Posted in Announcements, Video, Wellbeing on Dec 31st, 2011
Oh me oh my! I am back from the most magical 17 days playing till I couldn’t play no more on the shores (and in the hills and volcanoes) of Hawaii. I am bursting at the seems with all the goodies I want to share with you, all the gems of info I learned, all the places I experienced… But that will have to wait. We have a year to close out and a new one to ring in. First- watch the video!
Posted in Inspiration, Wellbeing, Wellness on Nov 25th, 2011
Laugh at the ridiculousnessness of seriousness.
Have truer words to live by ever been written? At this very moment, I would have to say no. Pooperhnickle stuff happens in life. As it goes. And we can do very little to change it. What we can do, is change how we respond. There is no greater antidote to stress, worry and being serious about seriousness than laughing your head off, rolling on the floor, with tears streaming down your cheeks. We will always encounter people and things and places that take it all too darn seriously. It doesn’t serve anyone.
If you ask me, there is nothing more disarming about a person than someone who can have a good old chuckle at themselves- especially in the ickly prickley situations. When I was diagnosed with Crohn’s, I made a choice to make getting better the most fun in the whole world. See, there are those times where if we didn’t laugh, we would cry. I have often found that as someone who can laugh very easily, the tears can come just as easily. Have you noticed this too?
Posted in Happiness, Health, Wellbeing, Wellness on Nov 11th, 2011
Eat fruit, lots of cherries, while thinking good thoughts. It is pretty darn easy to get caught up with trying to do every single thing just right in this whole healthy eating game. We read so much, we learn so much, and then we want to do so much.
You may have noticed that I like to take a bit of a light approach to this whole food and nutrition thing. Now, it has nothing to do with me not taking it seriously. I do, obviously, but I also don’t adhere to any ridiculous strict regiment. I could easily spend a good nine hours in the morning getting ready for my day, employing every healthy living practice I know of.
Posted in Happiness, Health, Wellbeing, Wellness on Nov 4th, 2011
The Fab Uplift Detox Program Is Coming. Registration starts on Monday, November 7th! get excited!!! This is the best thing ever (next to joining my Veg Transition workshop this weekend) The creed series has just begun. Each week (or two) I will be breaking down my creed, line, by line. Phrase by phrase. This is my manifesto- that [...]
Posted in Announcements, Marilyn Denis on Nov 2nd, 2011
Come back at 10:00 am when I’ll have the complete recipes for the greatness I will be creating on Marilyn Denis this morning. You can watch it on your local CTV station (in Toronto that means 10:00am and 2:00 pm on CTV and 5:00pm on The A Channel) or online live streamed right here.
Posted in gluten free, Health, Healthy Treats, Recipe on Oct 31st, 2011
Friends and lovers. It’s that sweet, sweet time again.
That time where my dad comes over to the kitchen, we paint cat whiskers on our face as we dress up as Halloween Cats.
In the past, you have seen us as Cat Burglars, Cool Cats, and Jungle Cats. This year we went for a Mexican Cat theme makes almost no sense at all but since my dad and I have this ability to take an idea and run with it- we ran and no one caught up with us to tell us it made no sense. In fact, even my dad and I didn’t notice that it made no sense until we actually started filming- wondering what cats had to do with Mexico and what Mexico or cats had to do with brownies or pumpkin. Love us simply for our stream of consciousness and creativity.
Posted in Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Wellbeing on Oct 28th, 2011
The creed series has just begun. Each week (or two) I will be breaking down my creed, line, by line. Phrase by phrase. This is my manifesto- that I learned to live by to heal from an incurable disease and that I turned into this here sweet health loving inspiration I offer you. I will tell you what the creed means to me, I hope you will share what it means to you!
There’s my momma and I up there, celebrating my 32nd birthday on Tuesday. I spent my birthday playing all day, and got to thinking- what would the world be like if we treated everyday like our birthday- a day to have the most fun, do what brings us joy and do it all with a spirit of sweetness and gratitude. With that thought, I decided that since I am now officially older and wiser than I was last week when I was just 31, it is time to start breaking down the creed. Here we go.
Posted in Dessert, Health, Healthy Treats, Recipe on Oct 25th, 2011
It’s my birthday today. Oh me, oh my. As of today I am a whopping 32 years old. Yep. I always thought by the time I was 32 I’d be all grown up, with a grown up job, maybe running my own little biz, travelling the world, have a sweet man-panion by my side and enjoying other such lovely indulgences as coffee-like dairy-free ice cream, and hopefully not looking a day over 30… maybe even 28.
And by golly gee me, I think I have done it. The abundance is sweetness. And to celebrate my birthday, my besties over at Hamilton Beach Canada are helping me, help you celebrate. We’re giving away an ice cream maker!
Posted in Announcements, Happiness, Health, Recipe, Weekly Recap on Oct 21st, 2011
Oh the joy. The fun. The writing I will be doing with a whole weekend free. Sort of. In my imagination, I booked this weekend off so that, I would have it free and easy to travel the globe, leading up to my 32nd birthday coming on Tuesday (yep, the 25th). I was going to go to New York, or LA, or Fiji (in my dreams anyway)… And then decided that instead I would check in with reality because this mamasita has a book to write. And write like the wind I will.
Another great week over here in the nutrition front. We ran five classes in eight days which made this kitchen a mad, mad house.
Posted in Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Recipe, Video on Oct 14th, 2011
We work our patooties off around here- as you may have noticed, but we also cook a little here and there, and do our best to laugh until we cry once in a while. It’s part of our creed really. Up there I am rocking the awesome onion goggles Alexa introduced to our kitchen. Speaking of Alexa, I am pretty sure she never wants to look at cauliflower again.
And Jill, she is so over squash.
Posted in Disease Prevention, Health, Holistic, Inspiration on Oct 12th, 2011
Perhaps we’re too extreme? This article was rejected from The Huffington Post.
Is There Something Wrong With Government Regulated Food Guides?
Do you look down at your dinner and see 680 calories? Perhaps a healthy ratio of carbs to proteins to fats? Maybe you see some fibre, vitamin C, beta carotene and just the right amount of Omega 3’s.
This is weird right? Looking at a plate of food without actually seeing the food.
Posted in Announcements, Marilyn Denis, Wellness on Oct 7th, 2011
You have been asking me for ages when my book was coming out. And kept saying, when the time is right.
The time my fair lady and gent lovers is now and I have you to thank for it. So THANK YOU!
The contract has been signed and I am soon to be a published author!
As you have come to know me, you know that I don’t play by the rules. I don’t follow diets, my recommendations don’t fall into any dietary group like vegan or veg or macro. The only rule really is to keep it light and fun.
It was this approach that you supported from the beginning- over three years ago when I began my biz and my blog. It was this approach that saw you loving to bits my first ebooks and cooking classes. And it was this approach that landed me the sweetest of dedicated, enlightened, open, intelligent and inspiring readers in the whole wide world. Every day, your comments on this blog, on Facebook and on Twitter keep me inspired to keep on breaking rules in an attempt to help all who wish, to achieve abundant health in their own lives.
It’s all fine and well for me to dance in my kitchen, create recipes, write about them and host cooking classes and retreats. But without you showing up for it all, none of this could be happening.
Posted in Announcements, Happiness, Health, Holistic on Oct 7th, 2011
Magic seems to happen around here quite often. It’s a sweet thing. I truly believe, perhaps more than ever, that you if you give, give, give without expectation, you will get, get, get in more abundance than you can believe.
As the creed says, we must “Offer the planet what you want the planet to offer you in return”. The creed I developed for my life and my work is how I strive everyday to live. In the coming weeks, we will be breaking down that creed step-by-step, almost as a guide, so I might explain what it means to me and you might decide what the words mean to and for you.
Posted in Announcements, Happiness, Nutrition on Sep 18th, 2011
Wowzers did we ever have a lot of entries for this one! Thank you all for showing My Nut Sack a little love and entering our fun little giveaway. We are thrilled to announce the 3 lucky winners! They are (drum roll please!):
1. Laura Bloom
2. Lorrie Weibe
3. Jason
Posted in Event, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Nutrition, Weekly Recap, Wellbeing on Sep 16th, 2011
Well didn’t we have just the most fun ever at last weekend’s Vegetarian Food Festival? Didn’t we? How can you not have fun when there are grown men running around dressed as giant peas?
I was busy sharing my wares at my booth.
I was most excited about how excited everyone was over our brand new creed, irish moss, tote bags, and sleeping masks (with fabric I designed myself, I might add!)
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