I am HIGH raw again!

So today is my 4th day being super high raw. I worked out 3 days in row and I plan on doing some relaxing exercise later on tonight.

Oh yeah! I graduated from College!!

I decided to go back to HIGH raw for a number of reasons:

(1) My skin was starting to be really really dry and it was breaking out sometimes.

(2) I had no energy!!!

(3) I was getting headaches again, which was weird.

(4) I always needed to nap.

(5) Sleep at night unsatisfying.

(6) Overall feeling a little more “down” than normal

(7) Weight gain (not really serious, but noticeable to me)

(8) Cravings for Carbs and Sugar

(9) Stomach pain/Digestive Issues

(10) Cloudy thinking.

WOW! I didn’t realize it was such a huge deal until I made this list! So far I have been feeling great! I am definitely consuming more calories than I normally do when raw, but it’s fine for this huge transition. Some things I have been eating include:

lots of green smoothies, swiss chard wraps (filled with mushrooms, olives and hummus), Lara Bars, Salads, fruits, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seed butter

I am trying to avoid all grains and I am also avoiding too many nuts, which seem to upset my stomach. For some reason my digestion has been terrible and is super aggravated by nuts and grains. Hight Raw isn’t totally out of left field for me. My philosophy has always been to eat for health and in a way that makes me feel good. The way I was eating before wasn’t working and 100% raw doesn’t work for me either. Filling my diet with more vegetables, green smoothies and healthy fats (for me this means a ton of flax, seeds, olives, coconut and avocados) I should be more than satisfied and I should feel more optimum SOON!

Tonight I have to write about 4 papers. I think I will stay up all night doing this. I am actually pretty excited to get all of them out of the way. Then I will perhaps workout and enjoy a nice raw meal. WOO HOO! If I finish all of my projects for tomorrow I will be able to enjoy my weekend stress free.

So I better get back to work. Yes I already graduated, but I do have more work to do and luckily my healthy diet/exercise program this week has helped me have a ton of energy with which to finish all of these assignments. I don’t think I will go to the gym tonight, but some yoga may be in order.

Thanks for continuing to read. After tomorrow I should be writing MUCH more than you probably ever saw me write in my life. If I were you I would be EXCITED right about now.

Ciao! Nicole.

I graduate Sunday!

I should be eating this everyday for breakfast...

10 More days until I am done with SCHOOL!!

and 7 UNTIL i GRADUATE!

Graduation

Honestly, I am a little sad. I will miss certain things about my college experience. I like the Rec. Center. I like the friends I have made, I LOVE the faculty of the French Department and I will miss many other small simple things, but  I AM EXCITED out of MY MIND!!! So I had to put up a blog post about this.

OF COURSE I am a little scared about what will happen after college, but who isn’t? I have a short list of things I want to do and a longer list of lots of things I want to do somewhere else, but I will have to keep that hidden from me until I am done studying for Anatomy. My main priority will be to make money though… especially if I eventually want to write books, make movies and MOVE. I hope the hourly wage deal will be temporary and that soon I will be able to do what I love doing all day everyday without worrying about money.

I have a lot of stuff left to do…

This is probably a really boring post, but it’s ok. It’s clearing my head. I have presentations to do, my film is done except for one small, random scene and editing AND I enjoy all of my friends and family so much. I couldn’t be more grateful for the stuff I have going on in my life right now.

So what’s next??

Raw foods, yoga, writing books, writing novels, writing music (for fun), writing movies (for serious), reading and watching lots of movies. Hanging out with certain people that I love spending my time with and getting that whole “balance” thing back.

What have I been eating??

Today I went to the Eco with my gorgeous friend APRYL. She texted me early this morn (12 Noon) and I couldn’t refuse. I had a taco salad and a weird beet cookie. I have been eating too much oatmeal lately. I think my body is starting to reject it. Last night was sushi and miso with my hot date followed by chocolate sorbet and games. Usually I am just eating oatmeal and soup though. I eat a lot of apples, bananas, collard green wraps and sweet potatoes too!!

Have you been exercising??

Yes! It is a MUST for me. This weekend I did not, but I did enjoy my weekend very much. Friday I powerwalked and did fitness tests in my ANATOMY LAB. I actually beat my entire class at a one mile powerwalking… I DID THAT while TEXTING. I also ran about 3 miles one day last week and swam my stress out another day last week among my regular weight training schedule that really made my legs burn!

What else is new??

Eh, just feeling really creative lately. I’ve been writing a lot of stories and poetry and drawing A LOT I mean… A LOT A LOT of pictures. I am really loving watching movies these days for school and to relax. Also, my skin is terrible right now! I think I might need Vitamin D, more water, more raw food or just more sleep. I am glad I am feeling the senior stress now. It’s exciting. It’s like the final leg of a race and I can see the finish line.

Off to study more anat/phys and then go to sleep. I will post more interesting stuff when the madness slows down.

Bonne nuit!

Raw Thanksgiving Feast

Raw Dolmas

 

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

At the moment I am at my parent’s house drinking a green smoothie and listening to my Mom’s I-POD while she dusts. I have about 4 loads of laundry to get done at some point today as well.

Last night I drank some sake and some other wines and now I am in DETOX mode. For most people Thanksgiving is the day to eat themselves silly, but I actually think I won’t be eating too much today. For one, there isn’t much for me to eat here (at my Mom’s) and I also am still pretty full from my early Thanksgiving leftovers…

raw chocolate mint pie

 

A couple of nights ago I made an early Thanksgiving feast for two. It wasn’t really planned. I was in class all day and started to feel the vacation coming on and wanted to spend my afternoon doing something other than homework. I used to make fantastic raw meals all of the time. Preparing food is one of my favorite things to do… it’s relaxing, creative, it takes me out of my head for awhile. . . I just haven’t done it in awhile since I don’t have a job.

I was so glad I did it though. It was about 4 hours in the kitchen, but everything turned out amazing! What was on the menu??

RAW Thanksgiving Feast

Beaujolais (not raw)

Spring Mix Salad with Miso-Tahini Dressing

Raw Dolmas

Raw Zucchini Pasta with broccoli cheese and marinara

Raw Cashew Cream Chocolate Mint Pie

raw pasta with broccoli cheese and marinara

 

Yes, everything was extremely delicious, but the pie definitely tastes better frozen. I tasted some of the leftovers last night… mmm…

All of the food got great reviews and I think I will be spending a lot more time in my kitchen in the future… and when I have more money. I never regret it!

 

the table

 

 

 

Well, now I am going to do some homework and laundry before I head to my Grandma’s house. I really feel like playing guitar, but I didn’t bring it….

My Green Smoothie is finished and the chlorella buzz will be coming on soon.

 

Have a Great Thanksgiving!!!

 

ciao.

Kabocha Squash Ice Cream

this is the weird stuff that i eat...

Yes I am sure that this looks disgusting….

But it tasted great! I much preferred it to the bacon cheeseburgers and chocolate malts that my film crew consumed post shooting today!

Day 2 Film Shoot

Today was Day two of my film shoot. It went really well. I worked with 2 beautiful actresses today and my trusty team of Nick, Max and Michael. I showed them a cool trick/flip I can do on my mattress and then we began with what I have coined… CINEMAGIC. I am sure I didn’t coin this term, but it makes everyone cringe when I say cinemagic during shooting.

I am standing on a stool in this shot... See my vitamix and dehydrator??

Max is the gentlemen of the group…  Nick is too. Max opens doors more often though!

We shot a few scenes inside of my apartment and then headed to the streets when my second actress arrived. I felt bad because she had to smoke for about 30 minutes straight, the results were worth it though! We came back inside, drank water and then shot a few more scenes in my kitchen. My actor Michael drank 3 shots of Jack Daniels throughout the course of his scene and I captured some really interesting shots from ontop of stools and on the floor.

Our last shots were in a bookstore and it was after the final shots of the day that my crew and I went to Annie’s for food. I ate 3 french fries and awaited my Kabocha Squash Ice Cream Oatmeal. My friends like Kabocha Squash too… it isn’t that crazy.

FOOOOOOD

So my lunch/dinner was the oatmeal I ate topped with the Kabocha Squash Icecream. To make it I blended: A few pieces of roasted kabocha squash, 1 frozen banana, 1 cup of frozen mango. I topped my regular oatmeal off with the icecream and was totally satisfied!!!!! I am still stuffed.

Tonight I also bought some wine for my film shoot tomorrow. Beaujolais and Sake!

Exercise

Something my life is lacking in/of. I have done some woodsy hiking and dancing, but I am used to intense daily exercise. I bike everday, but I would like to get back into a more intense routine. So, over Thanksgiving I am going to do more athletic things. I only have 3 weeks of school left so I am not getting too caught up with exercise… social life… etc. That stuff can definitely wait while I finish up my projects.

Have a fun Saturday Night!!!!!!

Well, I have just outlined an essay I am turning in on Tuesday night… I have some more reading to do for this evening and I would like to do yoga, but time is of the essence and essence is running low.

My friend Jakob is having a Bday party tonight so I think I am going to venture out into the night and buy him a drink … afterward I am going to see what kind of tomfoolery there is lurking about and then I am going to get some rest for my big acting day tomorrow! I need to go over my lines. Tomorrow is DAY 3 out of 4 of my film shoot. We might actually do 5 days though. It’s such a fun process! I am planning on writing a new film after this one is done. I mean that!! And my novel.. Yaddahyaddahya. I do what I say I will do… sometimes it just takes a little longer than expected.

 

GOOOODNIGHTTTT.  …*….*…..*…..*

I eat 8 Bananas a day

Or pretty close…

 

oh I also eat a lot of green smoothies

I haven’t made a decent shopping trip in awhile. I am 100% OK with this. I am subsisting on oats, miso, bananas, almond butter, tahini, spinach, green powders…lots of mesquite, chocolate…. hmmm… what else?? Sometimes hummus and sometimes squash. Seriously. I am not even exagerrating. But, I love eating this way! Just eating some fruit and vegetables whenever and making nice oatmeal. That’s what I am all about.

 

Oat making will be so much more interesting now too!!!!!!!! Find out why later…

 

Today I am going to discuss several things:

(1) Success

(2) Stevia

(3) Plans….

 

Success!

Although I haven’t maintained the best balance this month many interesting things have happened and I can not ask for better friends. There were a dozen people that I would have loved to have over for some sake and record listening, but I have had to admit to myself that I NEED TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL. I have 3 weeks left until I graduate and I just need to do it. No matter how many fun things I could be doing besides…….

That being sad I HAVE been working hard and my Anatomy Group and I made a really great movie on diabetes. You can watch it here. I have a really great group and I am so happy we got a perfect on the project.

I am also still working on my film. We are shooting all weekend. I am also finishing up acting for my friend’s film and we are going to shoot a third film before the end of the semester…. gah!!

On the other hand…

I have got to get up to speed in my litterature class!! Reading 600 page French novels intimidates me when I want to be thinking about making my movie…

Stevia

YUM

Speaking of Diabetes….

Stevia is an amazing way to get rid of sugar addiction! When I was a raw foodist last fall I was obsessed with dates, agave and local raw honey and in fact HATED stevia. In fact the only way I would eat stevia was blended with grapefruit, cinnamon and cilantro… with a little spirulina mixed in. I also would add a touch of it in my blended oat bran bowls of last Spring. An entire packet of stevia would last me a month… A tiny packet!!

BUT NOW…. I have gotten tired of consuming so much sugar. My body couldn’t handle it anymore. Now I use one packet of stevia in my morning oats… maybe a little coconut, some tahini, almond butter, mesquite, green powder, spinach and bananas and ALL IS WELL. Especially if those bananas are blended up with cinnamon and almond milk to form Banana Ice cream.

So what is stevia? I am not going to give you a text book answer to that question here, because so much is available online about it. Basically Stevia is a plant and comapnies like NuNaturals process the plant to create a sweetener that is delicious and calorie free. This sweetener makes it possible for diabetics to maintain healthy blood sugar levels as well… which is great news!!

AND I AM SO LUCKY because last week I won a package of Stevia products off of Heather’s blog! Thank you thank you Heather! Nunaturals was so amazing too. Not only did they send their products… but, they sent a whole packet of information and lots of recipes. I really want to try Raw Lemon Miso Salad and Butternut Squash Icecream. Both of which can be found on Heather’s blog. It was nice they printed it out for me = ) Thank you again Heather. You’re the best.

So I will be eating a lot more stevia than usual……

Plans

So I have some plans. I am going to finish up this semester strong, worry about novel writing later on and maintain a good equilibrium… however that equilibrium presents itself. I was looking at my planner the other day and realized that I am booked solid through the end of the semester and then after that… NOTHING. Absolutely Nothing. Just one day in February where my good friend wants me to feed children with him. I AM SO EXCITED! I can not wait to see what mysterious, interesting things will fill those pages. So happy… = )

Wish me luck as I finish off this semester in the best way I can!!!!!

Thank you Anthony

photo by mike minehart

 

I remember when I first became a raw foodist and I was reading raw food blogs everyday…. SEVERAL times a day. At the time there was a lot of negative energy floating around the internet. The idea of raw food was great and the communities that were waiting to be breed out of it seemed beautiful and utopic, but the motivations behind these images were often full of superiority-complexes. I remember feeling bad about not being 100% raw all of the time. I ended up taking my diet to an extreme which led to being underweight and developing a vitamin B12 deficiency and a whole slew of other eating problems…. many of which took a long time to resolve. I probably did not talk much about it in the blog.

 

Anyway. Anthony my friend at RawModel.Com wrote an excellent post in which he reflects to a time back in 2007 where he was spewing tons of negative energy into a movement that was meant to be positive. I really appreciated reading it. Many of the best authors reflect back on their work after many years. Not to reject that they had those thoughts, but to show that they have evolved. So happy Anthony is doing such great things!! He is inspiring.

 

Check out his article HERE.

 

I will write more later. Just thought I should pass on this info.

 

Ciao!

Reiki and Film Shoot Day One

Hello!!

photo by Mike Minehart

SO much is going on! Where to start?

Today I started shooting footage for my film and it is going swimmingly!!!! After only an hour and a half of sleep last night I somehow managed an entire day of filmmaking and am so so so happy with the results. We shot in a Minneapolis park (that was supposed to be Paris) and in my apartment and everything looks beautiful. An umbrella I packed with last minute and a HUGE mirror I found next to the dumpster this morning were creative influences during the shoot. I am excited for this coming weekend (days 2 and 3) and December 2nd, when we wrap it all up! Once this film and the film I am acting in are completed (and my 2nd film that I need to finish editing……. = / ) I will send you a vimeo or youtube link so you can check them out. I swear!

I also got certified for REIKI this weekend. It was so exciting! Reiki is a bio-field healing modality that taps into energy which can be used for healing by way of touch between the practitioner’s hands and the clients skin. This is similar to healing touch, but it is hands on. I took one 16 hour class that lasted 8 hours both Friday and Saturday. Friday all of the students were attuned. This means that the professor performed a sort of reiki on us that allowed us to become open to using reiki energy. This experience was crazy for me. I won’t go into details, but I felt very relaxed and meditative. My professors hands felt very hot and afterwards my spine was tingling and my hands felt hot too. I was also full of energy even though I hadn’t gotten much sleep.

On day one we practiced a seated Reiki. I felt so amazing after my partner practiced with me. Strangely enough we both saw images of the forest during a reiki exchange. I felt very connected to this particular partner. We also learned some of the basics of reiki and a bit of the history behind reiki.
On day two (Saturday) we started our morning with a seated reiki treatment and learned about the full reiki treatment. We broke for lunch where I, not being hungry (I know?? Isn’t that crazy), went for a walk in the woods with a classmate. We rejoined and did 45 minute reiki sessions on eachother. We all received our certificates and said our goodbyes! It was an amazing class. I never had so many positive people with me in a single room before. I mean this!! I hope to reconnect with a few of my classmates in the future.

So that was that. AND that pretty much sums up my entire weekend. Not much exercise beyond biking and stretching. I did some hanging out, novie watching, relaxing and Reiki. I hardly slept enough and it was all great. I felt good about all of it. This has been a great month.

Right now I am eating more oatmeal. Breakfast was oatmeal (haha) and lunch was vegetables and hummus. I think I am going to turn into a horse. I think I will do some homework, yoga, thinking and sleeping tonight.

Here’s to Sunday!! May this week be as good as the last one. . . = )

See you all later!

11 11 Have I found Balance?

….In the past week I have:

my future collaborators

Thrown my 30 day plan out the window……

………………….Spent plenty of time with some good pals!……………………. Eaten tons of chlorella and spirulina………………….   …………….. chosen tanqueray gimlets and guitar playing over studying…… …………… Gone to bed at 6 AM………… …………….woken up at 5 AM. …………………….Ignored my novel……………. Indulged in my novel when I had more important things to do……………. . …………Had 3 am snacks in bed while reading French poetry……………

And I thought I was going to accomplish so much this month???!!!!

Listen Guys:

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I am.

AND yes. This is……….. Balance.

And you all ask me. How?? How?? How is this balance? The chocolate, the parties, the essay writing coupled with empty stomach and late night bowls of oatmeal?

I explained it to my beautiful Grandmama quite simply today on the phone. I told her:

Grandmama, I have trying to find a balance in my life for over 2 years, well at least consciously. After “trying” so hard, I started to lose sight of what was really important to me. The things I wanted in my life became a short list of things that might be acquired as a result of my so-called “balance.” Balance is not ALWAYS a producer of things you want. Balance is a great place for the things that you want to come alive and to thrive, because often everything you want is already in your life. Waiting to fully show itself.

For instance; every single day is different. A perfect example of this is the fact that it is nearly 60 degrees here in Minnesota when oftentimes in November there is snow on the ground. I see that it is nice out and I don’t wear gloves, I don’t wear a hat. I perhaps even take a jog in the woods, instead of sit in a gym and slave away on a treadmill.

So why shouldn’t I approach my schedule in the same way? Why not approach my creative projects in the same way? Feeling out each day and determining my decisions based on how I feel in each individual moment.

And so. I feel that I have found balance. I have been keeping my senses intensly aware of my intuition. I have been thinking often about my goals and what I want and also being grateful for what I have and the people in my life. I haven’t been so happy in a long time and I am not always living up to the strange set of standards I sometimes make for myself.

Anyway, it’s just a thought. How about I recap the last couple o’ days since I have been MIA.

Tuesday:

Fitness: Afternoon jog

This day was fine. I got a beautiful jog in early in the day. It was gorgeous out. I spent about 30 minutes exploring the woods next to the Mississippi with a classmate of mine that usually works out at the same time as me. Then I did some lower back exercises.

Mental:

This was a very mentally stimulating day. I watched Delice Paloma for a French class, did some homework, meditated (where I learned some interesting things), and then I read some poetry. I also got together with some friends from an English class I am taking and it was great. Two of my friends just got back from New Zealand and they made these amazing connections with a lot of VIP film and TV people, so their stories were great. We had some drinks, chatted, took pictures and watched my friend  Apryl’s show. Then we went to one of my friend’s houses to play music and write a story. I ended up singing a song for everyone. Then our story-writing turned into a long discussion about humanity and life. Haha, I love my friends. I felt like I was in an Antonioni film.

I was feeling so bad about not studying for my test today, but fear not. My intuition proved strong and I am SO happy I didn’t study. I got a perfect on my Quiz too! He let us use notes for the quiz. See…. you’ve gotta just learn to go with the flow sometimes!!

Today:

So today has been good. My chlorella came in the mail so this morning I had a humongous, ginormous chlorella grapefruit smoothie with nut butters and choc. chips and a little bit of corn flakes… I was so full. I had classes and then biked home.

Now I am going to study and await my friends’ arrival. We are shooting a film here tonight for my friend Max’s class. I act in it. I am a girl who gets locked in the drunk of a car and then dies later on. I guess I am getting kidnapped! WOO HOO.

Tomorrow will be great too. I am doing my Anatomy lab early and having coffee with an idol of mine (in the writing field). I can’t wait to hear his ideas on writing and the novel-writing business. Then I have other nice things to do later on. So, I’ve got to continue working hard!

Talk to ya’ll soon. Yes I am still writing my novel. Yes I am still writing my film… I will give you progress reports another day.

CIAO!

PS: Camera still not loading pics onto my computer. Soon I hope!

Days 2 & 3 NOVEMBER!

Well hello! So I have been trying to my blog, but my camera isn’t letting me transfer pictures… I am trying right now though, so hopefully after I write for awhile they will load.

Day 2 & 3 were, well, a change from the past couple of months. (PS! My camera is working.. Yes!)

Let’s start with Day 2!

Monday: Day 2
I woke up early, did Tibetan prostrations and wrote my heart out. Then I made a tasty smoothie of: grapefruit, stevia, water, ice cubes, hemp seed, mixed greens and spirulina (delicious). I had classes all day, a conferences with a prof, a workout and then I went home where  I did a lot of homework!

The difficulties about Day 2: It was hard getting myself to bed at 11 PM. Really difficult! I am used to staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning, but a little David Cross reading is what eventually seduced me. I also had a huge detox headache. I hate that, but I am glad I am detoxing a little bit. The headache did, however make my homework more difficult.

The positives: I had a great workout!! (shoulders) I got a lot of homework done. I am less “addicted” to being online all the time. I got a lot of sleep and… I am on the right track.

 

Day 3: Tuesday:

Day 3 was just amazing. I woke up at 6:30! Can you believe it? I drank water, did Tibetan prostrations and wrote, wrote, wrote. I then had classes and a scholarship luncheon which was great! Actually, it is awkward talking about yourself for 60 minutes, but I know how to do it so it was a good time.

I did some stretching and yoga at home and then had a wonderful afternoon/evening. I won’t write about it here, but it was great. It involved waterfalls, kombucha and poems.

So, I was able to have a great day, eat fairly healthy and get some stuff done. When I came home after being in the wilderness I read Flaubert in bath tub. Fun!!

Day 4: Today!

So I am figuring out how this month is working out for me. I feel like I am transitioning into it. Getting used to not being online all the time. Eating while not doing anything else is tough. Writing in the morning when I know I “have to” is tough. I feel like my writing isn’t as eloquent as it could/should be. I am sometimes not even thinking when I write. Maybe it will get easier as I go along. I have written about 7,100 words already! Gah!

I will say that because of the changes I am making, I feel so much more positive. Yesterday I sent a text to my family telling them to have a good day and my sister Tarah told me that it made her feel a lot better. Which made me feel good for doing something so miniscule and easy. It took me 30 seconds to text her, but it made a huge difference.

I have deleted so many phone numbers from my phone and that makes me feel really good too. Some names carry too much negative charge and I don’t want them even in my phone.

It is still early in the month and I have a lot of work left to do, so I should get off this thing and get to it! Everything is going well in my life. Yesterday was great. My luncheon went really well and the rest of my day followed suit. I have a feeling that today will be great in that it will be productive.

 

Today for breakfast I made the following smoothie:

Fruity Spirulina Smoothie

Blend the following (put in vitamix in order listed):

1 Cup of water

tsp of guar gum

1 tsp coconut oil

1/2 packet of stevia

4 ice cubes

1 banana

5 frozen strawberries (about)

small handful frozen pineapple

2-3 handfuls of mixed greens

While blending, take of the top and put in a couple of tablespoons of spirulina (this way the spirulina won’t get stuck to the sides of the blender- Thanks Anthony!!)

Another successful breakfast! But.. my camera isn’t working. So no wonderful pictures. I am so sorry. Maybe I need to buy a new one??

Oh and by the way you should really check out Anthony’s website. Anthony is really inspiring. His knowledge comes from all different sources and spans many topics including raw food and permaculture. He’s a really genuine, interesting person and he is often sharing wisdom through his blog. So check it out! His blog is truly a great resource for anyone that is interested in raw food, sustainability or just plain old inspiration. I really like what he and Dawn are doing and it’s great to know there are some amazing people in Minnesota.

Enjoy your day! Eat your algae! (My skin is getting clearer and clearer!!)

I survived day ONE of 30

So here I am at the end of my 1st day of November and what a day it twas.’ Shall I tell you all about it??? Ok. I will.

me on Halloween

 

So today started out with much laundry doing. After I did 30 tibetan prostrations of course (just to get my blood flowing). I also drank a lot of water!

grapefruit sludge.

Once I had the laundry well underway and my blood was flowing strong. I finished sweeping my apt. and did some homework. Then my French friend came over to rehearse for my film! It was a successful rehearsal. I will have one more rehearsal with him before we shoot. I have to fake cry for that scene and he was acting so well that I almost did want to cry.

After rehearsal I helped my darling friend with a paper. She is all about Human Rights and wants to go to grad school for it, so I am helping her as best I can. I want her to succeed.

Nutrition

Breakfast was late. I actually was really full from yesterday, so I didn’t eat until about 1:00 in the afternoon. I made a grapefruit smoothie:

Grapefruit Sludge:

Blend: One grapefruit, 1 cup of water, some ice cubs, 3 big pieces of purple kale, 3/4 packet stevia, guar gum and spirulina in your vitamix

Eat it in a bowl with a spoon…. Perfect.

On an exciting note.. I’ve just ordered some chlorella from MountainRoseHerbs!! I also ordered some mesquite, chia seed and kelp noodles online too. I can’t wait to get them in the mail!

Workout

I had a workout plan, but then I skipped out for more adventurous plans. I look forward to my 60 minutes of working out tomorrow (arms!) Tonight I am going to do some yoga before I call it a night (soon).

NaNoWriMo

I have written just over 2000 words. My story is called Lettres de Canada and it is a lot of fun to write. Tomorrow morning I will write 1700 or more words to add to the novel. I am really enjoying NaNoWriMo.

Notes on the Challenge

I have added 2 New Rules!!!!

(1) I may not do anything, but eat when I am eating. UNLESS I am having a conversation with someone. After reading so much about the effect that ANY amount of stress has on the Digestive System I am a little weary about disrupting my natural digestive process by excitement or frustration…. no more facebook during lunch or anatomy during dinner. This is good for me!!

(2) I forgot number two……. Oh well. I will remember later.

I have also taken some before pictures, because I think I will change physically during this month. I won’t post them until the end. This is such an exciting month!!!

I woke up this morning so excited to start my day… even though it was just filled with homework and laundry for the most part. Luckily, I had a great night and I didn’t even mind the 2 hours of sitting in front of my laptop writing a french glossary for my Paris class. I actually enjoyed that. I actually did not crave Cliff Bars and oatmeal. I am so happy about this month. 29 more days to take advantage of!! See you soon.

Gnight, Nicole.