Silence is not golden--on a blog

I admit it.

I have been a naughty blogger.  I have allowed myself to get so wrapped up in the summer, my kids, my college classes and etc. that I have neglected my blogging. I have read through many blogging tip sites that a good blogger blogs steadily if not often and I believe it has been a month. ack!

Since May I have finished my spring classes and jumped right into summer classes. Even though summer classes are condensed and a little harder I have always enjoyed them because of the way I have taken the classes previously, I was able to focus on one class at a time. Not so much this summer. This summer I had 3 difficult classes I was juggling as they crammed assignments at me in only 5 wks. It has been a bit stressful and time consuming.

This year my husband and I decided to have a 4th of July shindig. So it took quite a bit of our time to prepare for it and to throw it. My house is still trying to recover from having 40 people in it. We also had some of hubby's family from down south visit us for a few days, which was rather nice and quiet but any time someone stays with you it does interrupt the natural flow of your life. Then their are the kid-related things we have done. Beaches, parks, playgrounds, bike-paths and Cedar Point(thus far)So, in  any case I have been busy all the way around. 

I know, I am making excuses but it comes natural. :D

As far as the juicing--so many things have conspired to make it nearly impossible to juice. Between stressful schedules, lack of money(or at least enough to by fresh produce) and then the juicer biting the dust, well, we have been lazy and have eaten whatever we feel like. ugh. So, I have resolved to substitute my juicing with blended smoothies(the blender still works-so, na-na fate) and 'Naked' juices for a couple of my meals and to eat healthy dinners. I have also been collecting work out videos and other exercise related thingies. So I am still going to struggle forth relying on stubbornness and optimism. Wish me luck.

Now that I have finished my crazy hard classes, I now have time to do some creative writing. Yay!

I have heard My character whispering to me at night. She has been getting pushy with me lately( which I have missed immensely) so much better than the cold shoulder. I am looking forward to vomiting some words on paper. :D

How has your summer been? What crazy things have happened to you? What was your 4th of July like? I'd love to hear from you. :)

Until next time(sooner--I promise) try to stay cool.

Let the carnage continue!!!!!!!!

Hello again,

I'm sexy and I know it...

Tonight is my promised (See previous blog) weekly update on my hubby's Juice Fasting Tournament. *fans scream with abandon*
What's that you say? It can't possibly be a tournament? It's just a fast and my hubby isn't fighting anyone?

We-ell, I'll see your nay-say and raise you a raspberry. (yup. I just stuck my tongue out at you. heh)

He is in fact fighting. He's fighting stubborn belly fat. He's fighting his impulsive wants. He's fighting his stomach that tells him that he's a fat man who hasn't eaten in 10 days--so, therefore he's starving. He's fighting to live longer. So, yeah, way to go hubby. *woot*

I said give me the cookie!

Now, I have to get this out in the open. He did in fact break his fast and eat solid food on Easter but only under strict self-imposed stipulations. He had to hit 280lbs. Which was almost 20lbs lost in a week. How bout' them apples.

He wouldn't let me post his picture yet but he sent me a couple pictures I could use. So before anyone thinks I am being evil by posting Jaba or the Rancor...it was hubby's suggestion. The first is how he thinks he looks and the second is to express how he felt after a few days of juicing.

On to another subject touched upon on the previous post: Today is my first day Juicing. it is an unusual feeling, I can tell you that.

You'd be amazed at the amount of veggies and fruits it takes to fill one glass of juice. You know something else? For awhile you do feel full. so, seeing what is going into you and having that full feeling make you feel like you are awesome.

Alas and alack though my friends. I have never been able to stay full on produce alone. Even when I consume the fibrous parts, they leave me hanging...so too does the juice. So, now instead of hitting around 3 meals a day, I must juice more frequently to fight off my body's games it plays with me. 

We'll have to just see how it goes. My hubby is already into his second week and I am starting the first leg of the journey. 
I just have to keep telling myself as I salivate over the children's candy. "There is a skinny girl inside...You just ate her and now you need to burp her up." Then I smack my hand and say, "No. bad llama."

So, Anybody else feel like joining me?