I wonder where she is now?) was right. Don't rush, enjoy these leisure times while you have them... :-)
- It's my life - Bon Jovi. East Timor, my first mission, such wonderful memories of so many things, moments, of incredibly special people. Thank you all, wherever you are, I'll never forget you. (Click here for a 'karaoke' version, if you don't know the lyrics.)
"Time goes by, some things never die."
I have these words in my head and keep thinking they are from a certain song, song that I'm unable to recall or to find searching the Internet. I did find Keane using them in two different songs though: Time goes by, some things never die.
* interesting discovery: city daily photo blogs. To explore by the end of the Summer (that's when I'll have time, you'll know why on a later post).
- Yves Rocher body gel reminds me of the time I lived in Paris*, while working for ITM. I had a customer card for the Yves Rocher shop, which entitled me to monthly gifts and great discounts (like these), so I visited the shop 2-3 times a month.
- I take Juni for a walk near one of the gyms where I teach. The soil, the vegetation, the field relief, it all reminds me of the landscape at the back of the house in Jerusalem.
- '74 - '75 - The Connells. It always, always brings back the memories of my high school years. Life was so easy, so light. Our History teacher (Bélia, I wonder where she is now?) was right. Don't rush, enjoy these leisure times while you have them... :-)
- It's my life - Bon Jovi. East Timor, my first mission, such wonderful memories of so many things, moments, of incredibly special people. Thank you all, wherever you are, I'll never forget you. (Click here for a 'karaoke' version, if you don't know the lyrics.)
"Time goes by, some things never die."
I have these words in my head and keep thinking they are from a certain song, song that I'm unable to recall or to find searching the Internet. I did find Keane using them in two different songs though: Time goes by, some things never die.
* interesting discovery: city daily photo blogs. To explore by the end of the Summer (that's when I'll have time, you'll know why on a later post).
April 30, 2007
Back in time...
Madrid, 17.12.06
Fui a Madrid para mais uma aulinha do meu curso de Kundalini Yoga.
Desta vez, Numerologia, super-interessante, e ajudou-me a esclarecer algumas questões 'internas'. Sinto-me + leve e 'focused'. Isso é bom.
Aproveitei logo para pôr os conhecimentos em prática à hora do jantar com uns amigos.
Já só me faltam 3 módulos... O fim do curso vai-se aproximando (fim do nível 1, já há um 2º ;)). Já arranjei uns manuais para estudar Anatomia e tb vou voltar à massagem ayurvédica. Preparem-se para receberem as prendas em géneros ;)
14h15 Paragem na estação de serviço do costume. Estava super-animada, com um grupo de 40 pessoas aguardando ruidosamente o início do Almoço de Natal, enquanto tomavam as suas cañitas. Imaginem o jantar de Natal da vossa empresa na estação de serviço de Alcochete? Ahn? Boa? Bom, se fosse na Mealhada, talvez não fosse má ideia. ;)
Instalei-me na esplanada a disfrutar de um banhinho de Sol maravilhoso, enquanto comia o meu pincho de tortilla com zumo de melocotón a acompanhar.
Cá fora, o ruído era consideravlemnte menor, só o cãozinho do costume e umas 3 galinhas debicando as migalhas caídas no chão.
De volta ao bus, instalo-me confortavelmente e preparo-me para ver o 3º filme da viagem (tão mauzinho que acabei por fazer uma sesta). Os outros dois eram médiozinhos, mas fixes para passar a viagem: 1º Man on Fire, ao estilo Traffic, mas mais enrolado e menos interessante; 2º Cellular, fraquinho mas dá para passar o tempo.
Fui a Madrid para mais uma aulinha do meu curso de Kundalini Yoga.
Desta vez, Numerologia, super-interessante, e ajudou-me a esclarecer algumas questões 'internas'. Sinto-me + leve e 'focused'. Isso é bom.
Aproveitei logo para pôr os conhecimentos em prática à hora do jantar com uns amigos.
Já só me faltam 3 módulos... O fim do curso vai-se aproximando (fim do nível 1, já há um 2º ;)). Já arranjei uns manuais para estudar Anatomia e tb vou voltar à massagem ayurvédica. Preparem-se para receberem as prendas em géneros ;)
14h15 Paragem na estação de serviço do costume. Estava super-animada, com um grupo de 40 pessoas aguardando ruidosamente o início do Almoço de Natal, enquanto tomavam as suas cañitas. Imaginem o jantar de Natal da vossa empresa na estação de serviço de Alcochete? Ahn? Boa? Bom, se fosse na Mealhada, talvez não fosse má ideia. ;)
Instalei-me na esplanada a disfrutar de um banhinho de Sol maravilhoso, enquanto comia o meu pincho de tortilla com zumo de melocotón a acompanhar.
Cá fora, o ruído era consideravlemnte menor, só o cãozinho do costume e umas 3 galinhas debicando as migalhas caídas no chão.
De volta ao bus, instalo-me confortavelmente e preparo-me para ver o 3º filme da viagem (tão mauzinho que acabei por fazer uma sesta). Os outros dois eram médiozinhos, mas fixes para passar a viagem: 1º Man on Fire, ao estilo Traffic, mas mais enrolado e menos interessante; 2º Cellular, fraquinho mas dá para passar o tempo.
English class
a post in draft for ages
7.12.06
2nd day - I got a big hug from one of the kids, cool! :)
3rd day - I had to put on my sergeant attitude but... I'm loving the classes!
Being with the kids is a 'fresh breeze' for the soul, and I'm forced to review the way I act, think, speak...
Plus I really enjoy to teaching, seeing their progress and the joy of learning new things.
I have 8 kids between 8 and 9 years old, and am in love with them all! :)
7.12.06
2nd day - I got a big hug from one of the kids, cool! :)
3rd day - I had to put on my sergeant attitude but... I'm loving the classes!
Being with the kids is a 'fresh breeze' for the soul, and I'm forced to review the way I act, think, speak...
Plus I really enjoy to teaching, seeing their progress and the joy of learning new things.
I have 8 kids between 8 and 9 years old, and am in love with them all! :)
Teste de personalidade
Recebi de uma amiga com a mensagem: "Eu sou ENFJ".
Fiz o teste e achei muito interessante... Nesta fase, identifico-me plenamente com os resultados obtidos.
http://www.gnubis.com.br/teste
Sou INTJ, as in Introversão iNtuição Pensamento (Thinking) Julgamento.
Fiz o teste e achei muito interessante... Nesta fase, identifico-me plenamente com os resultados obtidos.
http://www.gnubis.com.br/teste
Sou INTJ, as in Introversão iNtuição Pensamento (Thinking) Julgamento.
April 29, 2007
Cães como nós
Cães como nós by Manuel Alegre
Li há umas semanas emprestado pela amiga ACC. "Depois de leres, deixas de ter dúvidas."
Nunca tinha lido nada do Manuel Alegre e gostei. (Entretanto, descobri que tenho cá outro livro dele, de poesia, Rouxinol do Mundo.)
Gostei sobretudo do tom intimista em que é escrito, em que se contam segredos ao cão, um pouco como as crianças fazem com as bonecas ou com os 'amigos invisíveis'. Crescemos mas continuamos a precisar de alguém que oiça os nossos desabafos e confissões.
Não tenho dúvidas que a minha cadela é como eu (embora não diga 'cadela como eu').
É calma e carinhosa, quase não ladra (eu também não), adora dormir e dormir e dormir, dar umas corridinhas (sem exageros), apanhar Sol (fora das horas de maior intensidade), gosta de iogurte natural, pêras e maçãs, adora frutos secos.
Entendemo-nos bem. Só ainda não a consegui ensinar a aspirar os pêlos que deixa por toda a casa (nisso, não é como eu).
Esta foi a minha tirada à Manuel Alegre. ;)
Li há umas semanas emprestado pela amiga ACC. "Depois de leres, deixas de ter dúvidas."
Nunca tinha lido nada do Manuel Alegre e gostei. (Entretanto, descobri que tenho cá outro livro dele, de poesia, Rouxinol do Mundo.)
Gostei sobretudo do tom intimista em que é escrito, em que se contam segredos ao cão, um pouco como as crianças fazem com as bonecas ou com os 'amigos invisíveis'. Crescemos mas continuamos a precisar de alguém que oiça os nossos desabafos e confissões.
Não tenho dúvidas que a minha cadela é como eu (embora não diga 'cadela como eu').
É calma e carinhosa, quase não ladra (eu também não), adora dormir e dormir e dormir, dar umas corridinhas (sem exageros), apanhar Sol (fora das horas de maior intensidade), gosta de iogurte natural, pêras e maçãs, adora frutos secos.
Entendemo-nos bem. Só ainda não a consegui ensinar a aspirar os pêlos que deixa por toda a casa (nisso, não é como eu).
Esta foi a minha tirada à Manuel Alegre. ;)
April 28, 2007
Tenho mais um sobrinho!! :-)
Nasceu no dia 28 de Março e é lindo, lindo, lindo! :-)
(sou uma tia babosa, eu sei...)
Como faz hoje um mês , resolvi assinalar a data! :-))))
PARABÉNS!! Aos pais, ao mano e ao H.
(sou uma tia babosa, eu sei...)
Como faz hoje um mês , resolvi assinalar a data! :-))))
PARABÉNS!! Aos pais, ao mano e ao H.
April 27, 2007
Susana
"From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah). This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose"), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian sšn "lotus". In the New Testament this is the name of a woman who ministered to Christ. It also occurs in the Old Testament Apocrypha as the name of a woman falsely accused of adultery. The prophet Daniel clears her name by tricking her accusers, who end up being condemned themselves."
in Behind the Name
Seems my 'fate' was long chosen... :) The other choice for my name was Catarina (Katherine), and be sure to read about Hecate too (here).
Funny, hein?
in Behind the Name
Seems my 'fate' was long chosen... :) The other choice for my name was Catarina (Katherine), and be sure to read about Hecate too (here).
Funny, hein?
April 25, 2007
On the mood for a quiz?
Surprise, surprise... We know this for ages, since 1999 at least ;)
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