So, yesterday I was feeling better and thought it would be a good idea for us to visit our families. First we went to visit my adorable grandparents, it was a fun visit and I vow to visit them more often. My Grampa is going to be 94 in a couple weeks, he goes to the gym and walks on the treadmill a few times a week, and I love hearing that. They have been married for 65 years…amazing!

the cutest couple & I

Then we went to visit James’ dad & step-mom. They recently got a juicer, and I have been hearing about all about it but we finally got to see this infamous juicer in action! His step-mom made us some juice, and its official. I need a juicer.

In our juice was celery, swiss chard, parsely, kale, cucumber, yellow beet, mango, clementine, and a bunch of other green things that I can’t identify.

the ingreds

mango & yellow beet being juiced

the greens!

the finished product!

It was honestly delicious, I could drink that every day and be really happy. After doing a little internet research and talking to James’ dad & step-mom about it, here are the pros & cons of juicing to consider:

Pros

• Convient way to get tons of nutrients & minerals in one easy to drink glass
• Possible weight loss – I feel like if I started my day with one of these juices, I’d be more likely to eat healthy throughout the day to not “undo” the good I did that morning. Tons of nutrients and very little calories and only natural sugar
• Natural way to boost energy
• Great for radiant skin, hair, and nails
• Full of anti-oxidants for your body’s cells which prevents cancer & heart disease

Cons

• Expensive to constantly buy all that produce plus your normal groceries
• Time consuming to wash, cut, and juice fruit & veggies everyday
• Juicers have many parts which aren’t easy to clean
• Requires lots of space to store juicer & produce
• To get a really good juicer, you’re going to have to spend some $$$
• Takes some time to get the hang of it the taste combinations, and you have to consume some really bad tasting juices until you get it right

All in all, I totally want to get one someday but at this point in my life and living situation, I don’t really have the time or space to store everything. For now, I’ll just beg James’ parents to make me juices when we visit.

In other news, feeling better yesterday was a fluke because last night at 1:30 am I was wide awake because I felt so sick and achy. Oyy… I stayed home from work today to prevent my co-workers from catching my cold, and my couch and I have spent a lot of quality time together today. I am pretty sure there is a butt imprint.

On a bright note, I watched Ellen and I never get to do that. Ellen sent Sophia Grace & Rosie to be Grammy red carpet correspondents and it was hilarious and adorable.

love!

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Comments

Do you have juicer? If so, do you love it? If not, have you thought about getting one? 

Have you seen Sophia Grace & Rosie on Ellen?? lol