elimination challenge underway

I am at the end of my second day and I am doing well. I was really kind of irritable yesterday, but that has passed for now. I already feel like I have more energy, so much that I organized several drawers and closets in my house. We saw the movie Juno last night, it was fabulous. The writing is incredible and it is just delightful to watch. Usually during my winter break from school, it is the season of movies. I was also so moved by the movie Once. The passion + creativity really moved me. I can't stop listening to the soundtrack!
Today I am inspired by these blogs::
be present be here:: I love her photography + writing. Liz inspires me to take more self-portraits, to be brave.
lisa congdon, art + craft:: I am SO into her art! I love that she is self-taught, has a fabulous sense of composition + color. I can't stop looking at pictures of her new dog Wilfredo, such a sweet Chihuahua. I have never even been into that breed, but I can't get enough of him!

Demonstration...

I believe the last time I posted was when the semester began and now here I am again now the semester has ended. My natural thought would be to let this blog go and just forget about it, but I want to demonstrate a willingness to not be perfect and just show up where I am. Wowza! This was my most intense semester yet. I switched to web design instead print and it was a hard transition. I felt lost most of the semester but it came together in the end. I really felt a lack of balance in my life and I would love for that to be different this next semester. I am taking one less class, hoping that will help. I did not create any art after I created for my Pizza Luce show in October. I just started playing with paint and collage today. It feels good, REALLY good! It felt like a really nice gift that I could give myself. I feel so blessed to have such a white Christmas here in Minneapolis. Such a treasure!

I am preparing to do an "Elimination Challenge" to check for food sensitivities. I will be abstaining from wheat, corn, dairy and nightshades for a period of time and then reintroducing them to see what happens. I have waited until I am on my break to do this to really give myself the time and space. I am a bit anxious about this, as I love food so much. I am just getting information and not committing myself to a life of abstinence. I am thinking I might document my experience here.