Gratitude Journal
My Mom got a job! This woman inspires me so much. She just finished her nursing degree and now she’s got a job, which is a huge blessing in this economic recession. And, of course, I hope you and yours had a Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday!
It’s my birthday week! I had a great birthday on Monday. People just heaped joy on me. Very very sweet. Flowers, camera flash ( they knew I wanted it). No chocolates because I’m allergic to it.
I booked a June ticket to Berlin and every time I think of it I want to start running off in that direction. These Berlin photographs have got me excited.
Photo Credit: Matthias Heiderich
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Good News Network wraps up the Happy News from around the World to give you a respite from the endless broadcast of tragedy. Idée géniale!
I love these matchstick churches, mosques, and Russian Orthodox buildings. Talent & Quirk.
There is shortage of cotton in the world. This is bad for cotton apparel manufacturers and for us consumers. Stiffer prices for cotton summer dresses. I think there is no point in polyester clothing at all, except in sportsware where sweating is the goal.
People don’t need the experts to tell them that sitting around too much could give them a sore back or a spare tire. The conventional wisdom, though, is that if you watch your diet and get aerobic exercise at least a few times a week, you’ll effectively offset your sedentary time. A growing body of inactivity research, however, suggests that this advice makes scarcely more sense than the notion that you could counter a pack-a-day smoking habit by jogging. “Exercise is not a perfect antidote for sitting,” says Marc Hamilton, an inactivity researcher at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. - New York Times
The study suggests that muscle activity that burns fat and enzymes that control the breakdown of those fats are on par with those of a “dead horse” when you sit down for an extended period of time. It’s best to break up the 8-hr desk shift with breaks. I wrote about how to incorporate more walking in your life over at the Huffington Post!
The men in the study who spent six hours or more per day of their leisure time sitting had an overall death rate that was about 20 percent higher than the men who sat for three hours or less. The death rate for women who sat for more than six hours a day was about 40 percent higher. - New York Times
Medical Billing and Coding has some graphics and stats to bring the message home: move your tush!
If you are a fashion design student or just love Fashion you’ll ♥ Voguepedia. The website is an archive of works by designers and models that have been featured in the magazine. The website is just getting started but it’ll probably become a good source of inspiration and research.
I love the Twitter Topic Explorer. Are you a Truant Twitter? Have you still wondering what it’s really for? You can get a PICTURE of how your favorite people are using it and see if you’re using it the way you intent to. This is what my Twitter looks like:
Apparently I talk about Haiti, the news, this blog, dancing. Obviously I “love” and “live” quite a lot :) Also read my short article on the Huffington Post about how to use Twitter!
Art Inspiring Art
The Sydney Opera House is an iconic structure. Whenever something for calls for pictures of skylines around the world, Lights out on Earth Day, fireworks on New Year’s, etc. The Sydney Opera House is also one of the shots. It’s a breathtaking building. Well now, you can have your own. These Dutch designers have made it easy for campers to take “haute” architecture on the road. The tent is really a collapsable trailer because it’s quite use. video. “>Take a look at the interiors in a video about the amenities and structure of the design in this video.
Photo Credit: www.ysin.co.uk
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