Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Well, here goes nothing!


Finally, I am starting my own blog. It’s been a long time coming I feel. I’ve been a blog reader for some time now. I spend a lot of time perusing the blogosphere. I’ve got a list of favorites that I visit on a regular basis. I’ve been inspired by many friends and strangers alike. I’ve been told before that I should have my own blog. One day at practice, when I was talking about yet another thing I read about on someone’s blog, Coach Harvey asked “JD, when are you gonna start your own blog?” The truth is, I’ve been contemplating it for it a while. If I’m going to have a blog, I thought, what would I blog about? Running? Food? God? I felt like I needed to choose a main focus, and I had lots of ideas! But I would be so overwhelmed by the number of them that I would just end up not choosing anything. Today when I was running, though, the notion of my own blog was rolling around in my mind again. And that’s when I realized: Who says my blog has to have a theme? It’s MY blog and I can make the rules. After all, that’s how I make my smoothies. If you have ever been in the kitchen when I’m making a smoothie, you will have noticed that there are very few things that I wouldn’t consider putting in the blender. I like to say that they have everything INCLUDING the kitchen sink in them (anything that’s vegan, that is). My life is a lot like one of my smoothies. There is school, running, my passion for food, family, friends, and strangers, and a big God who has the secret recipe. I often find myself throwing in the ingredients one at a time, but then He presses the button on the blender, sometimes before I even got the lid screwed on. Mostly they turn out pretty good, sometimes not as good as I was hoping, and sometimes their sweetness has me licking the blender clean with my spatula.
So finally, I am starting my own blog. And it’s about anything I want it to be about, including the kitchen sink.
I begin most days with a smoothie. Here is today’s recipe:
½ of a banana
a handful of strawberries
2 handfuls of baby carrots
2 handfuls kale
a scoop of Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer (natural flavor)
a scoop of Vega Energizing Smoothie (vanilla almondilla)
a spoonful of maca powder
a spoonful of ground flaxseed
a spoonful of coconut oil
a spoonful of cinnamon
½ cup of coconut water

The following is a list of just a few of the blogs I have read. I thank these people for inspiration. Check them out! Amanda http://notrunning4awin.blogspot.com/, Laura http://today-is-extraordinary.tumblr.com/, Kate http://katherine-borowicz.blogspot.com/, Matt http://www.nomeatathlete.com/, Angela http://ohsheglows.com/, Gena http://www.choosingraw.com/, Kath http://www.katheats.com/

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