So many changes, this is freaking me out.

I'm not used to the new blogger layout. This is odd.

Not exactly my first blog post... but pretty cool. :)

You'll see a lot of Kali related art work, from me, she's my favorite, and she embodies everything that I represent. 

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The Fisherman and His Wife

Taken from: http://www.authorama.com/grimms-fairy-tales-10.html

There was once a fisherman who lived with his wife in a pigsty, close by the seaside. The fisherman used to go out all day long a-fishing; and one day, as he sat on the shore with his rod, looking at the sparkling waves and watching his line, all on a sudden his float was dragged away deep into the water: and in drawing it up he pulled out a great fish. But the fish said, ’Pray let me live! I am not a real fish; I am an enchanted prince: put me in the water again, and let me go!’ ’Oh, ho!’ said the man, ’you need not make so many words about the matter; I will have nothing to do with a fish that can talk: so swim away, sir, as soon as you please!’ Then he put him back into the water, and the fish darted straight down to the bottom, and left a long streak of blood behind him on the wave.

 

When the fisherman went home to his wife in the pigsty, he told her how he had caught a great fish, and how it had told him it was an enchanted prince, and how, on hearing it speak, he had let it go again. ’Did not you ask it for anything?’ said the wife, ’we live very wretchedly here, in this nasty dirty pigsty; do go back and tell the fish we want a snug little cottage.’

 

The fisherman did not much like the business: however, he went to the seashore; and when he came back there the water looked all yellow and green. And he stood at the water’s edge, and said:

 

 ’O man of the sea!

  Hearken to me!

  My wife Ilsabill

  Will have her own will,

  And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee!’

Then the fish came swimming to him, and said, ’Well, what is her will? What does your wife want?’ ’Ah!’ said the fisherman, ’she says that when I had caught you, I ought to have asked you for something before I let you go; she does not like living any longer in the pigsty, and wants a snug little cottage.’ ’Go home, then,’ said the fish; ’she is in the cottage already!’ So the man went home, and saw his wife standing at the door of a nice trim little cottage. ’Come in, come in!’ said she; ’is not this much better than the filthy pigsty we had?’ And there was a parlour, and a bedchamber, and a kitchen; and behind the cottage there was a little garden, planted with all sorts of flowers and fruits; and there was a courtyard behind, full of ducks and chickens. ’Ah!’ said the fisherman, ’how happily we shall live now!’ ’We will try to do so, at least,’ said his wife.

 

Everything went right for a week or two, and then Dame Ilsabill said, ’Husband, there is not near room enough for us in this cottage; the courtyard and the garden are a great deal too small; I should like to have a large stone castle to live in: go to the fish again and tell him to give us a castle.’ ’Wife,’ said the fisherman, ’I don’t like to go to him again, for perhaps he will be angry; we ought to be easy with this pretty cottage to live in.’ ’Nonsense!’ said the wife; ’he will do it very willingly, I know; go along and try!’

 

The fisherman went, but his heart was very heavy: and when he came to the sea, it looked blue and gloomy, though it was very calm; and he went close to the edge of the waves, and said:

 

 ’O man of the sea!

  Hearken to me!

  My wife Ilsabill

  Will have her own will,

  And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee!’

’Well, what does she want now?’ said the fish. ’Ah!’ said the man, dolefully, ’my wife wants to live in a stone castle.’ ’Go home, then,’ said the fish; ’she is standing at the gate of it already.’ So away went the fisherman, and found his wife standing before the gate of a great castle. ’See,’ said she, ’is not this grand?’ With that they went into the castle together, and found a great many servants there, and the rooms all richly furnished, and full of golden chairs and tables; and behind the castle was a garden, and around it was a park half a mile long, full of sheep, and goats, and hares, and deer; and in the courtyard were stables and cow-houses. ’Well,’ said the man, ’now we will live cheerful and happy in this beautiful castle for the rest of our lives.’ ’Perhaps we may,’ said the wife; ’but let us sleep upon it, before we make up our minds to that.’ So they went to bed.

 

The next morning when Dame Ilsabill awoke it was broad daylight, and she jogged the fisherman with her elbow, and said, ’Get up, husband, and bestir yourself, for we must be king of all the land.’ ’Wife, wife,’ said the man, ’why should we wish to be the king? I will not be king.’ ’Then I will,’ said she. ’But, wife,’ said the fisherman, ’how can you be king–the fish cannot make you a king?’ ’Husband,’ said she, ’say no more about it, but go and try! I will be king.’ So the man went away quite sorrowful to think that his wife should want to be king. This time the sea looked a dark grey colour, and was overspread with curling waves and the ridges of foam as he cried out:

 

 ’O man of the sea!

  Hearken to me!

  My wife Ilsabill

  Will have her own will,

  And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee!’

’Well, what would she have now?’ said the fish. ’Alas!’ said the poor man, ’my wife wants to be king.’ ’Go home,’ said the fish; ’she is king already.’

 

Then the fisherman went home; and as he came close to the palace he saw a troop of soldiers, and heard the sound of drums and trumpets. And when he went in he saw his wife sitting on a throne of gold and diamonds, with a golden crown upon her head; and on each side of her stood six fair maidens, each a head taller than the other. ’Well, wife,’ said the fisherman, ’are you king?’ ’Yes,’ said she, ’I am king.’ And when he had looked at her for a long time, he said, ’Ah, wife! what a fine thing it is to be king! Now we shall never have anything more to wish for as long as we live.’ ’I don’t know how that may be,’ said she; ’never is a long time. I am king, it is true; but I begin to be tired of that, and I think I should like to be emperor.’ ’Alas, wife! why should you wish to be emperor?’ said the fisherman. ’Husband,’ said she, ’go to the fish! I say I will be emperor.’ ’Ah, wife!’ replied the fisherman, ’the fish cannot make an emperor, I am sure, and I should not like to ask him for such a thing.’ ’I am king,’ said Ilsabill, ’and you are my slave; so go at once!’

 

So the fisherman was forced to go; and he muttered as he went along, ’This will come to no good, it is too much to ask; the fish will be tired at last, and then we shall be sorry for what we have done.’ He soon came to the seashore; and the water was quite black and muddy, and a mighty whirlwind blew over the waves and rolled them about, but he went as near as he could to the water’s brink, and said:

 

 ’O man of the sea!

  Hearken to me!

  My wife Ilsabill

  Will have her own will,

  And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee!’

’What would she have now?’ said the fish. ’Ah!’ said the fisherman, ’she wants to be emperor.’ ’Go home,’ said the fish; ’she is emperor already.’

 

So he went home again; and as he came near he saw his wife Ilsabill sitting on a very lofty throne made of solid gold, with a great crown on her head full two yards high; and on each side of her stood her guards and attendants in a row, each one smaller than the other, from the tallest giant down to a little dwarf no bigger than my finger. And before her stood princes, and dukes, and earls: and the fisherman went up to her and said, ’Wife, are you emperor?’ ’Yes,’ said she, ’I am emperor.’ ’Ah!’ said the man, as he gazed upon her, ’what a fine thing it is to be emperor!’ ’Husband,’ said she, ’why should we stop at being emperor? I will be pope next.’ ’O wife, wife!’ said he, ’how can you be pope? there is but one pope at a time in Christendom.’ ’Husband,’ said she, ’I will be pope this very day.’ ’But,’ replied the husband, ’the fish cannot make you pope.’ ’What nonsense!’ said she; ’if he can make an emperor, he can make a pope: go and try him.’

 

So the fisherman went. But when he came to the shore the wind was raging and the sea was tossed up and down in boiling waves, and the ships were in trouble, and rolled fearfully upon the tops of the billows. In the middle of the heavens there was a little piece of blue sky, but towards the south all was red, as if a dreadful storm was rising. At this sight the fisherman was dreadfully frightened, and he trembled so that his knees knocked together: but still he went down near to the shore, and said:

 

 ’O man of the sea!

  Hearken to me!

  My wife Ilsabill

  Will have her own will,

  And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee!’

’What does she want now?’ said the fish. ’Ah!’ said the fisherman, ’my wife wants to be pope.’ ’Go home,’ said the fish; ’she is pope already.’

 

Then the fisherman went home, and found Ilsabill sitting on a throne that was two miles high. And she had three great crowns on her head, and around her stood all the pomp and power of the Church. And on each side of her were two rows of burning lights, of all sizes, the greatest as large as the highest and biggest tower in the world, and the least no larger than a small rushlight. ’Wife,’ said the fisherman, as he looked at all this greatness, ’are you pope?’ ’Yes,’ said she, ’I am pope.’ ’Well, wife,’ replied he, ’it is a grand thing to be pope; and now you must be easy, for you can be nothing greater.’ ’I will think about that,’ said the wife. Then they went to bed: but Dame Ilsabill could not sleep all night for thinking what she should be next. At last, as she was dropping asleep, morning broke, and the sun rose. ’Ha!’ thought she, as she woke up and looked at it through the window, ’after all I cannot prevent the sun rising.’ At this thought she was very angry, and wakened her husband, and said, ’Husband, go to the fish and tell him I must be lord of the sun and moon.’ The fisherman was half asleep, but the thought frightened him so much that he started and fell out of bed. ’Alas, wife!’ said he, ’cannot you be easy with being pope?’ ’No,’ said she, ’I am very uneasy as long as the sun and moon rise without my leave. Go to the fish at once!’

 

Then the man went shivering with fear; and as he was going down to the shore a dreadful storm arose, so that the trees and the very rocks shook. And all the heavens became black with stormy clouds, and the lightnings played, and the thunders rolled; and you might have seen in the sea great black waves, swelling up like mountains with crowns of white foam upon their heads. And the fisherman crept towards the sea, and cried out, as well as he could:

 

 ’O man of the sea!

  Hearken to me!

  My wife Ilsabill

  Will have her own will,

  And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee!’

’What does she want now?’ said the fish. ’Ah!’ said he, ’she wants to be lord of the sun and moon.’ ’Go home,’ said the fish, ’to your pigsty again.’

 

And there they live to this very day.

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Cocktail for insanity?

Yesterday, I woke up at 12pm.

I have not been to bed since. And I'm not tired. I had a fairly busy day, ran errands early on, did some housecleaning, didn't eat until around 8pm. Started to get a little sleepy around that time, but then an odd thing happened: I got my second wind, and it seemed to come out of nowhere.

But that's not entirely true.  I have been playing around with different smoothie variations, and since I can't stand the taste of liver I do usually take powdered liver in a smoothie. I had that, mixed with fresh coconut, pure coconut oil, pineapple, lemon/lime juice. Then after I drank that had a pinch of tao salt. It was around 7pm when I did this, then ate dinner around 8pm. Had ONE margarita after 12 midnight, stayed up chatting with friends, and proceeded to turn right around at 4am this morning and do some work.

Under normal circumstances I probably would be exhausted right now and feel like garbage. I do not. Oh yeah, and had some raw ginger earlier in the day because my throat was starting to bother me. Well the sore throat is gone, I did not take any medicine for it either, and I am unusually perky at 5 in the morning for someone who's been up since 12 the day before. 

I don't think I blogged about the energy boost liver gives you.. raw liver at that, even if you take liver in powdered form (dessicated raw liver powder), it will basically kick you right in your ass as far as getting energy goes, and combine that with coconut, raw fresh coconut and coconut oil, which is good for energy and your immune system, and a host of other things; and of course the tao salt, which I've mentioned before will zap any desire you had to sleep for hours on end. So imagine taking three things at once that are well known for giving a natural energy boost. Correction: 4 things. While I did not eat a lot of ginger, a little goes a long way, and ginger can boost energy as well.

Long story short, now I know what to eat when my energy levels are low.

So what's the secret recipe for my magic cocktail? Truth is I don't use recipes, I kind of just toss everything (except the tao salt) into the blender and let er rip. It is now 5:30 in the morning... still not tired. Is this what it feels like to be immortal? Healing at light speed, not needing sleep, and bouncing off the walls? There are only some of us that can say for sure. *wink*

 

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Greetings from the mile high bloggers club.

Had a great time in Cali for the Coachella fest. Got to see friends, hang out, see good music; you will not hear ANY complaints from me. I'm blessed and in realizing that it makes everything else easier to deal with. However I do have a lot of work to do spiritually, mentally, emotionaly, and physically. So back into the cocoon I go, with a clear mind, and a full stomach.

Yeeeeaaahhh so you know how when you are on vacay you eat like well... like you have no home training? I'll be kicking my ass for that later. The upside to eating/drinking at outdoor festivals is that you are 1. moving around a lot. 2. you do A LOT of walking. 3. You're in the sun. So basically you burn off a good portion of the food and all of the alcohol. Besides, I drink responsibly, and stay hydrated while doing so, annnnnnd take noagin *wink*. So other than being tired from lack of sleep, no hangover.

That's all for now folks, talk to you soon!

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Having a cup of coffee? Put down that cheeseburger.

Under normal circumstances, I do not eat anything with my morning/early afternoon cup of coffee, which is usually what I start my day with. I also usually do not eat for several hours after I first wake up. So today, for some odd reason I got the remarkably BRILLIANT idea, while drinking my coffee, that I wanted a swiss burger. No bread, I don't eat carbs or sugar when dieting.

Great idea right? WRONG. So I'm drinking my coffee and grilling my burger, then eating my burger, then finished off my coffee....

Several minutes later I'm sitting in front of my computer and my vision starts to get fuzzy, you know how when you get dizzy you start to see stars stripes and elephants? (At least when I used to have dizzy spells when I was 5 mos pregnant with my daughter, I did.) Well that's what I started seeing. And I'm sitting there thinking... WTH????? What's the matter with me? Why am I feeling dizzy?

If you're clueless as to why my eating a cheeseburger while drinking my large cup of coffee would make me dizzy, read this: http://bioprin.posterous.com/how-to-survive-your-danger-packed-cup-of-coff

Yes that's right, those folks at Biodrux KNOW what they are talking about! Basically that wonderful cup of coffee you're drinking will give you energy, but if you're drinking it with your meal it will leech your iron and block you from absorbing the nutrients in that cheeseburger. And you might pass out....

Unless you have some tao salt and noagin on hand, which zaps that nasty side effect almost immediately. Whew!

Also, technically speaking you probably won't get all of the iron out of that cheeseburger... if you eat it with cheese. Dairy blocks iron absorption as well, which is another reason I don't eat anything until 2 or so hours after I've had my coffee. Because while I do not eat sugar, I do use cream in my coffee, and if I eat something meaty, well, not only do I not get the iron but apparently I might risk giving myself a nasty headache.

Honestly I don't know what got into me, but I can honestly tell you that now I FULLY understand why tea time is tea time and not meal time. Crumpets and scones aside.

 

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How to lose weight on a low carb diet and not die of boredom.

There are actually several ways to approach low carb dieting, a bazillion recipes, and of course the artificially sweeteners and flavorings for those of you who absolutely have to have sweets while low carb dieting.

But let's face it, a lot of the "low carb substitutes", taste like cardboard, artificial sweeteners have a funny aftertaste, and in actuality are not good for you. Your best bet in terms of successfully sticking to low carb, is to cook your own meals, and ditch the low carb subs, and stick to all natural ingredients and if possible, organic ingredients.

And there are two ways to do this. You can either go hard core and eat nothing but red meat and spinach, or you could include a combination of different meats, poultry, eggs, veggies, and fats ie: cheese, cream. Hard core isn't for everybody, and if you're vegetarian you probably won't want to eat steak every day, but for the most part there are ways to switch up/spice up meals so that you don't tear your hair out from boredom and lack of food selection.

But before I go into that, here's my solid advice in regards to low carb dieting: If you're going to do it, do it right, and ditch the artificial sweeteners, and sweets alltogether. If you do, your pancreas will thank you and so will your insulin levels. Artificial sweeteners do not have any calories/sugar/carbs, BUT they still trigger insulin production in your body, so you're better off not using them at all, especially if you have blood sugar issues or you're borderling diabetic.

My other solid advice is, if you want to successfully maintain a low carb diet, be prepared to stick with it for at least 4 months. In all actuality it would be better if you stuck to it for life, but I know as well as you do that you may have that slice of cake 4 months later. Or that big bowl of ice cream.

In any event, keep in mind also that people who don't do low carb love to argue that it's not healthy. This is only true if it applies to a person who is a carb type in terms of nutrition. If your body works better on healthy carbs and whole grains, then a protein diet probably wouldn't be good for you. But in the case of lowering your sugar and losing weight and balancing your hormones, low carb diets are essential.

So back to my point about not being bored during a low carb diet. Like I said, if you don't want to eat nothing but steak and spinach for weeks on end (you will actually lose weight faster this way, and yes it's perfectly healthy), you can create several low carb meals in the kitchen that are not only healthy, but you will actually want to eat.

Also, a little note on fast weight loss: We are taught to believe that losing weight slowly is the healthiest way to lose, this is false. You can lose weight fairly quickly and remain healthy doing so. As a matter of fact, the reason you lose weight so fast during low carb is because your body will, very quickly, get rid of what it doesn't need, ie: water weight and fat. And actually the same thing will happen if you go on a veggie or veggie juicing diet or fast. If you eat nothing but raw vegetables & veggie juice for a week, not only will you lose weight but you'll have the worlds cleanest colon. And you'll get a crazy, out of this world energy boost.

Vegetarians will like that little tidbit of info.

Another diet myth: Exercise is necessary to lose weight.... false. Even if you sat on your ass for the entire first week you began a low carb diet, you'd still lose weight, your body would still cleanse itself, and in actuality if you do want to exercise during weight loss, I would suggest yoga and stretching... if nothing else. Oh, and pole dancing.

People don't give the human body the credit it is due, honestly. The human body was built to improve upon itself, and a perfectly functional healthy system will do just that. If you're sick or chronically ill, it is actually possible to reverse whatever is ailing you, and I'll do another blog on the what's/why's/how's your emotions and mental health are important and effect your healing power.

And again, back to making yummy, healthy, low carb food. Here's a list, literally, of different meals you can make on a low carb diet:

Stir fry with chicken, beef, seafood, veggies (I would not suggest pork, but if you eat it, that's your decision)
Omelet's with fresh vegetables added.
Casseroles
Souffle's (You can make souffle's easy, all you need is eggs, cheese, meat if you want, veggies, seasoning, etc.)
Substitute Cauliflower for rice to make chicken and rice dishes.
You can also make mock mashed potatoes with cauliflower, and mock mac and cheese with cauliflower.
No Bean Chili (I almost forgot about this!)
Salmon cakes
Crab cakes
Liver w/veggies. Liver is very good for you, especially if you need the iron, but getting me to eat it is like pulling teeth, so I opted for the less scary liver powder, which you can put into capsules.

And you can play around with any or all of these, I love spicy food so a lot of times I'll make spicy dishes. Your food DOES NOT have to be bland if you're on a low carb diet.

So there you go, if you have any questions for me, feel free to ask away. The main reason I posted this is because I need to get myself motivated again, and I love steak, but honestly I don't want to eat it everyday. I go through periods of craving nothing but steak, but once that's over, I want something else. Hope this has been helpful to you, and happy eating! More importantly, happy living!