Do you think that animals that cross your path have a message for you? What about animals that are common - like a robin or a hummingbird, or, in our case lately, a flock (or is that a murder?) of ravens?
We've had four ravens - I'm presuming their teenagers who are now out on their own - who keep taunting our chickens that they're going to eat them for dinner?! One of the ravens went so far as to land on the wire covering the chickens pen, cock its head to one side and stare at them.
I kinda wanted to have truly free-range chickens, opening their coop door in the morning and letting them have an entire acre to forage around on all day, hoping that they would (a) only lay eggs in the nestbox of the coop and not all around the yard and (b) that they would be *safe* from predators while unfenced all day.
But after hand-raising 21 chicks from day-olds, we'd put too much energy and time and LOVE into their hand-rearing to let them just fend for themselves on our acre. After all, we live in fairly wild lands: there are racoons around during the day, cougars, black bears, and ravens... not to mention neighbourhood dogs and so on.
So our chickens have a lovely coop, complete with three pens which I rotate them through - I grow an organic wheat/barley grass in two pens while they decimate the third of the luscious greens, then rotate them into the next while I reseed the first. It's a compromise. I'm always considering adding on more pens that I can rotate them through. And two of the the three pens have overhead fencing as well as fencing that's buried a foot down to stop predators from digging under.
The weak point (and I needn't fear that the racoons will read this, because they've already figured it out) is the gate. You can't bury the gate wire a foot down, and there's just a small gap between the gate and the surrounding fencing (I even overlapped some 'soft' mesh to make it look WHOLE but they figured that out, too). Over the past 2 yrs of raising chickens, we've lost about half a dozen to racoons, which is sort of to be expected, I guess.
But none to ravens. I was just wondering about animal totems and what message these raucous ravens have for us, seeing as they return each morning with their loud calling to one another, sending the chickens diving under their coop for safety. They're not likely to get to any of the birds, but their noise is a little unnerving.
15 June 2011
10 June 2011
you've GOT to be kidding.
Wow. So things have been really going well lately - very drama-free. :) And a couple months ago, I don't know why, but I went on this little bent about everyone in the family getting full health check-ups: eye exams, dental cleanings, a general wellness check-up with the GP (whom the kids haven't had to see hardly at all since birth b/c they're so healthy)... and a couple things came out of it for my daughter. One, we are getting her heart murmur checked up on, so she's going for an ECG soon. The paediatric cardiologist isn't terribly concerned about the murmur and feels she'll outgrow it. (phew) The other thing I wanted to check out was her foot. She was born with a rather stiff club foot. It required full-leg casting as an infant for a couple months, followed by a full-time Dennis Brown splint for the next few months, then wearing it every night until she was 4 yrs of age. We were very strict about her wearing that splint *every* night. So at age 4, she had 30 degrees of flexibility in her foot and was deemed "cured" of her club foot - no further treatment was recommended at that time. And so I *thought* we had it beat, so to speak.
Fast forward 3 yrs, and we'd started noticing her running was... unique. Her left foot would turn slightly in as she ran. Her left calf is noticeably smaller than her right. Her left foot is a full shoe size smaller than the right. And the chiropractor pointed out that her left leg is indeed shorter than her right, and is affecting the alignment of her pelvis and spine (and perhaps we need to think about a heel lift for that left foot). She'd had a little difficulty learning to skip - to double hop on that left leg - but with practice and help from her dance teacher, she'd mastered skipping.
This in a child who is ACTIVE. She dances, skates, jumps on the trampoline, bikes, skips, plays hopscotch, climbs trees, plays soccer, rides a scooter, etc., etc., etc. She's really VERY active. She learned to walk at 10 months of age. Other than skipping, there hasn't been any noticeable (unexpected) delays developmentally in regards to the leg.
The GP sent us back to the paediatric orthopaedic surgeon for a follow-up visit, as we haven't been to see him in 4 yrs. He had her run, skip, and walk for him today, and in bare feet, I immediately saw what was happening: she's not using her left heel. She's walking on the outside of her foot (suppinating). And the club foot is slowly but surely *RELAPSING*.
Sure enough, she's lost those 30 degrees of motion to where now it's in the negative. It needs treatment.
I'm shocked.
Treatment consists of 6 weeks of full-leg (full-time, i.e. non-removable) fibreglass casts (she's SOOOOOO excited that they'll be cool colours that she can pick: pink, purple, red) and see how much range of motion we can recover. Apparently her tendons and muscles are just really stubborn, and it is unusual for a relapse to occur after the treatment she's had already. However, now that it's happened once, it may happen again during adolescence (requiring more casting and possibly at some point, surgery - hopefully she's outgrown the heart murmur before we face the surgery option - I'm not keen on the idea of a general anaesthetic when one has a heart murmur).
The first cast goes on soon - like, just over one week soon. And because she's focused on what colour to pick (and is looking FORWARD to the casts), I'm really trying to hide my dismay at having to go through another round of casts. This needs to be done - no ifs, ands or buts - so *I* mentally need to suck it up. *SHE* is stellar about it all - absolutely no qualms, and she even asked excitedly if she'll get crutches (because she *wants* them?!? who *IS* this kid?!). Despite her apparent excitement, I still think this summer may have its moments where it seems excrutiatingly long.
Still, I'm trying to tell myself it's nothing that can't be fixed. It's not all that serious. I'm spinning a little right now, but it's kinda like when I was pregnant with her and the ultrasound showed the clubfoot and I was first told about it. Just shocked. But once the surprise wore off, I could put it in perspective - it was correctable, and fairly easily (and non-invasively) so. And we are SOOOOOOOOO blessed to have a world-reknowned specialist in JUST this thing living in our city. Truly, SOOOOOO blessed, as he is AMAZINGLY gifted and very respected for his work.
So even though I'm surprised at what came to light today, I'm thankful that I have my past experiences to help me put it in perspective more quickly (and that I don't have the hormones of pregnancy colouring things at the same time, LOL). It's all going to be just fine. Take it from the kid herself - everything's going to be *just fine*.
Fast forward 3 yrs, and we'd started noticing her running was... unique. Her left foot would turn slightly in as she ran. Her left calf is noticeably smaller than her right. Her left foot is a full shoe size smaller than the right. And the chiropractor pointed out that her left leg is indeed shorter than her right, and is affecting the alignment of her pelvis and spine (and perhaps we need to think about a heel lift for that left foot). She'd had a little difficulty learning to skip - to double hop on that left leg - but with practice and help from her dance teacher, she'd mastered skipping.
This in a child who is ACTIVE. She dances, skates, jumps on the trampoline, bikes, skips, plays hopscotch, climbs trees, plays soccer, rides a scooter, etc., etc., etc. She's really VERY active. She learned to walk at 10 months of age. Other than skipping, there hasn't been any noticeable (unexpected) delays developmentally in regards to the leg.
The GP sent us back to the paediatric orthopaedic surgeon for a follow-up visit, as we haven't been to see him in 4 yrs. He had her run, skip, and walk for him today, and in bare feet, I immediately saw what was happening: she's not using her left heel. She's walking on the outside of her foot (suppinating). And the club foot is slowly but surely *RELAPSING*.
Sure enough, she's lost those 30 degrees of motion to where now it's in the negative. It needs treatment.
I'm shocked.
Treatment consists of 6 weeks of full-leg (full-time, i.e. non-removable) fibreglass casts (she's SOOOOOO excited that they'll be cool colours that she can pick: pink, purple, red) and see how much range of motion we can recover. Apparently her tendons and muscles are just really stubborn, and it is unusual for a relapse to occur after the treatment she's had already. However, now that it's happened once, it may happen again during adolescence (requiring more casting and possibly at some point, surgery - hopefully she's outgrown the heart murmur before we face the surgery option - I'm not keen on the idea of a general anaesthetic when one has a heart murmur).
The first cast goes on soon - like, just over one week soon. And because she's focused on what colour to pick (and is looking FORWARD to the casts), I'm really trying to hide my dismay at having to go through another round of casts. This needs to be done - no ifs, ands or buts - so *I* mentally need to suck it up. *SHE* is stellar about it all - absolutely no qualms, and she even asked excitedly if she'll get crutches (because she *wants* them?!? who *IS* this kid?!). Despite her apparent excitement, I still think this summer may have its moments where it seems excrutiatingly long.
Still, I'm trying to tell myself it's nothing that can't be fixed. It's not all that serious. I'm spinning a little right now, but it's kinda like when I was pregnant with her and the ultrasound showed the clubfoot and I was first told about it. Just shocked. But once the surprise wore off, I could put it in perspective - it was correctable, and fairly easily (and non-invasively) so. And we are SOOOOOOOOO blessed to have a world-reknowned specialist in JUST this thing living in our city. Truly, SOOOOOO blessed, as he is AMAZINGLY gifted and very respected for his work.
So even though I'm surprised at what came to light today, I'm thankful that I have my past experiences to help me put it in perspective more quickly (and that I don't have the hormones of pregnancy colouring things at the same time, LOL). It's all going to be just fine. Take it from the kid herself - everything's going to be *just fine*.
June
I haven't posted because I've been busy these days... two mornings a week I'm volunteering/working on a local organic farm (mostly weeding, but the other day I was laying out drip irrigation hoses) - in exchange for organic produce! - and another two mornings a week I'm teaching a tai chi class. I'm also trying to fit in my daily exercise: a 45 minute (9 km) row on my Concept2. And then there's parenting, keeping house, helping my son with his cleaning job at the community hall, appointments and errands, gardening and yardwork around here...
I was doing well, watching my nutritional intake, and then one day the kids and I made pizza from scratch for dinner and I decided to have a couple pieces. *big* mistake as my body simply cannot tolerate wheat. But sometimes it takes a while for me to *learn* these lessons (the smell of fresh baked bread does *nothing* for my resolve). So now I'm trying to get back into the groove of being mindful in regards to my food... and it's not always easy.
I'm also organizing a couple homeschooling fieldtrips right now, and that's always a little... complicated, with people backing out at the last minute and trying to fill those spots and so on... I'm *hoping* the four fieldtrips run smoothly! ;)
That's really about it around here... I'm *loving* working on the farm (my kids come along with me, the farmer is my age (early 30s) and female and has kids of her own, and there are other females who also work there, so it's some awesome women-connect time, too), and would happily spend more time there if I could fit it in, but I also want to respect the balance I've created in my life - a little of this, a little of that... so for now, I'll honour that balance and limit myself to two half-days a week. Besides, it leaves me time for my daughter's 'beach parties' on the deck! LOL
I was doing well, watching my nutritional intake, and then one day the kids and I made pizza from scratch for dinner and I decided to have a couple pieces. *big* mistake as my body simply cannot tolerate wheat. But sometimes it takes a while for me to *learn* these lessons (the smell of fresh baked bread does *nothing* for my resolve). So now I'm trying to get back into the groove of being mindful in regards to my food... and it's not always easy.
I'm also organizing a couple homeschooling fieldtrips right now, and that's always a little... complicated, with people backing out at the last minute and trying to fill those spots and so on... I'm *hoping* the four fieldtrips run smoothly! ;)
That's really about it around here... I'm *loving* working on the farm (my kids come along with me, the farmer is my age (early 30s) and female and has kids of her own, and there are other females who also work there, so it's some awesome women-connect time, too), and would happily spend more time there if I could fit it in, but I also want to respect the balance I've created in my life - a little of this, a little of that... so for now, I'll honour that balance and limit myself to two half-days a week. Besides, it leaves me time for my daughter's 'beach parties' on the deck! LOL
30 May 2011
PHEW!!!
What a productive day!!! I got up early, rowed 9 kms, was at the farm by 9:30 and worked about 3 hrs there (soooooooo much fun!!! i weeded onions!!). Came home, got the kids lunch, settled in around here and got myself organized for the afternoon... out the door again and made nearly all the raw food deliveries, one child to one class, then across town for the other child to another class... several errands thrown in and voila - you have a *VERY* busy but productive day.
If I had to write my horoscope, I'd be amazed at how punctual and productive I can be at times. Things just flowed today, for whatever reason. But behind it all, there was this nagging lurking in the back of my mind: financial woes. dh's cell phone bill last month was over-the-top crazy and I haven't even mentioned it to him b/c our car servicing that's due is also over-the-top crazy, on top of other bills, etc. Poor guy; he works sooooooooo hard to, as he puts it, keep his family (well, wife, lol) in the manner to which (I've) become accustomed... and it seems like we're behind the 8-ball yet again. Sometimes I just want to live a much, much simpler life, *free of debt*. Completely free. grumble grumble grumble
Okay, well, now that that's out of my system, let's recap my healing nutritional intake for the day:
- 2c kombucha
- 2T vega shake-and-go and a banana, blended
- 750ml smoothie from yesterday
- 2c raw vegan pad thai that a friend gifted me
- 8 raw tamari almonds
- 40 some-odd ounces of water
Approximate caloric intake: ~1500 I think. I burned 510 calories rowing and farming for 2 hrs was also beneficial. :) Overall: great day.
Namaste
If I had to write my horoscope, I'd be amazed at how punctual and productive I can be at times. Things just flowed today, for whatever reason. But behind it all, there was this nagging lurking in the back of my mind: financial woes. dh's cell phone bill last month was over-the-top crazy and I haven't even mentioned it to him b/c our car servicing that's due is also over-the-top crazy, on top of other bills, etc. Poor guy; he works sooooooooo hard to, as he puts it, keep his family (well, wife, lol) in the manner to which (I've) become accustomed... and it seems like we're behind the 8-ball yet again. Sometimes I just want to live a much, much simpler life, *free of debt*. Completely free. grumble grumble grumble
Okay, well, now that that's out of my system, let's recap my healing nutritional intake for the day:
- 2c kombucha
- 2T vega shake-and-go and a banana, blended
- 750ml smoothie from yesterday
- 2c raw vegan pad thai that a friend gifted me
- 8 raw tamari almonds
- 40 some-odd ounces of water
Approximate caloric intake: ~1500 I think. I burned 510 calories rowing and farming for 2 hrs was also beneficial. :) Overall: great day.
Namaste
29 May 2011
Day 7 and goin' strong...
It's been busy around here, with no time for the computer!
Thursday (day 4) I had an AWESOME day - I got to spend 3 hours on a local organic farm where I'll be volunteering twice a week throughout the summer season in exchange for some produce. I am SOOOOOOOO stoked! :D
Nutritionally, on Thursday I nourished myself with:
- 1L of smoothie from the day before
- 2T Vega shake-and-go and a banana blended
- 2 oz homemade tamari almonds (hmmmmm, *not* the best idea in retrospect, even though they were soooooo good, they just *sat* in my tummy feeling heavy)
- 1L smoothie (8c spinach, 2 bananas, 1T spirulina, 2T hemp seeds, 1t acai powder, a handful of soaked gojis, 2T raw agave, 1T maca, 1t acerola cherry powder, 1 1/2T ground flax, 1/4t kelp powder, 4c frozen berry blend)
- 1t Barlean's vegan swirl oil blend
- about 2L of lovely, healing water
I also rowed 8.5 kms on Thursday, burning about 480 calories. As well, I took in a 90 minute tai chi class in the evening. Between working on the farm, rowing, and tai chi, it was a great, active day! Approximate caloric *intake* for Thursday was 1750 calories.
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Friiiiiiiiday was *super* busy and I spent sooooo much time driving. Being busy took it's toll on my food intake; my caloric intake was about 750 for the day.
- 800 mL smoothie from the day before
- 4 thin small slices of watermelon and a couple cherries
- 2c kombucha
- 2T vega and a banana, blended
I didn't row, but did teach a 90 min tai chi class that had me sweating profusely! AWESOME class!
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Saturday was nice. We spent the afternoon/evening over at family's and had a good time catching up and hangin' out. I also got some Zeolite on this raw food order so have started taking it (3 drops, 3x/day) to assist with detox. I am also back to taking Fo-Ti 3x/day. It was doing *amazing* things for my hair when I was taking it regularly about 4 months back.
Saturday I blessed myself with:
- 2T Vega shake-and-go and a banana, blended
- 1L smoothie (8c salad mix, 2 bananas, 4c berries, handful soaked gojis, 1t acai, 2T hemp, 1T spirulina, 600 ml almond milk, 3T agave, 1T maca, 1/4t kelp and 1t acerola) - salad mix doesn't make for the best smoothie. I think it's the peppery arugula in it
- 2c kombucha
- 4c green salad and 2T dressing (which was a wiser choice than eating the pizza everyone else was having) :P
- about 1L water
Rowed 8.5 kms (slow, though: nearly 42.5 mins, but still burned 465 calories)
Overall daily intake: ~1200 calories
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Sunday we stayed at home and cleaned. Did a massive house clean and got some work done around the yard. busy busy busy. Did a set of tai chi in the morning on the deck, but no rowing today.
I delighted in tasting:
- 1L smoothie from yesterday
- 2T vega and a banana
- a few pieces of red pepper and a couple pea pods
- 1L smoothie (1 head red romaine, 2 bananas, 1T maca, 1t acai, 1t acerola, 2T hemp, 1T spirulina, 5 medjools, 1/4t kelp, handful gojis, 5c frozen berries and 3T agave). I didn't like the romaine base, either. Spinach is best, imo, for a smoothie base.
Approximate caloric intake for the day: 1450.
7 days done and I'm down 5 lbs. more than that, i'm resetting my relationship with food onto a more conscious path. It feels right to be doing this. I realize how out-of-touch my food intake had gotten... I was eating twice as many calories every day, mostly raw but not as diligently raw as I am being now. I'm not denying myself solid food completely (like today I had a couple veggie bites), but I do need to eat consciously and that is something new for me. It's kinda weird to have more time to do other things other than food prep or cleaning up after making a meal when you're blending a smoothie. It frees you up for other things, which is... odd because we don't usually have that time.
Anyhow, overall, the weekend was great and I'm looking forward to continuing this for the time being. :)
Namaste
Thursday (day 4) I had an AWESOME day - I got to spend 3 hours on a local organic farm where I'll be volunteering twice a week throughout the summer season in exchange for some produce. I am SOOOOOOOO stoked! :D
Nutritionally, on Thursday I nourished myself with:
- 1L of smoothie from the day before
- 2T Vega shake-and-go and a banana blended
- 2 oz homemade tamari almonds (hmmmmm, *not* the best idea in retrospect, even though they were soooooo good, they just *sat* in my tummy feeling heavy)
- 1L smoothie (8c spinach, 2 bananas, 1T spirulina, 2T hemp seeds, 1t acai powder, a handful of soaked gojis, 2T raw agave, 1T maca, 1t acerola cherry powder, 1 1/2T ground flax, 1/4t kelp powder, 4c frozen berry blend)
- 1t Barlean's vegan swirl oil blend
- about 2L of lovely, healing water
I also rowed 8.5 kms on Thursday, burning about 480 calories. As well, I took in a 90 minute tai chi class in the evening. Between working on the farm, rowing, and tai chi, it was a great, active day! Approximate caloric *intake* for Thursday was 1750 calories.
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Friiiiiiiiday was *super* busy and I spent sooooo much time driving. Being busy took it's toll on my food intake; my caloric intake was about 750 for the day.
- 800 mL smoothie from the day before
- 4 thin small slices of watermelon and a couple cherries
- 2c kombucha
- 2T vega and a banana, blended
I didn't row, but did teach a 90 min tai chi class that had me sweating profusely! AWESOME class!
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Saturday was nice. We spent the afternoon/evening over at family's and had a good time catching up and hangin' out. I also got some Zeolite on this raw food order so have started taking it (3 drops, 3x/day) to assist with detox. I am also back to taking Fo-Ti 3x/day. It was doing *amazing* things for my hair when I was taking it regularly about 4 months back.
Saturday I blessed myself with:
- 2T Vega shake-and-go and a banana, blended
- 1L smoothie (8c salad mix, 2 bananas, 4c berries, handful soaked gojis, 1t acai, 2T hemp, 1T spirulina, 600 ml almond milk, 3T agave, 1T maca, 1/4t kelp and 1t acerola) - salad mix doesn't make for the best smoothie. I think it's the peppery arugula in it
- 2c kombucha
- 4c green salad and 2T dressing (which was a wiser choice than eating the pizza everyone else was having) :P
- about 1L water
Rowed 8.5 kms (slow, though: nearly 42.5 mins, but still burned 465 calories)
Overall daily intake: ~1200 calories
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Sunday we stayed at home and cleaned. Did a massive house clean and got some work done around the yard. busy busy busy. Did a set of tai chi in the morning on the deck, but no rowing today.
I delighted in tasting:
- 1L smoothie from yesterday
- 2T vega and a banana
- a few pieces of red pepper and a couple pea pods
- 1L smoothie (1 head red romaine, 2 bananas, 1T maca, 1t acai, 1t acerola, 2T hemp, 1T spirulina, 5 medjools, 1/4t kelp, handful gojis, 5c frozen berries and 3T agave). I didn't like the romaine base, either. Spinach is best, imo, for a smoothie base.
Approximate caloric intake for the day: 1450.
7 days done and I'm down 5 lbs. more than that, i'm resetting my relationship with food onto a more conscious path. It feels right to be doing this. I realize how out-of-touch my food intake had gotten... I was eating twice as many calories every day, mostly raw but not as diligently raw as I am being now. I'm not denying myself solid food completely (like today I had a couple veggie bites), but I do need to eat consciously and that is something new for me. It's kinda weird to have more time to do other things other than food prep or cleaning up after making a meal when you're blending a smoothie. It frees you up for other things, which is... odd because we don't usually have that time.
Anyhow, overall, the weekend was great and I'm looking forward to continuing this for the time being. :)
Namaste
25 May 2011
Day 3 update
Well, I got my rowing in today: 8.5 kms in just over 40 minutes, burning 477 calories. :) Not my fastest row, but it was later in the afternoon (while dinner for the family was cooking). Working out is easiest in the late morning/early afternoon (somewhere between 10 & 2). Any earlier and I'm still half-asleep and too late and it just doesn't feel right. Call me Goldilocks. :P
Today I've gifted myself with:
- multivitamins and calcium supplements
- 2T of berry Vega shake-and-go and a banana and 1/4 of a pineapple blended
- 2T of berry Vega shake-and-go and a banana (I know, a tad repetitive, but I was in a rush to get out the door but didn't want to leave with an empty stomach)
- about 5 12-oz glasses of water
- 2c of kombucha
- 1L of smoothie (this made 2L, which I'm saving a litre/quart for morning: 4c romaine lettuce, 2 bananas, 2T hulled hemp seed, 1T spirulina, 2c frozen berry blend, 1 quart/litre raw almond milk (using 1/2c soaked almonds I make 2L of milk, so 1L is the equivalent, imo, of 1/4c of almonds), 1.5T of ground golden flaxseed, 1tsp acai berry powder, 1 tsp acerola cherry powder, 1/4 tsp kelp flakes, 1T maca powder, 3T raw agave and a handful of soaked goji berries. I've calculated on www.myfitnesspal.com that 2L of smoothie with these ingredients is around 1300 calories, so 1L would be about 650 calories.)
Overall approximate caloric intake for the day: ~1250
Today I've gifted myself with:
- multivitamins and calcium supplements
- 2T of berry Vega shake-and-go and a banana and 1/4 of a pineapple blended
- 2T of berry Vega shake-and-go and a banana (I know, a tad repetitive, but I was in a rush to get out the door but didn't want to leave with an empty stomach)
- about 5 12-oz glasses of water
- 2c of kombucha
- 1L of smoothie (this made 2L, which I'm saving a litre/quart for morning: 4c romaine lettuce, 2 bananas, 2T hulled hemp seed, 1T spirulina, 2c frozen berry blend, 1 quart/litre raw almond milk (using 1/2c soaked almonds I make 2L of milk, so 1L is the equivalent, imo, of 1/4c of almonds), 1.5T of ground golden flaxseed, 1tsp acai berry powder, 1 tsp acerola cherry powder, 1/4 tsp kelp flakes, 1T maca powder, 3T raw agave and a handful of soaked goji berries. I've calculated on www.myfitnesspal.com that 2L of smoothie with these ingredients is around 1300 calories, so 1L would be about 650 calories.)
Overall approximate caloric intake for the day: ~1250
Day 3
It's raining this morning - plip plop - after yesterday's beeeeautiful 16C sunshine, which felt so *seasonal*. The rain's not really depressing - it means I don't have to go out and water the garden or hanging baskets by hand and they'll probably get a more thorough watering from the rain than from me. But I do really enjoy watching the sun on the trees throughout the day - in the morning, coming from the East as the first rays touch the tops of the tall tall trees, and slowly, as the sun rises, the sunlight comes down lower and lower until it's all the way on the ground... and then throughout the day, as the sun moves across the sky, how it looks on the leaves of the alder trees, dappled and the leaves turn this brilliant light green, contrasting with the conifer's dark green needles surrounding. Then into the evening, towards sunset, the sunlight coming through the heavily forested west side of our property. I was at the kitchen window the other day watching the sunlight come through the trees in the west as I washed the dishes after dinner. It was beautiful, catching the golden glimpses reflecting off the firs and cedars. *beautiful*
Today is Day 3 of the smoothie-feast. Yesterday went alright... I got my 8.5 kms of rowing in and also taught a 1.5 hr tai chi class (which you might not *think* is very aerobic, but let me tell you, i sweat (sorry, perspire) something wicked during a good tai chi class. LOL So I was pretty happy with how active I was yesterday. For nutrition, I blessed myself with two protein shakes - I had 2T of Vega Shake-and-Go (chocolate) and a banana blended at 8 a.m. (before tai chi) and another 2T of vanilla flavour and another banana at 1:00 (before rowing). Boy, do those vega shakes stave off hunger! They've got ~11g of protein in each serving. Around noon I had 1/2 L of smoothie from Day 1 and throughout the day about 5 12oz glasses of water (or 6?). I also enjoyed 2c of kombucha in the evening, multivitamins and calcium and a few nibblies (a couple small pieces of watermelon and a few snap pea pods) as it was book club night at my house and I was lamenting not getting around to making a smoothie. I figure my caloric intake was around 1000 calories, so rather low. (I sure enjoyed having my friends over for book club, though! We were discussing Vladimir Megre's Anastasia of the Ringing Cedar Series)
Today I'll have time to make 2L of smoothie, which will hopefully keep me going for most of the day (at ~1300 cal/2L). And I'm intending on rowing this morning.
The dog's snoring over on her bed. She's all curled up like she's still in the womb, despite being a big gangly 2 yr old now. I don't know how that position could possibly be comfortable, but it must be. ;)
Today is Day 3 of the smoothie-feast. Yesterday went alright... I got my 8.5 kms of rowing in and also taught a 1.5 hr tai chi class (which you might not *think* is very aerobic, but let me tell you, i sweat (sorry, perspire) something wicked during a good tai chi class. LOL So I was pretty happy with how active I was yesterday. For nutrition, I blessed myself with two protein shakes - I had 2T of Vega Shake-and-Go (chocolate) and a banana blended at 8 a.m. (before tai chi) and another 2T of vanilla flavour and another banana at 1:00 (before rowing). Boy, do those vega shakes stave off hunger! They've got ~11g of protein in each serving. Around noon I had 1/2 L of smoothie from Day 1 and throughout the day about 5 12oz glasses of water (or 6?). I also enjoyed 2c of kombucha in the evening, multivitamins and calcium and a few nibblies (a couple small pieces of watermelon and a few snap pea pods) as it was book club night at my house and I was lamenting not getting around to making a smoothie. I figure my caloric intake was around 1000 calories, so rather low. (I sure enjoyed having my friends over for book club, though! We were discussing Vladimir Megre's Anastasia of the Ringing Cedar Series)
Today I'll have time to make 2L of smoothie, which will hopefully keep me going for most of the day (at ~1300 cal/2L). And I'm intending on rowing this morning.
The dog's snoring over on her bed. She's all curled up like she's still in the womb, despite being a big gangly 2 yr old now. I don't know how that position could possibly be comfortable, but it must be. ;)
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