Brains!

I finally did the cleanse. It was a few weeks ago, it was definitely a reboot. It was very hard to down the ghee drink by day 3, and the castor oil effects were unpleasant. I think next year I need to commit to doing 5 days at least and definitely have it complete before the weather turns. Because I cleansed during the change in seasons and only for such a short amount of time, my body did not ease back in to my normal routine until much much later. So although my skin cleared and I felt lighter it could have been more successful.

While on the cleanse I powered through two books, rereading The Great Gatsby and Born to Run. I have to say Fitzgerald's writing is certainly pretty, but I generally got the feeling he was obsessed with his own wording and well, the story...I don't even really care that much. I do appreciate and respect it for what it is, don't get me wrong. McDougall's Born to Run is very Bill Brysonish in presentation and humor. It reads quickly and the reader will enjoy the subject matter because it is made to be understandable. Either way, it led me to purchasing a pair of Merrell Barefoot running shoes and one morning I got up and downloaded a podcast, then went for a run. This is quite possibly the most opposite thing I could have expected from myself. I also don't really like talking about it because I'm scared I'll jinx myself.

The switch in seasons is so welcome. I feel like cooking and baking and actually doing things. I feel like writing again. I have the notion of spending the next Sunday catching up on all my missing yelp reviews. I haven't spent enough time in the downtown library and it's big and open and air conditioned. Weather predictions put Middle Tennessee temps in the 100s this weekend. In the meantime I've been doing the rain dance. The river is so low and everything is dry and crisp despite the humidity.

The rest of my time I have spent wasting my life away on Pinterest. HOWEVER I have actually cooked recipes, completed some DIY projects and found some seriously cute online shops. So really I actually think it's created a more productive me. I will no longer make fun of pinteresters, and by default hipsters.