Hey All,

What have you done to celebrate your anniversaries of being raw? (Or what do you plan on doing?)

Betty

"Don't believe everything you think."

--Bumper Sticker

Really? No one?

Okay, what about this: In a year, before school starts, we celebrate on a Dominican beach?

We could have our own little raw convention, only without paid speakers or entertainers, so it wouldn't cost no $500. It'd just be the off-season prices of airfare and room, and the food that we prepare and share in front of each others' bungalows.

The speakers could be us. We could tell about our 20+-year journeys to raw in person. For entertainment, someone could bring their guitar and conduct sing-alongs in front of the fire pit. Oh, and bring your raw or cooked-food eating families, or anyone else who has been supporting your lifestyle choice over the year(s).

What do you say? I can work on finding a small, inexpensive out-of-the-way-spot for us to have fun in the sun. And if the beach ends up being too much money for people, we can always go to a woodsy place with a nice cool river flowing through it. (Just remember that mosqito repellant.) For those who get bored laying around, there are adventure tours. And for those interested, we could even do a day trip to check out an organic farm cooperative.

Betty

"Don't believe everything you think."

--Bumper Sticker

love it
patty

I knew you would, Patty. Can't wait to meet you.

Betty

"Don't believe everything you think."

--Bumper Sticker

can you make sure that those of us that cant make it in person can be there online live vid feed or skype

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

Uh, I'll have to delegate that. Or maybe I'll just learn how, by then. Good idea, but I hope you can make it, Jody. Is there a chance?

Betty

"Don't believe everything you think."

--Bumper Sticker

i suppose you could put a computer monitor on a deck chair ... but sheesh it would be really nice to be there lol

is there a chance? always ... but not likely ..limited budget these days who knows in a year from now i might be a zillionaire

i had a childhood friend from the dominican republic

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

I can see it now...Betty's Raw Adventures in Paradise. Make sure when you advertise, you emphasize that it is raw FOOD not just raw...you might end up with a bunch of nudists! You make it sound so wonderful and inviting. I would love to participate...but

Next summer I (hopefully) will be moving from CA to SC to begin a PhD program. Moving my family across the country I'm sure will wipe out the budget. I love your vision...don't lose sight of it.

As for celebrating...I try to set small goals and then celebrate those successes. For instance, as I've been trying to lose weight, I set a certain goal and when I reach it, I'll treat myself to a pedicure. I am blessed to have a great raw food restaurant not to far from me. It's a little pricey so I savor it as a celebration spot when I reach a goal. If I focus on the big picture, it can be overwhelming to me. On one hand, I can't imagine being one year raw...but then on the other hand, I can. I'm almost at one week 100%...so now I'm shooting for one month. Day by day...step by step.

I too would love to meet you guys. I really enjoy looking at the pictures thread. I haven't posted a picture yet...I've got to figure out how to do that.

islandgirl Wrote:
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> I too would love to meet you guys. I really enjoy
> looking at the pictures thread. I haven't posted a
> picture yet...I've got to figure out how to do
> that.


it`s easy...you have to have an online photo hosting site...they`re free like photobucket.com
upload your pics from your `puter to your hosting site
click on the thumbnail in your hosting site of the pic you want to post here (one of the reasons i like photobucket is because it has the url for posting your pic right on the page of the pic you want to upload to message forum. makes it easy because you don`t have to do all the img stugg
copy and paste that url into the message on the board you`re posting to and viola
patty

Thanks Patty...I'm kinda technologically impaired, but I"ll play around with it as soon as I have a change.

okay...I'm in the picture section

The only recent pic I had was of me and my daughter taken about 2 weeks ago

islandgirl Wrote:
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> okay...I'm in the picture section
>
> The only recent pic I had was of me and my
> daughter taken about 2 weeks ago

you did good!

oh and to answer the original question..

What have you done to celebrate your anniversaries of being raw? (Or what do you plan on doing?)

nothing cuz i spent most of the first 4 years transitioning going on and off i dont even know what my original anniversary day is it could be any day .. or EVERYDAY

yea thats it ! everday is a celebration of raw to me !! woo woo !!

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

That is a great plan. I would love to meet everybody on this site.

> Next summer I (hopefully) will be moving from CA
> to SC to begin a PhD program. Moving my family
> across the country I'm sure will wipe out the
> budget. I love your vision...don't lose sight of
> it.
>
> As for celebrating...I try to set small goals and
> then celebrate those successes. For instance, as
> I've been trying to lose weight, I set a certain
> goal and when I reach it, I'll treat myself to a
> pedicure. I am blessed to have a great raw food
> restaurant not to far from me. It's a little
> pricey so I savor it as a celebration spot when I
> reach a goal. If I focus on the big picture, it
> can be overwhelming to me. On one hand, I can't
> imagine being one year raw...but then on the other
> hand, I can. I'm almost at one week 100%...so now
> I'm shooting for one month. Day by day...step by
> step.

That's great about your Ph.D program, Islandgirl. I'll really miss meeting you, though.

Good for you, both for finding a great way to celebrate your successes, and for setting goals that work well for you.

Patty, thanks for telling us how to get our photos up. I'll work on that.

Betty

"Don't believe everything you think."

--Bumper Sticker

woo hoo island girl is gonna be our raw doc !!

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

as long as I don't have to operate...

nnnah i just want prescriptions of bags and bags of raw produce !

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist