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Today is the first time in a month and a half that I've struggled with eating. I haven't even thought of cooked food. My husband is going out of town tomorrow- out of country really and we haven't really been apart in the past four years. Usually we travel together.
I'm stressed about it. I want to go to my favorite vegan restaurant and order the "spicy buffalo wings" with cucumber dip! Agh!!!!

So far my will power is holding up but....

Today was my first day back at work full-time and I did really well. I ate raw all day, mostly because the only food choices I had were what I brought. But even at breakfast and lunch (which my job provides), I maintained myself. Although I was tired because I had to go in at 4am, I didn't get the after-breakfast/after-lunch drowsy slump that I used to hit every day.

I notice in my diet, I need to concentrate on drinking more water. Also, I'm eating a lot of avocadoes, like ...

Despite the fact that I have headaches off and on and my arm and shoulders are achey, I FEEL GREAT!!!!

Yesterday was not 100% but ya'll already saw that. So lets not discuss it.
BUT I did accomplish my goal of two days in a row raw. hahaha ROW RAW. anyway. My next goal is 3 days in a row. raw....;)

Today being day one of my mini challenge.
So far so good.
Yesterday I got to come home from school early. So I literally spent 2 1/2 hours in the ...

i was grazing thru the garden munching in the brilliant fall sunlight, moe-moe chomping on the last lone green bean... when i came across this oddity- a tomato that only ripened on one side. i am familiar with tomatoes that ripen from the bottom up but never saw one like this.

just thought i'd share. :)
(and yes, that's my hand in the pic. dry skin, need more coconut oil)

another beeeautiful day to enjoy.

i am cleaning my oven today (my ...

Justine...You have AMAZING courage! And your willingness to be honest and vulnerable on this blog gives me AMAZING courage.

<deep breathe> Here goes...my brother is an alcoholic. And is presently serving a 5 month sentence because of his many DUI infractions ( that's a lovely euphenism for arrests>. He will be out soon and will be staying with me for a while. He has such a beautiful, gentle heart. And I know he does this to cover up his pain. He's not a bad person, in fact ...