Mindless Monday

This past week SB and I volunteered nearby, Beverly Hills. Renewed friendships, dug deeper into just a passing hello or how you doing from acquaintance's. Made new friends, found a kindred spirit that is 20+ years older, walked up and down Rodeo drive, knocked at door where Gene Kelly use to live, shopped an estate sale, had my picture taken by tourist's on a star tour, apparently I was standing in front of a celebrities house. What I learned, no matter where you live or work or volunteer, we all have the same problems, rich or poor, we all have aches and pains of aging, of the economy, of family issues, well at least at the moment. When you think of Beverly Hills you think of celebrity and fame which are fleeting, what matters are who we are inside and our relationship with our creator. It's so nice to be with people who have endured all kinds of things in life yet we all have a common belief that gives us hope of a better life that isn't so superficial. Getting off my soapbox now....it's my Mindless Monday, so that's part of what is in my jumbled brain.

Mindless Monday

Two weeks of volunteer work, in between regular work, blogging, funerals, going-away parties, blogging event planning, trying to keep up with my girlfriends, calling my mom, and then a week of work travel...leaves my mind mushy.  I literally slept walked this morning as I tried to put one foot in front of the other on my beach walk. I could have easily sat at the end of the pier watching the pelican's above soar over the surface of the glassy ocean waters. Managed a quick cup-o-joe at Ground Works, I love that little coffee shop. It's teeny tiny and yet warm and friendly. Grabbed me a bag o beans of Black Gold to try tomorrow with my morning breakfast. Currently listening to the new Civil Wars album. Hauntingly good and painful to know they may never deliver this vocal magic again. How do you recreate chemistry like that, please make up Joy and John Paul.

Mindless Monday

After two weeks of volunteer work which is always rewarding we are back home to our regularly scheduled events....called LIFE.  Also back to my own cooking and city. I have adventures to share from one of the city's I was in for a week, to be shared later this week, i really like San Pedro.

One of my goals has been to lose a good 50 lbs.  It's been a struggle and getting older doesn't help.  So today is the day I start a 48 hour cleanse.  Why you may ask? Well one I got my annual physical test results back and my cholesterol needs to come down and if you've been following me on Instagram know I've been engaging in quite a few baked goods lately.  So this is a jump start to getting back on a normal healthy eating program with a cheat once in a while and not so daily or weekly. After this cleanse I have a good healthy eating program that has worked for me, it's really based on the South Beach diet, which I hate to call a diet, but it's a good way to eat balanced healthy meals.  For the initial cleanse I did a  little research and seemed to like Dr. Oz's suggestions the best.

Here's why I've chosen Dr. Oz's 48 hour cleanse, because:

1.  It's only 48 hours.

2. The foods he choses are naturally good for your liver and kidneys, none of this artificial stuff it's all things you can get at your local market or better yet Farmers market.

3. I thankfully work from home to make all this food.

4. I thankfully work from home for the other obvious reasons that a cleanse may cause.

I'll let you know how I feel and if it helps jump start me on the road to healthy living. Have a great week everyone.

Mindless Monday

Last Friday this is what the sunset at the beach looked like. As destructive as fires are, the smoke does produce some pretty amazing sunsets.  And Friday it was 80 at the beaches.  Today it's raining and now humid.​  Either by a food allergy, or the season or the smoke I have developed a crazy red face with puffy eyes over the last three days. I'd call this NOT sweet, more in the lines of bittersweet.

Is your month of May booked, mine is. First weekend out funeral and 50th wedding anniversary, followed by the next couple of weeks a baby shower, tea party and bbq.  Oh the joys of spring.  I'm doing some baking and experimenting with a few seasonal items. Not to mention there are so many movies coming out this month that I want to see, I'll have to pace myself. Hope your month is filled with bright, fun and inspirational activities.