Friday is my favourite day. End of the working week, 1pm finish, 2 days off ahead. I love it. On Fridays I will share some of my favourite things.
So you all know my favourite fruit is Sharon fruit (another variety of persimmon), but I don't think I've mentioned my favourite green. This is a new favourite. Thanks to Steven for introducing me to it, it's now one of my cravings and greens of choice.
May I introduce savoy spinach!
It has a great flavour, is very appetising and it's so good for you!
If you've tried it you'll know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, then get out there and buy it!!!
250g Spinach contains the above vitamins and minerals
I'm currently chomping on it now. Early night as I'm going to the market tomorrow and hopefully I'll get my hands on a huge box of this!
Before I saw this image I was already aware that I do not want a conventional job. I am not prepared to work for another until retirement age, to make them rich whilst I count down the hours to freedom and daydream about what I will spend my pennies on. To have 25 days plus bank holidays and weekends to live MY life.
After I saw this image I am stand firm in my decision.
How can we live on Earth, surrounded by other planets and stars and potentially other life forms and accept that life is about having a set education system, followed by working to pay off a mortgage, car, holiday, etc and then reproducing so that our children can do the same?
Well the above is how I have been brought up to view the world. I guess everyone has a different experience, but I think I have described the general path most western countries are expected to follow.
I don't know what my purpose is, but with my recent changes I can feel it might be revealed to me soon. Until then, I am going to save as much money as I can, try to have fun, eat well, sleep well and keep dreaming.
So, as part of my wonderful time spent getting back on raw I was drinking distilled water. There is a lot of flack on the internet about how bad it is for you, but after trying it out and reading more information I bought myself a distiller. It really does taste different. It removes all of the chemicals that our water is filled with. We should be getting the minerals from we eat, not what we drink. Part of the reason why I bought one is because I really dislike buying so many bottles of water and then putting them in the recycling bin. Also, I do not like drinking tap water because it is filled with chemicals and the water to my house tastes like chemicals. I recommend you try it. Taste the difference. I shall post an update when I receive it and have used it for a while. Love Jennifer x
After breaking my resolution to be raw and binging on cooked starches for nearly 2 weeks I was very fortunate last week to spend time with a wonderful person who has helped to get me back on track and no doubt will support me trying to break my cycle.
As I am living with two carnists who eat a lot of processed foods it's really easy for me to get my hands on something bad (like bread) so I am going to keep my food simple and spend as little time in the kitchen as possible!
That leads me to this simple salad.
Prepared by Steven this salad is so simple (well perhaps not the sauce, but the sauce was really a bonus).
1 head of iceberg lettuce
1 head of celery
1 cucumber
5-10 tomatoes - I guess it depends how much you like tomatoes
Half a lemon squeezed
Shred all ingredients using a mandolin and top with lemon juice. It was so tasty.
I am going to be keeping my salads really simple from now on. I will add peppers and mushrooms as and when I please and I've been told to limit my use of spring onion and herbs, so they will be on my plate every now and then.
I just want to say how great it feels to have someone make some food for me :)
I am feeling GREAT! I've had a huge release of oxytocin since Thursday because I have had so many cuddles. It's such a wonderful feeling to have someone close.
I've been spoilt.
Ripe fruit, delicious salads, pure water, powerful words, music to reminisce years gone by, movies to warm the heart.
I've also enjoyed being the cause of someone's laughter, smiles and making them feel more "normal" again.
I feel like a cloud has passed over and the sun is breaking out from behind it. Perhaps I have found my muse again.
I posted a Q&A video on YouTube about being raw. I wasn't having a good hair day, but I wasn't really trying! I'm going to post some more videos, but I would be grateful for your suggestions on what you want me to talk about.
The week before last I enjoyed reading The Host. At just over 600 pages I gave myself 2 weeks to read it, but as I wasn't blogging or going to the gym I had extra time to read so I had it finished just after a week. I think this is my greatest achievement in terms of reading. In 2012 I set myself the resolution to read more. In the first month I read 2 books and then reading took a back seat for a while. Over the last 6 months I have read the most books in my life and my imagination is totally fuelled.
The one thing that stood out for me in this book from a vegan perspective is that basically another species took over Earth because of the violence man inflicted on the world (each other mainly), but they still ate animals. The author is clearly not a vegan and never thought about animal cruelty when researching and writing this book, so that disappointed me.
I guess I should have used my extra time to study TEFL, but pleasure always gets in the way of business.
I took a break from the gym as I was just feeling so unmotivated. I do not like my gym at all. It's too small, the men occupy most of the weights and I feel intimidated when I use them and there are not enough classes. So, I started going at 6am, day 2 and I feel great. I have more time at home in the evenings.
I gave in to my cooked food cravings. I kept imagining eating a massive pile of brown rice, or mashed potatoes, or (thanks to Freelee) chips. I am still vegan, high carb cooked vegan and after an awful experience this evening eating cooked food, I shall be back on raw tomorrow. My body is definitely not enjoying this at all.
And that leads me to Freelee's video. I urge everyone to watch it and to share it. Make others aware of the shit they are eating. To be honest I am not sure I trust any processed food, even vegan processed food. We don't know what is in it unless we are there watching everything. Which is another reason I want to go back on raw so much (although unless it is organic we don't know what shit they're spraying/coating it with either).
Now I have spare time in the evenings I will have to start studying, make videos and liven up this place more :)
