And I’m back…

It has been too long since I updated this blog so I felt it was time.

So, I decided, after reading Omnivore’s Dilemma and watching Food Inc, to go vegetarian.  I’ve done it before and usually last a few months and then lose momentum.  I’ve been adding a lot of books about eating healthy and how my food choices affect our environment and I hoping this will allow me to continue eating healthy well into the future.  I have also started back up on the green smoothie diet in ernest.  I decided that the most healthy I’ve ever felt and the best shape I’ve been in was when I was doing this diet and exercising about 3 months ago.  It is time to get it in gear and get going again!  The amazing thing is how quickly my body responds to this lifestyle change.  I’ve lost 6 lbs in one week and I have more energy than I know what to do with at this point.  All I can say is that I’m extremeley happy to be back on this diet and making choices that I feel are better for me and for this world.

I have also started salsa dancing again and it is a tremendous gift in my life.  When I stop going I forget how much I miss the physical and mental aspect of salsa dancing.  I can dance for 4 hours straight and there is always something new and fun to experience with each dance.  I love seeing my friends, some of which I met almost 10 years ago now when I first started salsa dancing, and be part of a great circle that comes together every week to celebrate life, dance and happiness.

It is also my birthday on Friday, Feb. 19th and to celebrate I’ll be going to the San Francisco Salsa/Rueda Festival and dance for 4 days straight.  I feel like my dancing has found a level that I’m comfortable with and yet I strive to learn more.  I feel this festival will be a fanastic starting point and also a great way to meet a lot of people who are flying in from all around the world to attend and dance.  I hope if you are a salsa dancer you read this and choose to attend.  It is amazing!