To say, "It's been awhile", when referring to my blogging activity, would be an enormous understatement. And to try to catch up on all of the changes and new developments in our lives would be a huge undertaking, not to mention slightly unnecessary. Because if you're reading this now, you're probably someone who's been involved in our lives for the past year, and therefore have an idea of some of the things that have been going on in our lives. And if not, you might not even care. :)

So instead of a recap, or a snapshot, or whatever other "cheeky" little things I could call it, I'm just going to put the past behind us, and start today. How does that sound?

I've been reading a little bit lately about diet and health & wellness, and have come to the conclusion that I'm probably the least healthy now that I ever have been. In my entire life. I no longer work out, and I would consider eating at Subway a healthy food choice. I drink coffee every day, and although I vowed to drink less soda in 2011, and was pretty successful, I'm not really replacing that with better things.

I'm also beginning to notice that as I grow older, my body doesn't want to do the things it once was able to do so easily, like sit on the floor with my kids. Especially if I try to sit criss-cross-applesauce. When I get up, I definitely feel it. I have also noticed that my energy level is quite lack-luster. I used to blame it on baby horomones, but that excuse is no longer valid, in my opinion. (The baby is FOUR!!)

So it is with all of this in mind, that I have decided to do a juice fast. All of the above, coupled with the fact that I've recently watched the documentary, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead", have inspired me to make a few changes.

I convinced my husband to watch the documentary as well, and to join me on this quest. The quest for better health. And for me, it's going to start with a "system re-boot", if you will. I'm committing to only drink homemade pure fruit and vegetable juice. For how long, I'm not quite sure. I'm going to set my goal for 60 days. Right now, that seems REALLY lofty. I made Seth promise to stick with me at least 15 of those 60 days, so after that, I'll have to see what kind of momentum I have going.

I went grocery shopping today, and left with a cart full of fresh produce. Seth and I chose a recipe that we thought sounded palatable, and started juicing!

Hold me accountable, Y'all!