Underbite

Hey there!

Yeah, so I didn't exactly hold up to my end of the bargain since my last post... eh, sorry about that!  Anywhoooo, there's a whole lot to catch you up on, and that I WILL indeed do... I PROMISE!  For the next couple of weeks, I'm going to bombard you with an assault of catching up.  Most of this swift updating is due to the fact that 1) I'm on SUMMER BREAK!!!! (WooooooHOOOOOOOO) 2) I'm beginning to feel refreshed and ready to rumble with lots of new projects... and... 3) I'm going to kick the summer off by attempting to do the Master Cleanse, or, the Lemonade Diet.


I debated as to whether I should talk about this on the blog or not, because I know that it might seem crazy, but I figured, what the hell.  My experience might be helpful to someone else who is interested in attempting the cleanse as well.  So, I'm going to make 10 straight entries documenting the whole process... it might not be pretty, I'm warning you, but if you're at all interested, I'm definitely going to give you the low-down.

Tomorrow is Day1 of my cleanse, and I've already done 4 days of preparation for it.  Those days simply consisted of a mostly vegetarian diet (I ate some delicious catfish on Memorial Day) and a good deal of weaning off of coffee.  To wean myself off of coffee without getting my normal caffeine withdrawal headaches, I decreased my coffee intake dramatically each day, complementing the decrease of caffeine with a B-5 vitamin, until I could go without coffee and still be headache-free.  The last couple of days I have been drinking mostly home-made smoothies to get myself used to an all liquid diet.  Today was my first day that was completely absent of solid foods and, I have to say, it wasn't too bad.  So, cross your fingers for me for the next 10 days and I will take you on this journey with me.

Absence:  I apologize for it.  It has been far too long since I've shown any love to Underbite and I promise I will be making up for that.  My excuse:  life has been hectic, and, though I have had the occasional moment to check in for an update or exciting links, I've just been taking the small opportunities to give a minute to myself and Joey to breathe and catch up with ourselves.   There have been several instances where I've clicked to create a new post, stared at the blank template, and clicked out, not knowing where or how exactly to even begin.  The blog has always been a fun little ongoing project for me and never a stressor in my life, and I don't ever want it to become one, so I stepped away from it while I let life slow down or catch up or whatever you want to call it.  However, today, when I sat down, I didn't feel the dread of not knowing what to write about or where to start, so I began typing.  So, ultimately, now I've got a lot to catch you up on, and a lot to write about, and I hope that you'll forgive me for the dry spell.  I'm really looking forward to getting back into the swing of things and sharing my ideas, inspirations, and life adventures with you so that perhaps you will enjoy them as well and can share your thoughts and comments.

Today Joey and I headed over to his family's house to celebrate Mother's day a week early with an excellent brunch made by his sister Cheri.  We all sat out on the front porch, ate delicious breakfast burritos, bagels with cream cheese, capers, onions, and smoked salmon, home fries and fruit (Yeah, that's how Cheri rolls and it's awesome!).  Mimosas and coffee complemented the brunch as well, as did the always wonderful and good time that comes with visiting my in-laws.  They're a most excellent bunch of people and I'm so very happy to now be counted amongst them!

After brunch, we migrated to the den where we watched the Grizzlies show the NBA that they are indeed a team of contenders.  The series won against the Spurs shed some light on our abilities and I'm stoked to see how far they can go. Although the OKC Thunder are an amazing group of athletes, the Grizzlies proved to be the better team this game and this Memphian could not be any prouder!  Go Grizz!!!

So, despite the tornados and the crazy weather, it has been a great Sunday, and I'm excited to catch you up and get back on track.  I never got a chance to show you my final piece from the art show, so I'll start from there (pictures below) and slowly catch up with myself from then... March... geezz I'm behind!  I'll try to get back on the Mon.,  Wed., Fri. posts, because I liked that flow.  I hope you had a wonderful weekend and I hope this week proves to be lovely for you with (hopefully) calmer weather.