i realize....

i am an awful blogger... i had great ambitions for this blog and i've failed... i've been extremely busy @ work and with life....

i was in a weight loss competition @ work, so my evenings have been a little tight, i started out at 130.9 lbs, lost 24.9% in 3 months and won 1st place GOO ME!, i paid $50 to enter, and won $800... everyone in the competition worked really hard and lost so much weight, congratulations to everyone... this started out as me trying to lose weight, then i shifted towards sustainable local eating and learning more about my community and informing myself about commercial produce and meat/poultry production which has been a great step in the right direction

i ended up doing 84 bikram classes in 88 days, i feel fantastic, and i am extremely proud of myself... i went to visit my family and so that's where i stopped and then i had a business trip...and life just got in the way... but i will begin fresh with no goal in mind, other than to do bikram yoga because i love it 

i joined a CSA as you know, i LOVE the stuff I have been getting and its been great... i did take pictures but won't back track, hopefully in the future there will be posts and pictures of the produce and what i made with it

i discovered the south pasadena farmers market recently... okay i knew about this market and have wanted to go forever... its thursday afternoon/evenings and it always slips my mind on the way home from work... its right there from my home and i can't believe it took me this long... i also regularly go to the atwater village farmers market; however, after talking to someone @ slow food la, they recommended i make the drive to the hollywood farmers market sunday mornings to meet my meat/poultry needs... i might head out that way tomorrow 

artisanal LA was awesome, its actually today and tomorrow...and i am so stuffed with sugar and goodies and managed to put a nice dent in my pocketbook but it was so worth it... i sat thru the farmers market seminar as well as the urban homesteading seminar and i wish i owned property or rented a single family home so that i can raise chickens!  yes chickens!  perhaps i can convince someone to raise chickens on their property... 

they had so many vendors and i am sooo excited i got took part of it... its a great experience and i can't wait for the next one... 

my bounty included candied bacon couch (trail) mix, goat cheese, blood orange vanilla jam, white peach balsamic vinegar, rosemary almond toffee, creme brulee/coffee/pistachio macarons, lemon meringue & caramel marshmallows, california olive oil, truffle salami, feta dill scallion planchita, another salami, olive oil, peanut butter & caramel s'more s'muffins

events like this make me want to quit my job and really get into this industry... doing what?  i don't know, but im talking the "eating" industry, whether manage farmers markets, planning for a small sustainable local company, start my own restaurant, kitchen supply store, whatever it may be... just this industry... don't get me wrong, i love my job, but i don't care for the industry i work in...it just doesn't interest me.. but at least i do love what i do...