Also, if you love the characters – take a look at my poster and think about grabbing that as well ;) We are selling it on my Etsy and the top 20 contributors to the Game Music Bundle 2 get a free print in the mail!

If you get the bundle you can download this as a desktop as well.

Thanks to the creators of Meat Boy, Aquaria, Machinarium, VVVVVV, Minecraft and Sword & Sworcery for such unique inspiration!

and Josh…victim of raw green healthiness.

Josh had a hard time…bahaha! Despite appearances, I thought it was good – except for the texture – my mom’s hand-me-down food processor just isn’t cutting it. This is why we ordered a NINJA – hiya! It will make juices, smoothies, soups, and other things – quick as lightning, sneaky as a fox – no more terrible machinery grinding until it starts to hop around on the counter, threatening to burst into flames.

I guess you might be wondering what we were drinking. Well it’s my breakfast – kale, romaine, parsley, ginger, pineapple, mango, water. Yum, except like I said the texture. Take a sip, get some good citrusy-ness and then all of a sudden you realize you have to chew tiny pieces of leaf and they get stuck in your teeth and it’s not so smooth at all. NINJA! will cure this as soon as he arrives in the mail, of course.

I got pretty hungry 2 hours after eating/drinking? this smoothie but lunch was right around the corner. My butternut squash was scrumptellyumptious, then I snacked on dried figs and walnuts, and below is what I had for dinner. Avocado, yellow bell pepper, cherry tomato, cayenne, lime juice, cilantro, some green onion. It was incredibly and surprisingly good! I feel great. And jeeze – the avocado here in California is just straight up food porn- there’s no avoiding that, I’m sorry. I sliced open this avocado and it was pure green, raw, creaminess – fresh – no brown! none! It just sat there infront of me on the cutting board, a happy saturated fruit ready to be devoured. I couldn’t believe how beautiful it looked! All of the avocados I tried chopping for guac in Cincinnati just looked like sad brown slime compared to this. If for no other reason, move to California for the avocado, it will love you and not disappoint.

Here are the recipes :
Green Smoothie $*@$!?
Avocado, Bell Pepper, Tomato Mix

I love butternut squash soup. Love it!! I first discovered that I was in love with this soup when I got Curried Butternut Squash Soup at San Francisco Soup Co. – After that I frequently visited that Soup Co – but I know those soups are pre-made and most likely loaded with sodium. Anyway, I am starting this detox and in preparation for lunch at work I made this delicious soup recipe. I found out a lot of things about myself such as – I needed to look up how to chop butternut squash, I needed to learn how to chop ginger, I needed tupperware for storage, I need a peeler, my back hurts after I cook…*whine,whine,whine…hehe…but I also learned that COOKING IS GOOD. This soup I made is yumtum. I will not be tempted to eat anything but this soup for lunch (for a few days anyway!). Here are some pictures to chronicle my messy, nighttime cooking mess of a mess…I literally finished chopping something, swept it hazardously to the side and went right on chopping something else – sometimes getting skin, seeds, and such all in the mix – but I sorted it out in the end, don’t you worry.

Here is the recipe and the reason why it’s so good for you -

“Detox Cred: Soup is a smart liquid-meal option that’s also less taxing on your digestive system. Fibrous squash makes this velvety, slightly sweet option satiating. Plus, research shows antioxidant-dense turmeric may boost the liver’s ability to remove chemicals.”

- wholeliving.com

Also, for your entertainment – this is what I resorted to while chopping onions since I cry uncontrollably whilst handling them. These are Josh’s hardcore swim team goggles. They hurt my face – but no tears!

I am going to detox and after that my diet will seldom include things like cake, coffee, chocolate etc. I want you all to know that I am not doing this to loose weight, but to treat my body better. I have been having stomach issues lately, they come and go, but 9 times out of 10…I find myself complaining to Josh : “I am so bloated, I have a tummy ache, I shouldn’t have eaten so much, something I ate is making me feel weird….whine whine whine”. I want this to end and I want my stomach to function like it should. The obvious answer to this is : remove processed foods from my daily diet. But things have gotten so bad with my stomach lately (I even went to urgent care a couple months ago!) that I am going to take this initiative a step further by doing the Whole Living Detox plan found via Martha Stewart’s website. It details recipes, stretches, snacks and careful steps to resetting and cleaning out your system. I am so sorry sweet-cake-carb-cheese loving taste buds, but I gotta start caring about this body! I won’t abandon you forever, but you will have to be patient for those meals in which I will allow small indulgences again.

I don’t know who really cares about these problems and self promises of mine – but maybe someone else out there feels the same way. For those who care, I am going to detail my detox on here as a way of helping me stay committed. At the end of each day I will post pictures of my meals and how my body is feeling – but if nothing else, there will at least be pictures.

You may now be wondering why my site is titled sweet pencil and to that I say : life is sweet, indulge in what makes you feel good. Cupcake pictures and recipes give me joy even if I don’t want to eat cupcakes…there is beauty in everything and I think I am about to learn how to appreciate food in a much more respectful way. Cupcakes are sweet, girly and pretty – so am I…(most of the time)!

Now this weekend was my last free for all indulgent weekend … I had ice cream, rosemary oat bread, wine and cheese, decadent gnocchi with Gorgonzola and pancetta, bread and butter, tiramisu, tikka masala, an iced white mocha….this may not make sense to you, but this is my way of overloading on the things I won’t be able to eat tomorrow. It is my way of saying – you are going to do this fool, so eat what you want now before you learn how terrible these things makes your stomach feel. I am committed through my terribly unhealthy actions. Ahah twisted maybe, but hey, it works for me! It’s like signing a contract – my stomach is definitely now begging for this cleanse. It’s ready to learn the foods that will make it feel goooood.

BRING ON THE JUICE! And wish me luck, because if this doesn’t help my stomach…then I fear I will have to go see the gastroenterologist again :(

Goodbye sweets.