Comments on: {MM} 12.3.2012 http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/ Sat, 25 May 2013 03:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alissa N http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/#comment-9706 Alissa N Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:19:34 +0000 http://bring-joy.com/?p=9692#comment-9706 As always, loved this post. It is so fun to get together with blog friends in person, I hope to do it some day myself. Everyone always seems to have so much fun, and it's so nice to get out from behind the keyboard once in a while!! I also love what you said about the Dr. Oz article. I completely agree with your take. Conventional fruit and veggies are better than no fruits and veggies, but I see the value in supporting organic farming for our bodies and the planet. Best of luck with the move, I hope everything goes smoothly for you!! <3 As always, loved this post. It is so fun to get together with blog friends in person, I hope to do it some day myself. Everyone always seems to have so much fun, and it’s so nice to get out from behind the keyboard once in a while!!
I also love what you said about the Dr. Oz article. I completely agree with your take. Conventional fruit and veggies are better than no fruits and veggies, but I see the value in supporting organic farming for our bodies and the planet.
Best of luck with the move, I hope everything goes smoothly for you!! <3

]]> By: Anna http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/#comment-9703 Anna Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:32:11 +0000 http://bring-joy.com/?p=9692#comment-9703 Wow. This post just made my day. Seeing that picture of Gena on your blog literally made my heart skip a beat. She is one of my favorite vegan bloggers! I just have to say that since we are both Mormon, vegan, fans of Gena, and love TAL, we're pretty much twins. It's nice to know there are some people out there like me :) Thanks for the post! Wow. This post just made my day. Seeing that picture of Gena on your blog literally made my heart skip a beat. She is one of my favorite vegan bloggers! I just have to say that since we are both Mormon, vegan, fans of Gena, and love TAL, we’re pretty much twins. It’s nice to know there are some people out there like me :) Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Gena http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/#comment-9699 Gena Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:40:00 +0000 http://bring-joy.com/?p=9692#comment-9699 Aww, I'm just seeing this, but of course you know that seeing you here in DC was tremendous for me -- totally like being reunited with a dear friend. Thanks for taking the time to visit me here. Hope you enjoyed every bit of your well deserved break. xoxo Aww, I’m just seeing this, but of course you know that seeing you here in DC was tremendous for me — totally like being reunited with a dear friend. Thanks for taking the time to visit me here. Hope you enjoyed every bit of your well deserved break. xoxo

]]> By: Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/#comment-9570 Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:22:02 +0000 http://bring-joy.com/?p=9692#comment-9570 Wow, for a lady that says she hasn't had much time to gather links, there sure is a plethora of info in today's post! I'm not sure how you have the time to find all of these great tidbits, but I love it! Great that you had a good time with Gena. It was the same with Angela from Eat Spin Run Repeat when I took a train to visit her a couple of months ago. It was like we'd been friends for ages! Such a cool experience! Wow, for a lady that says she hasn’t had much time to gather links, there sure is a plethora of info in today’s post! I’m not sure how you have the time to find all of these great tidbits, but I love it! Great that you had a good time with Gena. It was the same with Angela from Eat Spin Run Repeat when I took a train to visit her a couple of months ago. It was like we’d been friends for ages! Such a cool experience!

]]> By: Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/#comment-9537 Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:05:19 +0000 http://bring-joy.com/?p=9692#comment-9537 That is a little sad that Dr. Oz would say something like that about organics. It can undo a lot of hard work that so many people have strived towards. I will stay the course with organics as I refuse to believe that the chemicals and wax, etc put on conventional food is just as good. So exciting that you got to meet Gena. I love both of your blogs and am completely jealous :) Good to know you had a safe journey. Here is to a safe journey to Texas :) That is a little sad that Dr. Oz would say something like that about organics. It can undo a lot of hard work that so many people have strived towards. I will stay the course with organics as I refuse to believe that the chemicals and wax, etc put on conventional food is just as good.

So exciting that you got to meet Gena. I love both of your blogs and am completely jealous :)

Good to know you had a safe journey. Here is to a safe journey to Texas :)

]]> By: Joy http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/#comment-9531 Joy Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:23:48 +0000 http://bring-joy.com/?p=9692#comment-9531 As you already know my thoughts on your wonderful trip to DC (yay, email!), I'll let you know which of your links brought up the biggest reaction for me: maid service. When I lived in England, my host family had a housekeeper. I loved her. We had long talks in the kitchen and she was very much a part of the family. And here in the Northeast, people often hire cleaners a couple of times a month. I found this absurd at first, but then it occurred to me that it's just responsible -- if you hate cleaning, it's much better to hire a cleaning person than let things get gross. That said, I'm one of those people who end up cleaning in preparation for the cleaning crew. I also used to sit here and feel incredibly guilty while they cleaned around me (since I work at home). So we ended our cleaning service, and instead clean together for a few hours on the weekend. But I get great satisfaction from cleaning, and I totally understand why some people might not feel the same way. Phew! Oh, and I loved the TAL episode from this past weekend too. Always so stellar. xo As you already know my thoughts on your wonderful trip to DC (yay, email!), I’ll let you know which of your links brought up the biggest reaction for me: maid service.

When I lived in England, my host family had a housekeeper. I loved her. We had long talks in the kitchen and she was very much a part of the family. And here in the Northeast, people often hire cleaners a couple of times a month. I found this absurd at first, but then it occurred to me that it’s just responsible — if you hate cleaning, it’s much better to hire a cleaning person than let things get gross.

That said, I’m one of those people who end up cleaning in preparation for the cleaning crew. I also used to sit here and feel incredibly guilty while they cleaned around me (since I work at home). So we ended our cleaning service, and instead clean together for a few hours on the weekend. But I get great satisfaction from cleaning, and I totally understand why some people might not feel the same way.

Phew! Oh, and I loved the TAL episode from this past weekend too. Always so stellar.

xo

]]> By: Ashlee @ Plant Infusions http://bring-joy.com/2012/12/03/mm-12-3-2012/#comment-9530 Ashlee @ Plant Infusions Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:52:03 +0000 http://bring-joy.com/?p=9692#comment-9530 Thank you, so much, for saying that organic foods are *not* snobby. I get so tired of feeling guilty for not wanting to eat chemi-foods. Robyn Openshaw (green smoothie girl) says a good rule of thumb is to buy organic food if its only 10% more in price. This is actually, often the case. For example, zucchini at Trader Joe's is only 50 cents more per package, for organic. So instead of 2.49 for a package of 4, it's 2.99 for a package of 4. Totally worth it to me since I like to eat my zucchini raw, cut onto my green salads. I am so glad you had a blast in D.C.! You needed it! Thank you, so much, for saying that organic foods are *not* snobby. I get so tired of feeling guilty for not wanting to eat chemi-foods.

Robyn Openshaw (green smoothie girl) says a good rule of thumb is to buy organic food if its only 10% more in price. This is actually, often the case. For example, zucchini at Trader Joe’s is only 50 cents more per package, for organic. So instead of 2.49 for a package of 4, it’s 2.99 for a package of 4. Totally worth it to me since I like to eat my zucchini raw, cut onto my green salads.

I am so glad you had a blast in D.C.! You needed it!

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