Sandrine Balbo

Hi, this is a short version of the email I sent around this week-end. Please copy/paste and send to your friends. I believe these products deserve to be known by all women. They are just fantastic. And no, I do not work for these guys, I just use these things, and I wish the world knew about it… So, here is a little contribution to freeing ourselves from chemicals

English version (first paragraph)
Version francaise (second paragraphe)
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Hello – I’m starting this email, hoping it will reach many women, especially those who dream about freeing themselves from chemicals. A
few years ago I discovered the menstrual cup and the re-usable menstrual pads. Since, when having my periods, I just use my silicone menstrual cup (I got mine online from http://mooncup.co.uk – you only need 1 and it lasts about 10 years) and reusable pads (I bought 8, and that’s all I need).  I haven’t bought 1 tampon or serviette since. These products do not have big advertising budgets, so please just email this to your girl friends, so they too can discover these fabulous products. Thanks!!!!

Bonjour – Je commence ce message, en espérant qu’il atteindra de nombreuses femmes, en particulier celles qui rêvent d’une vie sans
produits chimiques. Il y a quelques années, j’ai découvert la coupe menstruelle et les serviettes menstruelles réutilisables. Depuis, quand
j’ai mes règles, j’utilise tout simplement ma coupe menstruelle réutilisable en silicone (j’ai achete la mienne sur http://mooncup.co.uk – vous n’avez besoin que d’une et elle dure environ 10 ans) et serviettes réutilisables (j’en ai acheté 8, et c’est tout ce dont j’ai besoin). Je n’ai pas acheté 1 tampon ou serviette depuis. Ces produits n’ont pas de budgets de publicité, donc s’il vous plaît passé l’information à vos amies, afin qu’elles puissent aussi découvrir ces produits fabuleux. Merci!!!

Hello… I am learning about blogging and I finally realised the other day that quite a few comments were spams. In the hurry to get rid of the spams, I ended up clearing all comments, including the genuine ones. These beautiful comments are truly lost I’m afraid. Well, if you read the posts and this touches you in any way, this is great.

As it was great to read comments, tonight I decided I will open again my blog to comments, but if you leave a comment, I reckon I’m now able to spot spammers. My rule of thumb will be: if you leave a URL, then there is a good chance this is a spam! So, don’t leave a URL, and not links inside your comment, and then there is a good chance I’ll put it up. But if you spot a spam, please let me know. I’m still learning…

So, thanks a lot for the great comments that were posted, they are not lost, I keep them in my heart

These are the Buddhist lessons I extracted from Ajahn Brahm’s book, Open the door of your heart. Lessons I wish to share here.

1. Look at the good in people, instead of their defaults – there is so much good in all thing & people!
2. Stop thinking so much, and all is much easier.
3. Our western society pushes us to be free to desire. The secret to happiness is to be free from desire.
4. Love, compassion and concerns for others are real sources of happiness.
5. You are the most important person in your life. Before you can help others, you need to be able to help yourself first.
   
6. Before you can make others happy, you need to be happy yourself.
7. Past is memory, future is planning. The only time to live is now, this moment.
8. Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened
9. Blessed are the cracks, as they let the light through
10. Whatever you do, do it well. Be it discussing with a friend, working, cleaning the floor, waiting in a queue, … You’ll never be bored.
    

Last time I had short hair was when I was a baby!  My great friend Warwick did it and it feels just fantastic. Thanks Warwick!

The Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of People-Oriented Programming (IJPOP) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal.

SUBMISSION DUE DATE:     1st May 2010

Mission

The primary mission of the International Journal of People-Oriented Programming (IJPOP) is to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the people-oriented programming, appealing to both academics and practitioners. It also educates a wider audience discussing the conceptualization, design, programming, configuration and orchestration of self-fashioned tools and products that ultimately suit the user’s own unique needs and aspirations. The journal publishes original material of high quality concerned with the theory, concepts, techniques, methodologies and the tools that service a market-of-one—the empowered user.

Check the coverage and guidelines for submission to IJPOP.

Relationships are not often easy (I think), but as long as both parties work at it, then there is a relationship. Relationships will end as:

• one concentrates solely on what they want, without looking at what they have.
• one makes the decision on their own, without talking to the other about it.
• one can only see the issues and problems in the relationship (and yes, there may be a few), but forget to also look at what worked well.
• one forgot why they both got together in the first place.
• one wants to change the other, or one doesn’t feel good being themself.

And once a decision is made, then the ego takes over and makes it almost impossible to reverse any decision made.

Buddhist lesson 1: “Leave your dung at home, and spread it in the garden. It will help plant grow beautifully.”

Buddhist lesson 2: “Stop thinking so much, and all is much easier”. Or, using Ajahn Brahm’s words: “The hardest part in life is thinking about it”.

I’ve taken my dung with me until today. Why is it taking me so long to wake up? It’s time for me to live it home and start spreading it on the garden instead of on my friends. Thank you all, you’ve been so patient and supportive and caring and loving. I’m so lucky to have you as my friends.

I am taking part in the 2010 Fitzroy 24 Hour Mega Swim in order to raise funds for people affected by multiple sclerosis.

The 24 Hour Mega Swim event raises funds for MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Australia’s ˜Go for Gold’ Scholarship program. ˜Go for Gold’ scholarships are awarded to people living with Multiple Sclerosis covering a broad range of categories including education, travel, sport, music, the Arts and employment.

MS is the most common disease of the central nervous system and affects over 18,000 Australians.

Did you know?
* The average diagnosis of MS is 30 years old.
* MS affects three times as many women as men.

MS Australia aims to minimise the impact of multiple sclerosis on all individuals affected by the disease, their families, carers and the community by offering a wide range of assistance, services and equipment.

MS Australia’s goal is to assist everyone affected by MS to live life to their full potential and secure the care and support they need, until we ultimately find a cure.

Please DONATE and help MS Australia to help all people affected by multiple sclerosis.

The title says it all. Check the details at: http://sandrinebalbo.com/academic/ozchi2009-tutorial/

Hello, and welcome to Sandrine’s website…I have many sides, some that I’m happy to share here.

Academic side

And one day, maybe some other sides… not yet sure which ones I’ll share though!