we're gonna party like it's 1999

my baby parties too hard.

seriously. way too hard.

an ode to our requisite fifteen. {vitamin d is our long lost friend.}

sun salutations, mr miles
with living juice in hand
we walk into the world
living sun ahead
living boy beside
close to me

I can finally see the sky again
finally breathe some air

it's the freshness I imagined
walking with you now

pause to soak it in

life is growing
we are all growing

sun salutations, mr miles
sun salutations

extra virgin coconut oil: my new love.

this morning, as I was telling peter yet another use for extra virgin coconut oil, he looked at me and replied should I use some windex too? eye roll. seriously, evco is my new love and here's why: so many uses.

::cooking/baking::

::diaper rash cream that is cloth diaper safe::

::moisturizer::

::light sunscreen::

::acne treatment::

I'm sure I'm forgetting something. but this stuff moisturizes like no other and also fights rashes like no other -- even yeast. I think it has something to do with the high concentration of lauric acid (which is also found in high concentrations in breast milk, another miracle worker!). I like that it's a natural product, without any crazy chemicals that probably aren't actually good for our bodies. and it smells so great! I put it on my severely dry, rashy hands and practically want to eat it off. it's that good.

twenty-ten: it's your year.

now that january is already half way over here are a few musts for the new year. it is part of the plan of getting back my old self while finding my new self. I think that will be my focus for the year. finding that balance.

green smoothies
I've been making a green smoothie once a day for about a week now. they're easy to make and to clean up (back in our juicing days I loathed cleaning the juicer. so many tiny parts to wash. now I just use my regular old blender, nothing fancy and it's a snap to clean up.) I haven't followed any particular recipe. I'm a fly by the seat of your pants green smoothiest, I think. just throwing in whatever suits my mood. some greens, some fruit. easy peasy.

eat whole foods
this is always a goal of mine. will try to take it further this year. some tips on eating with whole foods: shop the perimeter of your grocery store. and don't buy pre-packaged stuff. this leads into my next goal.

make more
I used to make my own crackers, vegetable stock, bread, et cetera all the time. I need to get back into doing that. I feel that I have more of the motivation to do that now. and the energy. I did make some french peasant bread last week, so I'm on my way.

exercise
find what I can do, when I can do it. seriously, how do mammas fit this into their day? drop foot hasn't made it any easier. my plan was to make a come back postpartum. to become a faster, better runner because that can totally happen after giving birth. thank you drop foot, for no longer making that a reality. now it's all I can do to just find what I can do. I'm thinking spin classes are in my future. and I'm sure the elliptical would work. and I need to try swimming again now that the foot isn't as sensitive. but again, when do I find a time to do all this with the boy? wake up super, super early and go while both boys are still sleeping? I don't know. all I know is that I need to get moving -- stat!

eat locally
this year our garden will be more thought out and get planted much earlier. and I vow to visit the farmer's market this year too. I never go and I don't know why. I am going to become a semi-rawist. {because let's face it, I really do have an addiction to cooked food. and is there anything wrong with that?!}

sew more
I have a problem. I really love to sew, but hardly get around to actually doing it. I think about it all the time. dream up better ways to put my projects together. but when it comes down to it, sometimes I lack the actual motivation to go in the craft room and sew. maybe because it's so cold in there? I don't know. but I need to do it more often. it is such a great creative outlet for me.

read more
I have already read two books this year. born to run and song of solomon. now that I've ditched my laptop, I actually have the time + motivation to read books. it's a beautiful thing. I will have to do a little book club review of born to run because it was so inspiring and amazing.

less tv
don't you hate it when you just sit down in front of the tv for no real reason and it sucks your life away? I do. so I will watch my shows, but nothing more. lost, 30 rock, maybe the office...

less computer
again, ditching the laptop was probably the best thing I could have ever done. it is giving me my life back.

embrace my life with drop foot
I have been letting this drop foot control my life. no more. I can still do things. I can get around. it doesn't hamper my life that much. I should be grateful that I can walk at all. it's slowly getting better and now that it's not so painful and hyper-sensitive it is getting much easier to live with. I won't let it hold me back anymore. this will not define me!

run barefoot
once I can hold my foot up on its own again, I will get into barefoot running. I think this is just what my body needs. to re-learn how to run naturally, softly. am hoping it clears up some chronic issues with my body. my sister and brother inlaw just got the vibram five-fingers, and I'm anxiously waiting to hear how it affects their running. it could be all the rage for the running members of my family, I'm just sayin'. free the feet, free the mind. viva la barefoot!

a preview of upcoming attractions

just a little note to say hello. over the past few days I've been thinking a lot about this little man and how he came into the world. these thoughts are running deep in my mind and need to surface soon.

also, I want to delve a little further into the to-do's for twenty-ten. remember, I am trying to find my old self while finding my new self. I'm sure I can blend the two quite nicely as time goes on.

plus, maybe I will show you some of the things I have been working on. mostly for the little man, of course. and mostly for his bum.

and life would not be complete without the details of our upcoming adventure. sand + surf. a week away from the gloom. hello, paradise, can't wait to meet you.

besides the feeling of january in my life {and the fact that I never go outside} things are pretty dang good right now.