A New Direction pt. 2: A New (Out)Look

Guys. 

I'm like a real blogger! Look at this design! I am finally out of the blogger templates! It's definitely not my final design but it is a beautiful placeholder while I'm figuring it all out!

Now, about this title change. 

I've come to the realization that my life revolves around water. Truly, I am a complete and total water baby. I adore the ocean and all things beachy, I love rivers and streams and babbling brooks; I'm not much for lakes and ponds but get me some moving water and I'm home.

The more I think about it the more I notice how much water is a part of my life. Some of my best childhood memories happened in Galveston. Whenever Barry asks me where I want to go on vacation, there is always water around (the Caribbean, the river, Florida, Galveston...), I won't move us away from Houston because I don't want to be more than an hour from the ocean (true life), we even live next to a bayou that reacts to the tides.

Water has always played a key role in my happiness. So I took a page from Corona's book and have adopted the slogan Find Your Beach. Some days may be crummy and wet and cold and I might be stuck at a computer all day but I'm going to find a way to bring the tropics into my life! I am going to do my best to stop reacting to my life and start living with intention. And I intend on enjoying my life. I'm going to stop worrying about the money we don't have and start focusing on having fun with what we DO have: good friends, a great family, and a whole lotta love.

 

Exciting things are happening over here. I can't wait to see where it all takes me!

-Ri

A New Direction

WE ARE BACK IN BUSINESS FOLKS!!!

Barry, the bestest most awesomest, coolest, hubby ever,

fixed our computer!!! It turns out our hard drive just up and died and

our computer was running slow because we only had the factory level

ram installed. New hard drive, increased ram, and a reset from a 

back up we did in July (thank god!) and our computer is running

B E A U T I F U L L Y!

This means I can stop blogging from my phone, a joy I'm sure you can imagine. 

AND I can finally use our 7D again! I was only using my phone to take

pictures because our computer was so jacked up I couldn't even open iPhoto

much less import new photos.

With this new-found excitement and functionality I have been thinking about

this blog. What do I really want to accomplish with it? Is it a personal blog

that is mostly for me to look back on? Do I want followers? Do I judge my 

success by followers and comments and pins? Do I really want people to read it?

Do I really want to be expected to write three posts a week? 

What do I really want? 

So I've decided to go in a different direction. 

Lists. Lists are my big idea. One of my most favorite things to do with this

blog is to update My Bucket List post with links to completed bucket list 

items. I feel a sense of accomplishment every time I scroll down that 

post and see all the pink highlighted words. In my daily life I have

six or seven lists going on a daily basis.

I've noticed that most blogs have a running theme. Some are cooking blogs, 

baby blogs, fashion blogs, home decor blogs and some are just lifestyle

and personal blogs. I don't want my blog to be limited by its theme but

I feel like it completely lacks direction. So I'm going to become this list lady. 

I kinda like it!

I'm going to make seasonal lists, things I want to accomplish lists (like 

fitness goals), lists of things I want to do with the boys, places I want

to see....well you get the picture. 

I'm so excited to have finally picked a direction that fits with our 

crazy, no schedule, life. It is distinctly me. 

I can't wait to see how this turns out!

-Ri

7 Day Juice Cleanse: Day 2

Today I woke up...cautiously. Everyone was still asleep so before I got up I did an evaluation on my body. Headache? No. Hungry? No. Groggy? No. Body aches? No. I felt...normal. 

Also, I lost three pounds! Now don't get too excited, my water weight fluctuates between 4-7 pounds a day. Its frustrating as hell. But losing 3 pounds in a day is still good news!

The day has dragged on like every other day but other than that it has gone pretty well. I got hungry around one this afternoon but I realized it was because I hadn't finished my morning juice and I was behind on my lunch juice. 

I made a second batch of potassium broth and it has saved the day again. The first time I forgot to add the beet and spinach and it made a big difference. The taste was still great, just heartier. 

I've felt pretty good all day but it has felt just like any other day which I guess is amazing since I haven't really eaten any solid food in two days. No headache this time!! I'm feeling way more positive about actually finishing this thing! I did have a bit of a short temper this evening but that may just be because I'm tired and the boys were especially rambunctious tonight. 

Everyone says day three is the hardest but then the shift happens and day four is supposed to be when all the energy and mental clarity comes in. I'm definitely looking forward to it.