Is 2014 the year of all your dreams come true?!? That’s what it’s felt like, so far!
While our family is having a crazy love affair with Leo Wolfe, I am also having a very satisfying love affair with my tribe of amazing ladies. I’ve always had a few gems in my life, but never this many real [mature + loving] friendships where I know I am supported all hours of the day. I do have two ladies that have been my riders since I was a child, and they do feel like sisters to me. But I don’t have a “blood” sister, so I am overwhelmed with gratitude for my love-tribe of incredible women that love me like I’m their blood!
I am freaking loving friendship in my thirties!
This morning, I read this, and my heart sank- thinking about moms being mean to + judging other moms. I am sure there are plenty of haters out there, but I’ve gotten pretty selective in the last few years + have consciously surrounded myself with lovers [especially since becoming a mama. Ain't got time for that shit!]. Every unproductive friendship [& I actually had a few] has thankfully disintegrated because I stopped nurturing those relationships.
In the last month though, it’s like the stars have perfectly aligned, almost every one of my friendships has intensified with more love + support for one another + gotten even more real!  Old friendships are more beautiful than ever. And [thanks to social media for putting me in contact with some of my newest + dearest friends] my new friendships have gotten even better. Most of us are relentlessly pursuing a healthy lifestyle for ourselves + our families, and there’s a lot of encouragement that gets thrown around all day. I, honestly, could not ask for more. I keep picturing myself wearing 20+ halves of those split-heart best friend necklaces. hehe.
Cheers to real + supportive friendships! I don’t deserve my love-tribe, and I am humbled by their love + support they give me, every day. I love my tribe deeply with my ruthless cancer loyalty! This valentine’s, my heart is overflowing with love!

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Happy Sunday! I am takin’ it easy around the house with my babes while Papa is at the Thunder game. When he gets back, I’m heading out for a shoot. I had to make an early-morning run to the grocery store, because I woke up this morning feeling a bit weird. And I immediately remembered that we hardly had any green produce in our fridge. I wish I wasn’t so dramatic, but I just feel less alive if I am not consuming loads of green things all day. It might be weird to some, that anyone would crave + need something like spinach + kale + avocados all day long. But once you do it for a while, you feel so good, and of course you want more of what’s making you feel so good.
Most of the green produce are packed with such amazing benefits + get me feeling my best.
Since I am not great at eating salads, I do a lot of smoothie-making + juicing! Plus, adding green + green + more green things to everything I eat. I envision becoming more alive + energetic while I’m consuming green things, especially when they’re raw. I feel like I’m consuming liquid gold [which is what we call breastmilk]! hehe. Sufficient greens is what fuels me with energy + gratitude. I have all kinds of silly thoughts like “I’m getting healthier + more youthful + sexier + more alive with each drink/bite.” [Yes, I do actually feel sexier when I am eating greens all day! It's pretty damn sexy to be energetic + grateful throughout the day!]
my favorite GREEN SMOOTHIE + my favorite GREEN JUICE
For those of you curious, here is diagram explaining the difference between juices + smoothies [by Kris Carr].
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I love the magic of snow days! Some of my favorite memories of living in Denver [while in graduate school + yoga training] were when we got 2-3 feet of snow + everything closed down. A crew of us would gather at one of our houses + roam the quiet streets in our snowboard gear + spend a few hours warming up [day-drinking] at the closest open bar + have impromptu snowball fights at every corner.

Snow days, many years later with the addition of babes, can be a bit of a shitshow + can put me into a daze as I try to juggle family + work all at once. These chilly days can be an interesting paradox, as schools + businesses get closed, but my deadlines do not. While it is so magical to be trapped indoors with a fire + my [maniac] leo loverboys, I continue to fight through a wall of anxiety all day. I try to embrace these snow days as special memorable times + think of them as a much-needed break from work. But that constant dialogue with my [work] to-do list still haunts me no matter how hard I try to lull it with snuggles + snow-ball fights with my loverboys.

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I put these on almost every lunch + dinner. Erry day. Erry day. I love garlic [too much]. Hemp hearts are so yummy + packed with protein, they taste kinda nutty. I love salt, thanks to both of my grandmother’s. If things don’t light my mouth on fire, they seem flavorless. And nutritional yeast, a long time favorite source of B12 + protein.

GARLIC benefits
immunity booster
high in antioxidants
good for respiratory + circulatory system
anti-inflammatory

HEMP HEARTS benefits
high in fiber (so good for digestion)
high in protein
high in fatty acids
can increase energy

PINK HIMALAYAN SALT benefits
mineral packed (Most of us are low on minerals.
Especially when breastfeeding. This can affect moods MAJORLY!)

CAYENNE PEPPER benefits
fights cold + flu
anti-allergen
aids digestion
stimulates circulation + metabolism
detoxifying + anti-bacterial

NUTRITIONAL YEAST benefits
packed with vitamin B-12
high in protein
high in fiber
gluten-free
high in folic acid

I just finished up the Philosophie Cleanse. whew-wee! I am feelin’ so good after it! I already L O V E Sophie’s superfood products. My favorite is cacao magic. So I figured this cleanse would be yummy! I have a favorite local place that I do my juice cleanses with, but since I am breastfeeding I wanted to try Sophie’s smoothie cleanse. [I've been wanting to try it out anyway, so it seemed destined when she offered a discount a few weeks ago.] Some say not to cleanse at all while breastfeeding, because you can release toxins into your breastmilk. But the way I cleanse is so gentle, since I do them over a month’s period. And I eat pretty damn clean on a daily basis. I think the toxin release is small + so slowly released [if at all] into my milk. I always cut out gluten + dairy + sugar for a month before I do a juice cleanse. I won’t be treating myself to those after this cleanse. I feel my best without them + I want to stay committed doing the things that encourage me to be my best.
It was so easy, with having all of the smoothies right at my finger tips! I scheduled my cleanse to arrive after being off of gluten + dairy + soy for a month. Sophie + her assistant made my smoothies, and sent them my way when I requested. I got all of my smoothies in the mail, and started with my first smoothie the next morning. They were all delicious! The second day was the most difficult. I got super cranky + felt sorry for everyone around me. Since I am breastfeeding, I added a handful of spinach to almost every smoothie + added an avocado a day. I got really cold [per usual with cleanses], so I heated my soup up on the stove in the evening. I also threw in a little roasted sweet potatoes in my soups.

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As much as I L O V E sushi, I’ve always had a strong aversion toward ginger. But as with most root vegetables, the healing benefits of ginger continue to haunt me. So I am forcing myself to make nice with it.

THE BENEFITS OF GINGER: 

• aids in digestion.
• improves the absorption + assimilation of essential nutrients in our bodies.
• is an anti-inflammatory.
• contains high antioxidants levels.
• kills off harmful bacteria + helps prevent illness.
• clears up our sinuses + can get rid of throat + nose congestion.
• helps with nausea + gas [hehe. I might be one that needs this!].
• even known as an aphrodisiac in Ayurvedic world.

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I’ve been talking more about my anxiety on here, lately. The honesty is part of my commitment to keeping this space [Mama Hussy blog] for myself, and not letting the readership influence how or what I choose to write.
While I understand it’s the best option for some people, I’m not one to take pharmaceutical drugs. Diet + exercise + sleep can make drastic changes in my emotional/mental/physical health! With being pregnant, I [naturally] neglected some of the things I know I need on the daily. So, I decided to make some changes/commitments in my life since my meltdown a month ago, and see how it affects my anxiety. Some of my changes have been: removing gluten from my diet + eating more greens + keeping a daily yoga/meditation practice + no herb + exercising at least 30 minutes every day + more tea dates with my tribe + something new with my business.
I have removed gluten from my diet a few times, it’s how I prepare for a juice cleanse. I know I feel good when I don’t eat gluten, but it is a hard commitment to make every single day. I typically just eat little gluten, but I knew it was time to remove it completely. This is more time-consuming, but I know I will get better at it each day. I joined a month-long whole foods cleanse with Heather at Wholly Balanced to learn how to eat this way with a bit of support. I’ve loved the group + am getting so many ideas!

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Greer + Huss | Wedding from Alumni Productions | Scott G. on Vimeo. [Hussy + I have no footage from our real ceremony, where I wore my mom's amazing 70's Neiman Marcus gown. A very sad story + a major motivation in starting my photography business. But shortly after Lennon was born, we were asked to participate in this fun wedding promo showcasing all of these talented folks in the wedding industry. We love that we have this beautiful video! Even if it was the HOTTEST day on the planet!]

I feel like the luckiest girl on this planet to have Papa Hussy by my side! I didn’t even know it was possible to feel this way about a person! He is such an amazing partner + papa to my boys! He has taught me so much more than I ever knew possible to learn from a partner. A lifetime with one person seemed daunting until I met Hussy. And now, it’s all I want- to share all my favorite moments with this man + grow old + run off into the sunset with him.

Wednesdays have quickly become my favorite day of the week. It’s Wolfey’s + my day to hang + self-indulge in all-things-yummy! After we drop off big boy to Spanish school, Wolfey + I head to our private baby-mama yoga class with Aunt Kiki + Graham. Tracy Dawn leads our privates at The Mat’s Edge [this awesome new studio in Midtown]. We are so grateful to have her in our community during this [post-babe] time of our lives. She has a wealth of knowledge + has so much compassion for us mamas as she gently guides our bods + minds back to recovery with yoga. The babies are so cute during yoga class, I love that they get this special cousin time together each week.
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