10.25.12-Uplift everybody and uplift yourself

Matias' First Pumpkin Patch Visit

Two words.  Vacation Bliss.  Over the past week I have been able to decompress and spend time with little 'tias (Beckett's name for Matias-his Swedish friend).  In the process, I have found two new reasons I love Kale. 

Reason #1-Kale Smoothies
Reason #2-Kale Chips

Kale Smoothie Ingredients & Instructions: Mix pineapple, banana, kale, and orange juice together and blend.  Then, Enjoy! 

Kale Chips Instructions: Purchase fresh Kale, rinse and cut into small pieces.  Sprinkle with sesame seeds and sea salt and bake at 350 degrees until becoming crispy.

I think that I was reminded on this vacation to chill.  Grab a pumpkin', pop a squat with your goldfish, and chill.  I lead such a structured, strict, and stressful lifestyle, that sometimes we forget the simplest lessons that a two-year old didn't know they could teach.  Chill the heck out.  Yeah, sure, the wagon has pumpkins in it that need to be purchased, but who cares.  For a moment, chill and soak in the warmth of the sun.

 Tristan Prettyman, All I Want is You

If I were a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I were a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves