go juice

I decided last week I wanted to start introducing

juicing into my diet.  I am bad with getting close

to my daily servings of fruits and veggies.

Over the weekend I bought the cheapest juicer on the shelf.

I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on something I 

did for a week and then quit :)

Monday morning I wanted to jump right in.

I am going to to substitute my go to breakfast of

coffee and an english muffin with a glass full of juice!
I am also going to drink my 64 oz of water a day.

The only problem was I didn't have time to 

go to the store. Well...honestly that's a lie.

I had all day Sunday to but I chose to sleep

and lay on the couch all day since I had the house to myself.

Anyways, come Monday I only had what was in the fridge 

to juice with. I had two apples and a huge Costco size

bag of baby carrots.

Mondays recipe was

2 apples

15 baby carrots

Surprisingly it was good.

I don't know if was my glass full of fruit and veggies

or the 11 hours of sleep I got but I had energy!

I hit the ground running and cleaned like a mad woman.

I did the dishes which moved into me pulling out

everything from under the sink and wiping it all down,

throwing out stuff, reorganizing, wiping off the hand held vacuum,

cleaning the garbage can, and then putting it all back.

Halfway through cleaning under the sink I remembered Josh

saying the other day how you couldn't see through 

the little window on the stove.

I then remembered I just read something from pinterest on that.

So I covered the inside of the stove door with a baking soda paste.

Let it sit while I finished my first task.

I scrubbed the oven for like an hour
and you can now see through the glass!

Tuesday I still hadn't gone to the store so
I juiced like 25 baby carrots with 2 cups of
defrosted mixed berries.
This was yuck :(
I drank it down though.
I decided I needed to make it the Green Barn.
I got lemons, limes, ginger root, kale leaves, oranges, apples,
celery, cucumbers, and pineapples.

Wednesday I used a recipe I got from Reboot Your Life.
Mean Green Juice

1 cucumber
4 celery stalks
2 apples
6-8 kale leaves
1/2 lemon
1" ginger

Juice
Pour over ice
Enjoy!

I could not decide if I "enjoyed" this or not.
It made a huge glass.

Thursday I tried Great green fruit blend but changed it a bit.
I juiced
1/4 a pinapple
1 apple
2 oranges
1/2 lemon
I dumped all that in the blender then added
2 cups chopped up kale leaves
10 frozen strawberries

This is actually a very yummy juice/smoothie!
It is very filling.

I even made Cohen {my nephew}some apple juice.
He thought it was pretty tasty too.

Friday I experimented more with just throwing things in.

I didn't have time to juice over the weekend.
It is quite the process in the morning to get everything
prepped, chopped, peeled ect.
Then you have to clean all the juicer parts after.

Come Monday though I was right back at!

So why I am trying to get juicing into my daily life.
well....
I need to eat way more fruits and veggies
I want to get fit and healthy
I want to lose weight
I need ENERGY
and I need help with keeping things regular
I am hoping it will help me with my over well being

By Friday of the first week I did drop 3 pounds with the help of calorie counting.
But then I went to a wedding had some wine and pasta, ate pizza on Sunday,
and wasn't as active as I should have been.
So honestly 2 pounds for the week!

Now that I have juicing down for breakfast
{I am sipping one now!}

I have a few goals I want to work toward
Goal #1
Get a little more adventurous with veggies!
Some recipes call for things like
beets
fennel bulbs
plum tomatoes
red radishes
broccoli
cabbage
red onion
peppers

I am not close to be ready to drink an all veggie juice
but I would like to work towards it.

I played it safe with
kale leaves
cucumbers
celery
and carrots

Goal #2
the long weekend reboot
where you juice only for a weekend.
I would probably do it during the week
since much easier for me!
I am thinking middle of December.

Goal #3
the classic reboot
15 days of juicing and eating only fruits and veggies!
I want to show myself I can set my mind to something,
follow through, and do it!
I plan to do this in January
after all the hub bub  of Christmas.
January of course the time of year to start fresh and clean!

pajama lazy day

Jordan woke up this morning and announced that

we were having a pajama lazy day.

I am fine with that!

The last two days have more go go go

so I am ready for a comfy clothes no plans kind of day.

I do have to get semi dressed at some point to go to 

Michelle's parent teacher conference this afternoon.

I have a my list of things I should do today like

dishes

clean downstairs bathroom

fold and put away laundry

I need to do a quick catch up of my photo a day pictures.

November 9

photo a day

small

{jelly bellies}

November 10

photo a day

can't {won't} live without

{sunshine}

November 11

photo a day

night

November 12

photo a day

drink

{fresh made carrot apple juice}

November 13

photo a day

where you slept

As much as I would like to spend all day wasting time away online I have

finished my mean green juice.  Plus I should probably get a

 few things done so it looks like I did something today!

ten on ten

once a month on the tenth 

taking a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours. 

Finding much life and beauty 

among the ordinary things of our day!

ten on ten 

Saturday edition

Michelle and I were on a mini girl getaway.

Saturday we spent half the day 

spending time together.

Around 1:30 pm we met up with Josh's parents

to drop the kiddos off with them.

They were going to spend the night

while Josh and I went out for my good

friend Karissa's 30th birthday party!

fall fun

last week Thursday Josiah and Eli came over to play after school.

They really wanted to go outside and rake the leaves.

I was fine with that.

I even went out there and watched them for a while.

But it was chilly so I didn't last to long

but I did take some pictures.

 

 

 

I tried to get a "normal" picture of them 

but just wasn't working out.

They had a blast though.

Finally had to make them come 

in when it was getting dark for dinner.

 

mother & daughter

I am going to make this quick.

I have a super busy weekend ahead me

including an overnight mother/daughter date,

celebrating Karissa's 30th birthday,

and hopefully catching up on housework Sunday.

November 8

Photo a day 

something you do everyday

Every morning I enjoy a cup of

coffee while I catch up on blogs and facebook.

Yesterday I made my very own pumpkin spice latte! 

I have been wanting to try one but 

didn't want to spend $5 and hate it! 

To my surprise it is quite yummy! 

you can find the recipe at team beach body 

{it is a more healthier version}

Today I am thankful for being able to take

Michelle on overnight trip just the two of us.

She is all about hanging out with friends now 

so to be able to have her all to myself is going to be fun!

Along with having fun we are going to be spending a lot
of time talking about the journey into the teen years
and all the challenges, peer pressure, changes, ect......
that comes with it.
I am using passport to purity to help guide me through all this!
If you think of us today or tomorrow say a little
prayer for us!
I am hoping for lots of great heart to heart talks
and to strengthen the bond between us.
We all know the teenage yours are tough.

I will probably have lots of blog posts coming your way

as I lots of pictures to share!

Happy Veteran's Day Weekend!

quiet days

November 7

Photo a day 

reflection

It got to be the end the day 

and I hadn't had time for this picture yet

so this is kind of a picture out of desperation

to not wanting to miss a day.

Still reflects the day to day of our life though.

Gratitude Day 8

Today I am thankful for quiet moments.

They can be as long as an entire day 

or a few minutes in a self given time out.

I need these moments to have time to relax,

think a few moments with out interruption,

get projects done, 

get refueled to enter back into the stream of the day,

calm down,

reflect,

ect......

Today I was blessed with a quiet 3 hour stretch!
I wasn't expecting it but I always appreciate them.
I was able to knock off a few of to do list things
to prepare for this weekend.
I am not going to continue my quiet moment
and eat while watching netflix!

no politics talk here...

Happy Wednesday

On today's agenda

sip coffee and write blog post

head over to my mom's to help with cookie baking

drive into bham for chiropractor appointment #2

Yesterday I had chiropractor appointment #1

I have had severe neck pain for about two weeks.

I want a solution so I am seeing if this can help.

They did a bunch of tests and a couple x rays.

Tests should the nerves are very grumpy in my neck and upper back.

In the red {severe} and black category {off the charts} 

Today at appointment #2 we will talk about 

x rays

if he can help me

how long

how much

then since I am the "bus driver" 

I will need to decide how I want to drive the bus

Let's hope it can be fixed quickly.

I just want to be pain free. 

Gratitude Day 7

Today I am thankful for my parents.

They not only raised me into the person I am today

but they have been a huge support to me through so much!

That are always there for our family

and will drop just about anything to help.

I most thankful that they live close enough to be 

a huge part of my kids life!

They have always been more than willing to babysit whenever we need them, 

 give the children extra hugs, kisses, time and support.

The also have us over for dinner or bring dinner to us!

They are just amazing!

love you mom and dad

November 6

Photo a day 

a favorite thing

happy wednesday!

we are already half way through the work week!