The Ride Project

I need a windy beach day

courtneycarver — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:43:52 +0000

What can you DO during MS Awareness Week?

courtneycarver — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:16:06 +0000

Every week is MS Awareness week for me and those of us with and MS and loving someone with MS. That being said, I love that we have our own special week. I think that they should call it MS ACTION week, so it is more inspiring to actually DO something about MS rather than just be aware.

If you want to celebrate MS AWARENESS ACTION WEEK with me and DO something about MS, here are a few suggestions to support my mission to donate $1,000,000 to the Myelin Repair Foundation in search of a CURE FOR MS

1. Tell your friends about theRIDEproject

2. Follow me on Twitter Click here!

3. Join theRIDEproject Facebook page Click here!

4. Ask me about Guest Blogging or Selling my photography on commission!

5. I would love to display images in your favorite bike or surf shop or even a great restaurant that is looking for some color! Email me contact info and recommendations: courtney@therideproject.com. There is no cost to the business you recommend to feature an image from therideproject.com.

6. Buy a signed, numbered print for yourself or someone you love. Click here!

7. Donate to one of The Ride Project teams or ride with us! Visit our team support page.

8. Tell your Neurologist about theRIDEproject and ask him/her to buy a print for their office waiting room to support MS research.

9. Blog about theRIDEproject or include a link to the website!

10. Tell me what you think! Send me your feedback and great ideas.

Thanks for all that you do to fight MS!!

Five For Friday

courtneycarver — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:28:40 +0000

1. O-GLOW – I think this blush would be fun to try. It knows what your natural “blush” should be!

2. Vote HERE to hear more about these MS Stories.

3. I am thinking about getting a tattoo. It might be some version of this or that. Which one do you like better?

4. Alicia Silverstone: I love her cookbook and her website.

5. Did you order your FREE MS-YOGA DVD yet?

Have a great weekend!

Where are the Cures?

courtneycarver — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:23:30 +0000

The Patient’s Manifesto

I believe that patients are not getting an adequate return on the billions of government, non-profit and industry dollars being spent on the research and development of new patient treatments.
I believe that academic scientists, government funding and regulatory agencies, non-profit disease research foundations, commercial biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and entrepreneurs should aggressively seek new ways to accelerate the pace of medical research and the development of new patient treatments for the billions living with diseases who can’t afford to wait.

Sign this manifesto now!

Thursday Distraction

courtneycarver — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:38:11 +0000

I am on a deadline today so I haven’t need any extra distraction to keep from thinking about MS. The gloomy view from my office was a welcome distraction from work though!

Hummus Recipe

courtneycarver — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:51:47 +0000

Hummus is packed full of healthy fats and protein and one of my favorite spreads/dips or however you want to classify it. This is a recipe that I have changed slightly from Eat, Drink & Be Vegan: Everyday Vegan Recipes Worth Celebrating

3/4 cup raw cashews

6 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

1 clove garlic

1 tbsp tahini

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp sea salt

2 tbsp nutritional yeast

1-2 tbsp ground flaxseed

4-6 tbsp water (to thin dip as desired)

In a food processor, combine cashews with 3 tbsp lemon juice and puree until almost smooth. Add remaining ingredients except water and remaining lemon juice and puree again until smooth, gradually adding lemon juice and water as desired to thin dip. Season to taste with additional salt or lemon juice. (I make mine really lemony!)

Serve with veggies or toasted pita points or use as spread for sandwiches. Enjoy!

I am back in the game…because I said so!

courtneycarver — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:34:42 +0000

2010 has been off to a slow start for me. January was my “slow and steady” month. I didn’t take on any new projects and didn’t push it when it came to exercise, I did yoga when I felt like it but not much else. I purposely haven’t paid too much attention to my diet lately, or vitamin intake.

February has been one big detour, blip or bump in the road. I didn’t feel well most of the month and ended up missing my 34th Tysabri infusion on February 10th to have Gallbladder Surgery instead. Two weeks of surgery, pain, pain meds and interrupted sleep did not bode will for my attitude or general health. I finally had my Tysabri infusion, two weeks late, on Wednesday, February 24th. Strangely enough, it was my easiest infusion to date. I went back to work on Thursday and was so worn out by Friday night that I was in bed by 8:30!

Thursday, the day after my infusion, I was pretty tired and frustrated that almost two relatively unproductive weeks had gone by. I must admit, I was feeling a little sorry for myself and wasn’t sure I would find the motivation to turn things around anytime soon. Today, I am happy to announce that I am BACK IN THE GAME! I am almost pain free and ready to start feeling great and doing GREAT things. Nothing much has changed since my “woe is me” Thursday, except that I DECIDED TO TURN THINGS AROUND. I understand that we can’t always decide how we feel, or immediately change our current health status but usually, we have the power to feel better, get better and BE BETTER.

Stay tuned for:
Interviews from The Ride Project Team Members

My 10 Favorite Cookbooks

A Spring Kick-Off Exercise plan

Weekly Nutrition Challenges

New Photographs for the Ride Project Collection

Updates on the funds we are raising through our teams for the MS Society.

Info about my Participation in a new Tysabri Trial.

Read about our Teams!

courtneycarver — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:07:44 +0000

The Team Page is finally updated! Read about our teams and their members. You can check us out, support our efforts and even join one of our teams or start your own. While sales of The Ride Project photography support the Myelin Repair Foundation, all proceeds from our Team efforts are donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

I will be featuring team member profiles in upcoming posts. They are AMAZING people and I am so grateful to have them on my team, on and off the bike!

White Distraction

courtneycarver — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:25:23 +0000

I could stare at this image all day long. I am completely inspired and will be shooting something white to add to The Ride Project collection.

On the mat

courtneycarver — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:20:00 +0000

I am re-reading Journey Into Power : How to Sculpt Your Ideal Body, Free Your True Self, and Transform Your Life With Yoga by Baron Baptiste. And,..I am inspired…again. I got back on my yoga mat last week after an inconsistent couple of months. Unlike any other form of exercise, my yoga mat welcomes me, engages me and keeps me connected to my practice. A treadmill does not connect me to running, a bike does not connect me to cycling and a piece of gym equipment does not connect me to weight lifting. When I do those activities I do them for improvement. I do them with a goal in mind and I usually do them thinking about what I can do next or what I could be doing if I wasn’t doing that.

When I am practicing yoga, it isn’t about the goal but about the practice. I love to do it.

With that knowledge, I still can’t understand one thing. If yoga makes me so happy, so grounded, and so healthy, then why can’t I easily step onto my mat every day?

P.S. Did you order your free yoga dvd yet?