Living Bio in Switzerland

Hey updates from my food life in Switzerland and how easy it is to be organic!!

http://barefeetlove.blogspot.com/2011/08/living-bio-in-switzerland.html

Cheers!

Kibo. Everything the natural way

The Italian country side,vast expanses of natural beauty, gorgeous organic produce, lingering smell of olives and a gracious family of hosts.

This is Kibo a family run farm, they take immense pride in farming the natural way and are enthusiastic about sharing their lifestyle with guests.  As a Guest you have a choice of spacious and tasteful Eco cottages. Also a numbe of activities you can indulge in during your stay.
Organic cooking classes using produce from the farm, yoga classes and also Art classes!

VILLA “ALTOPIANO S. BIAGIO”

                                                            FINALE DI POLLINA
This is the Grand Villa on their property so to speak. Its the Country residence of Baronessa Franco and her family, Villa “Altopiano S. Biagio” is a delightful two level house on a smooth green hill located in the north-western part of the Sicilian coast (very close to Finale di Pollina, small village near Cefalù), with beautiful view on the Tirreno sea and its Beaches. The private beach is accesible with your own key (400 mt. and just 5 minutes walking from the house).

When you take a Vacation be assured that it does leave its mark on the planet and the communities. As a Hospitality Student I am only too aware of the lack of care Hotels and other establishments give to the environment.KIBO is a  perfect Italian Getaway that is earth friendly.

You could take a piece of Kibo back with you as they produce an award winning 100% organic Olive Oil on their farm.

I am also proud to say that I will be living and working with the family for awhile thsi year. The work they r doing is phenomenal. I believe its ventures like this that will one day ceate the changes we need.

So if you do goto Sicily you know where to stay.. And who knows we may run into each other!!!

4 Au natural Skin and Hair Tips

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Happy Holidays :)

4 Au natural Skin and Hair Tips

Check out the post at Barefeet Love!

Happy Holidays :)

Guest Blogger!

Hi!! I know I hav moved and all but I just had to put this post up here for you guys. I paticipated in a Blog Swap over at 20 SOMETHING BLOGGERS. Got partnered with the wonderful Tricia Hein from Students who still have souls and New In the Blogosphere. This is here post..

What I've been putting off for way too long

            For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to study abroad. In fact, I think I first decided to when I was four and we had a Japanese exchange student living with us. Where I go isn't too important since I want to go everywhere. It always got put off for one reason or another, none of which were very good. First of all, there was the money, then the timing. Last summer I got close but missed the deadline because I wasn't sure if I would be able to afford. However, this summer, which feels like my last chance since I'll be graduating, it's happening.

            Each summer my school offers a trip to London that includes a side trip to Paris. It's fairly expensive since the trip is a month long, but I have been saving my check change money and I have a job. Every time I go shopping, I just have to look at the item I'm considering buying and ask myself, "Is it more important than seeing Europe?" As for the time, I've decided to just make the trip a priority. If anything else happens this summer (which it will) I will just have to schedule it around the trip.

            By this time next year, I will have been to two countries outside of North America. And after that, there will be more trips. As parting words, I'd just like to tell you, if there is anything that you have been putting off that you really want to do, you have to make it happen. Get support, look for ways to happen, and overcome any obstacles that get in the way. Because I really do believe that if you want something bad enough and it isn't happening, the only real problem is that you are not trying hard enough.

Growth and Moving...

I have grown so much over the years. Thank you all so much for having been a part of it many of you inspiring me and helping me go on!! I feel like a new phase is starting and life awaits me now with different treasures and adventures. Well Life is what we make it to be anyways right.. In lieu of these recent developments....

This blogger has moved here>>> Barefeet Love

Hope to see you there.

Love and Happy Holidays :)

Pay attention to the Blues

You know those days.. Fuzzy, gloomy, lethargic your surrounded by an air of inexplicable sadness and a heavy heart? Nothing really makes sense anymore and your every belief is threatened by doubt?

They are the Blues.. Our friend depression sneaking up on us.. You never know why or how but these days just settle in at times.. I have had quite a few of those over the years.. Before my diagnosis I was actually and  I mean this perennially depressed! What do I got to be depressed about at 18 or 20? Crappy parents and a useless boyfriend was my excuse.

The diagnosis flipped it! I was suicidal after my break up. And this illness saved me!

Ever since no matter what happened even when I had reasons to be depressed, I wasn't this illness thought me to always look on the bright side.. To be thankful and present.

I have those days when everything catches up with me and just bogs me down.. I used to be very hard on myself when that happened..

Look at yourself.. Your such a mess!! Do you even know how lucky you are?

These days I have learnt to  gentle with myself.. Give myself the space I need.. If I want to wallow then thats what I will do.. And thats the thing.. When you live with a chronic illness any chronic illness and when everyday is about survival, making the best of what you have, your medicines and routines, believing, making the best choices for yourself, being there for your family and friends, balancing everything, making sure your eating right that your treating your body right, hoping and praying that tomorrow will be just fine, having fun, readjusting the priorities and capabilities, readjusting your entire life, being productive, living your dreams and all the while wanting to live life to the best you can and do the best you can.

Through all of this if you have one bad day how bad can it be!! Whats wrong with that? Why should we be so hard on ourselves. It's ok. It's ok to feel unsafe and scared. It's ok to feel hopeless. It's ok to feel tired. It's ok to feel the crushing weight on your shoulders at times. Because the thing is you will be back on your feet soon. You will be STRONGER and you will be FINE.

I have learnt to take these days as indicators of change. When I have a rough day I listen to me I listen to the whispers in me. They usually point to something that needs my attention. Thats the beauty of it.. When your feeling blue just feel it.. It can teach you a lot.. Remain in a thankful place and observe whats going on in you.. If its change you need to make figure it out.If its your mind and body asking for rest.. Stretch out, watch a movie, sleep, do something fun!! Talk to friends and family if you need to. Do what you need and want to do.. You just SO deserve it.

For me these days it just means time for contemplation. To be in my shell. To get some new perspective. Rest if I need to rest. At the end of the day I am fine and better for it. It reminds you that your learning the tools everyday to navigate this wonderful thing called life!

The longer you take to acknowledge these days the more you accumulate and its going to come raining down. So it's ok. Be Blue. Mope around for a bit. Be sad. Cry.The important this is to feel it and let it go no tot ignore it and hold on to it.

Much love to all you beautiful people!!