Hi ladies! Lovely to see you here.

I went to the link expecting to see a couple of t-shirts. But no, apparently they had some left over ink and nothing to put it on so went crazy! You can get Happiness is Eating a Watermelon printed on just about anything! Laughed at the dog T. Our beautiful Jake loved watermelon too. He would go and get them from the vegie patch and eat them skin and all.

This week has been a bit of a struggle so far. Putting out lots of positive vibes that it will improve dramatically. Perhaps the lead up to a full moon is affecting me?

DS has been really sick with something viral. High temp, coughing, listless, etc. I have been a bit sleep deprived from being up with him through the night. He finally slept through last night, which I am relieved about because it means he is getting better. For 3 days he only had water and a few sips throughout the day of watermelon juice and last night he ate half a rockmelon, so another good sign that he is improving.

DD has been challening too. Whenever she eats bread she gets really emotional. Angry, crying, frustrated, etc. It can be difficult to walk the line between feeling sorry that she feels so terrible and wanting to give her a kick up the bum for the behaivour. She only wants bread when DH is eating it and I have finally been able to get him to see what it does to her and he has agreed to not eat it at home! Yey!!! It should make a big difference.

It has taken DH a long time to accept that there is a connection between what we eat and how we feel. I think mostly because he would have to take more responsibility for what he is eating and the moods it induces but also because of upbringing.

I think the only reason I was more open to the idea was because my brother had ADHD as a child and the results of eating anything processed were instant and dramatic. I remember him going to a birthday party in the morning and being in hospital in the afternoon, strapped to a bed and hysterical. It was scary but also eye opening to what food can do.

It meant that we ate very little processed foods, used no cosmetics or perfumes (because they affected him) and mum washed our clothes in bi-carb because even soap powder could set him off. Now I am grateful for those things because I lean that way out of habit as much as choice.

Speaking of cosmetics, etc, I have been using a herbal tea I got as a hair rinse once a week and it is working really well! Without a conditioner my hair looked like straw most of the time. It would have short periods of looking good but then get dry again, even when I used ACV. With the tea it is shiny, smooth and feels lovely and soft. I am so pleased!

The tea is one I got online and I will keep getting it because it is so delicious, but I thought I might experiment more with other herbal blends for my hair. We have a few herbs in the garden here and there are some next door. I'm sure with an open eye I could most things from the gardens around the area (with permission of course!) and try different combinations.

I woke up at 2 with a need to go for a long walk and I haven't been able to get back to sleep since then. Just waiting for the kids to get up and I think we will pack a picnic and head off for a walk to the beach or a park for a few hours and then wander home. Listening to the body is one of the best lessons I have ever learnt and one I am grateful for, so if it says walk, then walk we shall.

Have a great day all!

I've just placed an order with cafepress and they have said that if I refer people they will gift them with a $5 voucher. To do this all I need to do is handover an email addy. If you have seen something that you like and would like a voucher just drop me a pm and I'll add you to the list. I can only do this with five people though.

This is what I bought. http://www.cafepress.com/rawsensation.293595627# It's the design I did before I started running raw pleasure. I've bought it in this design and a manly design too just to make sure the print is ok and not pixelated around the edges or anything. Fun!!!

xoxoxox

i usually get up around 2 or 3 and wee.....then sleep on through,depending if ive drank more water when i got up to wee though,lol....

Jen dont you mean,what a loaf off...heee heeee

LOL. I had to go back and read my posts to see what you meant then! You funny word player. Luff it!


I'll talk to Kitz and see what we can come up with.

Enjoy your walking Savvy. I'm enjoying mine again too. Hugs.

xoxoxo

 

how you feeling with the detoxing Sav?

rest up,smile all is well..,look at the amazing things you are doing for your body..awesome,kudos to youxx

Did we do a dual detox? Same time thing? What are the odds Savvy? I have no idea.

I'm glad you are feeling a little better m'dear!

xoxoxxo

The planets! Again. Where is Miss G. She is up there on the planetary shenannigans!

It sounds like you have had a lovely day. That's perfect. You deserve it cos you are lovely!

xoxoxox

Thanks Neet, yes definitely feeling on the up! 

We had the best day today. We went to visit some friends who are also HSers and have four kids. They live on a small section of a farm with animals, fruit trees and a large vegie garden. It was such a great day of chatting, playing in the mud, enjoying the company of the animals and friends alike, exploring and of course being outside in the sunshine. The kids are really special and a pleasure to be around, and I am grateful that DS and DD can spend time with them.



We stopped at the beach on the way home to check out the surf and got to see a lovely sunset.



Hope you're all having a great weekend.