This is my first official blog entry at Ravishingly Raw. I came up with the name “Ravishingly Raw” about five years ago when my husband and I launched our raw catering business. My life at the moment is touch and go because of my grand daughter, but hopefully I will be posting more in the future. I have two other blogs which have suffered tremendously because of her health issues, but I do need to learn how to balance it all.

Going back to the raw and living foods lifestyle is a purely selfish move on my part. At this point in my life, I need something that belongs to only me. I can get caught up in constantly giving to others, and forget about myself. I will wear myself out doing things and at the end of the day I feel like the best part of me has slipped away. Even as I speak, my grand daughter is in the crib (not sleeping yet) and whining and fussing. She has some problems that at the moment require all of our attention. I’m emotionally exhausted and feel so worn out by the end of the day that I don’t want to talk or do anything at all. I went back to raw foods last week…balls to the wall. Usually transitioning is the best way to go raw, but for me, I needed to just do it. I’m glad I did too. The stress of life right now surrounding my grand daughter Simone would be at least 50% worse if I were still eating a regular diet. My stomach would be all in knots and my emotions would be all over the place. Feeling exhausted and not wanting to do anything at the end of the day is better than feeling freaked out and trapped.

Anyway, this entry was an introductory of sorts, just to let you all know that I am here. My hope is to reach out to other raw foodists or those who want to go raw in the Albuquerque, NM area.

Tags: Going Raw, raw foods