Thanksgiving 2011

Hope Everyone had a wonderful Thanks giving! 

This year my brother Josh and his wife hosted Thanksgiving and it was probably one of the best ones our family has had in a long time! This was also the first thanksgiving for me to be vegan so I really didn't much, but I feel great and my belly isn't full, however it just doesn't feel like thanksgiving without the full stomach! Maybe I can stuff my face tonight with some vegan food as I'm drinking my wine and watching movies home alone with no one to judge....

Thanks Josh for hosting Thanksgiving! 

HUNGRY?

Green Juice

Every Morning for the past couple of weeks I try hard to juice up a bunch of green veggies and drink my breakfast. This past week I fell off the wagon when Ella was sick and I was working with little sleep. Lots of things feel through the cracks! My house was a mess, I didn't stick with a vegan diet, didn't have energy to work out or clean my juicer!
I wish I could say this week I am back on track, but it's a process I guess I am slowly working back into.
PMS didn't help out last week either! I just had a flash of all the chocolate I ate.....oooops!
Oh well it's a new day I am going to try to forget about what a slob I've been and getting back to drinking Green Juice will help my state of mind!
I started drinking the Veggie Juice below after read Kris Carr's book, CRAZY SEXY DIET!

Make Juice Not War Green Drink

By Kris Carr

-2 large cucumbers (peeled if not organic)
-4-5 Kale Leaves
-4-5 Kale Leaves 
-4  stalks celery
-1 – 2 big broccoli stems
-1  green apple 
-1 inch of ginger 


......Cheers!

My Other Half.

I have a friend that gets me better than any one else in the world.  Some times I think she is my older twin sister.  We think too much alike and even will show up somewhere wearing the same outfit! She has a daughter and goes through a lot of the same tough "it's life" kind of stuff I do.  We met about 4 years ago and became best friends in a matter of minutes. It was love at first sight, the real kind that actually last.  I honestly don't know what I would do without her. 

We both are single hard working moms who are trying our hardest to give our daughters everything the world has to offer.  We use to live together and we have worked together almost every job since meeting one another.  This weekend was a rough one for us both.  We both had very little sleep and not the best work weekend to make it worth while. I guess having someone to lean that wears "the same shoe" makes it easier trying to get to the light at the end of the tunnel. 

I am blessed with many friends but I have always felt alone when my girlfriends get their boyfriends that take up their time or when my guy friends well just disappear for periods at a time. 

Being the constant single girl/ single mom/ family black sleep/ workaholic is something Christine and I both share and I guess it's just nice (possibly selfish) to know I'm not the only one ... 

OUR First Trick or Treat!

Daniel and I got a new puppy! Isn't she cute?!?!

Last night I took Ella Treat or Treating with my best friend Christina and her daughter  Merrit.
It was not only Ella's first time trick or treating but also my first time! Growing up my parents were baptist and Halloween was not to be celebrated with costumes or candy.  As we grow up they became a little bit more opened minded. This year Ella is 1, the prefect age to dress her up and let her fill her basket with all kinds of goodies. My parents have been in New York and my mother called me about 4-5 times asking me to send her a pic of us trick or treating (funny how much has changed!).

Vaccine Awareness is Next Week!

Watch this film now till Nov. 5th for free ! Please watch Epically if you are a parent!

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/30/the-greater-good.aspx?np=true
Above is the link to the Greater Good Film

Im watching it now with chills and tears....
This kind of stuff is what I am passionate about.
This film does a good job of interviewing doctors from both sides.

Back again...

Been super busy lately and I have thought about so many great things to post about but have failed in doing so this past month!
Things I have been up to and/or super excited about:

• Ella's hair is starting to get darker! I never thought I would have a blonde baby...
• Whole Foods opened up this month! I have been a juicing crazed woman with all the tasty organic produce they offer!
• I have decided to become a VEGAN! The last two weeks I have been 90% vegan. I think the 3-4 meals on non-vegan happened while hanging out with some of my guy friends. They tempt me with yummy animal products saying "It's just a bite!" ... So I am not a HARDCORE vegan by any means.. Just trying to be healthier. 
• Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr finally arrived Via Amazon and I am about half way into it and love her! She is living with Cancer and it's about the life style change she has made to enable her body to start healing itself. 
• I am going to a Raw/Vegan cooking class next week with a friend
• Looking Forward to dressing Ella up this weekend!
• Need to get my big ol' butt back in the gym... 
• Plan to blog more 

Over all I just feel truly blessed in life.  I love the people I work with and love the work gets to be my break and my going out time while I make money.  I am thankful I have a job that I can work at night so that I can spend my days rising and watching my little girl.  I have a wonderful room mate who is so good to Ella and I.  My family is great especially my mother who treats me better than I deserve. I have two really close friends that always make me laugh and are truly amazing.  Everyone in my life fills me with joy and I say this as Ella is crying and fussing about not getting her way.... time to tend to the greatest joy of all !