Day 2

Just finishing up day 2 and I'm still feeling pretty good. I have managed to just have 1 apple each day and 6almonds as my only real food. Hubby has had 4 apples, celery, and not sure how many almonds. He was very excited about the prospect of a real meal tommorow. However, he thought that meant pasta and pie. I informed him that lunch will consist of steamed veggies, rice and chicken. I even went out tonight and bought his lunch for tommorow so he won't be tempted.

Well, I have to go drink my last liquid cleanse of the day. Looking forward to my shake tommor morning and especially looking forward to lunch!

First Day of Cleanse - We Survived!

Well, it's almost the end of day 1 and we survived the cleanse.  My husband was a little disappointed when I came home from work and he asked if he got any "real" food today - the answer is NO.  Basically, our day consisted of a "Cleanse for Life" drink 4 times a day, 2 "snack pellets" 2 - 3 times a day(which are really nasty), an "accelerator" pill 2 times a day, and plenty of water.  The brochure said we could have an apple if we were really hungry, so we each had 1 apple in the afternoon.  It was the best apple I ever ate!

My one problem is a headache which I had most of the day - it's finally gone away.  I'm a huge iced tea drinker.  Granted, I drink mostly green tea, but it still has caffeine.  I'm pretty sure the headache was my body going through withdrawl.  No caffeine for me (at least for another 8 days)!  We really have just been peeing quite a bit.  I don't feel bad - a litle hungry at times, but nothing I can't stand.  I even went to the gym and worked out.

Tommorow is a repeat of day two.  After that, we have 5 days of shakes for breakfast and dinner and a regular meal at lunch.

One day down and eight more to go!!   

Isagenix cleanse

My husband wanted to "jumpstart" his plan to get healthy and asked me to do a cleanse with him.  I have done a fruit and vegetable cleanse in the past, but initially I wasn't too thrilled with doing another one (it's been many years since my last one).  But, my husband said if I didn't do it with him, he probably wouldn't be able to go through it.  I thought about it, and being the good wife that I am ;-)   decided I could do a 9-day cleanse.

If anyone is interested, we are doing the Isagenix 9-day cleanse.  It looks awesome, but I just hope I can survive the full 9-days.  I am a pretty disciplined person, so I am thinking I'll make it. The first two days are "cleanse" days - that means only the cleanse with an accelerator, plenty of water, and some of their "snacks."  I think those will be the hardest 2 days.  Then, we get 5 days of shakes plus a lunch consisting of fruits, vegetables and protein.  That is followed by another 2 days of cleansing.

My plan is to post our progress on my blog.  I am taking before and after measurements - which I will share at the end. 

We are in prepration phase tonight and my husband is full of questions - and complaints.  Now mind you, he is the one who wanted to do this!  He asked if he can have a beer during anytime in the 9 days - of course the answer is NO - are you crazy!  He opened up the "snacks" and said he thinks our cat's treats are more filling than these.  I was able to comfort him by telling him he could have an apple or 6 raw almonds or a celery stick if he got really hungry.  Yes, my husband is off to the grocery store as we speak to buy a dozen apples and celery sticks (he already has the almonds)!

2-5-7-10 Bags

I am having a Premier jewelry party at my home on Sunday and I made some 2-5-7-10 boxes to give as a gift to everyone who attends my party (or places an order before the party). I wanted to do something with a jewelry or "bling" theme so this Rubber Romance stamp was perfect. I added Stampin Up! Dazzling Diamonds to give it a little more sparkle. Of course, what better to put in the boxes for a goup of women than some chocolates! So far, I have made 25 boxes - I would rather have too many rather than not enough.

If you have never made the 2-5-7-10 boxes they are really easy to make. There is a great tutorial at Splistcoaststampers if you need instructions. I have to tell you, I recently purchased a Scor-Pal and this made these boxes even easier to make. I think I was able to score them in half the time in would normally take. My Scor-Pal was worth every penny! I found mine at Archiver's and was able to use my 30% off coupon - even better.

The Details: Stamp: Rubber Romance Paper: Assorted Stampin Up! Ribbon: Stampin Up!, Misc: Copic Markers, Scallop Scissors, and Dazzling Diamonds.

Thanks for stopping by and looking!

Coffee anyone?

Well, it wasn't a good weekend for stamping, but I did manage to get one card finished. I was in Joann's this weekend and found the cutest K & Company brads that I just had to find a use for them. I made this card using Inky Antics stamps - and my K & Co brad. I actually designed the card around the brad - I picked the paper and ribbon that would match and went from there. Since it was a deep chocolate brown I thought something with a coffee theme was in order. See what you think. I hope you like it!

Details:

Stamps: Inky Antics. Paper: Stampin Up! Chocolate Chip, Designer Paper Misc: K & Co brads

Bad Blogger

I'm sorry I've been such a bad blogger - seems I just never have enough time to stamp. By the time I get everything done around the house it's usually time to go to bed! This weekend I picked 6.5 pounds of strawberries at a local greenhouse. The strawberries are hydraponic so you just stand and cut them off the stem - pretty neat. It took me about 20 minutes to pick them. Then, I made strawberry freezer jam. I was able to get 20 jars - which was 3 batches. It came out pretty good, even if I do say so myself. Next, I am going to try peach jam.

Well, here's a card I haven't shown you before. I just love the American Art Stamps Emerson line - so funny. The paper is from a Glitter Stack I bought ages ago at Joann's. I also used some Stampin Up! Barely Banana with it. I used Copics to color the image.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy 4th everyone! I hope everybody is having a great holiday! Today I am going to share this Rubber Romance card with you. Once again, I did some paper piecing to add some interest to her bags. I hope you like it!

The stamps are Rubber Romance and Inky Antics (sentiment).

I am hoping to find a little time to stamp this weekend - but I'm not counting on it.

Enjoy the long holiday weekend!