Love list:
1) Reassurance that I CAN conceive again, despite it not working out.
2) Friends, family and faith – sometimes it takes courage to just say “all I want is to be around people that love me,” but I did and the people that were there amazed me.
3) Nettle (with or without raspberry leaf) tea infusions – where have you been my entire life?!

How did the raw sushi go?

@ April – Ooh I love meettheshannons, the Betty Crocker Project is such a great idea!

@ Rachel – Well I can attest, it *smalled* like ‘emergency room drink’, eek! Hope you had a great weekend!

@ Lenn – Whoops! Sorry, sometimes I forget that not everybody is as food-geeky as I am – my bad! A Vitamix is THE Porche of blenders. The word blender doesn’t even do it justice. This thing breaks down food to the molecular level (really!) It will grind wheat berries into flour and then if you add water, knead the flour into dough. It makes a smoothie so perfectly blended it’s as digestible as juice. It will make hummus so smooth and fluffy it just melts in your mouth. It will spin hard enough and fast enough that it will actually heat and fully cook your raw veggies into a soup, if you let it keep running.

Basically, it’s a foodie’s dream! =D

@ Monika – Okay, I NEED to hear more about this sweet potato kombucha of which you speak! What what wha???

@ Melissa L. – Loose toothes are so cute! May the Tooth Fairy visit your house very soon. =)

Also, floating garden sounds awesome (and intriguing!)

@ deaustin – Aw, thank you so much. I don’t think I’m all that brave, but it can be hard to put myself out there and it means so very much to hear that it helps to inspire others. So thank YOU!

@ Tenise Rae – What a spectacular love list! I am so happy to hear that you’re so happy! =D And w00t w00t for ‘practicing’, ha!

@ Morgan – Hello! And welcome! And congrats on the health turnaround for the new year – I’m so glad it’s going well and I’m SO glad you’re feeling great. And HELLS YEAH for quitting a job you hate! Talk about a turnaround for the new year. Congrats! =)

@ Mandie – Congrats on the new position. Hope you had a great weekend too!

@ Kate in SB – Nate is awesome, and you are even awesomer, and I love you SO MUCH!

@ Cedar – Congrats on the new baby! That is so exciting, you must be over the moon! Feel free to email me (info AT bonzaiaphrodite DOT com) if you want to chat about breastfeeding stuff!

@ sj – Yay for working with your best friend, what an awesome situation. Also I feel you on the working out, mmmm, so good!

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HAPPY NEXT WEEK TO ALL!!!

OH my WORD I want a vitamix! It’ll be YEARS before I get that one though I’m sure! Good for you getting yourself something AWESOME! I’ve got to build a counter to put my bosch blender/mixer I inherited on and start using that thing!

Love List:
1. My best friend got hired at my job! I work for a big company that actually treats it’s employees very well, and she’s moving from the old also big company I used to work for, which says it treats its ppl well, but DOES NOT! She’s gonna be so much happier and I’m so excited to see her actually taking steps to make her life better! :-D
2. I’ve worked out about 9 hours this week and MAN it feels so good to be back at it! Yoga, cycling, weights, cardio, I feel SO much better when I’ve worked out!
3. Roommate meetings! Ok these aren’t great, but I’m so glad I’m in a place in life/in my head where I now am not afraid of having face to face conversations about things that bother me instead of feeling like I have to always be agreeable and a door mat. I don’t want to pay more rent, but fing hell, I want my HOME to be peaceful! And if you are fing that up, we’ve gotta talk, figure something out, or you’ve gotta go! haha!

I love your blog, as always! Keep it up!

Glad to hear you had a fabulous birthday and have been loving your past few entries! :)

My love list…
1. Introducing my new boyfriend to my old friends and having everyone get along really well.
2. Getting over my weird bus anxiety and taking the bus to work instead of driving… ok, because my car broke down, but guess I just needed the motivation! The bus is great!
3. Riding my bike. Great weather in central CA this time of year, it makes me really happy to live here. I’m also thankful that I’m healthy enough to ride round so much.

Have a great weekend all!!

1. Inspiration such as you! Provides me with such an eagerness to get creative with food, and give my body and mind everything nature intended!
2. 2 Weeks Notice. I quit my miserable job of 6 years today. Now what?? : )
3. My loving and supportive boyfriend! He’s a true gem.

PS. My ratty old blender envies your VitaMix and its’ talents. I dread the day it is no longer capable of blending my green smoothies! One day..!

Here’s to 2011 Sayward and family. *clink*