The Trick to Treating

 

If you’re like me and try to have a Sugar-Free child then you’re probably dreading the hyperactive, monster that’s about to appear come Halloween.

When Croí started Trick-or-Treating I was completely at a loss for something to do with all that evil candy. I sure as hell didn’t want her eating all that junk.

Then I talked it over with her best-friend’s mom. She mentioned that they came up with a character called “The Great Pumpkin“

(Probably based off the Peanuts Cartoon)

We re-named him “The Pumpkin King” because Croí loves all things regal

Our little game is for Croí to collect as much candy as possible. The more candy the better.

Then she leaves the bag outside her bedroom door before bedtime with a little note she made for the Pumpkin King.

In the morning she finds MONEY in place of the candy.

More candy = more money = an awesome toy that she gets to choose and buy for herself = One Happy child minus the hyper, cranky, antsy sugar fiend.

I hope this helps anyone who worries about the sugar madness of this Holiday Season.

Feel free to pass it on!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Human Experiment

I thought this information from Dr. Pepi was interesting when I found it in my inbox today.

It may come in handy for anyone who is or might find themselves torn by the decision to vaccinate your children or not.

In 1988, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services set up the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to pay damages to individuals and families of individuals injured by specific childhood vaccines.

In 2007 the list included vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), measles, mumps, rubella (German measles), polio, hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenzae type b, rotavirus and pneumonia.

From 1988 until January 8, 2008, 5,263 claims relating to autism and 2,865 non-autism claims were made to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Of these, 925 lawsuits were awarded compensation, 1 of these autism-related. Awards including attorney’s fees totaled $847 million.

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program also applies to claims for injuries suffered before 1988. There were 4,264 of these claims. Of these, 1,189 were paid off with awards totaling $903 million.

On February 18, 2009, the federal “Vaccine Court” awarded the parents of 10-year-old Bailey Banks a lump sum of more than $810,000 plus an estimated $30-40,000 per year for services and care. This was to compensate for damages resulting from the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The Court ruled that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine had caused acute brain damage that led to his autism spectrum disorder.

The total amount awarded for vaccine-injury to children is running around $1.75 billion so far. These damages are being paid by a 75-cent tax on every vaccine sold and not by the vaccine manufacturers themselves, in effect making the public pay for the damages.

While the media continues to forward the vaccine corporations’ line that vaccines are safe, the federal Vaccine Court has acknowledged the serious risks involved with their use.

Regarding the Bailey Banks decision, mainstream media have presented a wall of silence. They join the group of medical doctors and vaccine manufacturers in failing to provide parents critical information regarding the damaging effects of vaccines on children. This group is denying parents and children “informed consent”, as they are failing to let parents know the full repercussions of vaccines.

Read Dr. Pepi’s other tips on vaccines to learn vital truths about vaccines.

Best,

Dr. Pepi

The FDA does not Test for the Safety or Effectiveness
of its Vaccine Recommendations

Sometimes a vaccine will be taken off the schedule after enough patients have died or had harmful effects.  You can watch the vaccine schedule change at the CDC website by clicking here.  In place of true and thorough scientific research prior to prescription, we are the experiment on a grand scale.

How to Live Longer

I came across this video via my good friend Reid Rolls on Saturday morning. I watched it based on his words

“please, if you have kids, watch this. incredible.”

I am so thrilled to find that someone out there is actively working to change an issue very close to my heart.

An issue that is VERY EASY for each and every one of us to make an impact on right now.

Jamie Oliver shows us just how easy it is for each one of us to keep our children’s bodies healthy through good food, education and to alter the obesity statistics in America, England….whatever country you’re living in right now.

Please take the time to watch this. It is important.

If you agree with me after watching this you can sign Jamie’s Food Revolution Petition HERE

CLOROX VERSUS PEROXIDE

Clorox (bleach) is toxic – this is a great alternative.

I’ve decided to paste a copy of an email I received recently.

I think it’s really important especially if you have children in your household to use products that are not harmful to your family or the environment. I’ve been using Peroxide in many ways such as mentioned below for years now as well as many other natural products I can share with you later.

So I thought I’d share this info with you all to start with.

“CLOROX VERSUS PEROXIDE

Clorox vs peroxide VERY interesting and inexpensive.

This was written by Becky Ransey of Indiana (a doctor’s Wife), and I want to share it with you.

She was over recently for coffee and smelled the bleach I was

using to clean my toilet and counter tops. This is what she

told me. ‘I would like to tell you of the benefits of

that Plain little ole bottle of 3% peroxide you can get for

under $1.00 at any drug store. What does bleach cost?

My husband has been in the medical field for over 36 years,

And most doctors don’t tell you about peroxide. Have you

Ever smelled bleach in a doctor’s office? NO!!!

Why? because it smells, and it is not healthy! Ask the

nurses who work in the doctor’s offices, and ask them if

they use bleach at home. They are wiser and know better!

Did you also know bleach was invented in the late 40′s?

It’s chlorine, folks! And it was used to kill our

Troops. Peroxide was invented during WWI in the 20′s. It

was used to save and help cleanse the needs of our troops

and hospitals.

Please think about this:

1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with

the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily,

then spit it out. (I do it when I bathe.) No more canker

sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive

pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash.

2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep

them free of germs.

3. Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill

germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your

dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters.

4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour

peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria.

5. I had fungus on my feet for years until I sprayed a

50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them

(especially the toes) every night and let dry.

6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to

ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen

gangrene that would not heal with any medicine but was

healed by soaking in peroxide.

7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and

Water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without

Harming your septic system like bleach or most other

Disinfectants will.

8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your

50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It

will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few

minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.

9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a

dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your

mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The

pain will lessen greatly.

10. And of course, if you like a natural look to your hair,

spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and

comb it through. You will not have the peroxide-burnt blonde

hair like the hair dye packages but more natural highlights

if your hair is a light brown, reddish, or dirty blonde. It

also lightens gradually, so it’s not a drastic change.

11. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help get

rid of boils, fungus, or other skin infections.

12. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to

a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is

blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let

it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water.

Repeat if necessary.

13. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors. There is no

smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.

14.Another place it’s great is in the bathroom, if someone

has been careless & has peed on the floor around the

toilet & it’s begun to smell of urine. Just put some

peroxide in a spray bottle & spray. In the blink of any

eye all the smell will be gone & the bacteria

eliminated! I could go on and on. It

is a little brown bottle no home should be without! With

prices of most necessities rising, I’m glad there’s

a way to save tons of money in such a simple, healthy

manner! ‘ This information really woke me up. I hope you

gain something from it,

too.

Pass it on! Clorox vs peroxide VERY interesting and inexpensive.“

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO ANYWHERE YOU CAN ~

ON YOUR FACEBOOK, BLOG, WEBSITE, TWITTER

You can find some more interesting information on this HERE

Much Love

Koj

x

“What’s in a name?”

“that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;”

~ Shakespeare , Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II

I get a lot of people asking me about my name and where it came from.

Amanda Elizabeth Barden

writer of “Baby Names Made Easy” (published by Simon & Schuster)

is based out of San Francisco and also asked me about my name in an interview recently.

You can read the full article by clicking the image below.

Amanda’s BLOG IS HERE

and her TWITTER IS HERE.

ENJOY!!

xxxx

Downtown LA Artwalk…TONIGHT!

I wanted to remind everyone that TONIGHT is ART-WALK Night in Downtown LA.

You can find all the galleries who are involved, plus special deals around the neighbourhood on the official site.

HERE

There’s even a shuttle now!

Personally, I love to soak up the atmosphere on Main St between 4th and 6th. If you wanna grab something quick to eat before you dig in try the little Deli on 6th St, east of Main St, next door to Salon Pure. Yummy sandwiches!

Or try Blossom for some Vietnamese food, then stop in to Stella Dottir’s quirky little store next door.

Oh! and be sure to see what my favourite bookstore Polyester has going on!

Kojii & Croí Helnwein at LA Artwalk photo by CitizenLA

Tonight also sees the Closing Event of a Gallery who has been there since the beginning of ArtWalk.

This will be the last artwalk at the MJ Higgins Gallery.

“After four years and two locations the doors are closing so please stop by and see my work and the works of others.”

If you haven’t been there yet now is your last chance to support this downtown institution.
400 South Main Street #103

She will be selling her inventory of antique furniture as well as offering gallery discounts on her in stock art!

Some great stuff as you can imagine.

If you’re still not sold on coming out tonight..

Check out this fun little video I found of a corner at a previous Artwalk.

(I just found this randomly on youtube and it occurred to me that while this was being filmed I was standing off-camera to the left dancing and taking silly photos with my girlfriends while we were shooting a scene for a tv show. Pity you can’t see our silly-selves )

Last, but not least

If you have kids…TAKE THEM WITH YOU!!

This is a fantastic and cultural evening for the next generation.

Have Fun!

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

Eli Lilly Pleads Guilty!

Please watch this Video.

This is a topic that drives me particularly crazy! It’s disgusting!

As a mother to a three year old, I can’t imagine giving my little ball of purity drugs/chemicals/crap to alter her!

I must admit, when I moved to the US first I felt so naive because I had never heard of Xanax or Ritalin, to name just a few. When I was growing up in Ireland it was almost unheard of to prescribe a child any sort of psychotropic drugs. The most I’d ever been aware of was the usual antibiotics, which I even avoid now as much as I can as it will weaken your immune system in the long run.

I am a little gung-ho about the whole anti-drug thing. I confess to having done my time recreationally in the past but being a mother has made me see how toxic we make ourselves. I see in my child how perfect we all were before we allowed all these chemicals to take hold of us. I even went as far as having a drug free home birth (which I’ll blog about another day) to avoid any drugs entering her body through me.

I won’t preach but I, for one, am happy that this company was caught and held accountable!

A car hit Kojii on the 134Freeway today

So once again, I was driving in my car today. I had just been to collect my acting headshot which has been beautifully printed by Argentum in Hollywood.

It was an eventful return home!

The driver behind me decided to ride on my ass for much of the way. This of course resulted in a collision between he and I when the person in front of me hit his breaks. Luckily I had left plenty of stopping room between me and the car in front and was able to continue with the force of the car that hit me from behind. It eased the impact on my car a bit and the crash resulted in nothing more than a few little scratches on both of our vehicles.

My neck hurts as the cargo I had in the back seat hit my seat with some serious force but I’ll be ok. Where’s my chiropractor when I need her huh?!

Of course I’m pretty shaken over what a lucky escape  I just had. I’ve been in a couple of accidents before (none of which where my fault ) where I was lucky to be alive in the end. So far, I always manage to emerge with nothing but some scratches or a sore neck.

This little accident at 60 miles an hour has certainly made me think about Life vs. Survival all over again.

Would I have any regrets if this were my last day?

Am I on the right track with my life?

Would I have left a positive impact on my world?

I’m happy to say that I feel pretty good about life right now. Things are going where I want them too, not as quickly as I’d like but no matter.

6 years ago I thought I’d be living a very different life a this stage. A life I’m glad to say did not become reality. I would have been working in the same industry but my personal life would never have been as rich and beautiful as it is today had I followed the road I was on.

I was a single woman who thought of nothing but work. I never wanted marriage or kids, never wanted to live in one place,  I thought money and success where all that mattered. I was positive I’d be an old spinster with a 100 cats by the time I hit 70.

A very good friend in NYC had more faith in my ability to love and he tried to make me see I had myself pegged all wrong.

He must have opened my eyes a little because two weeks later I met my husband! Nine months later I was carrying our daughter in my belly.

Today has reaffirmed everything I said in my Life vs. Survival post.

Live your life to the fullest.

Live your dreams.

One thing I intend to do is follow my dreams with more confidence and tenacity now.

I’m gonna learn all the things I wish I’d learned when I was on the wrong track.

I’m gonna live my life MORE!

WILL YOU??

Recent shoot with Melissa Keller

I recently shot a beauty story with the fabulous photographers Melissa Keller and Will Calcutt in Silverlake. This was such a fun shoot. Toby Fleischman was the make-up artist there to work wonders on myself and another model Stella from Next.

I never take my daughter to work with me but this day was different. We all had so much fun with Croí (pronounced Kree). She joined in and tried her hand at being a make-up artist, a model AND a photographer. Melissa was wonderful and gave her an old Holga camera to shoot with. Croí arched and contorted her body in all the same ways Melissa moved while taking photos. Will even had Croí step in front of his camera for a few shots of her with a toy gun! So cute.

I loved working with this team. They were all so down to earth, full of laughter and creativity.

I can’t wait to share the images with you all!

much love

Koj