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Posts Tagged ‘Valentine’s Day’

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Goodie Jar – Check In #5

Posted by terrepruitt on March 1, 2013

Dance Exercise, Nia, Nia at the City of San Jose, Nia classes in the South Bay, Nia Teacher, Nia Class, San Jose Nia, Nia San Jose, Nia workout, Nia, ZumbaI wanted to share one of the good things I put in my jar.  It actually happened last week so I could have included it in my Goodie Jar – Check In #4, but I was so excited about the wrapping paper idea I got carried away with that.  Anyway, last Thursday was Valentine’s Day and it was my second Nia class at the new time at one of the places I teach for the city of San Jose.  I did not have one person in my class.  Even though I don’t take it personally I still am usually a little sad when that happens, but this was a cause for a note in my goodie pitcher.

You might be wondering why I would think no one showing up for my class is a good thing, well, as I said it was Valentine’s Day and I was happy because no one being with ME meant that they ALL have SOMEONE to be with!  Whenever I think of that I cannot wipe the smile off my face!  HOW GREAT IS IT THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE SOMEONE TO LOVE??????  I am not even talking about romantic love.  I know some people like to be with their friends, their kids, their parents . . . . WHO is not the issue . . . . LOVE is the thing!  They were all too busy with a loved one to be with me.  I’m good with that.  I am better than good with that.  I LOVE that.

So that is one of the things in my goodie jar!  It is a GREAT thing that my students have someone to love!

Oh!  That is another good thing for MY jar . . . . I have someone to love . . . . how about you?  Are you adding things to your good things jar?

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Special Cooking On Special Occasions

Posted by terrepruitt on February 19, 2013

My husband claims he can only cook three meals.  The three things do not include him cooking meat and veggies on the grill.  The meals that he will cook are beef stroganoff, taco salad, and curry.  On special occasions I will request that he make dinner.  When I first met him I told him that I would not cook dinner every night.  And if I were still working a 40+ hour a week job OUTSIDE of the home, I probably would not.  But as my current 40+ hour a week job has me at home more often than not, I have been cooking almost every night.  But you know how I love leftovers so I do take advantage of that when I can.  For Valentine’s Day, Birthdays, and wedding anniversaries I usually request that he cook.  Most often I prefer that rather than going out.  The past couple of times that he has cooked I have asked for curry.  To me I only know curry the way he cooks it and serves it.  He buys beef and cooks it with curry seasonings.  He makes rice and we put the meat over that.  The best part is all the toppings.  And one of the reasons I like when HE makes it is I don’t have to chop up all the toppings.

For our curries we use raisins, peanuts, sunflower seeds, carrots, bell peppers, brocoli, mango chutney, cucumbers, onions, and coconut.  I don’t put peanuts or coconut on mine, but he puts it on his.  On the plate pictured I didn’t put onions, but on the next night’s plate I did. The meat was cooked with onions so you still might see some in the photo, but not the raw ones.

Dance Exercise, Nia, Nia at the City of San Jose, Nia classes in the South Bay, Nia Teacher, Nia Class, San Jose Nia, Nia San Jose, Nia workout, Nia, ZumbaThe rice and the meat are hot (temperature) while the vegetables are raw.  I love to add a ton of vegetables to my plate.  It is so interesting because every bite is different.  You never get the same thing.  I like the veggies chopped up really small so that I can get a bite with rice, meat, and a bunch of veggies in my mouth.  If the veggies are too big then you just end up with rice, meat, and ONE veggie and that makes it seem like a regular meal, not a curry dish.

I don’t know how other curry is served but that is how my husband does it.  Also, the poor guy . . . he LOVES hot stuff, especially curry, but — if you have read a couple of my posts about food, you know I cannot tolerate spicy heat at all.  So my hubby makes our curry meat totally mild.  There is NO HEAT AT ALL.  But the flavor is really good.  I feel bad that he does not get to experience the spicy heat.  Maybe we can make up a separate dish of HOT curry sauce and he can put that on his curries.

Another thing I love about curry is that there is usually enough for at least one more meal.  If you’ve read a couple of my posts about food, you know I love to have leftovers so I can alleviate at least one night of cooking a full meal.

I really like curry.  Maybe I should request it more often.  Not just on special occasions.  Then on a special occasion I can request of his other specialty meals.  🙂

Do you like curry?  Is this how you eat your curry with a lot of different toppings piled on it?  

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The Fourth Chakra

Posted by terrepruitt on February 17, 2011

The focuses of my Nia classes this week were connected to love.  Since is was Valentine’s Day this week.  Monday’s Nia class the focus was Love with the intent of allowing what was needed.  Whether it was to give love to the community, the world, or oneself or to receive love from the community, the world, or for oneself.  The playlist was LOVEly.  Wednesday the focus was peace.  With somewhat the same intent but with the addition of the peace inviting in calm.  The playlist was the same . . . love, kisses, and hearts.  Tomorrow’s class in Los Gatos the focus will be the fourth chakra, the heart chakra.

The routine I’ve put together allows for the many opportunities to move the upper back, chest and the ribs.  Our intent will be move the physical area where the heart chakra is located in order to open the heart chakra.  Opening this chakra invites feelings of joy.  Joy shares company with calm.  With joy and calmness as companions additional positive feelings, sensations, and states of being are experienced such as compassion, prosperity, and abundance.  This also allows for connections to peace and harmony.

Also with moving our heart chakra we are enhancing our circulation.  Concentration and focus is a powerful tool.  While we might move our upper back, chest, and ribs it will undoubtedly affect our circulation but with the additional focus on the fourth chakra we can bring extra attention to it.  Bringing whatever healing to our heart chakra that might be needed.  This will round out the week of love quite well, I believe.

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