The sheer number of cool people in this world is staggering, when you think about it.
Which is why, I am (so) excited to get back to regular postings of the {MM} series.
I feel strongly that the mission of bring joy, in part, should be highlighting & sharing some of the amazing goodness that so many people are creating each day on the www.
SO here goes, for this week’s installment:
First:
You guys.
The discussion about body image on Friday was awesome. I’ve said this before, but your comments make my blog, a blog. I’m just sort of jabbering away & then you guys step in & make my posts really worth something. Many, many great points & insights.
Check out what people are saying here, & feel free to chime in & add to the discussion. I always love hearing what you have to say!
♥ One of bring joy‘s readers, Daisy, continues the body image discussion on her blog today, Yearning for a __-Free Life. Find the post, here.
♥ A dear friend from my college days, Deja, is picking up steam on her blog, Deja Vu–check it out. A recent post I think you should read, about adventures in frugality, here.
♥ Save $$ here: how to cook beans from scratch (pretty much all you need to know)
♥ I mentioned this before, but married lady friends, you *need* to read Meg‘s post about why you need to eschew the prudishness that can often come as a natural course of our busy modern lives (& childbearing/rearing), & make it a point to love your husband (ie. sex) every day.
Read the post here, & her follow up post especially for husbands, here.
♥ Tips on how to travel smarter…not expensiver.
♥ Joseph & I watched Tess of the D’uberville’s (the BBC version) this weekend. I loved it (naturally, since the book is on my top 5 list). Joseph liked it too, but he prefers a happy ending. For myself, I do love a great sweeping, heart-wrenching tragedy, which Tess, most decidedly is.
♥ ♥ Currently reading: Housekeeping, by Marilyn Robinson
I don’t know why it has taken me so long to read this book. (I’m thoroughly enjoying it.) It makes me miss the Pacific Northwest. All those glorious trees. And rivers, & lakes. I am enjoying the 60 & 70 degree weather in February, down here in San Antonio, but I still remain quite fond of the PNW.
to pin:
(all recipes are vegan & gluten-free)
split pea & edamame hummus
onion & sundried tomato almond dehydrator crackers
chocolate mint ice cream sandwiches (using quinoa flour)
lemon & vanilla cream sandwiches
honey mustard quinoa salad
samosa casserole
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Have you read any good books lately? Watched any good movies?
Thanks for coming to bring joy today!
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Thanks for including me, Janae. I posted again on the topic of body image a bit today http://yearningforafreelife.blogspot.ca/2013/02/fashion-magazines-make-you-feel-fat.html . I’m seeing too many friends of mine with body image issues and feel the need to address it, it seems!
Awesome, Daisy! Thanks for letting me know.
Ooh, I’m interested in trying those crackers! My midwife currently has me on a *very* restrictive diet right now and I can actually make these with only one slight modification! lol. It’s hard for me to find yummy foods I can actually eat these days!
I highly recommend the Muirwood Trilogy by Jeff Wheeler! They are awesome books! Medieval style setting, magic, adventure, action, a little (very clean) romance, friendship, courage, moral strength, and lots of neat insights! All *beautifully* written. In full disclosure, I do know the author, but I was truly surprised to discover he has such an amazing God-given talent to write when I discovered these books!
http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Wheeler/e/B004SBCEK6/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1361474788&sr=8-2-ent
We just watched Sleep Walk With Me and The Giant Mechanical Man – both really good and both on Netflix
Thank you so much for including me, and I am so excited for the return of MM!!!
You always find the best things in the webosphere!!
Thank you for including me in this roundup, Janae! I’m thrilled to be in such great company. I love Meg’s posts, which I found through your links despite being a regular visitor to her blog. Thank you for your thoughtfully curated links. xo
The link to the honey mustard salad goes to the samosa casserole. Are they the same recipe?
Fixed the link, April, thank you for the heads up.
Good links and tips. I recently read The Fortune Cookie Chronicles and really enjoyed it. Jiro Dreams of Sushi was a good movie… and just getting into Sherlock now that we’ve run out of Dexter and Drop Dead Diva episodes.
We watched Sherlock & loved it. Great actors & storylines, perhaps my favorite take on the Sherlock character so far.
Great roundup! I’m excited about the dehydrator crackers!