tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60314840229095029552012-01-19T12:15:39.374-08:00Goodbye Beer, Hello Broccoli. The finely-tuned art of feeling great from eating raw. My journey into raw and living foods.Rawkin'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12704060260842267778noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125blogspot/QWjKhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031484022909502955.post-34787567738801887052011-11-15T11:46:00.000-08:002011-11-15T11:53:02.792-08:002011-11-15T11:53:02.792-08:00

Hey Rawkers!  Ok.  So for the next few weeks, I'm living on the gorgeous island of Maui, Hawaii.  I've been here since late October, and I will be here until December 19th.  Paradise!  It's "winter" here so it's slightly cooler than when I was here in April, but it's still flip-flops and sundresses weather, so I'm happy. There's no way I could ever stay this length of time if it weren't for

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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve

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Here's a goofy little video my friend Rich did with me while I was showing him how I make raw crackers.  We were having a good time with this!  :)  This is part 1...don't know when I'll get part 2, but I figured I'd pop this up here for now. 

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Hey Rawkers! Check out this gorgeous life! Yes, *YOURS*!! But I also mean the Celery Mama & Baby portrait at left...sn't it cool? My friend at work showed me and I stopped what I was doing and took a couple photos of it. (Yes, I usually have a camera up my sleeve!) Anyway, felt like a priveledged peek to me. :) Work is cookin' (make that 'uncookin') along. I am now mostly in the Packaging

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HeyHey :) Funny how your body remembers anniversaries.  I think we've all shared that experience, where we feel out of sorts and then realize it's coming up to the month that marks a loss.  Tomorrow, the 31st, would mark "our" 18th anniversary, and a day later, on the 1st, his telling me it was over.  So naturally, it's been in my thoughts.  You may be surprisd to know that it doesn't bring me

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Things feel good!! xo Rawkin'

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I just had the most delicious juice. Just rinsed everything and sliced a couple things and ran it all through my good ol' Green Star.  This juice was startlingly good!  I expected a 'beet-y' taste but it was so sweet, like a fruit drink.  MMMmmmmm! 3 large carrots 2 apples 2 small beets 2-3 small celery stalks 1 tomato I wish I'd taken a photo of this gorgeous bright red sweet & delicious drink

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Hey you know what?  I'm doing awesome!  :)  Yeah!!  I'm feeling better already.  I woke up this morning with a pinch more energy than usual because I noticed I didn't have what I call a "food hangover".  (You know, when you wake up feeling deep-fried and toxic from having indulged in rich cooked food the day/night before?  Well I sure know it; I'm a sucker for rich food. Hi, my name is Rawkin'

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As I type this, I hear my dehydrator hummin' in the backgound, and my juicer parts are on the counter, rinsed and ready to reassemble. In other words, so far so good.  :) The past couple days, I've been eating salads and drinking green smoothies, and I even ordered a "Deep Cleanse" from work when I stopped by.  (I ordered a non-raw, shall we say, 'junk food item' off a menu late last night,

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Yesterday was just great; I kept my motivation.  My new motto is 'how fabulous can it get for me?' and I'm just going to take steps in the "right" direction in all areas of my life and keep reaching for choices that contribute to FABULOUS.  So I had a couple smoothies yeserday, off to a good start!! The weather here is sunny and spring like, so I'm going to walk to the grocery store and buy a

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Papayas growing at the edge of a parking lot, Lahaina, Maui Hello there! Well I'm back for another kick at the can.  You know, back to eating raw foods.  Back into the raw foods lifestyle.  Gonna read books, attend workshops and seminars, and get my head and heart back into it. I'm going to create simple raw meals, enjoy smoothies and green juices, crackers, spreads, nuts, seeds, seaweed,

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This is me, performing at the Hard Rock Cafe's open mic night while vacationing on Maui from Vancouver BC with friends and bandmates.  Song:  "Guilty" by Randy Newman...recording picks up from just after the lead break.  On drums: Alan Bordeville, bass: Terri Breeze, rhythm guitar:  John Texas Haynes.  Graciously sitting in with us on lead guitar is Maui local Kerry Satterfield.  April 14,

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I'm now living in a really sweet 1 bedroom apartment, and working two and a half days at the raw food restaurant.  The rest of the week, I'm working on painting and selling my art, and singing.  I just finished doing bgs for a gospel album.  It was a really fun project and reminded me of how much I love recording, something I did for years as a living in the late 80's.  I'm having the cassettes

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Hey Folks, As I'm writing this, my heavy heart is lifting some, and I'm brightened by the idea of getting my own apartment.  I haven't found one yet, but my search is hopeful.  The thought of setting up my own little nest is appealing, after these past two months of ... oh, let's just say it... HELL.  ;)  I've been put in the position to move on, so move on I must.  It's going from '

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... and he's gone.  That was fast, huh?  I guess I was the only one who was willing to sort through the fertilizer.  :(  She texted him and that's all it took.  It was about all I could take, too.  So I have to untangle myself from his energy somehow and part ways.  Physically, I'm somewhere else now, but emotionally, I'm still there.  I am doing EFT with my loving and wonderful mentor, and I

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Welp...he's back.  Haha funny thing, life.  We're not sure where this is going, but he's back.  Shiny & New didn't hold up against Old & Established.  What can I say, the boy came to his senses.  He left her a couple weeks ago. Why did I take him back?  Well, that part was a no-brainer, I love him for all time.  17 years is a lot of history and I missed him so incredibly while he was gone.  Of

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Well my life is in the Vita Mix these days.  Everything is different from just say, a month ago. My beloved boyfriend has left me for someone shiny and new.  I was in the middle of a relationship, who knew he was at the end?  I am grief-stricken but getting through.  I have always loved him, and always will, forever.  Love of my life, that one.  Ah well... so on it goes.  So needless to say,

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Perfectionism and Food: Health Needs Balance (Opinion)

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I've been out on tour, performing house concerts and visiting family and friends!  What a wonderful time we're having! We're still a ways from home, with one more show before we land, then 4 days of work, then back out on the road for a couple radio interviews and a concert 10 hours away.  After going over 3,000 kms, this seems like a picnic. Well this is a raw food blog, so I'd best dabble in

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Hi Beauty-Fulls!! Still Rawkin' ovah heeyah!  Been close to 100% raw this week...you know, except for the odd mint.  lol It's remarkably easier to stay on path with your convictions when you are held accountable, as I am with Raw Food Rehab, and specifically, The Vault.   Just knowing  it's there, and countless others are right there along with me, makes all the difference. I'm experiencing

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Day 1 of Raw Food Rehab went wonderfully! I enjoyed that juice in the morning that I wrote about yesterday (1/2 purple cabbage, 2 apples, 2 mangoes) Then I had a late lunch at the Truffle Cafe , a little raw food cafe tucked in the back of an organic grocery store called Eternal Abundance.  I ordered the beet burger and salad with raw pineapple dressing, and while I was there, I loaded up on

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I had the humbling experience of starting at BEFORE again yesterday.  I joined Raw Food Rehab, an 11 week program of raw support, and went further yet, and entered The Vault, an off-shoot for those who want greater accountability. The humbling part was the full length shot of front, back, side.  Now, I've done that before, but privately...only sharing with the world when I could put it next to

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