Maija kicks the habit

So, I've gone holistic...again. This time in the form of a 10 day detox. I've started and am well on my way. The first day of the detox is water only. No food from Wake Up to Sleep. Only water. That was a hard day to say the least. I had had a wild night the night before I started so to compound the tiredness I already felt with having no food multiplied by a raging headache pretty much equaled a long day. Days 2-4 is fruit only. Meaning, I can eat ONLY fruit. Hard days. My advice is if you're going to do it, remember to drink a lot of water. Days 5-7 are fruits and vegetables. A little bit closer to normal but remember, I've had no protein in a week. Turns out I'm aggressive enough without it. Days 8-10 are fruits, vegetables and finally beans, nuts and seeds. Oh my. So, I'm somewhere in the middle and how am I doing on it? Well, so far I've stuck pretty much to schedule except for that lunch at Wendy's and that dinner at Burgers Supreme. So much for detoxing, huh? But the fruit day was kind of fun. I figure that this is really more a lesson in self control and discipline then it is an exercise in cleansing your digestive track. So, I'm cutting myself some slack. After all, it's a LESSON in discipline. I've still got the whole semester ahead of me to cram!

And She's Off...

Little Sis A. came to stay with me this weekend, yeah!! High Five! We are going to my cousins wedding tomorrow which should prove to be interesting as well as fun. We'll have to have some fun while she's here in town and hopefully I'll have the mental clarity to post about it. On a different note, I agreed yesterday to go on a five day River Trip with J. He promised that he would throw me in to the river but we'll see about that. I'm kind of slippery when I'm wet and I figure as long as I keep moving he won't be able to get a good grip on me. That will be a Tuesday through Saturday trip. Then if all goes according to plan I should take off that same Saturday for Moab with K. and B. to camp out and do some slick rock Mtn Biking. I've already got the days worked out with getting them off at both jobs so now it's just a matter of sitting tight till it's time to go. When I asked my boss for the days at the one job, he laughed and said, "sure, it has been a while since you've gone on one of your crazy adventures." Boy do I ever feel the truth of that statement. It's nice to have some plans and feel like I'm back in the saddle again!