Simply Rooted Boutique

Friday, January 27, 2012

New Consigners!

I have had MANY new consigners this month!
Here are their items!

Thank you consigners! You rock!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

What is Success

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is Success

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth’s beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;
Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction.

~ Bessie Anderson Stanley

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

About three months ago, my husband and I watched the documentary "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead". It was eye-opening! It's about an Australian man in ill-health because of his lousy diet. So he juices organic veggies for 60 days to feed his body micro-nutrients to heal itself. He has chronic hives. I won't tell you the ending, because you have to watch it yourself... but it's pretty awesome. And, let's just say, by the end, Kevin and I ordered a juicer online and got to it!

We wanted to juice for ten days, but ended up only being able to handle 6 with 4 days of salads and such. However, I still enjoy a wonderful glass of micro-nutrients every once in a while.

Here's my favorite drink. My friend from the homeland told me to try apples with carrots... and many sites recommend adding ginger.

First, here's our incredible machine. An investment well worth it.

And here is the juicy food.

I use a green reel the first time to squish the kale (for my husbands health), then I switch the green reel to the orange reel to squish the fruit, and I use what ever kale is left over in the machine for my own drink (for a little health without the bad taste).

Next, I put in the goods. This machine just squeezes the juice out. Simple.

And viola, super green kale juice for Kev, I switch the green reel to orange and throw in my hand full of cut up carrots, sliced pieces of apples (2 pink ladies and 2 granny smith) and one nickle sized piece of ginger.

Oh, it tastes soooo goooood, is good for me, and is so easy!
And, the parts of the food that was discarded after being squeezed ends up in this bowl -- perfect for your compost pile!

Clean up, kick up your heels and enjoy your healthy snack!

Google: Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead to learn more about the benefits of juicing!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Wordle .. beautiful word cloud

Love this website. You type in words that you love, and it scrambles it into word art! Check it out:

Click here to view the wordle. It really is a cool website!
(of course I'm not tech-savy enough to know how to paste the image right here, the site discourages copy-paste... making it nearly impossible...)

Tips for using wordle:
-Type words multiple times if you want them to show up bigger (like 3 or 4 times, type smaller words just once)
-And, I found that Internet Explorer works better for the wordle to work... it always shuts me down on Firefox.
-Group "connected words" in between comma's to have them in order... like "simply rooted, home decor, I love you"

Try it out for yourself: http://www.wordle.net/