Cleansing...again

So I decided to do this cleanse for the solstice. Not sure how long I'll do it and I'm not going to stress it. I just have to get over the hump of today I think. So far I've had my water, a mason jar of ginger tea, and I'll be drinking some coconut water in a minute. The reason that I haven't had much so far is, because my money was/is super tight and I couldn't get a case of coconut water in time for today so I'm doing what I can. I have oranges in the house so I'll juice them after the coconut water if my husband isn't back with the coconut water. I am even thinking of doing a couple of day with the MC lemonade (sans the smooth move and salt water). I need to get my body back on track, because I look and feel like shit.

As for Christmas, I am thinking or ordering dinner from Zizi's so that I don't fall all the way off the wagon...again. I'm thinking about it.

That's all for now. ;)

A couple of new things...

Yea, so I decided I didn't want to the the Chef Ahki cleanse. No real reason, just didn't want to. I have, however, almost eliminated starch from my diet and that has made quite a difference. I only eat it on the weekend in moderation. I do plan on doing a juice feast for the month of September and I am really excited about that. I might be mason jars so I can have everything ready ahead of time. Well, I won't be juicing, I'll be blending, because I HATE cleaning my juicer. I know that's trifling, but whatever. Don't judge me.

I just received a new bottle of my "Juju Juice" and that stuff tastes worse than it did before. I think that maybe I got used to not having to taste it everyday. Either way, that stuff was rugged! I just looked at the blog and realized that I haven't show you guys our family experience with the Juju Juice.




Now, you have seen for yourself how bad it is, but it is SO good for you. If nothing else, your bowls will be regular and clean. You KNOW that is the most important thing in my opinion. I am of the belief that many diseases start in the bowls because of constipation. Most people have no idea that they are constipated. They will tell you something like, "Oh no honey, I go to the bathroom everyday!" They don't realize that you should go after every meal just like you did when you were a baby, especially a breast feed baby. It should also be easy breezy. It shouldn't be a bunch of straining or anything. It should be as easy urination it, but not necessarily as watery.

I am also going to start a yoga class. A place called Yoga One where they have an introductory offer of 31 days for $31. My goal is to go all 31 days. They have a great schedule so I shouldn't have much of an excuse for not going. I am really excited to see what will happen to my body. I went to visit the studio and the first thing I was struck by was the colors inside. Then as I scanned all of the friendly faces this beautiful scent wrapped itself around my nose. A woman behind the next greeted me warmly and a man offered me some grapes from his bowl. They were really friendly and patient. Y'all know I'm all pro-black and such, but the only person I know of right now works for the YMCA and I don't want to drive across, because as you may have noticed, gas is high as hell. Anyway, I'll keep you updated on how that goes of course. I may even interview some folks at some point.

Until next time. Odabo!

Cleansing Again...Day 1

Well, here we are. Day1 of the cleanse that my husband proclaimed. I have to admit that this has been REALLY tough. If my husband called it off right now, I would be in the kitchen eating that marvelous meal I made for the kids.

So in the morning it's all about the water and chlorophyll. The goal is to consume at least a gallon of chlorophyll water during the day. I made him 2 green smoothies today. As for me I had a bottled smoothie that had good ingredients with no sugar, because me and Mama took the small humans to the movies. I did sneak my chlorophyll water and 2 smoothie bottles in. By the time lunch time came around I had pissed out all of the smoothies and water, so I was famished. We headed to the food court which I had scoped out earlier, because I knew they were going to want to eat there. I found a place that made smoothies. The variety was VERY limited so I just got bananas and strawberries. I asked that he leave out all dairy and he seemed very happy to be doing something different so I was excited. The bummer came in when I saw him pour my "bananas" from a freakin' carton. What? Whooooooosah....it's fine. I'm going to drink it. I'm not going to pitch a fit. It was good, but I do think it had some kind of sweetener in it. Apparently, my pallet is kind of over the overly sweet stuff.

When we got some, I thought I was going to die from starvation. At some point I said to hubby, "So, you doing 23 days?" He replied that he didn't know and listed various reasons for why. For once, I was praying that he would change his mind. Of course, just my luck, his sticking with it.  *Florida Evans Voice* DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!!!

A cleansing we will go...

Spring Cleanse-March 20th

It's that time again! Yep time to welcome Sista Spring back with all her loveliness!!! I love the spring! It's a time for newness and redemption. It's also a time that most people cleanse, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. How can you cleanse involuntarily? Easy, fresher foods are available and you tend to eat them more when they are more available.

This is the one cleanse that I NEVER miss. I don't know what I'm going to do this time around though. I can't decide between doing raw food, coconut water, or monodiet. I'm going to do 10 days either way. Maybe I'll do a combination between coconut water and monodieting. What do you think?

What are you going to do to spring back into good health? How will you cleanse? What permanent changes will you make?

Getting started...Again

Don't know if I ever told you, but you should always prep for a cleanse if you don't want to suffer crisis. Now, I'm talking about a "real" cleanse, not just giving up a little something. A cleanse where you are going totally raw, juicing, smoothies, teas, etc. I am doing a 21 day cleanse January 1, but my body was like, "Well, you at least need to get back on track a lil bit first. Don'tcha think?" So I'm doing just that. I'm not making any major promises because we are still in the throws of the Helladay--I mean Holiday season. I don't hate the holidays, I hate how people act during them...and I hate how I eat!

All that to say, I am going to get back on track with my striving for vegan, but settling for vegetarian lifestyle until the cleanse. Wait. Did I forget to tell you that I ate turkey for Native American Holocaust Day--I mean Thanksgiving? Yea, I did. Not only did I eat it, I carved not one, but 2 birds up!!!

This morning I started my day with a double dose of detox tea. About 10am I ate quinoa that I cooked in veggie broth. Toward the end of the quinoa cooking I added some mushrooms that I marinated and dehydrated last night. For my greens I had 2 dishes. I steamed broccoli and carrots that I chopped up last night. I also wilted some kale with sundried tomatoes and green bell pepper. Last but not least, I made a lil dipping sauce for no reason other than I felt like it. It was made of horseradish mustard, Worcestershire sauce, avocado, lemon juice, vinegar (because I didn't have enough lemon juice), cayenne, and a lil salt. DA BOMB!!!!!!!

Please excuse the little smudge on the side of the bowl. I was trying to create a pretty presentation, but I was too hungry.

Fall Detox and Cleansing 2011

Greetings!!! I know it's been a while. I've had a lot of nothing going on. I have my overeating under control more than I did, which I am very excited about. I am back on my vegan path which has caused immediate, although not dramatic, weight loss. I am having one problem though, I am always tired and my lower back has started to hurt. I don't know what that's about.

On to the good stuff. Yesterday I made another go at having a cleanse meeting. I was a SUCCESS!!! I had 6 people to come. I made it a pot luck and everybody brought REALLY good stuff!!! The conversation was nice and relaxed and I got to share almost everything on my list. We are going to meet again at the half way mark for the sake of encouraging each other.

For my 10 days, I'm thinking of doing prune juice, teas, and alkaline water. It know it will be hard, but I'm going to try it and see how things go. More updates later!

Master Cleanse Day 1-Spring 2011

So last night I ended my night with 8 oz of prune juice. I did have a lil scare last night, but it was nothing. lol

This morning I drank 8 more oz of prune juice. As soon as my stomach began to let me know that the prune juice was working, my son and hubby decided that they needed to use the bathroom. I decided that I would use the one in our bedroom because I knew my hubby would be moving faster as he had been up for a while already. Um, no. He decided to discuss the fact that I should've told our son to get out of the bathroom so I could use it. All I heard was blah, blah, blah, gurgle, gurgle, gurgle...I finally made it with no problem. That is the difference between the prune juice and salt water. There would have been NO waiting around with the salt water flush. NONE.

I have chosen to use lime to start with...

Let me back up. My intention was to start this yesterday, like I did, but I almost didn't do it because I didn't have time to go the Home Economist yesterday. So, I didn't get to get anything organic. :( Harris Teeter did have a bag of limes on sale and that is how I ended up doing lime juice first. These lil things did have any juice. I used a whole bag on a gallon of "lemonade". I'm going to have to go back out today and get the good stuff.

I bought some veggies for hubby since he claims he is going to go raw while I do MC. We'll see. I didn't buy a lot of stuff, but I bought stuff that could be either a burrito-type-of-thing or a salad-type-of-thing. The point is that I purchased things that he can make himself. We'll see how it goes.

Master Cleanse and a lil bit more...

So, I think I'm going to MC tomorrow. There will be some changes this time. I am going to start with prune juice tonight and in the morning. The reason? Because I don't have time to get the tea and prune juice works better imho. I have a client in the morning and will be starting the prune juice early enough to "get it all out" before starting her hair. I will do the "lemon" as directed. I will be doing it for a minimum of 10 days as usual.

After completing my 10 days on MC, I will go raw for a minimum of 7 days with the Lifeit Detox. To be honest idk what I will do after that. My goal is to go vegan. This time of the year makes it a lot easier. I do, however, have to plan ahead for winter because that is when I have strong cravings for dairy and starch as my comfort food.

Another goal of mine is to back off the starches. The only way to rid myself of this belly is to lessen my intake of starch. I have noticed when I take this step, I don't really lose weight, but my stomach is flatter. Trying to keep from looking and feeling like this again.

 I wanna get back to looking and feeling like this...

These pics came from this post.

Another cleanse...smh

So, I'm going to cleanse again. I'm tempted to do MC again, but the truth is that it won't help me break my bad habits. That is really what all this comes down to. I have food addictions. I'm thinking of trying this http://www.lifeitdetox.com/7daydetox.html.



Now, let me be clear. I'm not doing the 28 day cleanse until I see how I feel about the 7 day cleanse first. It looks really promising and I know I need to do something because I feel sluggish, fat, and out of control in my relationship with food.

Whatever I do, I just know I have to do something...

Winter Solstice Fasting for Health and Longevity by Keidi Awadu (Living in Black)

Winter Solstice Fasting for Health and Longevity
Posted by Keidi Awadu on October 4, 2010 at 7:46am in Health and Environment


For anyone interested in a means of rapidly improving your health status, quickly losing weight, and gaining mastery over the processes of psychology and spiritual manifestation, I recommend fasting for health and longevity.

I have been fasting regularly for about 5 years and love it immensely. As a rule I begin my fasts on the seasonal changes. Thus, the first day of Winter (Winter Solstice / first day of the true calendar year); first day of Spring (Vernal Equinox); first day of Summer (Summer Solstice); and first day of Autumn (Autumn Equinox) I automatically know it is time to begin fasting.

My fasts go through different phases and generally last from 7 to 28 days, even though I have fasted for as long as 42 days. I like to keep my fasts in cycles of 7, as it is a sacred number in ancient cosmology.

The phases of my fasts proceed as follows:

1) Initiation - I generally will go on water only for a period of from 2 to 7 days. This allows for a quick conversion to the beneficial outcome of the fast and also reinforces a discipline that is simply amazing. This is NOT recommended for those new to fasting as it can have some surprising negative consequences such as fainting and cramps. If you do feel faint it is most likely a consequence of a sugar crash; you can drink grape juice or orange juice for quick relief. You can add lemon or lime to your water to balance out your missing electrolytes, which is the source of the cramping. I might also use flax seed oil in case my lips start to blister from the missing fats.

2) Colon Cleansing - After the water phase, I go to an herbal laxative and unfiltered prune juice or plum juice. This provides a great elimination of that mass which has accumulated in the colon and intestines, some of which has built up since my last fast 90 days before. Once a year, at Spring, I additionally take the CKLS / olive oil cleanse, which REALLY gets the stuff that has attached itself rather permanently on the lining of the intestines and colon. You would be surprised at the stuff that comes out.

3) Targeted System Cleansing - I go through a series of organ cleaning, and blood cleaning juices; one per day. These proceed from, or include: 100% cranberry; pomegranate; celery; carrot; apple, orange; cucumber and blueberry. Each of these have a specific purpose and are targeted at a specific body system: kidneys, blood vessels, blood, immune system and nervous system.

4) Chelation Therapy - There are three phases to this part of the detox, each cycle lasts for approximately 8 hours and the cycle repeats for three days: First, I take 1 tablespoon of bentonite clay along with one capsule of calcium disodium EDTA to remove heavy metals and toxins on the cellular fluid level (these can include arsenic, mercury, aluminum, lead, cadmium, nickel, and more). I take three doses once every 2 hours and then break for two hours; Second, I use about 2 oz. of aloe vera juice along with one capsule of a combination of Milk Thistle and dandelion root, as a liver rejuvenating tonic and blood cleanser; again three doses over 2 hours each, rest for 2 hours; Third, overnight I use prune juice along with CKLS or cascara sagrada, both herbal laxatives, to remove the waste that has been pulled out from the body during the two previous sessions. This cycle goes on for three days.

5) Cellular Rebuild - After completing these phases I have lost on average about 1/6th of my body weight, up to 26 lbs. Now I begin cellular rebuilding with protein juicing with a lot of fruit along with almond or rice milk. I do use a soy based protein powder made from organic soybeans. Fruits will include banana, mango, papaya, strawberries, grapes, blueberries, apples, oranges, kiwi and more. Additionally I will make vegetable juices with tomatoes, celery and greens.

6) Living Superfood - For me, the ideal way to return to eating solid foods is to go completely raw, organic with the incorporation of as many "superfoods" and "superherbs" as possible. This way I have been able to maintain the new body at its highest vibration level as possible. Quite simply, after the detoxing cycle is complete, there is no rush to get back to the patterns of eating and living that I knew before the transformation.

I hope you find something instructive and inspiring in this information. I also recommend you seriously increase your exercise during the fast. For me, this is the time when I am the strongest. I do a minimum of 150 sit ups per day along with vigorous walks, bike rides, hand weights and strenuous work. I DO NOT allow myself to feel weak because of not eating.

The human body is an awesome and amazing machine; perhaps the finest in the known universe. I recommend that we all take control of our bodies and stop the habits that are contrary to our optimum health and vitality. The rewards are awesome and include heightened intuition, increased clairvoyance, rapid weight loss, increased energy, heightened spiritual awareness and appreciation of the many blessings that are in our lives. Plus, you save $10's each week from the money you saved on food. Check out the catalog on LIBRadio for some great audio on fasting, juicing and other serious health solutions.

As the optimal path toward sustaining this body purity, I highly recommend staying on a strictly vegan nutritional path immediately after the completion of the fast. For me, the optimal is 99% raw, living food. The outcome will be miraculous. Even further, the incorporation of "super foods" into your regular food intake will access an even higher level of vital health and energy. You can learn more about my latest research at www.LivingSuperFood.com.

I'm trying to make it to this point...

Recovery Day-Ummm...yea..about that...

Okay so, today is the recovery day. I set my alarm to get up late because I'm still feeling all exhausted. My daughter comes and knocks on the door because she's been throwing up. Bless her heart. Because was a CNA for quite a bit of her life she knows how to analyze bodily functions. By the time we started talking she'd analyzed the consistancy of yesterday's defacation, that there wasn't enough defacation, and that her vomit didn't look like it should. You might be grossed out but I was beaming with pride as I re-cooled her washclothe. She is already learning to take her health into her own hands which is more than I can say for most adults these days. My son woke up to see what was wrong with his sister, so we basically had "a meetin' in tha ladiesroom". lol He hung out for a while and we all decided to go ahead and stay up since it was already 6am. Everybody said their Ori prayers, got dressed (I'm pre-shower dressed), and I went to fix peppermint tea for my daughter (with an extra shot of peppermint), and made made this for my son:

Egg, almond milk, soy bacon, spinach, garlic, onion, and nutritional yeast

Not that pretty, but he liked it. lol

So of course at this point I haven't juice anything for fear that she will star throwing up again as soon as I get up to go do anything which is kind of stupid I guess because she is very mature. I guess it's just me being a mother. Anyway, I'll probably be doing prune juice again since I have no clients today. lol Mari, will be on liquids all day today to flush her system.

Something interesting just happened. My son was tell my daughter about the omlet I made for him. She was saying that it sounded good, but grossed her out because her stomach still hurts. We began to discuss why it is that when you are nauseous, the smell/thought of meat/dairy makes you sick, but veggies don't. Hmmmmm....

Remedy-Day 4

I know I was slack because I usually write earlier in the day. I've been busy with errands and such. So, I've had lots of energy today, but I think it's more because this cleanse is almost over. I'm mostly finishing because I like to finish things I start. Here are conclusions I've come to while doing this cleanse:

This is not for someone who has cleansed regularly or already eats a relatively healthy diet. We were already vegetarian. We already drank chlorophyll daily. We'd already stopped eating out a lot. Blah, blah, blah...That being said, I didn't see any profound change. This would be an excellent starter cleanse. I will however incorporate all of the things I've learned and build on what we already have established healthwise. At a later time I will, however, do weeks 2-5 of the cleanse. I don't have the funds right now to do everything as it should be done, so as stated above I won't do it until I can do it completely.

Bowel health is very important to me. That being said, I was more comfortable with MC in that I saw "results" daily. With this cleanse I only had results when I chose to drink prune juice as my juice. I am a little nervous that I am going to have to do some extra work to get my bowels back on track. We'll see. I know that he mentions enemas and such in the book for those that have problems with constipation, but I didn't and I don't plan on starting now.

I'm going back to my old chlorophyll. I realize that his chlorophyll might be better, but what good is something that I hate drinking? Maybe as I continue this path I will revisit it, but until then...I'm over it. I also like liquid chlorophyll more than powder...especially grainy powder.

A cleanse shouldn't make you tired imho. Okay, so when I did MC I had the energy of 10 women. I was waking up without my alarm clock, taking walks, and exercising. Well with this I've been too tired to even read my books, which pissed me off a bit.

This is an excellent cleanse for a beginner. The cleanse is short, sweet, and to the point. You also are able to have a break the monotony with the juices and you are also able to choose which juices you want which I love!!!

I realize that my commentary doesn't line up with most that sing the praises of this cleanse and maybe the next time when I am able to do the entire thing I will see a difference. I'm not giving up on it just yet. I'm definitely going to revisit the concepts with my own tweaking. I would suggest that you try this cleanse for yourself and if nothing else buy the book, because it has SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE in it.

Btw, today is the last day of the cleanse, but tomorrow is a recovery day. Don't ever do a liquid cleanse and think that you don't need a recovery day.

Headache already...(The Remedy Day-1)

Okay, so I have a headache. This is what I think is going on. 1. My cycle is starting today and when I haven't been eating well I have headaches as one my PMS symptoms 2. This cleanse is working faster than I thought. It's not a migraine, to I'm happy about that, but not being able to take anything is a bit difficult. :(  This a totally normal part of detoxing. Just know you need to just ride this out and it will be better the next day.

This is just an update to allow others to compare notes now or in the future.

The Remedy Cleanse-Day 1

First of all I started off wrong. lol I was supposed to have my juice in before 9am. Um, yea, I came out of the room at 10:46am. Now that we've had "true confessions" we can cover what has happened so far. I juiced an entire bag of oranges. 24oz for my husband and myself and about 16oz for my dawta. I added 1tbsp my husband's and mine and 1/2 tsp to my dawtas. The reason that I reduced the amount for my dawta is that she doesn't eat as much as we do so I knew she wouldn't drink as much juice. I didn't know what they Supa Mega Green tasted like at that point so I didn't want to overwhelm her. After that I put 2 tbsp each in our gallon jugs of distilled water. Mari drinks 48oz of water per day so I gave her another 1/2 tbsp in her water.
How does it taste in the juice?
Well with the orange juice it didn't alter that taste. I chose orange juice because it was cheaper. The book does give other juices that you can drink on day 1.

How does it taste in the water?
Green. It doesn't taste like grass or anything. It does have a little ginger added for flavor. I would describe it as clean and green tasting.

What if I can't drink that much water?
Even if you normally wouldn't drink a gallon, you will be able to do it on this cleanse. Remember you aren't eating anything solid for 4 days. A gallon per day of water, green or not, should be your goal anyway. Your body is made up of mostly water when in top condition so you have to replenish that. Also drinking water will help you to lose weight if that is one of your goals.

Why should I do instead of MC in your opinion?
I am only on day one, but I will offer an opinion on this anyway. This cleanse is much more "doable" with a more balanced approach. If you are in an emergency situation, like I was when I did MC, I'd have to admit that it looks to be a much faster flushing option. You may even consider following your 10 days on MC with 5 days of The Remedy. The Remedy offers more variation because of the choice of juices. I also grew tired of the sweet taste of the "lemonade" all day.

That's all I have for right now. Let me know if you have any questions and I will do my best to answer them.

The Remedy...the basics week 1

First and foremost, because I believe that we should support African American in business. I will not be giving all of the information that can be found in "The Remedy". He has it packed full of encouragement, hints, nutritional info, recipes (all kinds), exercise, etc so you DO NEED TO BUY THE BOOK!

Table of contents and abbreviated run down:
Part I-The Remedy
This covers the chlorophyllian cleanse. I am REALLY excited about this and I hope I can do it for 2 weeks to replace the week 2 step. We'll see. Basically in week 1 you juice in the morning and evening and you drink 1 gallon of water that contains a chlorophyll mixture. I did choose to purchase Brotha Slom's mixture, but he does give you a recipe on how to make your own. I rather just buy what I need. Thanks anyway.

Since I hinted at week 2 I will clarify for you. During week 2 he does allow for a flexitarian diet. This is intended to prevent heavy meat eaters from slitting their wrist from withdrawal symptoms. I don't really need that week, so I'm thinking that I might double up on 1 of the weeks instead (probably week 1).

Messaged Brotha Slom on FB and he said that my Supa  Mega Greens should be here by the end of the week so I'm excited that I should be ready to start on Sunday aka Spring Equinox!!!

Day 2 of my (pre)cleanse

I'm doing well. Although yesterday my daughter decided to cook fries and put ranch dressing on them. I think she did it on purpose. LOL
Yesterday I ate vegetable stir fry with rice, drank a smoothie (cantaloupe, strawberry, and banana), and drank LOTS of water. I would like to improve by doing green smoothies instead of just random smoothies. I am also trying to stay away from the starches. Well, not completely, but I am just trying to stop using them in EVERY meal. I am also looking into a "green" meal replacement. It is basically like having a green smoothie that I don't have to make myself. After I am done with my client I will be going to Home Economist to get my supplies for the MC. Until tomorrow...

Day 1 of my (pre)cleanse

This is day one of my (pre)cleanse. I am calling it that because I am eating pretty much like I always eat, but I am simply being more careful. I am doing vegan with just a little of the starches for 5 days and then I will be doing the MC for 10 days and then I am planning on being as vegan as possible for life. You know, I really wish that I had more of a conviction about not killing fish or something along those lines to help me stay on course. I don't eat anything but fish if I eat meat, but when I do eat it...watch out! I am seeking to be vegan not for any spiritual or moral reason, but simply because my body functions better when I only have vegetables.
I will be eating fruit and drinking lots of water until noon and from noon on vegetables and water.

So I had a meeting...

So I had a meeting that only one person came to. Some people gave me a courtesy call, some didn't call at all, and some called after the fact. Now that I have sufficiently whined about being let down, let's talk about what I am going to do for my spring equinox cleanse. I am going to do 15 day total rather than 10. I have a deep and abiding feeling that I am going to be sorry for this decision later. LOL I am going to do 5 days vegan (which is my lifetime goal) and I am going to do Master Cleanse for 10 days. My focus for the 5 days is to do as much raw as I can and I am going to do as little starch as possible. UGH! I love rice!!! I was going to do smoothies for the 5 days but I spent all of my money buying food for the meeting that never really was. LOL

I plan on reporting anything that is of interest on this blog so enjoy.

REPOST: Yea, so about the Master Cleanse...

Okay, so I don't think that I am going to do the MC again. I need to learn portion control, and I think I want to do a raw food detox. What is a raw detox? It just means that I will be eating all raw foods to clean my body out. I don't plan on getting fancy, I will probably just make smoothies. I will continue with my vinegar water, add green tea, and prune juice etc. I know...I'm a failure. LOL I just don't want to do something that I can't keep up via incorporating it into my regular diet.

On a lighter note...hopefully. I am going to start going to exercise classes. There is a woman here in NC that offers the classes for $5. You can't beat that. Anyway, I am shooting to go to the classes 3 days a week and walk at least twice a week.

By the way, I don't know if you noticed the time stamp. My son has thrown up twice. As a mother, you know that I couldn't sleep after the first time. As I was laying there in bed there was another knock at the door. After the second time of getting up and cleaning up all that mess, I decided that we would just come and sit in the living room. I figured if I was up it would be less mess. Of course after watching Steve Urkel and Tim "The Toolman" Taylor he feels better. I made him some chamomile tea with and infusion of fresh ginger and a smidge of honey. HTH.

Don't really see me going to gather with the Saints in the morning, because his tea isn't quite ready yet. Then of course I have to make him sip it and sit around to see if everything stays down. I am yet praying.