Updates

I've been adding comments to my last post with all of my daily smoothie recipes. Some are better than others, some are WAY better. And I've even found one that Lon likes and I have enjoyed as a dessert! (banana/spinach, if you want to try it)

Only 95 days til pinning! I started this journey in May of 2008...can't believe these three years are down to three months. My brain and my bank account are looking forward to the change! :)

Green Smoothies

Thank you to Sara Janssen for introducing me to the Green Smoothie. I'm enjoying my very first one right now. Think I'm going to make a trial run of these and have one every day and see where it takes me. She issued a challenge several years ago (before I found her super-happy, always fun, inspiring blogs) to have a green smoothie every day for 30 days. Great idea, I think. Should I issue that challenge to my (5) followers? I think I will. I like to throw that gauntlet thing around. :)

Here's my challenge (and this is new to me, too!): Drink a green smoothie every day for 30 days and let me know the good, the bad and the ugly of it. (The only ugly I can imagine is either a food pairing you don't enjoy or an amped-up bowel!) What do you say? Any takers???

So far my first one is DE-licious! One thing I've found repeated over and over online is to mix it up and not have the same ingredients day after day. Sara included several different recipes on her challenge...this morning I'm enjoying a banana-spinach smoothie and can't believe how easy it is! One filling tasty (and very pretty) beverage is supplying me with 13 grams of fiber! I've already gotten four servings of fruit/veggies this morning...that puts me ahead of the game.

Banana-spinach
2 bananas
2 handfuls of fresh spinach
Ice water to desired consistency

I just dropped the bananas in my blender, topped them with the spinach and poured a little water in to get the blending going...and presto! Done. I was worried about the taste...so I stuck a spoon in to try just a tiny little bit. Banana. That's all I got. Apparently if you stick to the 60/40 fruit/veggie ratio the fruit flavor will always overpower the greens. What flavor should I try tomorrow?

Hooping!!!!

(Yes, I'm trying to make up for lost time...posting several in one day to make up for weeks of silence!)

I got a hoop for Christmas!!! Along with some instruction DVD's from Hoopnotica. So cool, so much fun! Here are a few pics of me hooping in the snow of MI. Do you know how hard it is to hoop with bulky winter clothes on???

Head Wraps

Here are the head wraps on my 'mannequin'...
My own fun creation...part scarf, part hat. Could be used for either...just fun and good for keeping the cold air out!

Tie Dye Designs

Here's a few of the designs I made for myself and others over Christmas break. They include bandanas, head wraps, shirts and onesies. So fun! I was even able to salvage a remnant from our wedding/honeymoon in Mexico...see if you can figure out which one it is. :D

Hemp's Notorious Cousin

Cutest Xmas Pic!

Okay...here's my fave Christmas pic taken this year...this is my brand new niece, Ava. And yes, Aunt Rachel did make her that awesome onesie! :) She wouldn't let go of my fingers....

And here's another sweet one...She's a cutie, isn't she?

Happy 2011!!

Just a quick post to let you know I'm still around...just busy with family and unable to upload pics and such til this weekend (probably). Have lots to report, pics to post and rumors to squash. :D Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season this year. Only 124 days til pinning...yes, the countdown is back on! Until next time...enjoy whatever makes you happy!