there's a shadow in the morning

some days...

- my jaw is *killing* me: can barely chew, sneezing hurts like hell. dentist appt tomorrow - really hoping not to hear the words "root canal" or "wisdom teeth"
- just got my first diana roll developed and every single frame was crap.
- my sister esther is having her baby tomorrow and i can't be there :(

on the flip side:

+ the gorgeous, ginormous mimosa tree in bloom a few blocks away
+ a good laugh (aka seeing eddie izzard live)
+ green smoothies don't have to be chewed (did i mention the pain?!?)
+ finally got to meet abby yesterday
+ cute new shoes
+ my sister esther is having her baby tomorrow!!!!!!!

and how you built a tower tumbling through the trees

the book is here!!!

i don't know what to say except it's absolutely amazing in person, everyone's photos and words are so, so beautiful. jen did a fabulous job and should be so proud.

there are less than 100 copies left so if you haven't gotten yours yet you can do so here.

the tune was tuned to find you

i realized i never updated on my 30 day green smoothie challenge results. it's been about 45 days of green smoothies (with about a week's worth of missed days) and i gotta say i am *really* loving them. my original reasons were that i was tired of carbs/sugar for breakfast (sorry cereal) plus it's farmers market season so there's easy access to tons of delicious fruits & veggies right now. i was worried that i'd get bored with a smoothie every single morning, but amazingly i haven't. each smoothie is pretty different, and i also added two fried eggs (one yolk) on the side (love that sweet/salty combo!) for some variety.

so far i've definitely noticed i've had more energy, been sleeping better (straight through the night), totally craving fresh fruits and veggies more and (drumroll) craving sweets less, which blows my mind. i literally used to have ice cream every night before bed, and two weeks into the smoothies i noticed i hadn't eaten ice cream once. not that i don't crave sweets at all, i just crave them *a lot* less. so for me i can see this becoming a long-term thing. i *love* consuming 5 servings of fruits/veggies before 10am, stocking up at the farmers markets and coming up with yummy combinations (fyi for greens i've been using spinach, arugula, broccoli, butter leaf and romaine lettuce).

great post about smoothie boosts here and also victoria boutenko's green for life book is a really informative, quick read (her website here).