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I think I have come to a point where I have to say this - this is probably the last entry in this blog. I haven't made this decision for 100% yet but it might happen. If so, I'll keep you updated (so, either way this isn't the last entry).Greeting from Big Apple,Heidi

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Happiness is present only when you are ready for it!

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Today is/was my second birthday.It's been two years. I'm glad I'm still alive and I can accomplish my dreams.Thank you to those people who were by my side when I needed support.Love,Heidi

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Just wondering..

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Last day of May. Still can't believe that.Is it really that, the older we get, the faster time runs? If so then maybe I'm getting old too fast :DLooking forward to this summer, it's going to bring a lot of changes in my life. Looking forward to them.Enjoy your summer! With lots of sunscreen!Love,Heidi

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Hello everybody,summer is coming indeed. And it's getting hotter and hotter, finally :)So, few days ago I came up with my version of sorbet, which basically is healthier version of ice-cream. Here we go:Ingredients:2 bananas (peeled, frozen)1 mango (peeled, frozen)1/4 cup waterProcess:Put all ingredients into food processor and blend until smooth (about 2 min) and looks like delicious ice-cream.

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Wow, time is running, that's for sure :)

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Hello, everyone!It's Monday, which means, new week has started. So, I have been little bit busy lately. But no matter how busy I have been, I haven't forgot my vegan passion (yes, it is true passion, maybe small obsession, goon one though). So, last week I finally decided that the time has come to start to buy my own cookbooks because I'm very serious about this lifestyle change. I also bought "

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Oh yes, I have been craving for something. Again, ha ha, as always.So, this time, I decided to go crazy and really make my own meat. Yes, it is possible and it DOES taste good!!This recipe is from a cookbook "Vegan with a vengeance" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. I also found very similar recipe from author's homepage.I used the book version, so I can't judge how does internet version taste

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First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all mothers in the world, especially my mother and my grandmother!Since I can't be with them (second Mother's Day in a row, sadly), I decided I want to do something different today and bring them with me everywhere I go today. So, I started my journey today with church. Haven't been to one since I moved from Ohio. What a shame, I know. Anyways, I met wonderful

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I have been craving yogurt all week, so I finally decided to make one myself. I'm not too big fan of soy yogurts you can buy at the store and they are expensive, so anyways, here is the recipe:Ingredients:1 pkg silken Tofu, drained1 small banana, broken into pieces1/4 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp vanilla extraxt1 tbsp homemade peanut butter2 tbsp agave syrup1/4 cup waterProcess:Put all ingredients into

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What an eye opener, people!!

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Everyone, at least in US, is talking about it. It's top topic to talk about with your friends, family and people you meet randomly at the store or on the street. Yes, I am very happy that world has one terrorist less now but there is something I'm not too happy about.I truly understand all circumstances and I know what happened on 9/11 and I remember myself watching this horrible deadly event on

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Is it really that older we are, more immune to negative situations we get?

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Have you ever had a situation when you're looking at a picture with someone and it looks like you but it's not you?! I have had that few times. I must say, it is weird. It's like seeing your twin sister whom you don't even know... Weird.

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First of all, Happy Easter everyone!Hope everyone had a good time with your family's and/or friends. As long as you weren't alone today and had good time. Today I celebrated Easter with family's family. They aren't my relatives, they're my employee. They invited me and I decided to join them for celebration, especially, since I don't like spending holidays alone.Maybe it was a mistake. I didn't

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Spent all day in the kitchen today, experimenting with 3 new recipes.Reviews are coming up!

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This is my second try for green smoothies. This time, I made up recipe myself. If you decide to try it, hope you'll like it as much as I did!Ingredients:1 1/2 cups of cold water2 handfuls of spinach10 baby carrots1/4 of granny smith apple1 celery stalk10 mint leaves1/2 bananaProcess:Put all ingredients in a blender and blend it for about a minute. And vola, it's ready! It makes about 12 oz of

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Friday! Finally!When I woke up this morning, I felt like "I want to do something good today". So, I decided to go to Elmsford animal shelter and make at least one dog happier :)So, I did and me and Charlotte has very good time.Isn't she adorable? She was like a perfect dog, really!It's funny, when I was younger, I always thought that I'm more of a cat person (probably because when I was 5 or 6,

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Hello everybody,today, for dinner, I decided to explore and use leftovers from last week. So, I went through my section in the refrigerator and found few ingredients and decided to put all of them together and see what will come out of it! I truly enjoyed it - roasted cashews and barely together made very soft taste - perfect for dinner.Hope you'll like it as much as I did! Enjoy :)Ingredients:2

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At some point you get so tired of.. of everything that you just want to be alone and give up. DON'T!! That's going to be the biggest mistake.

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What an eye-opener...Something to think about!Think about it! It's all around us.Heidi

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I finally had my first green smoothie. I was very skeptical about those smoothies, even though I know they're very healthy.. But honestly, it was good, really good! :)Love,Heidi

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Next Saturday I'm starting to volunteer at the animal shelter. I didn't know that it is possible to walk dogs and just make them happy. So, I decided, since the weather is getting better and better and in Cleveland I enjoyed my puppy, I could walk dogs just for fun. This animal shelter has a trail too, so I'll be able to run with the dog and give them some exercises as well.I'm truly excited

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Since the weather is nice today, I decided to drive to Rockefeller State Park Preserve, take my camera and just be with my thoughts. I walked almost 7 miles and feel great!Happy Sunday everyone,Heidi

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It's so funny how caught up you can actually be when you start to make food. I was planning to make just my dinner (which was 4 hours ago) and I ended up making extra 2 jars with peanut butter and protein bars for next week!Good feeling, especially when you can taste the results :)Happy weekend everyone,Heidi

Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167202062343610195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328006590553185432.post-51631663919145353412011-04-09T05:11:00.001+03:002011-04-09T05:13:09.273+03:00

Shocking portion size differences 20 years ago and now.

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As you have noticed lately, I have been very into searching articles about health, nutrition and fitness online. And, as much as I was surprised, most of very good information I found on sites that are made for men. Women's magazines and pages are full of crap about beauty and shopping. Really?! Are those two things are the only two important things in the world for us, women??

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Craving for something sweet and healthy?Here is one of my most favorite snacks -Ingredients:1 small banana1 tbsp natural peanut butter (I used homemade)1 whole grain tortillaDirections:Spread peanut butter on the one side of tortilla and then place sliced banana pieces on the peanut butter. Roll the tortilla and place it in the microwave for about 40 sec. Here you go, it's ready, it's healthy and

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We all live in a time where no one has time and we all want to see fast results. Right? So, even though, I don't like the idea of losing weight fast and getting in shape fast (because when you'll return to your old habits, your weight will fall back, adding few more pounds), I found a homepage with "7 habits that make you fat". Maybe one or few of these habits are actually making you not to lose

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I'm always trying to encourage people around me to eat healthy and limit "bad for you" food intake. After a research on how to convince them, using "medical terms", I found a list of 11 worst foods you should avoid (or limit).Some of them are:SodaFrench fries (and all fried food)ChipsHot dogs,etc.If you want to see the whole list yourself, here is the link to it.Lets live healthy,Heidi

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“There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something you accept no excuses, only results.”- Ken Blanchard

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When people find out that I'm a vegan, they seem to be concerned. Why? Because they assume that my protein intake is very low. Well, it's not. I eat a lot of soy products. After this announcement, people get even more concerned. Because once upon a time they have heard that consuming too much soy (usually they don't know "dangerous" amount), can actually do harm. Especially to women. And then

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So cute PETA's commercial.

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Lately I have been on a mission to find ways how to increase my protein intake. As a vegan it is not easy because of limited options. And especially, it is hard to consume protein during snack time. So, I decided to find a recipe for making my own protein bars. Usually those bars that you can buy at the store, as all packed food, has unbelievably high sugar intake and all kinds of ingredients

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I truly love peanut butter but the one you can buy at the store has corn syrup in it, which isn't healthy. So, I decided to make it myself.It has only 3 ingredients and making is very easy.Ingredients:2 cups roasted shelled peanuts1 tbsp peanut oil1/2 tsp salt (optional)Process:Set all the ingredients into food processor. Process them for 2-3 minutes until desired. It will make 1 cup smooth and 1

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Everyone of us wants to be successful, right? To have a wonderful family, loving spouse, smart kids, huge house, satisfying job and absolute happiness, right? Well, it doesn't happen without action. Unfortunately. There are no magic fairies who will all the work for us overnight. This is life where you have to take action, commit and achieve your goals.I have come up to with 5 very simple ways

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Have you ever seen a car crash in front of you?Well, I did, yesterday. And it happened so slow.And now I'll have to go to the court and witness what I saw.Weird...

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So far I have never had bad experience eating vegan food.Well, today was my first time.So, I bought these protein bars and one of them (not going to name it, don't want to make an anti-advertisement) was so disgusting and not tasty whatsoever.That was my first experience with bad-tasting vegan food.Because of this experience, maybe I should make my own protein bars?! :)Cheers,Heidi

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It's really happening.With me!

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"If you don't have problems, you will never be the person who overcame them." by Richard Bach"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you overcome hardship, that is strength." by Arnold SchwarzeneggerHave a wonderful day everyone!Lets prove to yourself that you can not only dream big but achieve big as well!Love,Heidi

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This is the last entry about reasons why you should workout.This time, reasons that aren't weight-related but has a very serious impact on your overall health and well-being.1. Helps you sleep better2. Gives you more energy3. Adds a healthy glow to your complexion4. Strengthens your immune system5. Improves your appetite for healthy foods6. Alleviates menstrual cramps7. Improves coordination and

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Hello everyone,so, today, I'm continuing the series of reasons why you and people around you should workout. Today I'll list external or "what can you see from the outside" reasons.1. Improves your body shape2. Tones and firms your muscles3. Provides more muscle definition4. Increases muscle size by increasing muscle fibers5. Helps alleviate varicose veins6. Increase the efficiency of your sweat

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Ok, so far, I have provided you with at least 50 reasons why working out is essential. Not enough?Ok, here you have more, today changes, that happens inside your body when you get involved in physical activities.1. Improves circulation and helps lower blood pressure2. Alters and improves muscle chemistry3. Alters the way that your body uses calories4. Improves storage of glycogen5. Enables your

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Wow, time is really flying so fast! I have truly enjoyed being vegan!I still consider myself a newbie in all this but I'm learning from so many people and resources online. And I must admit, that it hasn't been that easy since no one else I know is vegetarian or vegan. But people whom blogs I'm reading have been such an inspiration to continue this wonderful journey!Live and let live!XOXO,Heidi

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So, I'm starting this new series of recipes.I have been making so many foods and pictures of them, that finally, when I have time, I truly want to share with them.This one I saw on VegSpinz blog. I looked into the recipe and realized that all of the ingredients I have on hand, so I made it. Oh my, it is SO delicious!!So, here are the ingredients:1 cup soy milk1 cup water2 cups pitted dates (I

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If with first 2 lists of reasons it's not enough, then here we go with the most of reasons - overall fitness reasons why you SHOULD workout.1. Makes you flexible2. Builds strength3. Improves endurance4. Lowers your resting heart rate5. Improves your body's ability to decrease heart rate after the exercise6. Increases the number of capillaries that are open during the exercise as opposed to when

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Ok, today next bunch of reasons why you should work out. This time, weight-related reasons WHY. 1. Helps you to lose weight and keeps you at your healthy body weight 2. Increases lean muscle tissue in your body 3. Increases your metabolic rate 4. Increases the enzymes in the body that burns fat 5. Burns up extra calories 6. Decreases appetite Love, Heidi

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Ok, so, I feel like I'm on a mission here. I have at least 100 reasons WHY you should get off the couch, put down that nasty chocolate cake/bag of chips and start moving!Today I'll provide you with mental reasons WHY. Ok, here we go:1. Increase your self-esteem and self confidence2. Reduces tension and stress3. Lifts your spirit4. Improves emotional stability5. Makes you feel good6. Enhances

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Yes, I know, everyone is doing this, so I had to do this myself too, lol.Thanks to Cooking for a Vegan Lover for allure me to try this myself. Love her blog and recipes - YUM!Age: 23Bed size: Queen, as I always say, the bigger, the betterChore you hate: Hmm.. just one? probably sweeping the floorsDogs: None, unfortunately. I used to have wonderful dog, my baby, Hunter while I lived in Ohio..

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"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." Francis of Assisi

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So, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, West Virginia has the highest obesity rate in 2010 - 33.5%. Which basically means, every third person is OBESE (not overweight but obese). More information you can read here.

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I should manage to find a time and get back to what I used to do a lot last year!

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Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World by U2

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Have you ever wanted to travel in time or for just one day go back in time?I would love to go back to high school. Just for one day. But knowing what I know now. Wouldn't that be awesome?

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DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!!I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!:)

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Flowers are blooming.Fresh air. Little bit chilly wind.Sun is shining.People are laughing.Spring is officially here! :)

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"Once you have learned how to ask questions - relevant and appropriate and substantial questions - you have learned how to learn and no one can keep you from learning whatever you want or need to know." Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner

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Doubt, I have ever felt this scared/afraid/worried in my life!God, help me please tomorrow!!!13 is THE number!!!

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I love spring!I love that time of the year when you can see snow melting, when temperature is above zero (32F). Soon flowers and trees will start to bloom. I remember when I was little, we had these beautiful apple and pear trees in our front-yard and it looked so beautiful.It seems that older I get, more I start to become nature kid. Or I just allow my nature kid little bit more freedom. Maybe

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I'm a firm believer that you have to be mentally and emotionally ready for India. I'll explain what I mean by that. You can't just like that go to India. You have to grow and be ready for what India will offer you. Because it is completely different world, different culture, different value system about things around them.About year ago, I thought I'm way too far away to be emotionally ready for

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Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death. /Lena Horne

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March 13th is approaching! I'm so excited!Starting to look into possible internship places. Tomorrow will have to make some important phone calls!Wow, I doubt, I have ever bern this excited about internship. Don't care that I'm not going to get paid and that this internship is mandatory, I know how much of knowledge I'll gain throughout this time! My first big steps into my new life!Absolute

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Colleen Patrick-Goudreau - Vegan Educator and Author from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau on Vimeo.

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Think about it!How big chance is that when someone, ridding a bike, will eventually get in an accident? I mean, really? No matter, how professional this person is. Bikes ARE dangerous! That's always going to be my opinion!Just referring to one of my friend's friend who got in a biking accident over this weekend... He's only 19 and in coma. And yes, he's professional biker!Think!

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What you would chose?!Love or Money?!Being together with your loved one but always be poor vs. have all possible money in the world but be whether lonely or together with someone whom you'll never love.That's the question today...

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Ah.. until tonight, I didn't realized how much I missed studying till late night. There is something so magical. Maybe fact that everyone else is already sleeping but you're so deep in your reading/studying materials...I totally love this feeling!Downsize to all this is that I have to wake up at 5 am for work, so I guess, today I'm not going to stay up too late. But looking into my notebook, I

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People in New York are so lonely...When there is no past, there is no guilt. /from "New York, I love you"

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Home sweet home.Such a wonderful feeling.Feels like home!

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Sometimes we just have to make sacrifice for loved ones, for their happiness and put them before ourselves. That's what true friendship and love is all about...

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What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger!

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Yes, people do think that vegan's eat only leafs. Sorry, people, but if you think so, then you simply don't have enough info about it. Actually, it is funny (I should start to collect people facial expressions, seriously) to see how people react when I tell them that I haven't had burger for over 5 years, that I don't know such places as "Wendy's", "Taco Bell" etc. Honestly, the more people I

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I'll be in Cleveland in 2 weeks. Can't wait to see my family and friends!Super-extra excited! :)

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"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." by Albert Einstein

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“Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold...” by Bob Marley

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"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." by Confucius

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"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." by Will Rogers

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Not sure if I feel the way I feel today because of absolute lack of sleep in past month or so, but this morning I woke up feeling powerless and exhausted. I have high fever, I guess my body decided that it's time to rest. So anyways, even though I have to work, I'm allowed to stay in bed. Thank goodness! Or else I would be dead by the end of the day... So, my mission today is to catch on some

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Yesterday, I was very close to some vegan store, I have never been to, so I decided, since I'm in the area, I should go there, explore and maybe buy something I have never tried before.Yes, I totally explored and bought:- Soy yogurt (Mango and black cherry - mmm!). Honestly, I remember trying soy yogurt about a year ago (accidentally) and I totally hated it. But I spoke to the lady who works at

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FINALLY!

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Time is flying. Indeed.For 1.5 years I haven't been in Latvia. I haven't seen my family, my friends, my country.There is slight amount of sadness within me today.Regardless, I am happy and glad that, even though without people I love, I am here. And everyday I am one step closer to my dreams and my goals.Love,Heidi

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I hate winter. In general. Only exception is when I snowboard. But those are just couple days a year, so all other time, I hate it.But today... I don't know, it is different. Something has changed. Within me. Today it's snowing, I'm listening to slow music and drinking chamomile tea and I just enjoy that it is winter.Truly beautiful!

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Yes, I have such a sweet tooth and I love baking. I love process of baking cakes, cookies. Because the best part after I have put everything in the oven is to lick the bowl. I loved it when I was a kid, every time when grandma was baking something, I was the first one to clean the bowl.Anyways, since I'm a vegan now and most of pastry out there is for non-vegans, I'm experimenting and making my

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I must admit, this was my first time making hummus and it turned out very good. It's actually very funny how my taste buds have changed over the time. About a year ago I didn't even knew what hummus is and now I use it almost every single day. Yum! For those, who (the same as I didn't) know what hummus is, I can tell that it is a spread or a dip made out of chickpeas/garbanzo beans. I usually eat

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So... officially, it's been 2 months since I'm vegan. Hurray for me! :)I must admit that it's easy some days, harder other days. But I have found a lot of substitutes, so it's not that hard. Especially, vegan mint-chocolate chip ice cream...mmm... the BEST guilty pleasure in the world!Anyways, I was wondering, looking through recipes online and on other vegan blogs, I'm considering to post

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Sometimes time and forgiveness is all we need.

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First of all, Happy New Year everyone!Secondly, as everyone, I have made few New Year's resolutions:• Read more books• Cook more and reveal new foods• Reveal new bands and kinds of music• Take better care of my health• Be the best student in my class• Be good daughter, granddaughter, friend and person in generalThere are few more, but I'll keep those to myself. When I'll achieve them, I'll share

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Less than 30 hours in this year, in this decade.2010 has been very interesting year, I have met so many people. Some of them will stay in my life for a very long time, some of them not. Some of them has changes my point of view about things around me, some of them has opened my eyes about simple things in life, some of them has showed value of true friendship.I am very thankful to all of those

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Yes, people love free time. Off work, off school, off troubles and problems. It's all good, of course. But problems start when our minds start to manipulate with us. How? Let me explain this! So, when we have free time but we have no clue what to do with it, we start to think. Think about things, future, people etc. Normal, right? But then, at some point, if there is at least one reason we aren't

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Pēc ilgiem laikiem manī ir iemitinājies apmulsums un neziņa ko darīt!Ceru pavisam drīz atbildes uz pāris jautājumiem pašas atradīs ceļu un es varēšu beigt uztaukties un domāt "kā būtu, ja būtu tā"..

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This has been the best weekend this year since I moved to New York! Truly amazing time! Thanks to those two special people in my life :)And that vegan restaurant! Mmmm... DELICIOUS!!! :) Greetings,Heidi

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Uh! Crazy, crazy, crazy!Christmas is coming! Time is flying so so fast. Just unbelievable.Decorating Christmas tree - Check,Cooking gingerbread cookies - Check,Peppermint tea - Check,Clementines - Check,Christmas songs - Check,Christmas mood - Check,First snow (on December 14th) - Check!Yeah, presents too - Check!For this Christmas - All I want for Christmas is YOU, baby!

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SO, I have officially enrolled in my school. It starts in little over a month. Can't wait!! I have never been so excited about anything eduction-wise. Which means that this is IT! This is the thing what I want to do for the rest my life :) I know, it will be hard to combine school with job and social life (I guess, no social life for me, lol) but I know it is so worth it!!! :)Yupi!

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Today, in a long time, I had 2 hour workout. I'm exhausted but it feels so amazing when you know how useful you have spent last 2 hours. Instead of doing something totally useless, I did something great that make me feel great about myself! Better health and better looks, here I come :)

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It was such an amazing day. I haven't felt so great and as myself for such a long time. Looking forward to next weekend!

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