I went shopping today, and it was a success! We went to Old Navy before going to the grocery store. I got 3 new pairs of pants (2 jeans, 1 pair of dress pants) and two shirts! Now if I get a call back for a job interview i'll have something decent to wear (I haven't bought new clothes in sooo long!)
So, after that my mom dropped me off so that my sister and I could go grocery shopping. There is this produce store on the way to it and i've always wanted to go in it, so we decided to go! Love it! Everything is cheap haha.
8lbs of apples, 4lbs of oranges, a pack of garlic (5), one medium sized Jicama, a honeydew melon, a large white onion, and something else i'm forgetting... all for only $11! At the grocery store that would have easily been $17!
At the grocery store I got green bell peppers, avocado, bananas, pears, kiwi, green grapes, lemons, limes, sea salt (although now i'm doubting I got the right kind... eek!), flax seed, golden flax seed, raw honey, raw pumpkin seeds, raw sunflower seeds and raw cashews! I was SO happy when I saw the raw pumpkin seeds... my new best friend in the grocery store is the bulk bins!
Tomorrow i'm going to make some kind of crackers, i'm not sure what kind yet.
Oh! Exciting! My sister seems to be really interested in raw now. Before she would make stupid comments about it and when I would try to show her raw recipe photos (on rawfoodtalk) she would say "gross!" or "that is NOT raw!" (cookies, cakes, etc) but today she wanted to look at them, and commented on how good so many things looked. She even said if she had raw food that looked like that, she'd be a raw foodist too haha. And then she wanted to watch Alissa's dvd! But the dvd player was being stupid. If she went raw, it would be awesome. There would be no cooked/unraw food in this apartment, so... no temptations for me while i'm still living here! I want a raw kitchen!
Until tomorrow....
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
Friday, January 5, 2007
Thursday, January 4, 2007
I think they ruined it!!! (not raw related)
I have a message board with Invision Power Board. It's my baby haha. I sent in a support ticket with the IPB staff for them to upgrade my board to the newest software version, and they're taking too long! I think they ruined it! It says it's still in progress, but I tried logging into my account on my board and it says there is it can't find any account with my username/password. GRR!!! PLEASE LET THIS BE PART OF THE UPGRADE!!!!!!! :-( I'm sure it is... but ahhh!!!
UPDATE: My board is safe! haha
UPDATE: My board is safe! haha
Sinful Smoothie!
I just made the most SINFUL smoothie! It tastes like candy to me! It's about half of a pineapple (the leftover I had in the fridge) and a few frozen banana pieces (I cut them into 3rds before freezing) ... omg, YUMMY! I think i've found my new favorite smoothie! Oh, and I added maybe a 1/4 cup of water too.
I was supposed to go job hunting today, but my mom who was supposed to take me, ended up having to work. Sucks not having a license and a car! But she's taking me tomorrow. Is it wrong that one of my main motivations for wanting a job is so I expand my food budget to get more yummy raw things? haha! WISH ME LUCK! I am SO going to need it, even if I am just picking up applications... it's still super scary for me!
I was gonna say something else, but now i've completely forgotten what it was... hmm... don't you hate it when that happens!? Hopefully i'll remember later on and i'll post again!
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
I was supposed to go job hunting today, but my mom who was supposed to take me, ended up having to work. Sucks not having a license and a car! But she's taking me tomorrow. Is it wrong that one of my main motivations for wanting a job is so I expand my food budget to get more yummy raw things? haha! WISH ME LUCK! I am SO going to need it, even if I am just picking up applications... it's still super scary for me!
I was gonna say something else, but now i've completely forgotten what it was... hmm... don't you hate it when that happens!? Hopefully i'll remember later on and i'll post again!
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
I DID IT!! I stayed 100% raw!!!
I'm just about to go to bed, but I had to share my excitement... I STAYED 100% RAW TODAY!!! The water fast didn't keep up, but I stayed 100%!! I found my leftover pineapple from yesterday and I had to eat some... it was calling to me haha. Yay!
OMG I just got done watching Alissa Cohen's dvd. I cannot wait to get to the grocery store so I can get things to make what she did. The angel hair pasta and marinara looks heavenly! The blueberry pie... omg! And the crackers (I don't remember which kind it was, the cinnamon cracker maybe?) with the almond butter, bananas and honey... excuse me, but that sounds orgasmic! Mmm!
I'm off to go dream of yummy raw foods! Here's to tomorrow... 100% raw day #2!
(I really think blogspot/blogger should have smileys/emoticons!)
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
OMG I just got done watching Alissa Cohen's dvd. I cannot wait to get to the grocery store so I can get things to make what she did. The angel hair pasta and marinara looks heavenly! The blueberry pie... omg! And the crackers (I don't remember which kind it was, the cinnamon cracker maybe?) with the almond butter, bananas and honey... excuse me, but that sounds orgasmic! Mmm!
I'm off to go dream of yummy raw foods! Here's to tomorrow... 100% raw day #2!
(I really think blogspot/blogger should have smileys/emoticons!)
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Why!?!?
The first two days of the new year were a complete bust in terms of sticking to raw. So frustrating! Cooked food REALLY is an addiction, and anyone who tries to say different has no clue! I'm a huge emotional eater, and my emotions were really tested on the 1st by my sister, and I gave in to what I have always known to comfort me. Yesterday... I have no idea what happened! I was doing so well the entire day, and then night time came around... and I felt like I was starving and the raw foods I have left weren't going to cut it. So I caved. :-( Why is this so hard!?!? It's so simple, it shouldn't be so hard!!!
But... today, I have been good! I woke up this morning to the UPS truck pulling up, and... ta-da! My copy of Alissa Cohen's book and dvd both came today! So I immediately started reading the book and decided this is it. I haven't felt hungry at all though, so i'm doing a mini water fast. At least today, maybe tomorrow as well if I feel I can do it.
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And I just have to get this off of my chest. A huge cause of my anxiety is my sister. She's an alcoholic in denial and whenever something sets her off to start drinking, usually it's me who has to deal with her behavior, since her only two friends don't want her near them when she's acting crazy/drunk, so they get her drunk at their place and send her home. When she's at her ex boyfriends house (her main friend), the only way she can get home is by driving.. so she does, even when drunk. Her other friend, who is also my friend, lives in the same apartment complex, so no driving needed there. I have gotten onto her case SO many times about drinking and driving, but it doesn't seem to register. She thinks there is no way she could get in an accident/kill someone... but who really thinks that could happen to them? OF COURSE it could happen to her! On the 1st, she decided to go over to E's (ex boyfriends) house and she brought a 5th of something and told me "no, I can't drink, I have work tomorrow! I'm selling to one of his friends for $10!" Uh huh... right, never stopped her before. Well, about 5 hours later she walks in the door obviously drunk, and J (apartment complex friend) walks in behind her and says my sister came to her apartment completely wasted, not knowing how she got there (she drove obviously.) REAL SAFE! She then left and went to J's apartment and J stayed and talked to me for awhile. When J left, she (J) called me and said my sister had left, with another 5th of something (that she had taken from her closet when she stopped by) and drove off. Obviously she went to E's house. The ENTIRE night I was on the verge of a panic attack because I didn't want her to come back and was worried she would. There have been a few times when she's been drunk like she was that night, I did something that for some reason set her off, and she has come at me, slapping/punching/kicking... it's scary! I say that 2006 was one of the worst years of my life... it's because of my sister, because it was filled with her drunken drama.
Oh, and my sister and E got into a fight earlier on the phone. So afterwards, she called J and asked to go over there... that's a sign that she's going to drink. I'm worried.
That's all for now. *sigh*
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
But... today, I have been good! I woke up this morning to the UPS truck pulling up, and... ta-da! My copy of Alissa Cohen's book and dvd both came today! So I immediately started reading the book and decided this is it. I haven't felt hungry at all though, so i'm doing a mini water fast. At least today, maybe tomorrow as well if I feel I can do it.
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And I just have to get this off of my chest. A huge cause of my anxiety is my sister. She's an alcoholic in denial and whenever something sets her off to start drinking, usually it's me who has to deal with her behavior, since her only two friends don't want her near them when she's acting crazy/drunk, so they get her drunk at their place and send her home. When she's at her ex boyfriends house (her main friend), the only way she can get home is by driving.. so she does, even when drunk. Her other friend, who is also my friend, lives in the same apartment complex, so no driving needed there. I have gotten onto her case SO many times about drinking and driving, but it doesn't seem to register. She thinks there is no way she could get in an accident/kill someone... but who really thinks that could happen to them? OF COURSE it could happen to her! On the 1st, she decided to go over to E's (ex boyfriends) house and she brought a 5th of something and told me "no, I can't drink, I have work tomorrow! I'm selling to one of his friends for $10!" Uh huh... right, never stopped her before. Well, about 5 hours later she walks in the door obviously drunk, and J (apartment complex friend) walks in behind her and says my sister came to her apartment completely wasted, not knowing how she got there (she drove obviously.) REAL SAFE! She then left and went to J's apartment and J stayed and talked to me for awhile. When J left, she (J) called me and said my sister had left, with another 5th of something (that she had taken from her closet when she stopped by) and drove off. Obviously she went to E's house. The ENTIRE night I was on the verge of a panic attack because I didn't want her to come back and was worried she would. There have been a few times when she's been drunk like she was that night, I did something that for some reason set her off, and she has come at me, slapping/punching/kicking... it's scary! I say that 2006 was one of the worst years of my life... it's because of my sister, because it was filled with her drunken drama.
Oh, and my sister and E got into a fight earlier on the phone. So afterwards, she called J and asked to go over there... that's a sign that she's going to drink. I'm worried.
That's all for now. *sigh*
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Having almost no food sucks!
I have almost no food left! Two apples, 4 bananas, some pineapple, frozen berries and baby spinach. I cannot wait to go grocery shopping! My grocery "plan" for this weeks shopping trip:
Apples (I've discovered these are my most favorite fruit! I always thought it was raspberries!)
Bananas
Oranges
Lemons
Grapes
Dates
Avocado
Raw sunflower seeds
Raw almonds
Flax seed
Baby Spinach
Romaine
Some other type of 'lettuce'
Baby Carrots
Carob powder (If I can find it)
Agave Nectar
Not sure i'll be able to find everything on the list (carob powder, raw almonds), but I sure hope so! And i'll probably pick up some other stuff that looks good that I can't pass up.
All i've eaten today is a few pieces of pineapple. I'm just not hungry! The pineapple gave me a bit of a stomach ache too. Not sure why. If i'm feeling hungry later i'll eat an apple.
I'll write more later on!
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
Apples (I've discovered these are my most favorite fruit! I always thought it was raspberries!)
Bananas
Oranges
Lemons
Grapes
Dates
Avocado
Raw sunflower seeds
Raw almonds
Flax seed
Baby Spinach
Romaine
Some other type of 'lettuce'
Baby Carrots
Carob powder (If I can find it)
Agave Nectar
Not sure i'll be able to find everything on the list (carob powder, raw almonds), but I sure hope so! And i'll probably pick up some other stuff that looks good that I can't pass up.
All i've eaten today is a few pieces of pineapple. I'm just not hungry! The pineapple gave me a bit of a stomach ache too. Not sure why. If i'm feeling hungry later i'll eat an apple.
I'll write more later on!
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
Monday, January 1, 2007
It's 2007!!!
Yay, it's finally 2007!!! I'm so excited for this year, if you couldn't already tell!!! This is just a quick post before I head to bed, but I decided on my new years resolutions, so I thought i'd post them!
New Years Resolutions for 2007
- Stay 100% raw (obviously)
- Exercise 30 minutes a day
- Get back into the 100's (weight)
- Get a job
- Get my GED
- Get my license (or learn to take the bus! haha)
- BE HAPPY!
Pretty good resolutions, I think! :)
Goodnight! And happy new years to everyone!
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
New Years Resolutions for 2007
- Stay 100% raw (obviously)
- Exercise 30 minutes a day
- Get back into the 100's (weight)
- Get a job
- Get my GED
- Get my license (or learn to take the bus! haha)
- BE HAPPY!
Pretty good resolutions, I think! :)
Goodnight! And happy new years to everyone!
Peace & Love,
-- everclear
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