Today was absolutely lovely. It was mild out and it was SO nice to get outside and breathe in the fresh air and sunshine. Weather like this makes me yearn for spring and summertime. We will surely get more snow before it is officially spring (and there's always the possibility of having snow even after it is "officially" spring) but it sure was nice to play "faux spring" for a while this afternoon.

I am feeling really really good today. I don't know if it's from being outside all day, or from me not eating garbage, or because I have been taking my supplements and drinking more water, or something else (probably a combination of everything), but I feel really positive and calm and happy today.

What I ate today:

Breakfast - applesauce and a half-eaten apple a la Faeryn
Mid-morning snack - uhhhh...shit I forget. I ate something though!
Lunch - leftover curried veggies and brown rice
Afternoon snack - apple, veggies and hummous
Dinner - romaine hearts with caesar dressing and rice chips, homemade brown rice pudding (sweetened with a little maple syrup and some raisins)

Every day this no-sugar thing gets easier. Today I didn't crave anything, actually, which is nice. It's just more uphill from here...once I hit that 7 day mark it will be even more easy to deal with and the longer I stay away, the less I am inclined to eat junk at all. Such a simple simple concept, but following through is hard sometimes. I am feeling proud of myself today, and that may seem pathetic to some people, but I don't care. Small victories and all that, you know?

Alfie Kohn last night was great. I have read his book "Unconditional Parenting" and seen the DVD, but it was refreshing to be there watching him in person. It was also a very timely lecture for me...my girls have been awfully challenging lately and this week has been particularily hard. Lots of sibling warfare going on and I tend to get sucked into the emotional aspect and react emotionally instead of staying slightly detached and being a calm, rational thinker. It was good for me to sit and listen to Alfie reaffirm for me *why* I don't want to scream, yell, do time-outs and generally disrespect my children by banishing them "because I said so". It's good to step outside of my own head for a while and listen to someone else reiterate all the things I *know* but might not be using, you know what I mean?

One week from today marks me and Jesse's SEVENTH anniversary. 7 years. Holy crapola. In some ways I can't believe it's been that long, and in others I definetely feel it. Hehe. It's weird to think that we've been together for so long, but even weirder to think that we have so many more years ahead of us. Long term relationships are a trip.

It's 9:30pm...I really should clean up my kitchen and living room. Both rooms look like they vomited all over themselves. G'night!