Renewed energy

It's been a week of no drinks and no coffee and frankly, I was getting bored. Don't get me wrong, I have a new found love of green tea, but I still love a good cup o' Jo. And to be honest I do look forward to having a nice glass of wine, but just a single glass. This cleanse has given me a new perspective on what my body does when I put too much booze in it.

This morning though I found a new love....in the form of a juicer. I borrowed my mother in law's mammoth, shiny, stainless steel juicer and decided to give it a whirl, literally, that's what it sounds like, a whirl. I love it! I'm now in the market for one of my very own! I made fresh fruit and vegetable juice this morning using apples, carrots and celery. Paulo even drank it instead of OJ! Well to be fair he drank about 75% of it, but hey this is his first foray into home juiced blends, I think he did great for a little dude! I'm trying to teach him from the start to be kind to his body, to demand only the best, freshest, healthiest foods possible (with the chicken nugget exception, I think I may need a 12 step program for him and those damn nuggets!) I think it's so much easier to never start poisoning your body than it is to try to detox it later. If he can learn to love food in its natural form now as a child then he will be so much better off as an old man.

I also had a lovely lunch with my Daddy, who at 73 has better health than most of my peers. He's actually gotten a little close to the fringe so to speak in his old age. But his health is a testament to his fringyness. He and I had a lovely chat about my detox and the why/what/when of it all. It was nice to have the undivided attention and wholehearted support of my Daddy, I can always count on him to listen and support me in whatever I'm doing, the benefits of being Daddy's Little Girl for sure. He's a healthy old dude though, which I'm grateful for, and it's fun to talk shop with him. We actually can learn from each other with regards to healthy living. And maybe after our chat he'll dust off his VitaMix and start using that a little more!