I'm Back

Okay, a lot of time has passed and a lot has happened since last posting.

Briefly, in September things went a little haywire at the restaurant and stress levels soared. We had to make a decision about closing our doors or trying to keep things going. The boys and I were exhausted. My heart was not in it. It was not the lifestyle (eating or otherwise) that I wanted for my family or myself. With the last wave of equipment failure and power loss (which resulted in food loss and loss of business), I felt like I was “kicking against the pricks”. It was time to close this chapter of our lives.

The pizza business is behind me. The family and I have been taking a few weeks to get life a little more back to normal (whatever that means). We have made trips to the zoo, had big family dinners, and kicked back on the couch and watched some movies. These simple activities at first felt like luxuries, as we were not able to indulge in them while we had the restaurant. Now it all feels like a natural part of our lives again. My family is precious to me. Life is good.

I stayed successfully raw until mid September. After that point, I ate more and more cooked food (although I stayed vegan). I do think a “whole foods” type of vegan diet has its benefits over a typical SAD diet. I feel better than when I ate animal products, but not as good as when I ate primarily raw food.

I am working my way towards more and more raw food. I joined the holiday challenge over at www.rawfu.com - the wonderful community Bunny Berry created. I strive to have at least one green smoothie a day, and two would be optimum. I am a person who “runs cold” when the weather gets chilly, so throughout the fall and winter I usually have a mug of (insert any hot beverage) glued to my right hand. If I want a cooked-vegan-whole-food dinner, I will have it. For now, I am not committing to 100% raw, just rawer.

I will not be sharing my food log, weight, and body measurements, but I will be posting more photos. For one, it is nice to have a face to place with the written words. In addition, I think it’s an easy way to keep track of how things are going physically. Am I tempted to obtain a frequent photo card at Glamour Shots? Absolutely! Instead, I will hand the camera over to my husband or one of my sons and let them click a few pictures. Maybe one day I will even learn how to put a video on my blog - my nine year old can probably show me how.