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a friend told me this today and honestly it might be my new motto for 2015  (via msh30)

OH BABY! homemade açaí bowl with organic banana, cacao nibs, shredded coconut, chia seeds, raisins + apple, carrot and ginger juice ✿

Vegan style Thai Noodles with sweet tamarin sauce and tofu and vegetable. So so delicious. 

Photography Murat Ozkasim

Salt and Pepper Zucchini Chips

And this is what’s up, yo.

Just to be clear: I have no gym membership, nor do I belong to a health club of any kind.  I own no fitness equipment whatsoever, not even hand weights.  The progress you see here is a result of cleaning up my eating habits, doing body weight exercises, and lifting things I have around the house.  While I watch TV (and believe me, I watch a metric fuckton of TV), I lift wine bottles, water bottles, liquid detergent bottles, furniture, duffel bags full of rocks, neighbourhood children… you name it.  If it has a handle or if I can figure out how to hold onto it, I lift it.  And lift.  And lift.  When I get tired, I lift more.  About half of my lifting is for upper body; I also do lower-body exercises like squats while holding up one end of the sofa.  You can get really creative with furniture.  I bench press my bed every morning.  As soon as I get out of bed, I’m under it.

Fitblr community, you are my inspiration and my strength.  Thank you for being on my dash every day.

Basic Vegan French Toast

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These are some of them, most were golden retrivers and labradors, but also included german shepherds and other breeds. Sadly most are dead now, while many people forget them and don’t spare them a thought. 

As people lay dying, trapped and hurt, a team of nearly 100 loyal and courageous search dogs put their lives on the line to help humans. Without them, many more would not have survived, yet few people consider them. 

In such a chaotic, terrifying, hot, acrid-smelling, smokey and loud environment, countless human lives depended on their ability to focus, listen, respond to their handlers, and work tirelessly. Stepping over cracked glass, hot tarmac, through flames and thick smoke, being winched over deep ravines, they battled on to seek out survivors and bring them aid. 

They worked around the clock, day and night, searching, sniffing, over and over. Not only did they search, but they comforted - many eyewitnesses speak of how the dogs would stop and sit by newly-recovered victims, giving them a sense of hope and relief, before moving on to look for the next. As the situation became desperate, and the rescue workers and fire teams became utterly distraught at the amount of people who were recovered dead, these dogs brought them comfort, sitting with them on breaks, letting them grieve.

Many of these dogs are old, and have passed away. Let us remember the courage and loyalty they showed at such a horrendous event. They didn’t have a choice, but nonetheless they did what was asked of them and helped save countless lives. Don’t let their bravery be forgotten today either, or their determination to be a ‘good dog’ despite the scary and dangerous environment around them.

Homemade apple chips - (sweetcdesigns.com)

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