Thanksgiving was nice and mellow with my parents, my brother and my daughter. We had dinner at Claim Jumper restaurant and then dropped her off to spend the rest of the holiday with her dad's family. I found myself back at home craving an early sleep and fell asleep while watching Away We Go. If ever you've wanted to see a movie full of such simplistic love, that's the one. More love stories, both fictional and real, need to be exactly like that.
While so many people braved against the chaos and madness of Black Friday, I spent my day snuggled in my bed and slept in when I've been struggling to get a full night's sleep at all lately. When I awoke I decided that the most I'd give into this crazy consumer holiday was to hit up the local QFC for some O.N.E. Why the most healthy things for you cost the most will always be beyond me but I snatched up some Coconut Water, Amazon Acai and Cashew Fruit. Then I grabbed one of my Strawberry Whirl smoothies and found myself back at home.
Somewhere in the late morning I felt this urging to finally buy myself the Vita-Mix 5200 that I've had my eye on. Reading too many blogs and too many product reviews told me that other blenders are good but that if I could afford it, the Vita-Mix is great. I've resisted the $500 price tag for awhile now but decided today that the greatest gift I could give myself this season is the gift of health. When I drop $5 or $6 a day on Jamba Juice (more when I get for my mom or daughter), the Vita-Mix pays for itself awfully damn quick and will provide us with a more healthy alternative anyway. So, in a few days I'll have it here and ready to rock. I didn't opt to get the dry blade for now but I figure I can always go for it later if need be.
With all of the stomach issues that a loss of gall bladder has given me over the course of the last few years, I've noticed certain foods that require extra digestion giving me a lot of trouble. I eat for the taste, despite how it makes me feel shortly thereafter. Lately I've been really focusing on those feelings I get from certain foods and doing my best to go the other way. What I've noticed is a strong leaning toward a vegan based diet has made me feel so much better. Having been moved recently by a lot of the things Jason Mraz has shared with his fans and the community about the things and the foods that have positively influenced his life, I found it impossible to avoid wanting to learn and read more. Click, click, click. I found myself on the Cafe Gratitude website. A little chunk of money later and soon I will have the I Am Grateful recipe book, the Sweet Gratitude raw dessert book, the Green Smoothie diet book, some Goji berries and some I am Delighted vegan chocolate fudge cookies. I am excited to test my taste buds and challenge my body to see how it is to eat an organic, raw vegan diet for a little while. I've read so many things about the positive physical and mental results that I can't ignore it. It may not be for me but it's more than worth the shot.
My consumerism today happened all from the comfort of my home and all went toward furthering this effort at making this year a more healthy and positive one. I hope anyone who may read this had an amazing holiday with their loved ones. I am grateful for this life and for the lessons in it.
While so many people braved against the chaos and madness of Black Friday, I spent my day snuggled in my bed and slept in when I've been struggling to get a full night's sleep at all lately. When I awoke I decided that the most I'd give into this crazy consumer holiday was to hit up the local QFC for some O.N.E. Why the most healthy things for you cost the most will always be beyond me but I snatched up some Coconut Water, Amazon Acai and Cashew Fruit. Then I grabbed one of my Strawberry Whirl smoothies and found myself back at home.
Somewhere in the late morning I felt this urging to finally buy myself the Vita-Mix 5200 that I've had my eye on. Reading too many blogs and too many product reviews told me that other blenders are good but that if I could afford it, the Vita-Mix is great. I've resisted the $500 price tag for awhile now but decided today that the greatest gift I could give myself this season is the gift of health. When I drop $5 or $6 a day on Jamba Juice (more when I get for my mom or daughter), the Vita-Mix pays for itself awfully damn quick and will provide us with a more healthy alternative anyway. So, in a few days I'll have it here and ready to rock. I didn't opt to get the dry blade for now but I figure I can always go for it later if need be.
With all of the stomach issues that a loss of gall bladder has given me over the course of the last few years, I've noticed certain foods that require extra digestion giving me a lot of trouble. I eat for the taste, despite how it makes me feel shortly thereafter. Lately I've been really focusing on those feelings I get from certain foods and doing my best to go the other way. What I've noticed is a strong leaning toward a vegan based diet has made me feel so much better. Having been moved recently by a lot of the things Jason Mraz has shared with his fans and the community about the things and the foods that have positively influenced his life, I found it impossible to avoid wanting to learn and read more. Click, click, click. I found myself on the Cafe Gratitude website. A little chunk of money later and soon I will have the I Am Grateful recipe book, the Sweet Gratitude raw dessert book, the Green Smoothie diet book, some Goji berries and some I am Delighted vegan chocolate fudge cookies. I am excited to test my taste buds and challenge my body to see how it is to eat an organic, raw vegan diet for a little while. I've read so many things about the positive physical and mental results that I can't ignore it. It may not be for me but it's more than worth the shot.
My consumerism today happened all from the comfort of my home and all went toward furthering this effort at making this year a more healthy and positive one. I hope anyone who may read this had an amazing holiday with their loved ones. I am grateful for this life and for the lessons in it.
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