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After walking at the gym this morning, I came home and decided to do some juicing. I've been out of it for several days, and believe it or not I really crave it. But what a mess it makes. I always clean everything up immediately afterward, which just adds to the backache, but that goes away quickly. I should raise one foot on a small step stool, but I move around too much and would probably trip myself. I have a small kitchen, and it's a few steps from the counter where I keep the juicer to the sink where the veggies and fruits are all rinsed. In between is the cutting board, so I'm constatly moving. I have beautiful green juice (kale, chard, etc.), and orange (carrots), all sweetened by the addition of celery, cucumber, and apple, and I always add a little kick of ginger and lemon. Some other items may find their way into the mix now and then, such as zucchini as well as some fruits like pears or melons. The pears and melons have too delicate a flavor to compete with the boldness of the other stuff.
My son and d-i-l (Steve & Meg) gave me a kit for making kombucha for my birthday, and I'm anxious to try it out. I will have to wait until the weather warms up though, because my house is just too cold for the fermentation to take place properly. I buy a couple of bottles at the grocery now and then.
I thought my leg cramps were gone but have had them again the last two nights. I wish I knew what caused them. It's not alcohol because I rarely drink alcohol at home any more, and it's not a lack of exercise or stretching because I walk on the treadmill several days a week plus any steps I take while shopping, running back and forth to the laundry, etc. The worst part is having to get up out of my warm bed and stand up in the cold room!
I decided to give the new Mr. Coffee a second chance, but not this morning. I was in the mood for a good, satisfying cuppa - maybe tomorrow I'll try the new one and then return it if it's no better than before.
I wish I'd get something in the mail besides advertising, and the same goes for email. Some companies send me more than one email a day. There isn't much I can do if the advertising is part of a company or website that I subscribe to - their policy is that a subscription gives them the right to bombard the subscriber with whatever they want to send out. There isn't much you can do, however, if you want to stay subscribed to the website for your own reasons.
But part of staying healthy is not letting things like that get me down, so I'll try to just stay positive! Have a good day, wherever you are.
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- Question Answered
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Staying healthy
After walking at the gym this morning, I came home and decided to do some juicing. I've been out of it for several days, and believe it or not I really crave it. But what a mess it makes. I always clean everything up immediately afterward, which just adds to the backache, but that goes away quickly. I should raise one foot on a small step stool, but I move around too much and would probably trip myself. I have a small kitchen, and it's a few steps from the counter where I keep the juicer to the sink where the veggies and fruits are all rinsed. In between is the cutting board, so I'm constatly moving. I have beautiful green juice (kale, chard, etc.), and orange (carrots), all sweetened by the addition of celery, cucumber, and apple, and I always add a little kick of ginger and lemon. Some other items may find their way into the mix now and then, such as zucchini as well as some fruits like pears or melons. The pears and melons have too delicate a flavor to compete with the boldness of the other stuff.
My son and d-i-l (Steve & Meg) gave me a kit for making kombucha for my birthday, and I'm anxious to try it out. I will have to wait until the weather warms up though, because my house is just too cold for the fermentation to take place properly. I buy a couple of bottles at the grocery now and then.
I thought my leg cramps were gone but have had them again the last two nights. I wish I knew what caused them. It's not alcohol because I rarely drink alcohol at home any more, and it's not a lack of exercise or stretching because I walk on the treadmill several days a week plus any steps I take while shopping, running back and forth to the laundry, etc. The worst part is having to get up out of my warm bed and stand up in the cold room!
I decided to give the new Mr. Coffee a second chance, but not this morning. I was in the mood for a good, satisfying cuppa - maybe tomorrow I'll try the new one and then return it if it's no better than before.
I wish I'd get something in the mail besides advertising, and the same goes for email. Some companies send me more than one email a day. There isn't much I can do if the advertising is part of a company or website that I subscribe to - their policy is that a subscription gives them the right to bombard the subscriber with whatever they want to send out. There isn't much you can do, however, if you want to stay subscribed to the website for your own reasons.
But part of staying healthy is not letting things like that get me down, so I'll try to just stay positive! Have a good day, wherever you are.
- More About The Kombucha
I went out for a short time this morning to a couple of different food stores, but just couldn't find anything I wanted. Moonfly's comment about all the negative side effects of kombucha makes it sound like it would be bad for you. ...
- Question Answered
I thought I'd write a short post to answer a question posed by Linda about what veggies and fruits I use for juicing. The main two are carrots and kale. I also use squash (summer stuff, such as zucchini) as it has lots of juice. ...
- Some Quetions Answered
I've been wondering since I was driving through the southwest, what is the meaning of the name "Alamo". I noticed that word or name in a lot of names, such as "Alamogordo". I wouldn't have thought anything of it except I know "gordo"...
- Putting My Energy To Use
I didn't want to waste all this energy I seem to have, so after two loads of laundry done I decided to clean. My house is a complete wreck, with clutter everywhere and dust that shows when the sunbeams shine in. So what do you think I...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...