Today was my fifth day of the master cleanse, a christmas day, and I just lit the candles for the second night of Chanuka and started watching the video below. I can’t believe that I am actually halfway done with my 10 day cleanse. There hasn’t been a very difficult day yet--a detox day where you (supposedly) feel awful before you feel great. Everything has been going smoothly and I’ve had a lot of mental energy that went into cleaning and organizing the studio. I did my weights today and feel stronger. I will try to break my nocturnal cycle today as well.
There are firecrackers going off in my Enchanted Lakes neighborhood of Kailua, very different from the Polish Christmas I remember. Here Santa changes into sandals. Here bright sun illuminates the yard ornaments. Here Christmas dinners are, sometimes, hosted outside and the smells wafting through the window from my neighbor were definitely a strong reminder I am on a very restricted plan. It’s ok though, when G. gets back from the East Coast we are going to have a holiday dinner with specialties from both traditions. And I will love to share my latkas with him, with sour cream and applesauce of course.