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When I first found Molly Hahn’s Buddha Doodles a few years back, I knew I’d stumbled upon something special.

Her whimsical illustrations never failed to put a smile on my face, and they often came with just the message I needed to read on a given day.

I was even more enthralled when I learned about Molly’s background, and why she started Buddha Doodles.

Having endured a traumatic childhood, she began her meditative sketch practice as part of her healing process. And I, along with hundreds of thousands of other fans, couldn’t be more grateful that she did.

“Light in heart but deep in intent,” as she writes, her illustrations uplift, inspire, and empower us all to be wiser, happier, more mindful people.

With ninety-six color pages, Buddha Doodles: Imagine the Possibilities would make a wonderful gift book …

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For insomniacs—or even those who have occasional trouble catching some shut-eye—sleeping pills are a godsend. That is, until you wake up the next morning with that slightly hungover and groggy feeling. That’s why we prefer to go the natural route, when possible. This video from Vox has three super simple, science-backed ways to fall asleep fast that won’t require popping an Ambien. Press play for the tips—just make sure to do it more than an hour before bed, so that screen time doesn’t mess with your zzzs.

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Hey everyone!  As you guys already know, I’ve been working hard on renovating my rental property that I bought in October ( I guess I can call it the Blog House now after my last post about how I bought it by blogging!).  I wanted to show you the hard work we have put in over there.  Everyone loves a good before and after pic, right?!

I know my blog is primarily fitness related stuff, but I also talk about other things that interest me like real estate, DIY and a little bit of fashion!  Maybe it’s becoming more of a lifestyle blog with a main focus on fitness   If you like seeing stuff like this on my blog, let me know and I can post more!

When I bought the blog house, a grandma previously owned it.  She had a ROSE bathroom.  Check it…

Rose wallpaper everywhere.  She loved it too.  Me…not so much.

Now…get your barf bag ready for this one…

Check out the disgusting YELLOW tub and surround with an off white/pinkish toilet.

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It’s a great summer cookout dish. It’s warm and cozy comfort when there’s a blizzard outside. It’s hearty perfection on game day. It’s a quick, easy fix on busy weeknights. Basically, it’s never a bad time for chili.

Best of all, with a few smart ingredient choices, it can also be an incredibly healthy one-pot meal, packing in protein, produce, and fiber. From traditional combinations to unique twists, meaty classics to vegan updates, we’ve found 24 ways to enjoy a bowlful of chili. Ladle up!

Poultry-Based Chili

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1. Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken Chili

Is there a better way to get game-day ready than emptying a bottle of beer into your chili? Not only does it add surprising complexity to the Mexican-inspired dish, but most of the alcohol evaporates in the four-hour slow-cooking process, and there are plenty of healthy ingredients like fiber-filled beans, protein-packed skinless chicken breasts, and vitamin-rich tomatoes t…

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The McDonald’s closest to the part of the University of Sydney where I am working temporarily, looks like no McDonald’s I’ve ever seen.

Under The Corner, it says McCafe.  This place is a Macca, as they call them here.

The Corner offers an acceptable salad bar.

And slogans:

An improvement?  Yes, but why not in the U.S.?

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“I’d like a 20 percent increase in my base salary and a review of my stock option allocation, please.”

My heart was beating quickly, but my demeanor was calm. I was talking to my boss after a stellar sales year and felt due for a significant financial boost. I was leaning forward in my seat with a smile on my face and the intention to leave that conversation feeling satisfied.

Did I put off this meeting a hundred times? Hell yes! But did I allow my fear to stop me from earning my potential? Hell no!

Asking is a superpower I pray more people harness. Why? Because if you don’t ask questions, you are making wild, uninformed assumptions. You miss out. You lose before you begin.

If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.

It’s as simple as this: If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. And when you give a lot—at work, in relationships, in life—you are entitled to receive in return. It’s the awesome cycle of reciprocity in action.

Think about it: We make assumptions so rapidly and effortlessly that silence us from asking questions that could change our lives. (These are the seven questions I’ve asked that changed my life.)

Here are a few (often unwarranted) assumptions that I hear all the time:

“He/she would never go out with me.” “My manager wouldn’t consider me for that promotion.” “I couldn’t get an interview at that company.” “But you need a college degree to do …

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Most of us don’t give a lot of thought to our fingernails beyond how often to clip them or which color to paint them. But besides protecting our fingertips or making a beauty statement, your nails say a lot more about your body than you think.

“The nail matrix, the site of nail growth that hides a few millimeters underneath the cuticle, is affected by each individual’s general state of health,” says Jessica Weiser, M.D., board-certified dermatologist at New York Dermatology Group. “Illness, fever, surgery, trauma, life stressors, and nutritional deficiencies all have different effects on the nails and their growth.”

To clue you in to everything your nails might be telling you about your body—from the minor to the more serious—watch for these nine things.

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1. Brownish Stripes

Possible Cause: Melanoma

Just like you regularly check your skin for moles, you should also keep an eye out for we…

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There’s certainly no shortage of blogs on the Internet. So while finding them may have been a challenge five (or maybe 10) years ago, now the real work is weeding through all the fluff and false claims to find the ones truly worthy of your limited reading time. We did that for you.

Below, you’ll find 16 fitness blogs that don’t disappoint. Follow them for science-backed tips, smart workout plans, and the motivation you need to put both of those things into action.

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1. Fit Bottomed Girls

Jennipher Walters and Erin Whitehead, the brains behind Fit Bottomed Girls, are real women with busy lives who understand that exercise should be enjoyable, not punishment. This popular blog has a lighthearted and practical approach to fitness that we seriously dig. It’s a great combo of real talk, laughs, workouts, motivation, and more.

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If there’s one thing we’re good at as humans, it’s finding fault with ourselves. We think we’re not working hard enough, and the work we do isn’t up to snuff. But most of the time, being harsh isn’t going to make you try harder. On the contrary, you’re more likely to feel depressed and underperform. As this video from The School of Life explains, we need to take time for self-compassion. It might sound like a pity party, but it’s very different. The video outlines an easy, six-step meditation—that goes way beyond focusing on your breathing—to get on the road to self-care.

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One company is offering a special new way to get rid of period cramps. Foria Relief is a suppository made of organic cocoa butter, extracted cannabis oil, and CBD isolate (a chemical found in marijuana). That’s a fancy of way of saying you put a capsule with weed up your vagina. (Right now it’s only available in Colorado and California.)

Foria says its product brings quick pain relief without getting you high, but science doesn’t back up the claims yet. “There are no studies and no clinical trials here,” says Draion Burch, M.D., an OB/GYN. “When there are no clinical trials and no studies, I cannot recommend it to a patient to use.”

That hasn’t stopped people from trying it. Writer Sophie Saint Thomas detailed her experience using Foria Relief for the website Racked. Her verdict? Cramps were less painful than usual, and she did feel pretty serene (but not high) when she inserted the suppository and zenned out listening to music.

The swift changes Saint Thomas experienced could be chalked up to placebo effect, but Rachna Patel, M.D., a doctor who specializes in medical marijuana, says the CBD in the capsules could, in theory, help the muscular tissue of the uterus relax and relieve the pain that comes from cramping. “From a theoretical perspective, the science makes sense,” Patel says. “But from a practical perspective, further research is needed.”

And the doctors we spoke with questioned the company’s claim that their capsules won’t ge…