Day 7

Day 7 and I feel a little tired, but I am drinking my juice. My favorites are apple & pear and Cucumber, celery and apple. Every book or website I visit says never to mix fruit and vegetable together when fasting, yet all of the recipes I can find include both. These two recipes are mild. The cucumber is very refreshing.


Today I dressed in my work clothes and started to attack my large to do list. The inside of my house is all undone. I have subfloor down my hall and into my playroom and bathroom, and half of my living room. I love demolition that is the best part! The installing of floor isn’t bad it’s just complicated. I found a lot of rot on the bathroom floor next to the tub. Of course I did. Anyone who has kids does because the outside rim of the tub makes the best place toys. May daughter cannot take a bath without having a large elaborate tea party. She can’t have a large tea party without spilling at least one cup, tea pot, or bucket of water over the edge of the tub.

The good news is that my friend Tom Brady Jr., no not Gisele’s husband, I am sure that he has servants that change his toilet paper rolls. I am talking about Pru’s husband, the always charming and fun to hang out with Tom Brady of Tom Brady Carpentry in Franklin. The Brady’s son goes to school with my son and they are a great family and Tom is an excellent carpenter. He helps me when I get stuck on home projects. He has taught me to remove wallpaper properly, remove linoleum glue, plaster over holes, caulk corners, and a lot of other tricks of the trade that have saved me a lot of time and money. I had him come over to look at the bathroom and this time I have decided to just have him lay down ceramic tiles, and teach me how to do it as he goes. He is excellent and very reasonably priced. I told my husband that he can give me the floor as a birthday present. I never thought that I would get to the point in my life where a tile floor would be romantic. Believe me having a beautiful floor means more to me that a house full of red roses.

Food wise I had my juice in the morning and afternoon and steamed veggies for dinner and I was great! I drink herbal tea in the evening. I still can’t believe that this is me. I also can’t believe how easy this is. I am waiting to be starving and feel sad and deprived like I have felt on every diet I ever did. Don’t know why that’s not happening? I just pray that it continues.