Earthy Juice and Waking Up Early :)

Green Apple!
Romaine!
Spinach!
Carrot!
Green Grape!
Lemon!
Celery!

Raw Juice!
YUM!

I have been eating better and going to sleep early (between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.) and have been waking up on my own at about 7 in the morning. (And feeling mostly fanfreakingtastic!) I've even felt a lot less crampy on my menstrual cycle this time around, and although I know not working during it has a lot to do with it, I am super thankful to my moon cup and all the fruits and veggies in my body that I know are helping too!

I am moved into Julie's driveway :) and Shadow is having a fun time chasing the new cat in the house (We have a 4th roommate for the month of October who has brought two cats with her :), while Moon insists that he play with him all day.

The furniture is all moved out of the "living room," which has been transformed into a beautiful yoga/meditation space, which I am excited to finally utilize today. (Yoga, especially during the first 2-3 days of my flow is usually a major no.)

Yesterday Julie and I did a huge Costco run and picked up a cart full of fresh, raw, mostly organic produce :) Holy grapes, raspberries, blackberries, apples, romaine, spinach, carrots, celery, etc. etc. etc. We created a beautiful juice last night that was one of the two best juices I had ever made! Amazing how something turns out so delicious when you are making it to share with someone you love!

Feeling good and this house feels like a home :) Everything happens for a reason, they say, and I am glad to have moved in to our little nook in Gypsum a month early! It would be swell if the Blu Ox was still starting, but maybe that is just another lesson I had to learn: If you buy a vehicle from 1979, you better be a mechanic ;) or dating one ... 

Peace & Love
Sofie K

The Energies of the Earth and Moon are mirrored in our wombs and the cycles of our womanhood.

"Did you know that every woman is born with every egg she will ever have? Tucked deep inside the crevices of our tiny bodies, waiting patiently for our maturity, these eggs form in our ovaries when we are just three months past conception, still living peacefully in the perfect environment of our mother's womb. In essence, when your mother was a babe in your grandmother, you were a seed within her, an egg within her cells, listening to your grandmother's heartbeat. Much like the sea embraces the Earth, our bodies embrace our wombs. Our wombs are our centers, and they do far more than produce babies - they give birth to the power that is in us. The rhythms of the universe, the ebb and flow of the tides of life, and the energies of the Earth and Moon are mirrored in our wombs and the cycles of our womanhood." From Womb and Uterine Health in Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal: A Guide to Living Life with Energy, Health, and Vitality. 

Today this beautiful quote and book was shared with me by a dear friend, and now I share it with you.

An example of the monthly calendar where
the pink days are period days, and the striped
days are the next predicted period. The day
marked with the flower is the predicted
ovulation date. 

A screenshot of the temp.
chart with no data entered in.
As you can see, there are
small ads on the bottom, but
they are not too intrusive.

I would also like to share a really great app I found for smart phones called "Woman Log." Not only does this app track your monthly menstrual and ovulation cycles, but it also has an option where you can enter daily your waking temperature to more accurately track your ovulation dates. You can then view the temperatures as they change daily, or view them in a chart feature that spans the entire month. This can be used for NFP (Natural Family Planning), a natural form of birth control, or if you are, on the other hand, trying to conceive. (If you wish to use the temperature/chart feature you will need a basal thermometer which you should be able to get at most drugstores or online :)

The app has a beautiful and easy to use interface and different skins to choose from. Before I was using Period Tracker Lite, but switched to Woman Log because of the added features of being able to record and chart the changes in your temperature to predict ovulation. For a simple menstrual tracker, Period Tracker Lite is great and is very easy to use!

Thank You for stopping in sweet friend!
Have a wonderful day :)

XOXO
Sofie

Peanut Quinoa and Arugula Asian Salad Recipe :)

Prepare tofu 2-4 hours (or night before) beforehand by "baking" tofu with soy sauce (tamari or shoyu) on a cookie sheet on top of oven range (or in oven). Cook on both sides about 10 minutes each.

Quinoa: Cook quinoa with sea salt until done, add curry powder and crunchy peanut butter

Topping for Quinoa: Steam Asparagus and Edamame in Nama Shoyu (tamari or soy sauce) with small diced ginger, 1-2 Tbs Coconut Butter and a little bit of water. Spices (Add before cooking): Bragg's Nutritional Yeast seasoning, Sriracha, Nama Shoyu (tamari or soy), crushed red pepper flakes, curry powder.

Arugula Salad: Mash an avocado, Nama Shoyu, and a simple vinaigrette with mixed greens and arugula. Add tofu (cubed), chickpeas, tomatoes, BASIL, and any other veggies and mix.

Prepare a beautiful presentation of all all this yummy deliciousness for yourself and any other (soon to be very grateful) guests <3 to feed your eyes as well as your creative soul!

In-JOY!

Always with LOVE and LIGHT
Sofie K.

Pineapple-Carrot-Ginger-Orange Juice. Raw Goodness!

Pineapple
Carrot
Ginger
Orange
JUICE


YUM!

Living with the Julesmaster :))))))))))))

Just got some good news ... Probably going to move in with my bffffff Julie this winter! Yay! Moon baby gets to stay!!!!!!!

Freely Eating

I have recently remembered that through Starbucks we get free employee meals at the Lodge at Vail employee cafeteria... Why have I not been taking advantage of this before???

The photo is one of my more recent meals .. A beautiful salad with roasted potatoes and steamed veggies. I bought some nice dressing to put on the salad because the Italian dressing at the lodge tastes like dirty socks to me.

In other news, the Blu Ox aka my van is out of commission for the 3rd time in 3 weeks. This time the power steering went out and it is severely over heating every time I run it. That red sandstone road to Piney is gorgeous but treacherous for my beater ... Last time it broke down was the same day I was returning from camping over there , just like today. I'm bummed. Oh well trying to keep it positive :)

Freely living , or trying at least :) My latest trip to the car doctor cost me $424 on top of the 2 new tires which where $250 so along with the $1700 I spent on it with colorado registration plus gas, this car has been anything but free... Maybe it's time to reconsider my ownership of the blue bohemoth....

With love always,

Sofie

Freely calm

Got a blown out tire today... Yes there was a little frustration but I handled the situation with some surprising calm . Yes I was stuck on the side of the road yes I probably would have to pay lots of money for a tow but that's what I had to do so I reached for my phone to call west vail shell service station and before I could dial 1800 free411 a man names joe from Minturn pulled over and let me use his AAA to get a free tire change and tow wow! Thanks joe! Ended costing me 10$ for a tire plug on another tire that had a screw in it and I tipped the nice man who came I tow my car $10 too. Thanks forever everyone! And the best thing is I'm not even stressed out about it. Things happen we can always choose calmness and a smile because everything will be ok. Now thats freely living!