Hi Ladies, I love, love, love to read! I know, we are all busy and you are all saying, "When am I going to find the time to read 5 books at a time?" Well, let me tell you about my simple approach! I simply pick the books I want to read, get 5 highlighters and 5 notepads or I put stickies inside the covers. I put one book in my car, 1 in my living room, 1 in my gym bag, 1 next to my night stand and 1 in at my office. Anytime I have extra time, I am always ready to learn, take notes, mark important messages for future use and before you know it, I have read 5 books. Usually these books help me to grow and improve my self. They assist me in helping myself and others grow spiritually. They improve my mind and assist me in staying positive. I can't get enough!
So I find the extra time when I am waiting on kids or on a drive with the husband, doing cardio at the gym, or during commercials if I am watching TV. I find 10-15 minutes of reading relaxes me before I go to bed. And finally when I am downloading in the office or on hold with a company, I can get an extra 10 minutes in here and there.
Here is to getting nourished & cultivated! Tari Bussard
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I had a lot of fun telling you about my Inn'er Power Find and Fit 60! I have really enjoyed joining a computer social networking site like Facebook, but I really wasn't paying attention on much time I was spending there. Sometimes I would intend to only go on just to check something and then I would find myself there for the next 90 minutes. Ok know, I still got work to do!
The other night I was sitting on the couch, laptop on lap and was chatting on FB. My son grabbed his blanket, cozied up right next to me, got out his laptop and we both were Facebooking together at the same time.
Ok, I came to the conclusion that this wasn't going to work for me. So I decided to set some limits for myself, 60 minutes a week only!! Guess what, it's working out great. Now I even look forward to my 60 minutes like I look forward to getting cards on my birthday!
Another thing I wanted to mention is while I am on my weekend catch up calls, I usually have them on speaker while I am sweeping, folding clothes or putting clothes away! I enjoy spending time with my family and feel more empowered when I find extra time to nourish and cultivate them!
I look forward to telling you about my Inn'er Power Find and Fit 10.
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Hi Ladies, To nourish myself I love to hit the gym, but there are times is my life that I just can't get there or I have to take time off. Getting back to it is the hardest for me. I usually start a routine out at home then when I am back into the swing of it I go back to the gym.
Here is a simple approach that gets me going at home or at the gym. 15-30 minutes of cardio to start Monday - Back, Biceps, Core Wednesday - Shoulders, Core Friday - Legs, Core Sat. or Sun.- Chest and Triceps, Core I do this for about 4 weeks and then I mix it up! Your body likes a challenge and a new routine!
New Month Routine 15-30 minutes of cardio to start M, W, F Legs, Shoulders & Core (1 - 3 Week) M, W, F Back, Biceps, Tricipes & Core (2 - 4 Week)
Every 30 days or so, I throw in something new like pilates or yoga for a month. Then I go back and start it over again with new excercises I find on the Internet. Here is to your Inn'er Power! Tari Bussard
Hi Braveheart Sisters, I was reading an article the other day about bad office posture and how it (literally) is a pain in the neck. In a recent small study of Danish female office workers with chronic discomfort, it was reported that 79 percent had a reduction in neck and shoulder pain after 10 weeks of weightlifting.
Simple Approach Shoulder Shrugs: Stand with legs shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent. Hold dumbbells with your hands at your sides, palms facing your body, arms fully extended. In a continuous motion, lift your shoulders toward your ears and lower them slowly. Do three sets of three , three times a week,15- to 20- pound weights to start off.
Upright Row Stand straight with your hands comfortably apart, holding weights in an overhand grip. Keep your elbows up as you lift the weights in a straight line toward (but not past) mid-chest, then straighten your arms as you lower them. Do three sets of three, three times a week, with 5- to 10-pound weights to start.
Bend and Row Start with your legs together and step your right leg back a foot. Bend at your waist and place your right hand on a chair. Holding weight in your free hand, pull the weight up to a rib cage and lower it slowly. Switch sides. Do three sets of three, three times a week, using a 13-to 22-pound weight to start.
Back in my corporate days I used to talk on the phone held between my shoulder and neck while I worked on a computer. No wonder I carry most of my stress in my upper shoulders and neck and have neck issues. Wow, I tried this and in just one week, my neck is feeling much better! I would love to know if this simple approach works for you!
Cheers to your Inn'er Power! Tari Bussard Empowerment 101
I love to cook, but more that I love to eat! I love to eat really nourishing tasty food! If your are like me in the kitchen, then you are always trying to find something delicious, fast and simple to make.
My SIMPLE APPROACH is finding recipes that I can double and are great for left overs. Which means, they don't fall apart or get soggy. I serve it one night for dinner, then I add to the kids' lunch and I have it for lunch for a couple of days. This saves me a lot of time preparing more meals during the week.
I love eating foods from my vegetable and my herb garden. I wanted to share a recipe that uses Arugula that I sometimes plant in my herb garden, and I always put in my vegetable garden.
It is SIMPLE, delicious and fast. It's great by itself or as a side. It can be made ahead of time or be served warm on the spot. This dish is great for potlucks and picnics. The only bad thing is that is is so good that I tend to overindulge!
This SIMPLE recipe is called:
Pasta with Arugula and Shaved Parmesan
Arugula is awesome in the garden too! It has a tendency to take off! I can pick on it daily for salads.
21/4 cups chopped plum tomato 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives 11/2 T. evoo (extra virgin olive oil) 1/4 t. dried crushed red pepper 1/4 t. salt 2 garlic cloves minced 4 cups hot fusilli pasta 8 oz. cooked ( I prefer the Barilla multigrain) 3 cups torn trimmed arugula 2 oz. shaved fresh Parmesan cheese
Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Add pasta and arugula, toss gently. Place 2 cups pasta mixture in each of 4 bowls, and sprinkle with cheese. Makes 4 servings.
How Simple is that?
P.S. Barilla multigrain pasta has 17 grams of protein, 360 mg of Omega 3 and 7 grams of fiber! You won't find that in white pasta!
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How many of you love to cook? I LOVE to cook, but even more than that I love to eat! I love to eat really great nourishing food! If you are like me in the kitchen, then you are always trying to find something delicious, fast and simple to make.
My simple approach is finding recipes that I can double and are great for left overs. Which means, they don't fall apart or get soggy. I serve it one night for dinner, then I add to the kid's lunch and I have it for lunch for a couple of days. This saves me a lot of time preparing more meals during the week.
I love eating foods from my vegetable and my herb garden. I wanted to share a recipe that comes from both, it is simple, delicious and fast. It's great by itself or as a side. It can be made ahead of time or be served warm on the spot. It's great for potlucks and picnics. The only bad thing is that it is so good that I tend to overindulge!
Well I have a simple recipe for you called: [ b] Pasta with Arugula and Shaved Parmesan
Arugula is awesome in the garden. It has a tendency to take off! It has a nice peppery flavor!
21/4 cups chopped plum tomato 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives 11/2 T. evoo (extra virgin olive oil) 1/4 t. dried crushed red pepper 1/4 t. salt 2 garlic cloves minced 4 cups hot fusilli pasta 8 oz. cooked (I prefer the Barilla multigrain) 3 cups torn trimmed arugula 2 oz. shaved fresh Parmesan cheese
Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bow. Add pasta and arugula, toss gently. Place 2 cups pasts mixture in each of 4 bowls, and sprinkle with cheese. 4 servings How simple is that?
P.S. Barilla pasta has 17 grams of protein, 360 mg. of Omega 3 and 7 grams of fiber! You won't find that in white pasta!
Cheers! Here is to your Inn'er Power! Tari Bussard
Are you ready to be nourished today? I have another fabulous recipe for you! It's called Rigatone Caprese!
6 cups rigatoni, penne or ziti (12 oz) dry. Again I like the Barilla multigrain! 4 cups plum tomatoes 2 1/2 lbs. 1 1/2 cups basil thinly sliced 1 cup diced mozzarrella 2 T. evoo (extra virgin olive oil) 1 T. Capers (I put more) 1 clove garlic (I put more) 1 t. salt 1/2 t. pepper
1/3 c. parmesan or romano cheese
Combine 1st 4 ingredients in large bowl. Combine oil & next 4 ingredients in small bowl. Stir well with a whisk. Pour over pasta! Sprinkle with parmesan! Oh la la!!!! Yummy for the tummy!
You can serve this one warm or chill and take it for a potluck, picnic or for lunch for a few days!
Sisters, What do they mean to me? I have been very blessed in my life to have four sisters. I am in the middle. We are all so busy right now that we don't get a lot of time to connect. All my life I have been close to my sisters and for the first time in our lives we don't have time or sometimes the energy to connect. We lost our mother at 53 and our father at 64 and that was hard on us. But we always had the telephone and weekends to catch up. I know they will get to read this some day so this is for them.
My oldest sister is now babysitting her grandchild to help out her daughter. The next oldest went to the East Coast is search of a job and a career. One of the younger sisters had to go back to work just to get insurance because of her husbands aerospace layoff! My youngest sister also had to go to work but has no insurance and was very blessed to have a Freddy Mac loan and did not lose her house in this mess!
I have heard from so many of you that are going thru the same thing or in some kind of transition. I am going thru my own. But I don't feel so all alone. I have you! You are all so strong and so brave and I wanted to tell you that I am so proud of you! I am so glad that we are all here together and connecting. I am so glad that you are all my sisters and again how much you all mean to me. Braveheart Women are the strongest and the most courageous women I have ever met in my life! I am so honored to be here with you and to share with you!
So many of you have given me beautiful words of encouragement and hope, acceptance and love. Some of you truly are my sisters for life, but not by blood, you know who you are! -I LOVE YOU- S-Support I- Intention S-Serve T-Team E-Empower R-Respect S-Success
I have said this before, I LOVE YOU ALL UNCONDITIONALLY! Thanks for being my sisters! I have been truly blessed being a sister to all of my siblings and I am truly blessed being here with you! XOXO My simple approach to loving your sister is telling her I LOVE YOU!
Decorating a room from the floor up is the way to go when you are re-modeling a room. But sometimes a room just needs to be nourishedand cultivated to! Paint is very in-expensive and it can give the room a face-lift with a new color and refreshed woodwork. Being able to handle this project on my own brings me Inn'er Power!
My simple approach to painting is to use the mini-rollers with an extended rod and angle brushes. The mini-rollers are super simple, light and they don't soak up a lot of paint. You can even put an extension rod into the end and never have to get on a ladder except for cutting in. I fell off a ladder one time and I never want that to happen again. I have found the angle brushes to be the absolute best in cutting in and have eliminated the need for painters tape. That is a huge time savings! Don't buy the cheap angle brushes! You get what you pay for here!
Tip #1 To make your paint go farther, add water. I put on a good first coat and add water to the gallon. Add as you go, you don't want it to thin. Paint tends to get a little sticky as its exposed to the air.
Tip #2 If you run out of time and don't complete the job, DON'T wash out your brushes or rollers! Just double bag them in a plastic grocery bag and put them in the refrigerator. As long as they are moist then can stay in there an unlimited amount of time. Currently I am repainting all the doors in my home (which is going to take weeks) and I have not washed out my brushes once! This saves a lot of time energy and paint! (This goes the same for faux sponges or rags.)
Tip#3 Last but not least, get a jelly jar or small tupperware bowl and fill it up with paint and label it. I keep this in my laundry room for quick touch ups when the kids mark up the walls. I really don't like having to go out to the garage/barn and go thru all the left over gallons of paint just to do touch up on the wall. (Remember I like to paint!)
Cheers, to your Inn'er Power! Tari Bussard Empowerment 101
Hello Friends, Have any of you considered changing the cleaning products in your home from toxic to non-toxic. I would love to share with you my SIMPLE APPROACH to cleaning with non-toxic products.
You can keep your home just as clean for much less money, safeguard your personal health, and even protect the environment by going back to the basics. Doesn't that feel EMPOWERING?
Chlorine Bleach: What Are the Alternatives? Chlorine bleach is one of the oldest cleaners. It's also one of the harshest. Chlorine bleach kills germs on contact, and isn't much friendlier to your skin, if accidentally splashed. Manufacturers include chlorine bleach in a wide variety of cleaning products as well as some laundry and dishwasher detergents.
Bleach is also renowned for its mold-killing ability, but it's not the only way to kill mold and mildew. Hydrogen peroxide or vinegar also works to kill mold. I recently heard that the acid in grapefruit juice is a mold killer and it is definitely kinder on the nose!
Ammonia: Avoiding Hazardous Fumes Want a clue to ammonia's hazardous properties? Consider its well-known harsh smell. Undiluted ammonia is highly irritating to the eyes and respiratory system. Because it does everything from cutting through grease to cleaning windows, ammonia is found in a wide range of conventional cleaning products. There are other ways to clean that are just as effective.
Non-toxic Solution Look for "green" and non-toxic cleaners that don't contain chlorine, alchohols, triclosan, triclocarbon, lye, glycol ethers, or ammonia. Choose ones that say "petroleum-free," "90% biodegradable in 3 days," or "phosphate-free." Choose safer products that say "petroleum-free," "biodegradable," "phosphate-free," "VOC-free," and "solvent-free."
General Non-toxic Solutions: Use a reusable microfiber cloth to dust -- it picks up dust particles without needing any chemical help. White distilled vinegar can be used to clean windows; kill mold and mildew; get rid of soap scum; and sanitize kitchen counters and cutting boards. Use baking soda and a few drops of soap to scour kitchen counters and bathtubs. For tough stains, use borax. For fresh scents, use lemons or essential oils like lavender. Try these recipes for homemade cleaners:
Household Cleaner Instructions All-Purpose Disinfecting Cleaner 2 cups water (preferably distilled water) 1 1/2 to 3 tsp. liquid castille soap 1 tsp. tea tree oil Mix ingredients above to store and keep. Add a couple drops of your favorite essential oil to give it a pleasing scent.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner 1 cup borax Pour into toilet bowl before going to bed. In the morning, scrub and flush.
Rust Remover 1 lime Salt Sprinkle a little salt on the rust. Squeeze a lime over the salt until it is well soaked. Let the mixture set for two to three hours. Use the leftover rind to scrub the residue.
Glass Cleaner 1/4 cup white distilled vinegar 1 quart warm water Mix ingredients above. Pour into a spray bottle or apply with a sponge. For lint-free results, wipe dry with crumpled newspaper instead of paper towels. Buff to a shine.
I hope these tips will cultivate you and bring you INN'ER POWER I would love to hear some of your non-toxic tips! Tari Bussard EMPOWERMENT 101 COMMUNITY!
Every year on Mothers Day we usually go out to brunch on Mother's Day because that's what my Mother-in-Law likes to do. And because I love her and adore her that's what we do. Same thing every year! You know you go to one of those expensive buffet type places where you eat and eat and eat! Then you are so full you are almost sick! It's not really my cup of tea but I do it for her.
This year we are again doing the brunch thing, but I decided to have my Mother's Day last week end and this is what I did. My girlfriend had a free certificate for one night stay, dinner up to $125.00 and two 80 minute massages and she invited me to go with her.
I had a really busy week, school functions are starting for the end of the year, I had four families over for dinner on Friday, church, shopping on Saturday and a birthday party on Sunday.
After the party I left with a friend to the spa and spent the afternoon resting on the bed doing absolutely NOTHING for three hours. We rested on the most amazing bed with the most amazing pillows and comforters. We went down and had a two hour wonderful, relaxing dinners and laughed and laughed! We had two free dinner certificates, so we ordered calamari, shrimp bisque, steak and lobster and had two deserts. Oh my, were we stuffed. We uncomfortably made our way back up to our rooms and fell asleep in those lush beds by 9:30. Slept like a babies!
The next morning we laid in bed and ordered room service and shared some nourishing oatmeal and a fruit plate. Then we went down for our massages. We were in heaven! Then we showered, dressed and shopped for about another hour.
Finally we headed home and had some shrimp tacos on the patio in a little restaurant in a little town called Los Olivos. WOW, what a great Mother's Day was that!
I haven't indulged like that in a long time, the economy has every one cutting back including me! I was very grateful and honored that my friend shared with me. She is a lovebug! I will pay it forward!
But I tell you what, even though I loved every minute of it, and really needed the pampering, I felt a little over indulgent. Since we have learned to cut back and SIMPLIFY our lives I have come to realize that true happiness comes from within, being in the moment and being there for my family. I loved coming home to my husband and kids and doing what I do best, that's taking care of them. I love being a Mother! It's not always easy, and there isn't much rest, but I wouldn't change it for anything else in the world.
I am blessed and I LOVE MY LIFE!
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Are you taking the time to ENJOYING LIFE? Are you taking the time to NOURISH and to CULTIVATE? To RELAX? We are all working way to hard! Having less pent up stress can be helpful for fighting disease and staying healthy
SIMPLE APPROACH - Position yourself with positive people! Don't get zapped by negativity! - Laughter! Releases tension and puts life into perspective. - Take 10! Wake up 10 minutes early and have coffee/tea by yourself. - Clean Inbox! Cleanup the mind by putting thoughts in a notebook. - Yoga! Stretch and relax! - Bubble Bath! Come on you know you deserve this one! - Fresh Air! Breath - 5 seconds in, hold 5 seconds, release in 5 seconds - Light a candle! Create a soothing, relaxing environment! - Make Love! Great tension reliever and stress relieving practice!
Simply begin! Here is to your Inn'er Power! Tari Bussard
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In today's economy, we all want to save a little money, right? I would love to share my SIMPLE APPROACH to saving money, and how to cultivate that pocketbook!
-Make meals at home! Go out twice a month so you don't feel deprived and you have something to look forward to. This doesn't have to be a 5 star restaurant. -Brew coffee at home! Buy in bulk, freeze and ground at home. No more Starbucks! -Make a list before you shop! No more impulse buying! -Shop in a hurry! No time to impulse buy! -Go generic! Usually has the same ingredients. -Pay bills on time! No late fees! -Be aware of bank balances! Don't pay overdraft fees! -Avoid gasoline and ATM fees! -Disconnect landline if possible! Most of us have cells! -Don't buy books or magazines! Borrow or buy used. Go to library. Recycle magazines with girlfriends. -Avoid vending machines! -When you find a great sale on something you use all the time, buy the limit!
Cheers! Here is to more money in your month! I know this will bring you INN'ER POWER!
Tari Bussard[
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I have really enjoyed joining a computer social networking site like Facebook, but I really wasn't paying attention on much time I was spending there. Sometimes I would intend to only go on just to check something and then I would find myself there for the next 90 minutes. Ok know, I still got work to do! 
I usually start a routine out at home then when I am back into the swing of it I go back to the gym. 
In a recent small study of Danish female office workers with chronic discomfort, it was reported that 79 percent had a reduction in neck and shoulder pain after 10 weeks of weightlifting.
If you are like me in the kitchen, then you are always trying to find something delicious, fast and simple to make. 
All my life I have been close to my sisters and for the first time in our lives we don't have time or sometimes the energy to connect. We lost our mother at 53 and our father at 64 and that was hard on us. But we always had the telephone and weekends to catch up. I know they will get to read this some day so this is for them. 
Some of you truly are my sisters for life, but not by blood, you know who you are! -I LOVE YOU-
Being able to handle this project on my own brings me Inn'er Power! 
