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  1. Oh happy day!

    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 ...
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  2. snowwhite's tomato

    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
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  3. Courage

    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 ...
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  4. Meat & potatoes...

    Hello my pretties!

    Well I just booked my flight. Seems the raw classes are going to happen after all. (breathes into bag)

    Have a gazillion and one things to do before I go, so I'll be MIA for a while (again). I'll try to pop my head in for a minute or two. So talk amongst yourselves...hee-hee. ;) (always wanted to say that)

    I would appreciate any thoughts and prayers for this trip (I leave Sunday and don't get back until Oct ...
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  5. ugh. bad day.

    Still 100% raw but I am not having a good day. I had a green smoothie for breakfast: kale, spinach, wheatgrass, apples, grapes and a little OJ. It was pretty good. I have a slight headache and my period is so heavy that I had to sleep sitting up and get up 2x to change the pad. Oh, I should mention that this isn't any ol' pad-it's the ULTRA ones for incontinence. I feel weak, tired, and cruuuudie. wah. I didn't drink ANY water yesterday. I had 36 oz of green smoothie, but I forgot my water ...
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