Tomatoes peppers, chillies, okra, aubergines...

I think I should sow tomatoes. I think starting early will help me escape the blasted blight this year. I should get my act together and do it before January ends...

Peppers, chillies, okra, aubergines - I should get started on these too as I often fail to get them to germinate. Then I can have a few tries and still not be too late...

Detox/Juice Cleanse/Juice Fast...

Many call it something akin to the title above. I'm on it. Started on the 3rd with a host of Twitter and Facebook peeps. This particular one was organised by Shazzie, and I'm just so thankful, as I really wanted to fast into the new year but my weaknesses were too great to have me get on it on my own. So, when I saw a tweet with details of a world juice cleanse to celebrate Shazzie's 10 year anniversary raw, I jumped at the opportunity. And I'm so glad I did. I'm about to start day 5 and I feel so good, so light already and the detox has been phenomenal. And I definitely am glad the bloated post Christmas feeling is all gone, thank God!

So, yesterday saw me having the hardest emotional detox I've had since my very first fast in February last year. Here's what I just posted to the group's Facebook page:

WOW! Came out of nowhere!

I heard some news yesterday. This news gnawed at me, and gnawed and gnawed till I cracked and had the hardest cry I've had in a while... I'm believing cleansing my body of toxins will help me accomplish this dream I have. The dream of motherhood. I've hoped and prayed for so long. It's what started me on my journey to health. My journey to green. My journey to live lightly on this earth. My journey to deep, deep, non-religious spirituality - being at one with nature. And since 2008, my journey to raw. 

I know it's a natural everyday occurrence but it's eluded us for so long, and when it happens to others I'm ecstatic for them yet hungry for the same experience. That cry, and the acceptance of what's happening around me, and the understanding that my time will come. I detoxed well these past 24 hours or so. I had a headache all last night and all this morning, which eased late this afternoon. I love detox. I'll stick to this and let my spirit guide me every day - one day at a time. I have this group and other sources holding my hand. Safron's wise words are priceless, and I'm glad I have his wisdom at hand. He says, ''extreme emotion can store toxins in the body..... airborne toxins, toxic household items may be locked into the body by emotions which act like glue keeping the toxic material in the body.'' He says ''Deal with surfacing emotions for healing on every level. Affirmations or self-reassurance can help release and rebuild the body...'' 

Just wanted to share. I'm so glad I didn't go with my mind saying 'I've had enough, I'm breaking this fast after 3 days,' I know every single day is wonderful but I refuse to not deal with arising emotional issues being the factor in me deciding to break this cleanse. Hence my mantra was born (via a forumite on a raw food forum I visit): Once I commit to the day, whatever happens, I do not break my fast on the day. I could break it tomorrow but only if I commit to breaking it - no impulsive reactions will get me breaking my fast! The decision to break will be made on the day preceding the day I break my fast. So there! No mind tricks allowed here!

Blissful blessings to all. J x x x

More updates soon, stay blessed!

Two Thousand and Ten

Happy New year to all!

Wishing all the brightest of blessings in the new year... good health, prosperity, and everything good physically, mentally and spiritually. I know I'm taking my health up a notch this year, as 2009 gave me a glimpse of just how wonderful I can feel if I look after myself well.

No resolutions here, as we all know those fail within hours of being muttered. I am however keeping with my quest and flirtations with raw and living foods, with lots of fresh green juices and smoothies. Staying staunch on organically grown produce (as much as we can afford anyway!), with as much as possible home grown on my allotment. Keeping the dream alive for bees and hens for eggs. I'd also love to adopt a few animals too (for meat), but I'll look more into that. Possibilities include pigs and lambs etc. Probably one of each. More research to be carried out on this one. And the possibility that a large chest freezer needs acquiring to store all the goodies!

Fitness-wise - continue with netball, walking, some running (yikes!) and my newly acquired skill of riding a bike. Yes! I can ride a bike now, YIPPEE!!! As soon as I hit gold, maybe platinum on my PruHealth, I'll join the gym so I can get Body Pump, Yoga and Pilates.

Hair and Skincare - I intend to continue as I am, mixing up and experimenting with my own stuff and using even less of the commercial stuff.

Keeping my Kenyan dreams alive too - more as these unfold! Could be exciting, could be a fail, but one never knows till one tries, right?

Last but not least, and for now only, as there are more... blog more, and with pictures! My poor blog's all deserted and lonely; time to get her alive again - hopefully!

Till next time, stay brightly blessed!