Juicing!

Welcome everyone! Isn't everyone glad that it is SUMMER! What is it about the sun that makes us feel so great? Today I did a semi-juice feast...but it was more out of lack of appetite than detoxing. I have been on a spirulina craze. Ever since I purchased Cyanotech's spirulina and natural astaxanthin, I've been in a algae kind of mood. It is seriously some serious stuff. It has been five days since I've been using both of the products and I see a massive improvement in my stamina, especially in the morning about an hour after taking it. I take 12mg of astaxanthin, and that keeps me going pretty much until the late afternoon, when I have another juice loaded with more spirulina or fun kale juices and what not. Great stuff! Go on their site and do some reading about their products. I love what they are getting into and how they go about making and packaging their products. Today I enjoyed fresh spirlina, carrot, radish, celery, cucumber, kale stem, and lemon juice! It was delicious and so power packed. I loved it!

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday I requested some time off of work to get in some relaxing time at the Oregon coast. It isn't suppose to be super nice, but hey, it's Oregon! I'm use to the rain! I am so into getting proper amounts of relaxation. If I ever feel stressed, run down, apathetic, or just a bit snotty, I know it's time for a break. This summer is going to get crazy, so I decided I better get it in now. I'm planning on doing some kind of water fast or dilute juice fast to do a small little detox. Next week I'm not working very much, which opens up a perfect opportunity for such a massive detoxing process. I've tried to do a juice fast while working a full schedule, and it turned sour within the first hour, haha. I'm a poet and I just don't knowit. I need my food and energy when working in a fast pace environment. But, it should be nice to be away from the house, and the drama of life to get in a nice solid week or so of detoxing. There is a fresh water spring on the way to the coast, so it will be a nice fresh water week!

Also, the weekend after that I will be attending the Raw Union festival where Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes will be getting married. Woopwoop! That should be a blast! I wasn't able to make it to the Raw Spirit Festival in Santa Barbara, but alas, there are always more good times awaiting around the bend. It just so happens that they will be getting married in Ashland, Oregon! Such a fantastic opportunity and so close to home! I hope I will see a lot of you guys there!

Starting June 22nd I will....dare I say it....be a student once again. After dipping in and out of art, photography and business school, I've finally decided on something that I will stick with. I will be studying nutrition, and hopefully make it to Seattle, Washington to attend Bastyr University somewhere soon in the future. For now I am just finishing up the basics. It will be rough to be in class while the sun is out, but hey, there are a lot more summers to come!

Keep that smile shining!
Katie