Ugh, I hate how my period makes me moody and extra sensitive.
Perhaps the pinky-purple daisies (in the photo above) that Aiden brought me on Tuesday were a preventative measure. You know, so that I wouldn’t rip his face off at the most minuscule of provocations.
I loathe women who use their cycle as an excuse to act like [...]
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Having just returned from spending four awesome days out in Vancouver, I’m reluctant to settle back into the daily demands of ‘normal life’ but settle back in I must.
Details and photos of the trip are pending, but I don’t have the time or inclination to upload the pictures and relate all of the stories just [...]
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Last night, when the clock struck 12:00am V and I celebrated the end of February (and our month of raw eating) with glasses of gin and pineapple juice, a bag of chips, and a rotisserie chicken. Yes, I went and bought one of those pre-cooked chickens because I’d been dying for meat and that was [...]
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Do you know what is awesome about raw foods? Totally guilt-free indulgence. And by that I mean ALL THE DESSERT YOU WANT!
That’s right. When you are eating raw, you can have cheesecake for breakfast and still have room to spare in your skinny jeans. In fact, I would say that most days, at least one [...]
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I had intended to post reviews last week, among other things, but with everything that happened, my desire to sit down and write anything was weak at best.
Last-minute company has arrived from out west, and they brought with them their 6 year old terror, who is the main reason I am awake and typing at [...]
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I’m having a difficult time today.
I feel resentful and deprived. I wish that I’d not committed to going quite so raw. I wish that I’d built in an allowance for even one cup of coffee a day. If not the coffee, then maybe one cooked thing a week.
Why don’t I just go ahead and change [...]
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Eating raw has become much easier since my last post.
V and I have discovered a number of tasty recipes, and we’ve begun getting accustomed to the methods and ingredients involved in raw foods preparation. Here are a few of the tasty things we’ve been eating recently:
Veggie Sandwiches On Raw Onion Bread
Raw Gardenburger
Raw Spirulina Pie
It’s becoming [...]
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Don’t people always say that the third day is the hardest?
I certainly hope it is.
Today has been a struggle for me. I’m recovering from a bout of the flu, and all I’ve wanted since Sunday is a cup of coffee and a hot bowl of soup. While it would be easy for me to justify [...]
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Good fortune must be the theme of 2009, as I’ve found myself luckier and happier every day since the new year began. I feel more energetic than I have in ages, and everything seems to be working out just as it should.
Today I had my first ever set of passport photos taken. It happened to be [...]
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After a somewhat disappointing weigh-in on Tuesday, we’ve thrown ourselves into eating better and working out with renewed fervour. I did lose some over the 6 weeks since our initial weigh-in, but the holiday season took it’s toll, and the numbers were not what I hoped. I skipped the gym for two weeks in a [...]
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We made it through the holidays with only minimal strain, and all of that was self-induced. Leaving shopping until the last minute, indecision over what to buy for family and friends, that sort of thing. Still, we pulled it together, had a wonderful Christmas, and I feel pretty good about how everything went.
Jack spoiled me, [...]
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Posted on December 20th, 2008 in Budge That Pudge
As I mentioned in my review yesterday, I have been devoting every waking moment recently to either homework or working out. Preparation for Christmas, shopping, and having Jack’s parents here for the holidays have also contributed to the lack of postings in this neck of the woods.
Jack was off work the last part of this week, [...]
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My Christmas spirit has been decidedly absent this year, and I’m not entirely sure why.
I grudgingly sent out some Christmas cards. Only 1/3 of the number I sent last year. Our tree is up and decorated, but that’s as far as we’ve gotten with trimmings. My Christmas shopping is not done. I just feel…lost, and [...]
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One of the most unfortunate aspects of blogging, at least for me, is during periods when I have little going on, there is always plenty of time for writing. When my life is filled with excitement and adventure, I generally lack time and inclination for blogging completely.
Recently, I’ve only been able to schedule myself snippets [...]
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Disappointment is a funny thing. You can only feel disappointed if you’ve set yourself up for such things through beliefs and expectations. I’m fond of saying that expectations are dumb, and are the fastest route to general unhappiness.
For the most part I make a very conscious effort to avoid expectations. I realize that sometimes it [...]
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Friday has finally arrived, and with it, the beginning of what I expect will be a very good weekend.
To get ourselves into a weekend kind of mood, Nia and I did a yoga class this morning, followed by a nice hot shower at the gym and about 15 minutes in the sauna together. Nia says [...]
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It feels like I’ve had a lot going on this week, until I actually stop and think about it, and then I start wondering, “What the hell have I been so busy with?”
Monday was a holiday here in Ontario; their first ever Family Day long weekend. Family Day is luxury I’d been accustomed to in [...]
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Some of you may have noticed that when my favourite holiday of the year rolled around, I did not post a list of resolutions or goals for 2008. That was intentional on my part, since I decided this year was going to be slightly different.
No more January promises that barely last into the third week [...]
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It’s been a while since I felt the need to write and yet had NOTHING TO SAY. Generally in that situation I just do exactly what I am doing right now. I start typing and hope that the subsequent rambling makes sense.
Ok that’s all I’ve got for today.
Kidding, LOL, sort of.
Jack and the kids and [...]
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Edit: You may have noticed the title change on this post. When I have posts sitting in draft, I generally assign them an arbitrary title until I post them. I put this one up so late last night that I forgot to insert the new title I wanted to use, LOL. Just wanted to avoid [...]
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