What day is it?!

I lost count of which day it is on SmartMix, but I'm still moving right along. I believe it's day 10. 

We just had a time change, which I think is a bonehead idea, and it's bound to throw me off. It did last night. I was so ready for bed. 

Tried to honor the Sabbath better yesterday. Normally I'm a mess cleaning house. I'm excited that Friday I swept the front porch, sidewalks, & driveway of dirt & leaves. I have an electric leaf lower, but I chose to do it manually, like a real woman :-) 

And Saturday I took my son Trick-Or-Treating like a nice mommy. He was something from Star Wars. I never got a good front shot, but lots from the back or side. So he was basically "The Black Thing" in all my pictures lol

So that was him. We did things a little different this year so there were more houses and fewer people. I get fussy when a lot of people are around acting completely ignorant. So I only got fussy once. We were waiting in line for cotton candy for Colin & they shut it down early. Just aggravated me. Happens every year. Grrrrrrr. 

But last Wednesday I made it to see my doctor. I was a little annoyed that the fee structure changed. It used to be $75 for new patients & $55 for established patients. Now it's $75 to see the dr and $55 to see the nurse practitioner. We aren't going there. So I paid it and waited. Gain 1.5 lbs. Oh well. 

My visit was very constructive with the doctor. He wants me in pain management for the rheumatoid arthritis. Until then he gave me some Norco's which have been a life saver until I can get in to get more long-term treatment, like cortisone shots in my joints. I do not want to do 1 Norco every 4 hrs of my life sort of thing. I want it when I really need it. If I don't need it for 2 days, I'm not taking it. I'm afraid of addiction. 

But anyways, the pills have allowed me to work outside on my house, clean inside more, walk my kid on Halloween & have those memories. This morning I am sore. It's been raining non-stop for 2 days. It's soaked. So I'm about to take some pills and take a nap. Trying to balance activity & rest. With the pills, starting my walking again sounds fantastic. But the rain. Grrrr!

Today & tomorrow I need to focus on packing for my trip. I'm flying out of Atlanta here at 8:30 am. It's a 2 hr flight. 1 hr in Philly. 1 hr Amtrak to Lancaster & 30 min to the Amish house I'm staying in. So I'll have about 3 hours to play with Alice the mutt till work time is over. I'm excited, nervous, worried. My dr made sure he prescribed enough pain medicine  for all the fast walking I need to do. I'll be good and relaxed for the plane ride though. I'm flying on Southwest Airlines, which is my preferred airline. I use their RapidPoints program & this is my free flight. Yay!!!

Thought I'd go to Michaels last night in Conyers to pick up a cross stitch project. I am SO frustrated. Their projects went from an entire row to a 5x7 area of cheesy 8th grader type projects. I wasn't pleased. Walmart doesn't carry any anymore that I could see. Hobby Lobby was respectfully closed. So forget it. I'll listen to podcasts. Only problem is that my ears pop the whole time so the ear buds are annoying. I'm grabbing a window seat. Hopefully we fly over bad weather or something exciting. Just please, not the drunk lady & the dude needing sedating from last time. I got contact drunk from the smell of her 10, yes 10, little vodka bottles. They need to limit it to 3. Seriously. 

So! That's that. I'll try to update Wednesday while traveling. Hopefully I'll post pictures of how I live Amish in Lancaster. Be back next Wednesday! Miss my boys already :-(

Day 1: Zija SmartMix

Well, I received my SmartMix today. I'm excited to get back on it. I know last time, despite my skepticism, it worked nicely. I have Type 1 diabetes and it did well to quickly bring down my blood sugars. I had increased energy within the week. And that made my mood happier. 

I think my status as a distributer had expired so I'm not doing this for sales. I'm doing this because I want people to see how it worked for ME. It could work better or worse for them. With experience as an RN I've been trained to see things objectively. But I also hope for the best.

My biggest concerns: Pain, joint inflammation, blood sugar, and the exhaustion coming from all of those combined. 

I thought I might mention, I decided to buy some of that stuff from V8. The healthy green blend. I've always lived traditional V8 since I was a kid. I know veggies are good for you. I've always been interested in "juicing" but haven't tried it. I suppose this stuff is supposed to mimic that idea. 

I read reviews online talking about it's blend of spinach, yellow carrots, etc. Green apple & pineapple has been added to make the taste better. Honestly, the sludge at the bottom has me hoping for "nutrition". I couldn't believe how many bad reviews it got for taste! I was a little worried I wasted $4. 

So, I chilled it and poured a little in a glass. "Just suck it up" I told myself. Took a deep breath and drank... And drank... And drank. This stuff was good! Those reviewers were crazy. I don't like my juices (orange, apple, grape) straight usually. I serve them over heavy shaved ice and add a third of water to my glass. Even the "No added sugar" types. I could possibly do that with this, but it's not bad. They don't add sugar to this stuff. The pineapple is sweet enough. It's a very light & pleasant blend. It's a good veggie drink. If you like pineapple and green apple, I HIGHLY recommend the V8 Healthy Green. 

Of course, because this isn't pure juicing, you don't get the good fiber that comes with it. I'd be interested in one day buying a juicer and copycatting this mixture. Absolutely delicious! :-)

I do not have any disclaimers because I have nothing to gain from this honest post. I do not work for V8 and I'm not part of any promotions. So that's my non-disclaimer disclaimer lol