Oil Pulling...?

Has anyone ever heard of oil pulling? I first heard about it a few months ago because I saw a pin on Pinterest and it had me intrigued... so I opened the link and read a little about it but never "pinned" it. Last night scrolling through Pinterest, I saw that one of my friends had pinned it so I opened it once more. I used the power of Google, I love Google and did some more research. You can "oil pull" with various different oils but I just so happened to have extra virgin coconut oil, like a two year supply because I use it for everything. It truly is amazing!! It's a wonderful moisturizer, lotion, you can cook with it, swallow a teaspoon full and it helps with digestion, your immune system and leaves your skin very soft and glowing.

http://www.naturalnews.com/028266_oil_pulling_detoxification.html

I have to admit, the first 2 minutes or so of having the oil in my mouth was terrible! I hate the texture and the oil is solid and weird. I had to hold my nose ;-) but after that it's tolerable. Swish it around for a good 15 min, (I know that sounds like a long time and my jaw did kinda hurt before the 15 min was up) you can do it in 10 min intervals. Spit the oil OUT, don't swallow because the oil now contains all the toxins it "pulled" from your body. I have been wanting to do some sort of detox but the majority of them that I've found are very expensive, maybe a little dangerous and some leave you running to the bathroom every 10 minutes. NO thanks!!


Benefits of Oil Pulling:
* Brighter whiter teeth
* Pinker healthier gums
* Helps with sleep
* Clearer skin
* Helps with PMS/menstrual symptoms
* Headaches
* Helps with asthma
I'm a sucker for anything that calls for EVCO -extra virgin coconut oil so I had to try this.

It says it's best to do this in the morning on an empty stomach. So I started this morning and will try to keep it up and blog my results!

We did it!!!!!!!

Emily, Erin and I completed the Jingle Bell 5k and it was so much fun. I think I'm addicted. I think there were close to 300 people who participated. Not exactly sure of our time but I think it was close to 37 minutes when we crossed the finish line. Now, for someone's first 5k, two smokers and one who hadn't ran in almost two years, I was proud of us all. It was a chilly start but we had our long sleeves, leggings and cute elf shorts. We kept getting compliments on our outfits so that's always fun :)

I want to keep record of all the 5k's I do, so I kept my number and wrote what event it was on the back. I am so excited for the Color Run in April!!

It's like 20 degrees outside today! Nice little cool December day, FINALLY! I think we have a percentage of snow but doubt seeing that happen. I'm sure tomorrow it will be back in the 70's. We are debating on taking Huddy to Polar Express this weekend in Lubbock. That all depends on if there are tickets available. He seems pretty interested but for the price of tickets, I want him to be ALL about it!!! We took him to Ice at the Gaylord last year and that had to have been one of my all time favorite trips. He still talks about having lunch with Shrek to this day. :)

5K Jingle Bell Run

This Saturday the girls and I are participating in the Jingle Bell 5k run for Junior Achievement! This will be my very FIRST 5k. I know I know, I work for a non-profit who has 2 5k's every year! But being the coordinator, I kinda sorta don't have time to run or even walk the 5k because we're so busy planning and running everything. There have been numerous 5k's in the area that I've wanted to participate in but I'm chicken and never have wanted to go by myself. And my friends, let's just say, they really aren't the "running" 5k type. :) But they are working on it. And Laurel, there's just no hope for her. She will not run to save her life but we love her anyway! This 5k is just going to be a stepping stone...

                                                          We want a fun jingle bell outfit!

We are participating in the Color Run in Dallas next April!! We've all registered (finally EM) and there's no backing out!!! If you haven't heard of the Color Run, check it out here http://thecolorrun.com/dallas/
So fun right?!?!

We're not too serious about the Jingle Bell run, so we'll be running some and walking the majority I'm sure. Let's just say, there will be NO medals waiting on us this go around.

I can't believe it's already DECEMBER!!
We've tried the whole Elf on the Shelf to keep Hud in check this year but that was a big NO GO. He's terrified!!! We showed him the book and found a video on youtube and he is just so scared of a little (creepy) guy who comes to life and watches how he behaves and reports back to Santa. I can't say I blame him. Maybe next year...
I can't wait to see him on Christmas! This year he really understands and we are trying not to let him get all caught up in the presents and gifts. Christmas is SO much more than that and he knows it's all about Jesus and his birth day.

I've got to start working on Christmas cards!!!

Merry Christmas!