I took the girls down to Alameda for the first week of Spring Break. They enjoy going to Stephanie’s house because they are a little more free to run around outside there. I enjoy going there because we end up pigging out on something baked, craft, and have quite a bit of fun.
I may also love the Bay Area a little bit…
Who can argue with that?!
You know the saying “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt” … ??
That’s like a motto in this house, especially with Sophia.
Okay and maybe me too.
Apparently when you bend down and a knee comes up bad things happen. Also teeth and lips don’t mix so well. Tuesday night I spent nearly 4 hours in the ER getting 3 stitches in my lower lip, and a tetanus shot. Awesome way to spend a Tuesday night.
Let me just say a few things right now…
1) The “numbing” shit felt like the doctor was ripping my lip back open. I have no nice words for this experience.
2) Tetanus shots hurt more 2 days later, especially when you lean the poked arm against the couch.
3) Lip wounds bleed. A lot. I’ve got a labret piercing and my tongue pierced. Never a drop of blood. Put a tooth through your lip and it’s like a massacre.
David feels like a horrible human being as it was his knee that met my face. My lip is still partially numb, rather swollen, and and facial movements pull on my stitches – laughing, sneezing, eating, and trying to drink from my CamelBak bottle are all painful still. Smoothies and kefir through straws have been my go to meals. I tried to eat a Beef Summer Sausage log because last night I was desperate. Today I ate turkey bacon. Both of which I came to regret shortly after as my jaw is also in a bit of pain. I want French fries and a chocolate glazed doughnut SO bad right now though.
My next attempt is going to be spinach lasagna. It will require cutting the food into tiny bites, and likely a solid hour to get a serving into my face and masticated.
So, let this be a lesson, don’t horse around. Especially not with someone who has Wolverine like bone density. O_o
This afternoon I started getting the stomach bug that Nola has, and the same thing I had back in January, which kick started my weight loss to begin with. Finding food repulsing for nearly a week will do that. It was also the point in time in which I stopped drinking coffee daily. I had thought I was doing better and had a Sunday cup of joe, and OMG the stomach cramps were unreal. I didn’t drink coffee again for a solid month. I think I’ve had 3 or 4 cups since actually, and it subsequently cut out a large amount of sugar from my diet!
I was going to start the Dr. Oz 3 Day Detox on Friday, but since I’ve currently taken in less than 150 calories today I think it would be irresponsible of me to do something of the sort while my body is still healing. I don’t need any system shocks, and honestly I’ll likely ease my way into eating via smoothies anyhow. A good balance of fruit, veggies, healthy fats, and yogurt for good bacteria.
With that, I am about to take a bath and head back to bed.
A friend of mine is doing Dr. Oz’s 3 Day Detox. Today was her first day. I of course was intrigued and decided to check it out. I am becoming quite the smoothie aficionado thanks to my Vitamix. When you can get 2 or 3 kinds of veggies and 4 or 5 kinds of fruit packed into one blender.. AND IT’S KID APPROVED .. well, then you’re going to keep making them. And I have, which I promise I will be posting about, but I’m still working out some recipes. 
There is a shopping list on there for you to take with you to the store, and it gives the smoothie recipes as well. I’ve already printed it out to see what all I would need, because I am seriously entertaining the idea.
I didn’t set out to have at real “resolutions”, but it just sort of happened. I’m also in no way going to argue with a health my habit being formed.
Today is 10 days with no coffee.
Today is also 23 days without soda (save for some ginger ale when I was sick, but that was more to do with nausea and hydration – I had way more water and Gatorade).
Now, I wish I could say the same about carry out pizza. 
A week ago today I took my parents to the train station.
They are not coming back home.
They took Amtrak from Reno to Miami, and yesterday they flew from Miami to Ecuador.
They will be seeking residency in Ecuador.
I’m still processing it. I may be 31, but it’s still not easy. My younger brother is 1,700 miles away in Canada. My older sister is 2,600 miles away in Maryland. As the crow flies (straight line distance) my parents are about 4,000 miles away in Cuenca, Ecuador.
I need to dust myself off and deal with the fact that the last 18 months have changed my family forever. Buttered Popcorn jelly beans have been helping.
It’s been a long week around my house. Nola started first grade last Monday, and since I’m attempting homeschooling this year it’s been a battle of wills as she wants to go back to public school. The household acquired a traffic ticket. I checked my bank account to find unauthorized transactions in progress. The end of the week graced me with some GI issues that left me with lasting issues through even part of today. So a blog post has been in the very very back of my mind most of the last week.
In my downtime I’ve been looking at two different photo hosting type pages. SmugMug and Zenfolio. I’m pretty sure that my “about me” states that I have a love of photography. What I did not mention is that I’m in the process of starting up doing photography on more than just a hobby level.
White Wave Photography is the start of what I hope will be enough of a source of income that I can stay with the kids, but still get to do something I have loved for years. I like other arts and crafts, but have found that I enjoy doing them for fun at my own leisure. I will continue to do things like dye yarn, but just for friends, family, and myself. I have yet to find myself bored behind a camera because the focus through the lens is always changing.
My photography site will not be just portraits and candid shots. I love sunsets, storms, structures, lakes, rivers, the ocean, mountains, wildlife, flowers, fires .. anything and everything that can be photographed. I’m forever saying “I wish I had my camera with me” when I see something that I think would be a good picture. David fully expects me to take my camera with me just about everywhere I go, and he knows me well because I do take it with my just about everywhere (obviously not grocery shopping because that’s just boring).
This last week I’ve also been getting started with freezer meals, which I will talk about more in my next post I’m sure. 
