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I know it seems like I have dropped out of this months raw challenge and off the wagon in general, as I have stopped blogging.
We have been dealing with a nightmare- a parents worst nightmare- the loss of a child. Not my child, but my best friend's. She recently gave birth after a long and tiresome labor to a big beautiful 10 lb boy. Unfortunately, he was born dead- no breathing, no heartbeat. They tranfered him to the big hospital (it was a birth center birth) and he was kept on life ...

Hello raw food journal!:)
I got my juicer up and running. I am drinking a celery, superfoods, tomato juice drink and it's naasty I had to chug it down. I think I put too much celery in it. I woke up this morning w/the poops. Too much fruit. I have been craving some veggies. Maybe I'll try some beets, carrots, greens, tomato, cucumber(not all together) I'll have to learn to use the machine and tweak the recipes. I know vegetables are loaded w/vitamins and minerals. I don't like tomatoes, ...

Every Weekend I seem to fall into SAD and I'm sad about this. I am still not feeling well. I always feel so good when RAW and yet I keep hurting myself and making myself feel yucky and also, I throw my body off and go into an emotional/mental tail-spin.
I don't know what my bottom is with this yet. But, I'd like to hit and be 100% committed with no more relapses. I'm tired of feeling Gross, Emotional, and Unstable. I'm also tired of the scale moving up and down.
I need HELP! ...

For me the best family is the one I create for myself by surrounding myself with nice friends who have similar interests. I consider myself blessed to have found this site and these raw friends.

I gained 7 lbs while DB was here. Not as much as I had feared.

I'm going to a farmer's market this evening to see what I can find. Meanwhile, I have this idea. I want to make a marinara sauce, give it more substance with some ground walnuts, and then stuff it in a bell ...

Oy. I am sicker than I have been in a loooong time. I guess I am due, lol. I did a 10 green smoothie feast, followed by pretty darn near 100% raw so I am sure i am doing some detoxing. I have a birthday party for my eldest son saturday so I am willing myself better before then. Lots of GS, juices, and salt baths as my glands are SO swollen I cannot get anything else down. Lots of greens up in my garden so I have fresh GS!

Hitting the local Farmer's MArkets for the first time later ...