Working from home is a dream for most moms. They can stay at home and raise their children, be there for all their special moments and school trips and still help with the family income.
For myself, I hated working for an employer. Especially after my first daughter was born.
Orange Blueberry Blast
in a blender add:
1 cup Orange Juice
small handful of parsley (stems removed)
a handful of kale (stems removed)
Blend until creamy and greens are blended well. This may take a minute or two.
Add:
1 tbsp. vanilla
2 ripe bananas
1 – 1.5 cup of blueberries
top up blender up with water, blend and enjoy!
note: measurements are estimates as I just dumped the ingredients in my blender. Adjust to
your liking.
Last week on the CBC Radio Ontario Morning Show there was a woman who was telling her story of survival at the Aboriginal Residential Schools. These schools were government run and the aboriginal children were sent there to educate them in English, Christianity and mainstream customs. Every aboriginal child was forced to go to such a boarding school because attendance was mandatory. These children were taken from their families and stripped away of their aboriginal heritage. They were even punished when they spoke their native language to their siblings. Many aboriginal children were sexually abused, beaten and some even killed.
This aboriginal woman who was doing the interview on the CBC radio managed to come home to her community. But she did not fit in anymore. It was time for her to go to a normal High School and she did not want to go. She was broken and scared. She decided to go to school with her younger siblings. She went to their class and got a book and started reading to the class. She managed to spend the rest of the day there and then the principle came and spoke to her. The girl asked if she could come back the next day, that she needed to because going to school was mandatory. The principle understood her fear and allowed her. To this day there is a school picture of her in a grade one class.
I found this interview to be so touching. I wish that I could find it in the podcast, but I looked and could not find it on the CBC website. What really struck me is how much impact the principle had on this girl. The principle of the elementary school listened and was able to connect with this child. The principle understood that there was a lot of hurt and pain that needed to be healed.
So what is the lesson that I took out of this story… I want to be able to connect with my own children in this way. No matter how much they hurt, I want them to be able to come to me for help. As a mother, I need to love, connect, understand and acknowledge their feelings. When children are are heard a lot of their frustrations go away. When we connect with our kids it is easier to stear them in the right direction.
I would love to hear stories of how you are connecting with your children and the impact it is having on your relationship.
Sometimes it takes a health issue to turn our unhealthy habits around. About four weeks ago I got a seriously uncomfortable Candida reaction. Now I have had a systemic Candida problem for more than half my life – approximately sixteen years. Most of this time I had no idea what my problem was. I was vegetarian/vegan and was going through a young adult life, eating lots of white carbohydrates, sweets and alcohol. Before I new it my problem became systemic. I got pregnant with my first daughter, so the alcohol stopped but the carbohydrates didn’t. After my daughter was born, nursing was extremely painful. I was certain that she had thrush. My nipples were red sore and sometimes even bleeding. This is when I educated myself on candida. I cut out sugars, but since I was vegetarian I could not cut out carbs. My daughter showed sensitivity to milk and eggs so then we became vegan.
My daughter became sick and started to show signs of dental decay. The doctor told us that my daughter at 18 months was classified as failure to thrive. That shocked me and I took it personally that I was being a bad parent. It put the fire under me and I started to do research on dental decay and nutrition. I found the Weston A. Price Foundation and the book that was written on Dr. Weston Price’s research called Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictorats by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig Phd. This is the book that ended twelve years of vegetarianism. My daughter started on probiotics and yogurt and her milk and egg sensitivity went away. Her dental decay did not worsen and to this day she is almost six years old and has no cavities. This book teaches the importance of enzymes, beneficial bacteria, culturing and fermentation for the importance of digestion and nutrient assimilation.
I got pregnant again with my second daughter and had a blast working with this cookbook. However, I found out that I still had a very bad case of candida. Not to mention all of the sweet cravings that I was having and my hormones going wild. After the birth I did not have a reoccurance of thrush and I was very thankful. I did continue to follow the cookbook and its nutrition. But I could not get rid of the candida. I stay away from sugar and sweetners and the main sweet things I would eat was fruit.
So back to four weeks ago and my candida reacion… I have had enough! I cut out the only sweet things I eat. Fruit! I researched the Atkin’s diet a bit. I cut out sprouted breads, fruits, and grains. And it took a while but I am in the middle of a “yeast die-off” Not fun, but I have had my worst day and I am now on the road to healing. I know I can do this diet in combination with the Nourishing Traditions diet. I have no cravings at all for sweets or fruits. I feel SATISFIED after eating and I am not hungry. Another big bonus is that I have lost 10 pounds in four weeks!
So I ask for help and advice.. How did you cure your Candida?
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