Yesterday turned out to be a day concerned largely with taking care of ourselves (groceries, laundry, etc), with some Needmore thrown in and a fun Neighbormates meet up in the evening. I’ve come to adore New Seasons, where shopping organic and live is a breeze. And, everyone is so friendly, especially at the NE store. It actually makes grocery shopping fun - even Ray likes to go!

With all of the positive time spent yesterday, I am feeling lighter and more centered than any previous day on this cleanse. Perhaps this is because, except for a half hour of tummy pains due to a certain tea I drank last night, I experienced one of the best night sleeps I can remember. I hazily remember a dream involving Ray, a ferry and a train station, being searched for having illegal drugs on me and drunkenly attempting to throw a pipe. I was also talking to the Nordstroms family, hoping they would remember me as a child. They didn’t. But, then again, they were all drunk, too.

Unfortunately, most of the books I’ve been reading have specifically talked about avoiding alcohol and I think my subconscious is rebelling. I haven’t been drinking any during this cleanse (or largely for the two weeks before). We had our friends over last night for fun and voice recording. Usually, in a situation such as this, a glass of wine would help ease my nerves about something such as recording (or video or hanging out with friends, etc.). I felt a bit like I was going it alone without a much missed buddy. And, that was momentarily awkward. Then, I started to have fun. Real fun. And I realized that I didn’t need to be tipsy to have fun or be relaxed enough to let go of self-consciousness. I’m not sure that giving up my evening glass of wine is something that I am interested in for life, but I am enjoying the new insights.

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