This is Part Two in my four part series about my vacation this August. You can see the other posts here: Part One: Great Barrier Reef Part Three: Stranded in Palm Cove Part Four: Mandala Magic Retreat in Ubud I spent the next part of my trip in Port Douglas, QLD. Of course, I … More Vacation Part Two: Port Douglas
Finally getting around to blogging about my vacation. This felt like the first real vacation that I have taken since…..high school? In the past I’ve usually considered scientific conferences to be vacations or used vacation time to visit family instead. Maybe a weekend away here or there, but this time I actually took a full … More Vacation Part One: Great Barrier Reef
I completed #The100DayProject last Thursday with the mandala shown above (I love a mandala of mandalas). Here is a slideshow of my 100 mandalas created using Project 365 Pro: If you are interested in how I create my mandalas, here are my other posts on mandalas: Mandalas and Time Lapse Mandala. I’ve decided to … More 100 Days of Mandalas
In honor of Mandala Monday, here are two time lapse videos of my mandala drawing and watercolor painting process. This mandala is 97/100 of #the100dayproject. After drawing the grid using a compass, protractor, and pencil, I used a 03 Micron pen, a Moleskine watercolor journal, this set of watercolors and various watercolor brushes. Enjoy!
“The mandala is an archetypal image whose occurrence is attested throughout the ages. It signifies the wholeness of the self” (Jung, 1965, pp. 334-335). I started coloring mandalas about a year and a half ago when I started my M.A. in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. I find the practice of coloring … More Mandalas
I woke up Saturday morning with a craving for pancakes. After remembering that I had a huge bag of Pamela’s Artisan Flour Mix (gluten-free), I quickly googled a recipe on my phone while still in bed. Armed with what looked like a good recipe, I headed to the kitchen to try it out. After mixing … More Gluten-Free Grand Marnier Pancakes
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,800 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 47 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … More 2014 in review
I made this banana bread this morning. It went together easily & it’s so good that I’ve already eaten half of the loaf. Now I can’t wait for the cookbook to come out!!! I’ve been following both of their blogs for awhile & the recipes never seem to disappoint. Ok, please excuse me while I get another … More Cinnamon Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread from The Paleo Kitchen
I’ve been craving chocolate cake, but I don’t need a whole cake and sometimes you just want a little bit of cake quickly. This recipe is paleo & not as spicy as I would like, definitely adding more cayenne next time!!! Spicy Paleo Chocolate Cake in a Coffee Mug Ingredients: 1 egg 3 Tbsp almond … More Spicy Paleo Chocolate Cake in a Coffee Mug
St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow & instead of adding green food coloring to everything I’ve decided to use science to help out. According to Sunbutter’s website there may be discoloration when cooking with sunbutter (sunflower seed butter) due to the chlorophyll present. The chlorophyll acts differently in an acidic environment than an alkaline environment, so recipes … More Science-y Green Pancakes
Flamingo Pink & Aqua 