Comments for The Great Balancing Act

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)

Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:08 +0000

Hi Susan!!
Wow look at the blueberry jam action in your bars…genius!

the Shea butter for legs, that’s gonna be so nice for you! I love that stuff.

Chili that was unearthed from the freezer, perfect. And oh yea re your american meat being uber sketchy,i would so agree! Another side bennie of being a vegan…lol!

Grandparents. Totally cherished them. And am going thru weirdness re grandparents w/ skylar b/c scott’s parents are deceased and mine are 2500 miles away.

Have a great day!
xox

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by ksgoodeats

ksgoodeats — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:25:44 +0000

The Hour is on CBC here as well but I haven’t watched it. Is it good? Well, I take it that it must be since you watch it :)

I need to get on the humnut train because it looks fantastic! I’m also going to have to replicate your protein PB sandwich. Yum! What a lovely tribute to your grandparents! I’m not particularly close to my grandparents which is kind of unfortunate. One of them just passed away last May so I kind of regretted not being closer to them.

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by Tina

Tina — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:36:57 +0000

I was close to all of my grandparents. Only my beloved GPa is still alive these days. It will definitely be hard when his time comes. It is great to think about those relationships and cherish them too though. I think many people take the relationship with their grandparents for granted.

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by Angela

Angela — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:35:29 +0000

I knew all my grandparents. My papa died when I was two but I still have a fuzzy memory of him. My other grandparents died after I was grown. They were all really great people my mom’s mother was really funny, my mom’s dad was funny and known for his TERRIBLE driving (think it’s heriditary). My dad’s mom was the nicest person! Everyone loved her.

I too am scared of sardines.

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by lisaou11

lisaou11 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:06:07 +0000

I’m so glad you don’t leap out of bed ready and smiling to be hitting the gym! I’m the same way.

I never got to meet my grandparents on my fathers side. They both died long before I was born.

however, I did have a very close relationship with the Great Grandpa on my moms side and he was in my life till I was 17 years old which I know not many people get the chance to have a relationship that long with their great grandparents. And he was in great health until about 6 months before he died. I loved hearing his stories about growing up, the struggles that generation faced that we can’t even begin to understand.

Now, my grandmother is a hoot. She’s been a yoga instructor for 25 years (before it was the “in” thing to do) and has been a vegetarian and only eaten organic for about 20 years as well. She does Astrology, reads palms, and dates men from her meditation class. She’s pretty awesome and a lot of fun to be around.

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by Paige (RAN)

Paige (RAN) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:23:45 +0000

Wow 6 miles on the treadmill before work? Rock out, girl!
What a lovely picture of your grammie. Too sweet :)
I did know my grandparents, but unfortunately, they all passed away when I was younger. I’ve been grandparentless for quite some time now…

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by Susan

Susan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:01:49 +0000

Hey Lily! I’ll be going to the doctor if this new skincare regime doesn’t clear it up. I’ve had eczema in the past and it doesn’t have the same look or feel to it. I’m thinking if it’s not dry-skin related then I may actually have an infection of the hair follicles :\

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by ellie

ellie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:41:51 +0000

That’s an amazing letter to receive! Such great memories to treasure :) I never met my mom’s mom, but she is talked about constantly…she fought really hard back in the 60’s to bridge the gap in education in NYC at a time when there was a lot of segregation between back and white people. She sent my mom to school in the middle of Harlem which caused her to get death threats (!) and she was always getting arrested for protests, etc. She now has a school named after her :D

I need to pick up some sardines to try. Have to admit, I am a wee bit scared, lol.

RE yesterday’s comment- I knew you were going to Banff, but didn’t realise it as in Alberta. Shos how much I know about canadian geography :P

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by John

John — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:58:17 +0000

You’re very lucky. My grandparents live 3000 miles away in California. For what little we see or talk to them we have a good relationship but I often wonder what it would have been like had we not moved to Canada when I was 5.

Comment on Flashback, er, Tuesday by Lily @ Lily's Health Pad

Lily @ Lily's Health Pad — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:55:09 +0000

Susan, have you gone to the dermatologist about your legs? You may have eczema.

A few weeks ago I went to the doc bc of a strange, itchy rash. My doc diagnosed me with ringworm. After 3 weeks of using her cream and even taking a pill to help the rash to no avail, she referred me to the dermatologist.

He took one look at my crazy rash and told me I have atopic dermatitis. (a form of eczema.) Basically, I have to use unscented detergent, lotion, and soap for the rest of my life. It is super common. He gave me some steroid pills and a cream. After 2 days, the itch went away! A week later, the rash is almost gone!

Ok, you really didnt need to hear that much about my rash. All I meant to say was, look up atopic dermatitis and if you think you have it, go to the dermatologist. It’s really easily treated.