Monthly Archives: February 2012

clean: day 9, in which the cravings start to lurk nearby

this morning at the farmer’s market i asked a vendor about his box of buckwheat sprouts–what do they taste like?  how do you use them?  he described them as “citrus-y” and said they’d be good on a sandwich, like lettuce … Continue reading

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clean: day 8, in which i get cabin fever

breakfast was another purple smoothie that involved pineapple and blueberries and a bunch of other yummy stuff, but i can’t remember all the specifics.  sorry, they’re all sort of starting to *ahem* blend together… lunch was actually a repeat of … Continue reading

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clean: day 7, one week done! or, “it was the best of smoothies, the worst of smoothies”

this morning, mr. happy stuff came to breakfast and said, “i think our bathroom scale is broken.  it says i’ve lost 8 pounds since sunday.  it’s gotta be broken.” his back is still sore from the caffeine withdrawal, but i … Continue reading

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clean: day 6, the return of (mostly) familiar lunch food

the fun news of the day is that i wore a pair of pants today that, in december, i had put up high on a shelf in the closet because they felt too uncomfortable to wear.  today, they felt fine.  … Continue reading

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clean: day 5, is this a cold or detox?

last night, this morning, and now again tonight (as well as intermittently throughout the day), my nose has quite suddenly tried to do its best impression of a water faucet.  the clean book talks about all the “mucus” that’s built … Continue reading

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