Kaihea

When Abby changed her status to "... will miss Kaihea very much," on facebook tonight, my heart grew heavy."

I immediately tried to think optimistically, not wanting to allow that a friend for whom I have tremendous appreciation, admiration and respect, was rapidly losing her ongoing battle with cancer.

In this beautiful and loving update to the community who cared so much about her, her partner said:

"If you pray, now is the time to pray not for a miracle but for a peaceful and painless end"

And so, I ask that if you pray, or offer energy, or take a moment of silence... would you take a moment for Kaihea?

Eat Yer Greens: A simpl(y) delicious kale salad!

Perhaps you've never tried Kale before... or, perhaps you are like me and would *like* to eat kale, but sometimes find it a bit hard to swallow. Either way, this super simple recipe makes kale worth (another) try:

Toss the following together:

• Finally chopped kale
• 1- 2 tablespoons of EVOO
• Juice of half a lemon (or so)
• Teaspoon of chili poder
• One Half teaspoon of salt

(inspired by a recipe in Rawsome!)

New and Creative Ways to Earn a Bit More

Times are tight, but you all are creative! Here are a few blog posts I've collected over the past year on passive income, web based income, freelancing and more that will most definitely spark some ideas!

1. 10 New Ways to Make Money Online and 10 More New Ways to Make Money Online are great resources from Web Worker Daily
   
2. 20 Hot Client Industries that Hire Freelancers, via Freelance Switch
   
3. 16 Types of Websites you can Create for Profit. I found this DoshDosh post to be fascinating, in that it highlighted uses for the web that I rarely consider.
4. The Key to Making Money Online: Diversification, Baby! This post has lots of little ideas on making extra money here and there, through things like writing for about.com, and others.
   
5. How to Create Multiple Income Streams is another awesome post from Freelance Switch. It has suggestions for putting your talent to use, on and off line.
   

Got experience with any of these? Going to give one a shot? Do share!