March 8, 2008
It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks for us. We didn't leave Arkansas until Sunday the 24th because of my stomach flu. Then it ended up taking us 29 hours to get to Virginia (over a two day period) because we BOTH were suffering intensely from the flu and had to stop every couple of hundred miles to find a bathroom. (I gave it to her it appears.) It was awful, and we both agree it was the sickest we've ever been in our whole lives. We heard the flu has now been declared an epidemic in both Arkansas and Oklahoma, the two states we were in right before I got sick.
We finally got to our house in Virginia and scrambled for days, still sick and in a daze from exhaustion, to get the house cleaned and repaired before our furniture and boxes of belongings were to arrive Friday, February 29th. We then worked all weekend to get everything unloaded from the trailer and unpack as much as we could before we both started work Monday morning.
This week absolutely flew by as I worked my new job, crashing completely when I arrived home each evening. I am going to love the job itself, but I can see, and am slightly worried about how emotionally and mentally drained I am when I get home at night. The five days at work completely flew by in a haze, and I'm only up this morning out of sheer work-day ritual. The things I have seen, read and generally learned this week at my new job have equally appalled, saddened and angered me. The bottom line I'm already discovering is that there are some absolutely sick and disgusting humans in the world and early childhood education and intervention are a must, if we wish to live in a world of love and harmony among all creatures. (I am not going to use this particular site as a forum for advocating animal rights and welfare, but for those who have supported my journey to this new career, I thought I'd throw in a line about it.)
We've eaten fairly well, though there is the occasional unhealthy vegan meal when we've dined out. (Is dined a word? it sounds weird.) Oh and I must absolutely commend Stephanie for eating a 90% vegan diet since we've arrived. It may be out of default when we are home, because that is pretty much all that is in the house, but even when we are dining out she is ordering things she normally would not have chosen. I am so proud of my girl.
Anyway, this weekend we are going to continue working to unpack and get settled in cause we've discovered there is nothing worse than stumbling around boxes and trying to find a clean towel or a fresh set of contacts among the unpacked. It's also just mentally disturbing to me to have shit everywhere. I need order in my physical surroundings in order to maintain an orderly mind.
I'm finding that my blogs are less focused on my food intake than what's happening in my life. Sometimes I wonder if I should even keep this site, as my current raw life is completely non-existent. I feel strongly that resources available for those ready to do it is an important and motivating factor to keeping the site going, but since its inception in January of 2004, literally thousands of sites have emerged serving a similar purpose with creators who are far more accountable (and of course knowledgeable) than I. Anyway, something to ponder.
Hope all is well with you .
March 24, 2008
It's been three weeks since I started my new job. I go through so many emotions of being tired, stressed, angry, sad, apathetic, overwhelmed, and sometimes just confused at all the changes this job has brought about in my life. Steph and I have been taking some walks, some on the beach and some just in our neighborhood by the Elizabeth River. It helps. And now that our house is getting more unpacked and settled, I feel better at night when I get home from work. The anxiety of living amongst clutter was very hard for both of us. We are making better food choices, but I'm gonna have to get in gear to make major life changes in the area of food and exercise. We're going to join the YMCA in the next few weeks, so we can start working out for health and stress relief. I'm glad Steph's in a place to wanna exercise. It'll help me a lot.
Here's a link to a video tour of the house as it is now. We're loving it!
Click here to visit my sister site where you can purchase raw-food related items.
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