I live, I eat

I am going to Mexico in a week.  It looks like its time for a Almased fast to make sure that I am swimsuit ready. I have strategically placed blender ball mixers at the house and at work.  I also made sure to have a brand new canister, almond milk, and some stevia.  I'm not too sure about loading up on other flavors to add.  I really do enjoy the taste.  I think the only downside to Almased is the bit of chalky texture that it can get.  But its not nearly as bad as another name brand vegan protein shake mix I have, so blessings counted. I'm going to start with the three shakes a day.  I start my mornings with a glass of water.  I have a pitcher that I put some sliced cucumber and orange in to up the flavor. Definitely makes it easy to get your water in.  Then I have my cup of coffee.  (I've cut way down on coffee, and after my trip to Europe, I've found American coffee severely lacking.  Perhaps I can get a coffee maker ...

Good (early) morning, I woke to the dog getting into something in the kitchen.  Man, that dog has reach! Anyways, that put away and dog scolded, I tried to go back to bed.  My allergies have been bad, and, by the way, I'm allergic to dogs.  I have an afghan and a lab mix, and the lab mix is the one that really gets me with his type of coat that sheds so much.  I never knew my allergy was as bad as it was until we got him.  Giving him up is not an option.  You don't do that to family.  So it was up to me to deal with the allergy. On occasion, if its really bad, I will use a stronger OTC (over the counter) medicine to help out.  Otherwise, I try to stick to natural solutions as much as possible. Tonight's attack on my system included a nasty cough that would not go away.  So here I am at 2 in the morning.  I put a breathing mix of therapeutic grade essential oils on my chest (vicks would work as well), I have a bre...