ah well done on being so grounded my love...something we strive for daily hey....talk tomorrow?

Jen - two words. Rock star.  You are a rock star.  As always, I am in awe.

Nope, I am not in awe of the pain.   

((((((jen))))))

But..... your open and honest sharing of your ups & downs that you post here - that I believe inspire, support and assist others - I will always be in awe of.

So, there! 

Point taken Miss G! LOL.

Frangi, this deprivation things is something that I have strived to avoid. In the past the feeling of deprivations has lead to all sorts of misbehaviours! Bulimia, overeating, smoking or drinking. Yes I know it's silly to go to the bottle shop and get myself a half dozen cans of vodka so I won't eat XXXX but hey! Alcohol has no fat and that was my logic at the time.

Interesting little beings aren't we!

Rest day today. I did some study first thing this morning which was nice. I studied until my eyeballs were raw! Teehee. Then at about 2.30 I hit the sack. Went to sleep and was awoken by my son not long after.

I was talking to someone the other day who said that when they are not well it's the only time they don't like living alone. I say, when I'm not well it's the only time I wish I lived alone! Brock has turned into the loudest person in the universe. Sigh. Ah well. We'll all be in bed soon.

xoxoxo

Ha! Thank you RGG. And thank you for the phone call too. Vay vay uplifting!

My neighbour came over this morning to ask a favour. She told me that she had been up all night on the loo with a bucket. Woke up exactly like me. Hmmmm. My daughter and her daughters were playing on the weekend and three of her four children have had the same thing... hmmm.

Just proves to me that not everything is as it seems. I thought I was reacting to ze foods that I ate. Not so! I had a tummy bug. And my symptoms only lasted three hours. My neighbour has had symptoms all day. I feel so lucky!

I'm reading two books at the moment. The Wisdom of Florence Schovell Shinn which is an excellent excellent book on manifesting and Yogananda's epic Autobiography of a Yogi. This is one of the best books I've ever bought. My mother thinks it's one of the most boring books on the planet. LOL. But she has no doubt read it all before in other books. Yogananda was an amazing individual. I'm so grateful that  I have his book.

I'm becoming more and more convinced that diet is just a small part of our life. Small but very important! Like the wheels of a truck. The truck's wheels are small in comparison to the rest of it aren't they! But without the wheels it can't go anywhere.

I'm glad that I've found this starting point. I truly feel like I am forging ahead. My most important focus right now is to relax. Do things in a relaxed manner. Relaxation and faith in myself and the universe. Awesome!

xoxoxo

I enjoy the colour and brightness of raw food too. Gosia posted some photos in her journal and they are so pretty!

Well it's 3.30 in the morning. I'm bored outta my skull and wide awake! I went out with a friend this arvo and had mint tea. Three pots of it! I had water as well... but mainly tea. It's somewhere that I have been going for ages. My third pot arrived and it tasted like normal tea. So I asked what was in it. I'd already noticed that my hands were shaking slightly and thought it was odd... they make the mint tea with... are you ready?

Earl grey, chai, a sprig of mint and some kind of syrup! Shock. I was in such an adrenal state tonight! buzz buzz. Still cannot sleep. One pot was fine for me apparently but 3 was overkill. Don't care. Never having their tea again. Will stick to water. Or get a pot of boiling water and take my own teabags!

STill, have made the most of my time. I have spent a few hours playing with windows movie maker and feel like I've gotten that under control now. Lots of fun!

Going to hunt down a torch and read. I think I will be useless later when the kids get up. Might have to go and have another pot or three of 'special' tea! LOL. I don't THINK so!

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Hullo gawgess! Yers it was a long night I tell you! But I am perplexed. I had an invitation to visit a friend in Brissy and knocked it back because I was worried that I would get tired on the drive home. They are outside of Brissy so it's a long trip home on the M1 (motorway) if one is knackered! So I turned it down.

However the kids and I have just been for a bike ride. Our best yet. We had such a great time. It was 8-9km's and there were hills. I was so proud of myself I rode up every hill! Huzzah! Feeling fabulash as the divine Peebsie would say. One the way home I over took the kids to get home first (I'm such a child!) and then Bella all of a sudden did not want to race ahead of me. She was dragging me back (Better mother than I? Possibly...) and so I walked up the last hill. But apart from that I got it all together.

I've shot some video on my little camera. Brock has my heart in my mouth. He gets the speed wobbles. He's fallen off a few times. Nothing serious. He started off whinging when he fell off. After checking his 'injuries' we pretty much just laughed him back onto his bike and got him going again. Eventually he started to get up and back on the bike with no 'tears' so I made a big deal of his bravery. He rode along happily after that. He is such a drama king. No idea where he gets it from.

Caitlyn is so strong. She just rides ahead. She probably rode 10-11 km's today. She would double back to ride down a fun hill again or park her bike and go and get Brock and ride up a hill on his bike for him. What a gem! She fell off once and had a big grin about it.

I am so surprised that I still have energy. Perhaps it's because I've been active! If I was like a sloth on the couch (which I plan to be in about an hour) I would be knackered!

I'm having a delish GS now. One that I've not had in ages. Twas a favourite of mine when I first started. It's the celery, banana, date and water. Awesome!

Have a great day/night all!

xoxoox