new blog again!

join me over at elleroch.wordpress.com

[[i'm a blog addict]]

Day 2... cravings

i began the day, waking up around 10ish, which probably not a good idea while your on this cleanse. i had to do the salt water bath, or what others call "drinking the ocean", and it was not fun at all. it tasted horrible and will every large gulp i tried to take, i felt nauseas. i was supposed to consume 1 whole quart with 2 tablespoons of sea salt, but i failed miserably. i probably ended up drinking like 1/4 of it before giving up.

my bf is also on the cleanse, and woke up earlier than me, did the salt water bath and was already feeling the effects. he got a headache, as did i, but didn't feel nausea. i think he probably made it through 3/4 of the quart before giving up as well.

after my valiant effort, i immediately downed some water and a full glass of lemonade to counter the nausea and headache from not having any nourishment in my body. within about 20 mins i was feeling better. i drank a few more glasses and finally felt normal again. it took about 1 hr and 30 mins before the salt water bath took effect and i was visiting the bano 3 or 4 times! it was a controllable urge and not something that was painful or uncomfortable. i should mention the bowel movement was loose. (sorry TMI!)

so other than that i'm not feeling hungry or tired, however i am having mouth watering cravings for cerntain foods like sushi, fried chicken and ice cream. very weird salivating for something i don't even smell or see.

Lemonade Diet Detox aka The Master Cleanser - Day 1

i started the "master cleaner/lemonaid diet" today. my boyfriend told me about it and for some reason out of all the diets and detox programs this one seemed to make sense. i thought i should at least try it before making judgements.

so far i'm feeling fine. it's a bit weird to not have breakfast or snacks like i usually do. i find myself going to reach for a snack but then realize i can't. good thing i brought all my food home so i won't be tempted.

i prepared a 64oz. jug of lemonaid for the day. i'm not sure if i wasn't supposed to do that, but i don't have time in the morning to hand squeeze lemons!

tomorrow i will try the salt water internal bath in the monring. i'm so not looking forward to it. i will keep a daily journal here on the 10 day experience.

wish me luck!

2:38am
day 1 wasn't so bad. i started the day off with the tea and then throughout the day drank the lemonaid, about 64oz. of it. however i didn't experience any bowel movements yet. i was never tired or hungry but always felt like grabbing food and stuffing my face for no reason. it was like i forgot to do something today. i am definitely missing solid food but only for the taste and texture.

it's a weird feeling not having meals. my bf and i love to cook and try new kinds of dishes and coming home and drinking my dinner wasn't as fun. i didn't realize how much food and the experience of eating was important to me.

why i'm up at 2am, who knows. all i know is that i'm not looking forward to downing a quart of water with 2 tablespoons of sea salt for breakfast!

ok i'm gonna try to sleep.

still alive

i'm still alive and breathing. i have been a slave to my day job for the past 2 months. it has been filled with much drama and long hours. sadly i have neglected my etsy store and blog. i was even trying to start a new blog with other crafts i was doing but it has been pushed aside. so sad.

Happy New Year 2007

Yay for 2007! 4 minutes into the new year and i am blogging. i'm at home, sitting on my bed relaxing after a day of absolutely nothing! well actually i did "clean house", if you will. basically i listed my goals (not resolutions) for 2007 and prioritized all my needs, wants and interests in hopes of having a more successful 2007. not to put 2006 down, it was definitely a year of success, but of course being me, i want and need more!

2006 was a year of change and growth for me. i moved back to my hometown of los angeles, started a new job, moved in with my boyfriend and got fat. hey, i had to add a complaint somewhere. now although most may see my accomplishments as positive steps in the right direction to reach my "goals", of course i see everything i didn't finish or get to. i also see the huge amount of debt looming over my "successful" 2006. therefore, even if i achieved many things, debt trumps all, leaving me in a worse situation than before.

ok, so what's the plan for 2007? to be motivated and passionate about what i do best, design. this in turn will potentially generate stable income, which will help my debt situation. of course this is a great plan, but we'll see if it comes to fruition.

i just looked up the definition of fruition on dictionary.com and i like what i read.

fruition
1. Realization of something desired or worked for; accomplishment: labor finally coming to fruition.
2. Enjoyment derived from use or possession.
3. The condition of bearing fruit.

i like the sound of that. fruition will be the word, the theme, the goal of the year. i especially like the third definition, "the condition of bearing fruit". it's almost biblical. my grandfather, a retired pastor, would always throw around the phrase, " to bear fruit". i always liked that phrase. now how it relates to my life, who knows? i guess that's my job to find out.

like every year in the past, i've made a goal to lose weight. well this year i listed in my goals to exercise more. no mention of losing weight. i decided that if i can't make an effort to lose weight, maybe i should try to make an effort to exercise & be healthy, which in turn will hopefully help me lose weight. so i'm consciously misleading myself to believe that i don't need to lose weight, but simply to be more active.

as for my job, it is going better than i could ever imagine, i can't wait to see what the new year holds. we've hit some snags with a break-in in the building and the server being stolen. we've also recently lost communication with our factories in China, due to the recent earthquake in Taiwan. despite the set backs, we keep on truckin. i'm hoping for more larger volume companies so we can grow even further.

all-in-all a good year. can't wait to see what's next. bring it on 2007, i'm ready, willing and can't wait to see the fruition of all my hard work... i'm gonna have to work on that!

My Print Gocco PG-10 Super!

i recevied my print gocco a few weeks ago from japan and worked my first design to print. although my first try was not too excited, it definitely openned my eyes to what i could do with this thing! my next endeavor is to find supplies and horred as much screens and inks as possible since we don't know how much long they will be making supplies!





since i bought it used on ebay, it had partially used inks and only one screen left. i liked my first print but wish i had other colors. sigh... i'm thinking christmas wish list!

Green head man wears crocheted hat!

ok so this last project i've been working on has proven to be tricky so i enlisted the help of the Green Head. He's a styrofoam head we have at work to showcase the hats we make. it was helpful using him to pin the sprials i crocheted in order to lay them out properly. i am still working on getting it right but here are a few photos of my progress.






this ideas was from http://woollywormhead.blogspot.com/. i took her idea and sort of tweaked it to my style. i know she would never use black yarn. i plan to give this hat to my sister and all she ever wears is black or pink so i thought it was appropriate. i hope all my hardwork pays off!