KJ's Life Experiment - 310 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 6:00 AM

Piss, Meet Vinegar 5:14 PM

The only place in the hotel where I could get a decent wifi signal:-)

I'm home from Mexico. And instead of launching into a huge blog post about why this past month was totally amazing, life changing, and why Leon and I are discussing the very real possibility of buying a property in PV, let me just assure any interested party that I am going to initially put my efforts into a video compilation that I will post soon. Like tomorrow. Or the next day.

Not that it isn't good to be home. There is a sweetness to the crisp, cold air, and I look forward to hot baths, night time tea, funky scarves & time with my Mac. I'm happy to start running Don & Debby Do Vegas again (I'll be posting more on that show soon, too, because I'd love for you all to come see it), and sinking my teeth into my school work. I have meetings about doing more work for this blog, and will resume my Ptarmigan gig which I adore. I even have a couple websites that I will be working on. If January was on pause, then February is hitting fast forward.

There is even a bit of a dream bubbling up over at Live Out Loud Theatre. It might have something to do with producing a new, original musical/music revue this coming summer. It is a dream so big, that it makes me want to throw up a little...but they say if your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big enough. Many logistics have to fall into place, though, so that is all I will say about that until the Dream becomes a little more Reality.

If that project happens, then my already full schedule will go into overload. Leon leaves on Wednesday for Kamloops again, but will be back in March for the Who Is Mrs. Wilson? 2012 contract (pending funding). This puts me, once again, on my own, with lots of time to focus and accomplish. The greatest thing about Mexico was that it truly put the vroooom back in my engine, and I feel ready to take on 2012. My year - year of the dragon.

So...stay tuned. KJ's Life Experiment 310 will be about Mexico, and 311 will be a great travelling health tip that helped me stay on top of my diet even while vacationing. I'll let you know where to go to get tickets to my current  show, and what shows are coming up. I may even be holding a Green Smoothie Workshop or two in the near future. If I can fit it all in.

Arriba, arriba!

'Twas The Night Before Mexico 11:29 PM

I'm outta here...

And since I will have very little access to the internet, I'm not sure you'll be hearing much from me.

But I'll have lots to tell you when I return:-)

Adios!

xoxo

KJ's Life Experiment - 309 - Healthy Snackin' with Raw Popcorn 6:42 PM

I can not live without crunchy snacks...can you? But since taking my health journey into my own hands, I've had to find healthy alternatives to doritos. This popcorn-y, cheese-y snack is raw, nutritious, crunchy and, in my opinion, YUMMY! It is also very easy to make, and in this video (shot in my Live Out Loud meditation corner) I show you how;-)



P.S. A big shout out to Philip McCluskey, a raw food guru, for showing me this recipe.

Seriously, folks, consider dropping sugar (which includes foods containing white/processed flour, corn, rice) out of your diet! Leon and I were obviously exposed to the same flu virus a few days ago, and I couldn't be more impressed with how strong my immune system has been in fighting it off. I am virtually symptom free, whereas Leon (who is much more lenient with his diet & health habits) is getting his ass handed to him. And even though this has something to do with how rundown Leon has been in the last few months, I also believe it has everything to do with how loyal and disciplined I've been not letting the "weakening" foods into my life.

New Year's Resolu...blah, blah, blah. 11:25 PM

I'm not making new year's resolutions this year. Uncharacteristic for a Type A tornado that is comforted by lists.

But I just don't feel like it. And I'm gonna honour that.

It'd be great if I began carving a path in my life for my physical fitness. Moving, playing, strengthening by body is overtly & obviously the next piece for me to embrace on my health journey.

But there is something I know about me. Until the shift happens, I ain't gonna stick to nuthin'. Like my eating. I always knew I ate crap. And I always knew I was 15 pounds overweight. And I always dreamed of eating healthy food, being thin, and the whole thing feeling easy. But for twelve years I did nothing about it. Why? Because I wasn't willing yet to change what I needed to change. I wasn't willing to commit. To let go.

Until I was.

I could say that I will exercise, lift weights, start a yoga routine, walk daily, try crossfit, go back to dance classes...but I'm pretty sure I'm not actually willing - yet - to make the commitment. So, I'll open up to the possibility of moving more, of at least considering it more. That's all I got in me to resolve.

I could also kick my own ass and make some deadlines around creating a new site for myself - one that is solely focused on my online business. But, gawd, I really still don't clearly know what that business will be. Coaching. I think. But my visions are unfocused. And even if I try to force myself to make some clear decisions by a certain day, I'm almost certain to fail.

The aggressive verbs just aren't working for me right now.

It just feels like, this year, I gotta chill out a bit and let things come. My conscious part in the creation? Relaxing. Enjoying what is in front of me. Being unapologetic for choosing to do the things that make me happy, even if those things are unimpressive, uncool, even slightly embarrassing. Not filling my mind with positive thoughts, or managing the negative ones, but just letting my mind BE.

If my life never got "better" than it is today, I want to be at peace with that. Heck, I want to be thrilled by that.

Because I've got it pretty darn good.

So, no resolutions this year.

This year I stew:-)