Good morning! 
It's been so wonderful, this opportunity, to share insight with you all! I've talked to a handful of folks over the past day asking what they can do to have more energy & to feel better about themselves. 
For me, I believe the key is to ACTUALLY desire a change & time management. I'm the gal who thinks making a salad takes far too long, and for that, I think I went about 6 months or so without a good amount of GREENS! How can I be too busy to cut up some vegetables? Wow. But I realized, when I give up on healthier meals and choose pasta or quesadillas every time, once I'm done with dinner... where am I? I'm sitting on the couch doing nothing. So why couldn't I put all that time into a healthier meal for my husband and I? 
That's why I say an ACTUAL DESIRE is what this takes. I, for a long time, wanted to feel better.... but just feeling to do something is quite different than actually doing something. 
I chatted with my beautiful sister this morning & encouraged her to pre-cut fruits & veggies for salads, smoothies, juices or just snacking. My sister has a one year old & I can't imagine how that affects the time to really get most of her tasks accomplished. So in down town, cut up some fruits and vegetables while you have 20-45 minutes free. That way everything is ready to go for you!
I honestly need to wake up earlier than I do to have an energy filling "meal". I had a bowl of whole-grain, fiber-filled cereal topped with blueberries this morning, although this isn't a bad choice, I prefer a juice in the morning. It gives me a boost that nothing else can quite give me, EVEN COFFEE! 

The Beginning.

I was inspired today to share some insight since beginning this whole juicing thang. It's amazing to me how much our diet can affect us. I'm a lover of fine dining...... cheese, bread, wine... beer, more bread, more cheese, throw some ice cream in there, & TONS of coffee. Fine dining, huh?! 
I've spent most of the past two years bloated out of my mind. Seriously, I think my husband has heard, "I'm bloated" more than "I love you." I exaggerate..... but seriously, bloated. In the beginning of this summer I would continually get dizzy at work like I had vertigo, I felt I was going to pass out (now I know how Lucille 2 felt, poor thing). I constantly never liked the way I looked in my clothes, going to Goodwill every chance I got to spend $20 on ten items just so I could add to the frenzy of getting ready each day. I don't have to continue, but I just want to tell you that I didn't feel myself. I felt pretty bland & blah. 
I watched the famous documentary "Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead" on YouTube (please watch!) back in May, and it really changed something in me. It wasn't how much weight he loss, or even how amazing he felt, it was how he helped others find the light. I was blown away that one person's health choices could help change someone else's. After this, I was inspired to do the same. But, of course, a bloated woman probably shouldn't be the one sharing health wisdom. So my friend Erin & I shared our desires of a vision to help our city Evansville find the light. We wanted to juice, one cup at a time, for one person at a time, to help not just them but us. 
You'll definitely get to hear more of our story later on, but I wanted to share that since the beginning of June (the start of dreaming & juicing) I have felt more alive than I have in the past handful of years. I feel 18. Maybe even 12. Just kidding.... I feel amazing. I even went to Target tonight & bought size 6 pants and I was blown away that a 2 year bloat is now gone, & my dizzy spells have vanished. Please come back & visit us here to read more of our venture of spreading the light.