Day: August 15, 2014

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Racial bias, police brutality, and the dangerous act of being black

Protests have erupted in Ferguson, and Ferguson police have responded in a way that reveals the tension between the police and Ferguson’s black residents. Video has been circulated depicting a police officer calling the crowd "f–king animals." When a few hundred people gathered in the middle of the day to speak their concerns, they were […]

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50 Easy Art Projects For Toddlers

My daughter isn’t a toddler anymore and my son is almost as tall as me, but I am preparing to jump right back into the world of toddler art projects as a teacher. I was going over some of my favorite easy toddler art projects and decided to turn the list I am using into […]

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What I Want You To Know About Raising My Sister’s Child

What I Want You To Know About Raising My Sister’s Child 2014-08-08T06:00:00-07:00 Kristen Howerton what I want you to know|

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Moxie Jean: upscale clothing that is friendly to the environment and the wallet

The one area where shopping consciously has been a big struggle for me has been clothing. Fair trade clothing is expensive. I love the idea of recycled clothing, but I really don’t have the time or energy to scour second-hand clothing stores. Enter the online shoppnig destination Moxie Jean. It’s an upscale, online, second-hand clothing […]

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What I Want You To Know About Parenting A Child With Trichotillomania

What I Want You To Know About Parenting A Child With Trichotillomania 2014-08-11T06:00:00-07:00 Kristen Howerton what I want you to know|

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Daily Practice: Warrior III

From Downward Facing Dog, step your right foot in between your hands and stay on the ball of your back foot coming into Low Lunge. Lengthen the spine and come up onto your fingertips. Make sure your right knee stacks directly over your right ankle. Extend your arms out toward the front of your mat, […]

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Yoga Straps: Hamstring Help

Yoga straps can be used for a variety of exercises and stretches. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced yoga practitioner, a strap can enhance your practice by helping you maintain proper alignment and form as you work different muscle groups. In this article, I will show you how to effectively stretch your hamstrings […]

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Banana Maple Walnut “Ice Cream” (Dairy- and Gluten-Free!)

I had heard you could make mock-ice cream out of frozen bananas.  I was skeptical, but I had a few spotted bananas on my counter, and I figured why not try! So, I peeled them, sliced them, wrapped them up and popped them into the freezer.While they were freezing, I contemplated what type of ice […]

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Daily Practice: Reverse Warrior

From Downward Facing Dog, step your right foot in between your hands and rise up into Warrior I. Look up and watch your palms touch; then open up into Warrior II. Make sure your right knee is directly over your right ankle and your right thigh is parallel to your mat. On an inhale, rotate your right […]

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Hyde Yoga Giveaway

Continuing to celebrate the launch of our new and improved website, this week we are giving away ONE $100 gift card from Hyde Yoga.    Hyde provides a line of comfortable, organic cotton clothing. This raffle will run from 3 PM on Friday, August 8th until 3 PM on Friday, August 15th. The winner will be notified […]

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Grocery Giveaway!

We’ve been overwhelmed by the excitement and support you’ve all shown for our Ice Cream adventure!  If you’re new around here, Kate and I participated in an event last year where we developed ice cream flavors for the Kroger brand, Private Selection, representing the regions where we each live. There was a great group of […]

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Bacon is Back!

We’ve had hoards of emails inquiring when we were getting our Limited Edition Bacon Olive Oil in Stock, and it’s here!  This time in two sizes. Now, you might be thinking this is some sort of novelty gag gift, like bacon chapstick (ew) or bacon suckers, or bacon whatever else you can think of.  Think […]

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