How's your Hump Day gang? I hit the gym this morning, ran a few errands, and came home and
sold some Kombucha and a couple of Scobys. Seems
my Craigslist ad for
Kombucha Scoby Mushrooms and
Kombucha has taken off!
My ad is working! The mushrooms are flying out of the jar like hot cakes.
I actually am growing more, on purpose.
I had one person write to me who's not local and wants some 'booch and a scoby. I would love to sell my 'Booch large-scale but sort of worry about food-safety laws, and shipping food, and health department code issues and that kinda stuff.
However, I think it's safe to assume that most people who are buying kombucha probably treat the FDA with a grain of salt and march to their own hippy drummer beats. Plus, since a SCOBY = Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast it's sort of ironic to think anyone could cry Health Department violation since what I am selling is a bunch of "good" germs bacteria and yeast.
But, stranger things have happened and I should probably stop blogging about my bootlegging activities kombucha sales. Hah! My grandparents apparently made the best moonshine during Prohibition. Apparently I come by bootlegging homemade fermented beverages naturally!
I've been really enjoying my
Kombucha from my Oak Barrel and am
happy to share it!Speaking of my day yesterday...I did thoroughly enjoy my
time with Jenny and her new baby!
Thanks for giving me your
stressbusting tips . Everything from going for a
run to watching random
DVR shows you have waiting. I am pretty much the same way.
And for those of you who answered the question about
productivity in the beginning, middle, or end of the week , I guess I have some
hard core readers since most of you said
you're always productive, day of the week doesn't matter because you
just get 'er done, and
pay no attention to day of the week. I like your style!
Me too!Thanks for
sharing the exercises you like to do with
exercise and medicine balls ! Check out the
comments for some good ones!
Finally, my
car repair situation .
4 Grand, I am still
frosted. No new information yet on that.
Bria summarized it all perfectly in one sentence"WTF do we have insurance and leasing for, if you're somehow liable for some stupid defect in the car. Ugh, just sucks."
That's what I was trying to say yesterday about
leasing vs. owning . When the roof leaks on your rented house or apartment, the
landlord pays, not you. When you drive a leased vehicle and some major issue goes wrong through
no fault of your own it should either be handled under
warranty (whether you own or lease shouldn't matter anyway if it's a warranty issue) or, it
should simply be taken care of under the terms of the lease. That's why people lease. That's the benefit!
Moving On...I received some
Dove Visibly Smooth Deodorant It
reduces your hair growth. Cool.
I am all about that! I have mentioned before that
I shave every day because I
hate stubble so this is perfect for me. Thanks,
Dove .
I received some
Raw Crunch Bars . These are perfect for me!
Handmade, Uncooked, Unprocessed, Vegan, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free.
Flavors : Cranberry, Blueberry, Goji Berry, and Chocolate
So Far I've tried the
Blueberry and the
Chocolate. They are
so delicious! I am always grateful to find bars that are
Vegan, GF, Raw/Un-Processed, and also
not supremely heavy or clocking in at 350+ calories like some raw bars do because of the dates and nuts in many. I love the
stats on these and they are
perfect for a snack.If you don't have any Raw Crunch Bars laying around, you can always make my
No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars that I mentioned yesterday.
And the flavors of coconut, chia & flax seeds, mashed banana, oats, maple syrup, cinnamon, chocolate chips, well...they are really tasty in combination together!
While I was busy taking pictures of the bars, Skylar was getting busy with
Blue Terra Chips .
She's gone over to the dark side.
Gourmet Potato Chips . But like
4 chips at a time makes her world.
And makes mine happy, too. And silent. Aside from her crunching. And that's a beautiful thing. Whatever it takes some days.
I tell you. A simple, fresh green salad with Spring Mix, Vine Ripe Tomatoes, Cukes, and
Stevia Plant Leaves
Easy. Screams summertime lightness, freshness, and simplicity.
Dessert:
Vegan Fudge-10 Minute No-Bake Recipe, Gluten/Soy/Tree-Nut Free (with Chocolate Sprinkles!)Gym & Weights Workout Today From
This Tab :
Upper Body WorkoutTip of the Day: Did you see
Who Won My
TofuXpress Tofu Press Give Away ?
Questions1. Did you hear that
Prop 8 was overturned in California ? There is a
huge rally about to start in my neighborhood and the
news crews are out in full force. I smiled and waved hello to a reporter on my way out of Kinko's a half hour ago. From the
Huffington Post ...
"SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge overturned California's gay-marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed."
If you missed my post on my recent trip to the
Gay Pride Parade,
Click Here .
I am so happy that there is
equality and the right to marry for gays and lesbiands. Seems so simple and a basic human right to me. What do you think about the Ruling? 2. What foods scream Summertime to you? Do you cook less, eat more raw, eat lighter and fresher in the summer?I definitely do. As a raw foodie, I have no strong personal urge to eat cooked or heavier foods, even in the winter.
I just don't really crave them that much, and if I did, I would roast up some veggies or whatever, not a biggie to me. Who cares if it's not raw. The Raw Police aren't going to be issuing citations. But in the summer, I
love cucumbers and tomatoes and raw veggies even more than I do the rest of the year. I
eat a tomato a day, but in the summer, they just taste
that much better to me!
And of course, fresh seasonal fruit is always delish!
What do you like to cook or eat in the summer? Is it different than in the winter? 3. Selling Kombucha isn't exactly a crime but whether I was selling chocolate chip cookies I baked or kombucha I brewed, I'm sure at some level one is supposed to have
permits or licenses. Then again, people sell food at farmer's markets and they don't have permits; they just rent a booth/stall and sell. I'm sure that the
trace alcohol content in the 'booch just adds to the
naughty factor.However, our society as a whole should be more concerned with teen pregnancy, the AIDS epidemic, and the fact that
kids consume HFCS as part of their school lunches than they should be with moms selling banana bread out of their kitchen type of thing. In so many ways,
Rules are Meant to be Broken! Especially the ones that don't seem to be grounded in common sense or logic!Some rules I admit to breaking: I
speed habitually, I don't always use my
headset when I talk on my cell phone, and I go through the
Express Lane at the grocery store if I'm within a few items over the limit.
God, such a Bad Girl I am....ha!
Are you a Rule Breaker? What's the
last Rule you've Broken? Any that you
break regularly?Stay Tuned For Recipe Updates...
I had one person write to me who's not local and wants some 'booch and a scoby. I would love to sell my 'Booch large-scale but sort of worry about food-safety laws, and shipping food, and health department code issues and that kinda stuff.
However, I think it's safe to assume that most people who are buying kombucha probably treat the FDA with a grain of salt and march to their own hippy drummer beats. Plus, since a SCOBY = Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast it's sort of ironic to think anyone could cry Health Department violation since what I am selling is
a bunch of "good" germsbacteria and yeast.bootlegging activitieskombucha sales. Hah! My grandparents apparently made the best moonshine during Prohibition. Apparently I come by bootlegging homemade fermented beverages naturally!I've been really enjoying my Kombucha from my Oak Barrel and am happy to share it!
Speaking of my day yesterday...
I did thoroughly enjoy my time with Jenny and her new baby!
Thanks for giving me your stressbusting tips . Everything from going for a run to watching random DVR shows you have waiting. I am pretty much the same way.
And for those of you who answered the question about productivity in the beginning, middle, or end of the week , I guess I have some hard core readers since most of you said you're always productive, day of the week doesn't matter because you just get 'er done, and pay no attention to day of the week. I like your style! Me too!
Thanks for sharing the exercises you like to do with exercise and medicine balls ! Check out the comments for some good ones!
Finally, my car repair situation . 4 Grand, I am still frosted. No new information yet on that.
Bria summarized it all perfectly in one sentence"WTF do we have insurance and leasing for, if you're somehow liable for some stupid defect in the car. Ugh, just sucks."
That's what I was trying to say yesterday about leasing vs. owning . When the roof leaks on your rented house or apartment, the landlord pays, not you. When you drive a leased vehicle and some major issue goes wrong through no fault of your own it should either be handled under warranty (whether you own or lease shouldn't matter anyway if it's a warranty issue) or, it should simply be taken care of under the terms of the lease. That's why people lease. That's the benefit!
Moving On...
I received some Dove Visibly Smooth Deodorant
I received some Raw Crunch Bars . These are perfect for me! Handmade, Uncooked, Unprocessed, Vegan, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free.
So Far I've tried the Blueberry and the Chocolate. They are so delicious! I am always grateful to find bars that are Vegan, GF, Raw/Un-Processed, and also not supremely heavy or clocking in at 350+ calories like some raw bars do because of the dates and nuts in many. I love the stats on these and they are perfect for a snack.
If you don't have any Raw Crunch Bars laying around, you can always make my No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars that I mentioned yesterday.
While I was busy taking pictures of the bars, Skylar was getting busy with Blue Terra Chips .
Green Food: A simple, fresh green salad with Spring Mix, Vine Ripe Tomatoes, Cukes, and Stevia Plant Leaves
Dessert: Vegan Fudge-10 Minute No-Bake Recipe, Gluten/Soy/Tree-Nut Free (with Chocolate Sprinkles!)
Gym & Weights Workout Today From This Tab : Upper Body Workout
Tip of the Day: Did you see Who Won My TofuXpress Tofu Press Give Away ?
Questions
1. Did you hear that Prop 8 was overturned in California ? There is a huge rally about to start in my neighborhood and the news crews are out in full force. I smiled and waved hello to a reporter on my way out of Kinko's a half hour ago.
From the Huffington Post ...
"SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge overturned California's gay-marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed."
If you missed my post on my recent trip to the Gay Pride Parade, Click Here .
I am so happy that there is equality and the right to marry for gays and lesbiands. Seems so simple and a basic human right to me.
What do you think about the Ruling?
2. What foods scream Summertime to you? Do you cook less, eat more raw, eat lighter and fresher in the summer?
I definitely do. As a raw foodie, I have no strong personal urge to eat cooked or heavier foods, even in the winter. I just don't really crave them that much, and if I did, I would roast up some veggies or whatever, not a biggie to me. Who cares if it's not raw. The Raw Police aren't going to be issuing citations. But in the summer, I love cucumbers and tomatoes and raw veggies even more than I do the rest of the year. I eat a tomato a day, but in the summer, they just taste that much better to me!
What do you like to cook or eat in the summer? Is it different than in the winter?
3. Selling Kombucha isn't exactly a crime but whether I was selling chocolate chip cookies I baked or kombucha I brewed, I'm sure at some level one is supposed to have permits or licenses. Then again, people sell food at farmer's markets and they don't have permits; they just rent a booth/stall and sell. I'm sure that the trace alcohol content in the 'booch just adds to the naughty factor.
However, our society as a whole should be more concerned with teen pregnancy, the AIDS epidemic, and the fact that kids consume HFCS as part of their school lunches than they should be with moms selling banana bread out of their kitchen type of thing. In so many ways, Rules are Meant to be Broken! Especially the ones that don't seem to be grounded in common sense or logic!
Some rules I admit to breaking: I speed habitually, I don't always use my headset when I talk on my cell phone, and I go through the Express Lane at the grocery store if I'm within a few items over the limit. God, such a Bad Girl I am....ha!
Are you a Rule Breaker? What's the last Rule you've Broken? Any that you break regularly?
Stay Tuned For Recipe Updates...