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…says it all:

My blood pressure on April 14th, 2011:

138 over 90

My blood pressure today?

116 over 68

Now, is it because the bat mitzvah that consumed me is over? (It is – but it wasn’t that stressful!)
Could it be because bat mitzvah girl is away at summer camp for three weeks as of this morning? (Again – that’s wonderful. But it’s not blood-pressure lowering, especially to that extent.)

Um, no.

I assert that it’s completely and totally due to my continued philosophy of ‘clean living’.

And with that…I’m going out for a steak now!

I’m bettng there’s going to be some, um, extra traffic here in the next day or so.

(Hello, new extra traffic people! So sorry I didn’t clean up for you all…)

Sadly, I’m probably not around to pay attention to it. You see, I’m on vacation.

Well, not exactly a vacation – rather, a staycation, right here in Portland Oregon.

So then why can’t I keep an eye on this? ‘Cause I’m in the midst of the bat mitzvah that might just consume me, that’s why.

I’ll be back after, oh, Saturday the 9th. Promise…

…tempered with a dose or two of realism.

That explains the fact that I’m perfectly content composing this post with a glass of rose to the left of my keyboard (the handful of tamari almonds & a chunk of gouda are over on the right, by my mouse.)

See, if I’m in this (revising my formerly-unhealthy lifestyle, that is) for the long haul, moderation — not deprivation – will be the order of the day. And moving my head out of the ‘you must go without…you must deprive yourself…’ mode will only lead to an eventual crash & burn. Continue reading →

Looking forward to my weekly yoga class & Saturday am shopping at the farmer’s market.

Crowing about the ‘amazing’ raw kale-avocado salad that’s like crack to me. Putting kale in almost everything these days.

Trading tips about raw vegan restaurants with friends. Eating more salmon, starting the day off with my steel-cut oatmeal & by taking my fish oil capsules.
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