Mujeres de Mali

Me encantaron esas dos figuras que pintaste. Ahi muestras muchos detalles tipicos de ellas como son nariz grande, pelo recogido, tapado....etc. Me gusta mucho tu trabajo!!!! Vendes?

Cancer sucks!!!!

I know.... Any kind of disease is terrible but CANCER? It's a big word.... I remember when my dad knew that he had cancer in his stomach... it was a trimmer news for the whole family and of course for him...thanks God it was at time the discovery and he didn't need treatment...but his health problems started there after that surgery.... he didn't die of cancer...but sucks.
I was reading an article that mentions the way you have to be when you know you have cancer...don't let the cancer to destroy you...you need to combat not only with the treatment you need for your body; you need to fight with your spirit and your soul, to fight the depression that you surely will fall.
Smile...because if you smile you are telling to your brain that you are happy, you are fine.... that way you are transmitting the message to the rest of your body and your soul is feeding your self that way.

The other thing they say is that you have to be always busy… don’t let your body lay down on the cough or on the bed, just for res, but do something, like a hobby, or collect something, visit others, talk with your friends, make plans, have little goals, FIGHT and FIGHT!!!

If you don’t have any of these disease GOOD FOR YOU, but be always alert so do this quiz and check how you are doing:

You can find it at this web site: http://www.iamthecure.org/quiz.aspx

Test Your Breast Health Knowledge

Take the breast health quiz and download exclusive desktop wallpaper from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure^®.

1. Your health care provider can help you learn about your personal risk of breast cancer.

True
False

2. What are simple steps you can take to increase your chance of detecting breast cancer early, when it is most treatable?

X-rays, blood tests and blood pressure measurements
Regular mammograms and breast exams
A balanced diet, regular exercise, and not smoking

3. Which of the following should prompt you to contact your health care provider right away?

Learning that a close friend has just been diagnosed
If you have been physically inactive for a long period of time
Noticeable changes in how your breasts look or feel

4. Making healthy lifestyle choices like maintaining a healthy weight, exercising and limiting alcohol may reduce your breast cancer risk.

True
False

How did you do? I did 4 out of 4. GOOD FOR ME!!!!

JUST DO IT!!!!

WOW It's so hard to re-start....

Yes, It is hard to re-start!!!! After what? 5 months? yes, I didn't do any exercise during this time, I was just walking to the park (2 and 1/2 miles)during the weekends; now it's so hard for me to re-start again everyday walking at least 5 miles. Today I did again 3 miles, I need to continuous doing this everyday because if I am not making my walking as a routine in my day, I can not done well on my 3days walking. It's hard to start...but you can do it, JUST stop sitting on the couch watching TV. Right now stand up and do the exercises in front of the T.V. if you don't want to go out (because the weather), or go out in the early morning 5:30 or 6:00 and walk or run, wherever you prefer. I prefer walk in the mornings because at the evening the ground is too hot for Zeero my dog and for me, I can feel it on my face.
Now as you know, it's important to follow some diet, I am not a big fan of the diets, I am not a consistent person with diets....well it's true, but I am trying...the good part is when I am going to buy groceries I can buy the things that I need and they are healthy, for example if I don't have bread at home, I don't eat it, so I don't buy it. Thinks like that help me a lot.
Then, start your day with a good breakfast, I started with proteins like eggs, or ham/cheese, or sausage... and of course my cup of coffee with just a little of Splenda. Then around 10:00 snaks: I always take a little bag with almonds, peanuts (salty and sweet) or just pieces of fruit, or the light yogurt. Lunch is a big salad with a little of light dressing or just lemon and salt, accompanied with a big piece of meat, or chicken, or tuna, or turkey or fish.... again snacks in the afternoon and the dinner: I do the salad, meat and a little of potato or rice or some pasta.
The most important the water, I always drink water during the day and for my meals I drink water or tea/lemonade.
This is the way that I must follow to be ready for my 3days walking in November, and for me to be healthy. I need to be consistent and I will.
Now it's your turn: Help me out with ideas!!!.

Morning Training!!!!

My training!!!!!
I am doing the training by my self. It's not easy but I am going. This morning I planned to go to the mountains ( Salt River) I left Esteban at work and I stopped on the side of the way. I was with Zeero. I started to walk but it was a little high so at the beginning it's was difficult I always walk on a flat area. Then we started to hike a little bit (I'm not trained to climb) but I did, it was so hard. The bad part was that I was so tired, sweated, and thirsty (of course I have my water) then I returned to the car. I checked my pedometer and I noticed that I did just 1 and half of mile in 45 minutes. That was so bad. Anyway I did something different. Zeero was exhausted!!!
I guess I need to be prepared always before go to a new place. Like plan my walking on Runkeeper.com or on mymap.com They are good websites to do that.
I have been notice that at this time I am more tentative to walk at the evenings (after 7:00 p.m.) than last year I did it during the mornings. Maybe it's because the weather and in the morning I am so lazy to stand up at 5:30 a.m. AGE???? I guess
I feel that I need more motivation to walk....I don't know why because I love to walk but this time my body is like saying "NOOOOO" and I am forcing it.
Checking for ideas on websites, I have all the stuff like my dog, my coffee, the nature, my water, and they say about music, the problem is that I can not walk with music, my ears have to be alert all the time and I love to listen the sounds of the nature... when I'm walking I'm enjoying it a lot, it's not that I don't want it it's the start that make me so difficult to do it.
Walking can be a lifetime habit that's easy and enjoyable--if you have an arsenal of excuse busters on hand. For me it's just a habit but something inside my body is not connecting with my habit, my brain....or something else.
I will be working on that part to change and be the same like I was before.
Check this link: http://bcove.me/ojltf1ml
Maybe I need a work out first before I start my walking. What do you think?????

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I'm back....This is going to be my second walking!!!

Hello everyone,
I'm back....I started already my training. For right now I am walking by my self, but I will register my self with 1 or 2 different groups to walk during the week. Right now I am walking 3 miles everyday. And yes I am so out of condition....I need to do more, the 3 miles I am doing almost in 1 hour.
I am going to start my activities to collect money....My goal: $2,300 I know I will meet it because I have my family and friends.
I am here with my tent-partner Connie. It was so great to have her side by side.
I will be here more constantly!!!!!
Wait for me.

Close to the 3day walking weekend!!!!!

Today is October 30th. My walking is for the weekend after Veterans Day. It's really close to now and I feel ready. I walked today 13 miles, I enjoyed the view but do this training by my self is not good. I am not listening music, and I was without Zeero. But anyway I did it. I walked, I stopped at Starbucks and I ate breakfast, I did two more stops to stretch and change the socks.
People honked at me during the walking, that was funny and cheerful my self to continue my journey.
I have been doing activities to collect the money, I am behind of my goal. But I feel so grateful to have friends that all the time are showing me their support. THANKS FRIENDS!!!!
I am still doing activities until the last minute, I hope I can meet my goal!!!!
This is not easy to do it, that is the thing, really you need to sacrifice a lot of things to meet your goal, to do the big effort, to help to find the cure....wake up early during weekends to walk, spend time organizing activities, spend time on the activities... nobody said it's easy, I know but I have been enjoying each moment that I was training, each activity that I planned, and I met a lot of people that make me feel so IMPORTANT BECAUSE I AM DOING THIS!!!!!