My wearable art project - getting started earlier this year - last year I did it the weekend before entries were due - it was a little stressful. I'm sure I will still end up leaving most of it until the last minute.

My big helpers!!!! They are always willing to sit on anything that needs sewing or pinning, or jump on your leg when you are doing something delicate.
We stopped at Starbucks today before going to the studio. I thought I was safe (cleanse wise) to get a green tea latte with no syrup, and soymilk. Turns out the match green tea is already sweetened before they add the syrup. Oops. It was really good. I won't do it again until my cleanse is over. Promise.....

Day 5 of my cleanse...
I'm missing dessert. Sigh. So much that I bought unsweetened chocolate to dip strawberries in. It isn't very good. I'm no longer eating them. The craving went away.
Sigh.
We tried polenta for supper tonight since I'm not supposed to have pasta - it wasn't very good either - needed LOTS of luc's homemade spaghetti sauce.
Oh my.
Oh well. 7 more days.
Yesterday day I had an interview for a job - it looks like I'll be working again soon - only one week of unemployment left. Tinman a remake of the wizard of oz for the sci fi channel. The cool part is the costume designer is the designer for Moulin Rouge! (Yes THE moulin rouge with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor) I wish I had more money to make the most of this week - I am wishing I had bought some rubber boots on that last trip to seattle and I am seriously thinking about driving 3 hours one way to get them.

They are worth a trip to seattle and a bigger amount on my credit card non? Especially in a city where rain boots are a regular part of your outfit.
Birdie did well in her obedience class this week. It was really cute. She will only sit on her blanket and not on the cement floor. So she manages to wriggle her bum onto the blanket from any spot in the room.
That's all for now. I'll leave the running class drama for another day (who knew there was running class drama - I was yelled at and everything!)

I slept in until 11:00am today. I am going to totally blame it on the cleanse even though I'm not feeling the least bit tired from it. But it seems liker a good excuse.
Actually the only symptoms I seem to have are a stiff lower back and a stiff right arm - WHICH oddly enough are two spots I fight with constantly - only usually only when I am doing something - AKA not sleeping in until 11:00am and watching days of our lives! I reread the symptons and apparently muscle aches are something that can happen - I will pretend I believe in the hippy dippy new age stuff for a minute and say that there are toxins there and that this is making them better! Heh heh.
Luc has 'jumped aboard' the cleanse game too - not to say he is doing the cleanse but he quite enjoys telling me what I can't eat. And he added DUST to the list of foods I can eat (Little britain fans will get that reference) He did take my unemployed butt to the grocery store tonight to get some more almond butter and blueberries.
I'm even swallowing all the pills before my meal now (still with apple juice mind you)
I discovered a new way to tell when Birdie is going to fart. She managed to get a bunch of uncooked brown rice this morning when I was cleaning up and her stomach was kinda upset all day (she puked a bunch of it up on the carpet eventually), she was sitting in my lap at one point and I could hear her little stomach gurgling away when she started shaking - like Minou does when she is freaked out. Only Birdie is a little to 'slow' to get freaked out so she doesn't generally shake. Suddenly there was a rather potent little POUFF. Then Birdie stopped shaking and looked quite pleased with herself (she's her father's daughter).
Next time she starts shaking I am leaving the room.
I told Dictator Daddy this theory and he promptly started shaking and then let one rip - he is such a romantic.
Not much else is new here. I was too lazy to make it to my studio - had to finish my portfolio for my job interview tomorrow and then there was DISHES. I hate doing the dishes. And then days of our Lives and then Passions - you can see why I neevr made it to the studio.

Cleanse Day 2
- can you believe I have actually gone an entire 24 hours without consuming sugar!!!!! I can't. This afternoon I had a MAJOR craving but luckily I was at my studio and all I had brought with me were carrots and apples - not satisfying at all. In fact I hated every bite I took.
Ugh.
But I did it.
The pills have not been as bad today either. I need to swallow them with enormous amounts of apple juice but at least they stay down and don't sit in my stomach for hours. I still have to plug my nose when I take them. Icky.
The bathroom issue hasn't become an issue yet either - doing my regular thing - although when it comes it comes and there is no waiting around. HEH HEH I know Steph is appreciating this discussion....
I did my usual run this AM too so all is well. I'm just running out of almond butter and I ate an entire thing of blueberries yesterday - MUST GET MORE.
The girls and I went to the - wait - make that MY studio today. I am starting on my wearable art project early so it doesn't turn into a last minute thing like last year. I forgot my camera at home but tomorrow I will bring it along and tell you more about it then....

Minou finally let me have a username again. Brat....
I am unemployed for who knows how long so I decided it was about time I did my first cleanse.
I am approximently 2 hours into it and I HATE it. This is going to be brutal.
It is the wild rose herbal de-tox cleanse.
I can't eat any flour, dairy (except butter), sugar, tropical fruits, pasta, etc etc.
For those of you who know me that doesn't leave much for me to eat.
AND the worst part is I have to take 6 pills with breakfast and supper and have 30 drops of this horrible horrible horrible extract that tastes like dog vomit. (I am assuming)
OH MY. I hope I can stick it out. I'm a little worried about the laxitive (I'm spelling that wrong) end of things - especially for runs.
Right now the 1st set of 6 pills is just sitting in the pit of my stomach. Making me feel nauseous. I have always hated pills and they always make me throw up. Usually it just takes one or two - 6 is going to be horrible...
Am I done complaining yet? maybe. maybe not.

It's kinda nice not working - I need to make myself busy though. I do need a paycheck. Theatre pays so badly I have managed to completely empty out my savings account. I need to do my taxes get some of that $$ but I am still missing half my T-4s.

Am I done complaining now. Ok. I guess so.
Thanks for listening.