Napa - Day 1

We flew into San Francisco an hour later than we expected due to heavy fog in the bay area. Geoffrey went to work and I walked to downtown Napa from his job site. Along the way I admired the quaint little neighborhood and the things so characteristic about this region: everyone's yards had lemon and lime trees, olive trees, and roses galore! The roses get to be as big as a dinner plate sometimes! Absolutely beautiful!


I spent the afternoon meandering the streets and shops. I visited a toy shop and the Oxbow Marketplace. The Hog Island Oyster company was in one corner of the market so I sat outside and ordered some oysters and a glass of Fume Blanc. I swear to you, I feel like Napa California is heaven on earth. From the food to the lifestyle to the people to the views. This IS MY KIND OF PLACE!!! Then I found my way to the riverfront and the Napa General Store where Geoffrey met me after he finished with his job. We were starving so we went for some tapas and wine at ZuZu right down the street and to kill time until dinner service started. One glass of wine... two glasses of wine... bread and salted cod and spicy garlic shrimp and olives... we stayed for a long time and soaked up all the goodness, overlooking the Napa river.


It was quite a nice day. A PERFECT day in my world :)

Cleanse - Day 1

Today I started a liver cleanse and here are some of the things I purchased at Sunflower Market yesterday...

Organic Produce Galore!

Kale

Cauliflower
Broccoli

Carrots

Celery

Spinach

Radish

Onion - Red, White, Green

Acorn Squash

Red Leaf Lettuce

Cucumber

Zucchini

Squash - yellow and Mexican

Brussel Sprouts

Asparagus

Cabbage

Avocado

Garlic

Ginger

Artichokes

Portabella Mushrooms

Parsley

Lemons

Kiwi

Pears

Apples

Pineapple

Clemintines

Lean Ground Buffalo

Wild Salmon

Organic Chicken Breasts

Free Range Eggs

Organic Egg Whites

Sliced Turkey Breast

Mini fingerling potatoes

Brown Rice

Soba Noodles

Rice Cakes

Almond Butter

Almonds & Walnuts

Almond Milk

Green Goddess Smothie

Naked Smoothies

Chamomile Vanilla Tea

And I'm taking these supplements:

Probiotics

Milk Thistle

EFA's

Multiple Vitamin & Mineral

B-complex

Fiber

Vitamin C with Bioflavanoids

DIM

I'm drinking water with lemon juice, 2 T. Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar, and a splash of Cranberry each morning. Green tea or chamomile tea with agave. No coffee, no diary, no booze, no gluten, no processed foods (besides ready made smoothies), no soy, no mayo/mustard/ketchup/relish/etc, & LOTS of water water water with lemon juice.

So basically I'm doing this for two weeks (although I may have a glass of red wine next weekend).

Wish me luck!

I may look like this after two weeks!