Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Bliss of Balance

Posted on January 26, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

Somedays there is nothing better than curling up under the covers with a good book, a furry dog, and a glass of hot chocolate, but there’s also something to be said for being busy and for having tasks that give … Continue reading →

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Planning for Bliss

Posted on January 20, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

Eating right while traveling for business is hard because I’ve got a license (in the form of an expense account) to eat out every night. Added to that is the peer pressure to try the wonderful appetizers, sample desserts, and … Continue reading →

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Recording Bliss

Posted on January 19, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

One of the number one diet tips of all times is to keep a food journal and record everything that you eat. I’ve always failed at this for a variety of reasons: got bored, got lazy, forgot to write it … Continue reading →

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Taking Bliss Breaks

Posted on January 17, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

Smokers generally take more breaks than other folks because they need to go outside and huff and puff every hour or so. Although smoking itself is pretty awful for people’s bodies, taking breaks from work is not a bad thing. … Continue reading →

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Neat Bliss

Posted on January 15, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

Losing weight is hard work and sometimes it feels as if I’m being asked to change my entire personality and all of my habits in order to make my body shed the weight. I’m the type of person that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Bliss of the Grape

Posted on January 14, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

Like most normal kids, I “learned” to drink in college and after more than a few nasty hangovers, I gave up alcohol completely for a while as a realized that there was more to life than my next glass of … Continue reading →

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Nine Inches of Bliss

Posted on January 13, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

Get your minds out of the gutter! The nine inches I’m talking have nothing to do with bordellos, porn movies, enhancements or anything else. Okay, so now that those of you whose minds weren’t in the gutter have slid down … Continue reading →

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Shoe Bliss

Posted on January 12, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

The stereotype would have us believe that all women are mad for shoes and that we buy them indiscriminately and life seems to mirror the image with Imelda Marcos’ 2,700 pairs of shoes making headlines and Carrie’s shoes on Sex … Continue reading →

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French Bliss

Posted on January 9, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

I picked up a copy of My Life in France yesterday at Barbara’s Bookstore at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. I had some time to kill while waiting for John’s surgery to be done and after all the hype I’d heard about … Continue reading →

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Foodie Bliss

Posted on January 6, 2010 by raine.clara.shakti

I always thought foodies had to be super obsessed and obese people whose entire lives focused on their next food fix. However, over the past year some careful blog reading and introspection has taught me that being a foodie isn’t … Continue reading →

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