Boars, books and blueberry icecream~ [Plus: the outcome of the raw-vegan diet]

Once again, the Game of Stains has been won (this time I was very positive that the dirt would stay in the fabric of my white pants - this is true magic!)
It is study-endspurt time, as of friday, I will be a free Elf again and can fully focus on all the nifty ongoing projects. Plus, I can hopefully finally get my drivers license!

My week has been rather uneventful, aside from a wee encounter with boars. Alright, it was not that wee, look:

She had babies which meant that one had to be very cautious and attentive

The past days I've had quite the struggle to actually focus on my studies, as I have felt rather creative and just started a new writing project, which I am super enthusiastic about. It's been a while since I have had both the time and the motivation do indulge in creative writing and oh, how very much I am enjoying it.

However, I am rather pleased with how I am keeping up with getting up early nevertheless - it has become a bir of a habit, which is something that I really like as I somehow am most productive in the earliest hours. Productive: I get things done, that need to be done - not to be confused with creatively productive, when it comes to that, I am the worst night-owl you can possibly imagine.

My mind is filled with crafting ideas and things I want to make for Castlefest and similar, but we shall see if I feel like doing it. There is one particular costume that I want to recreate as best as I possibly can with things I already have at home, but then again - let us first see, how it turns out...

And on top of that, I am already greatly looking forward to my weekend and also to the medieval market that I will attend with my Shieldmaiden - a good time, to finally wear my new medieval dress and for a change go somewhere looking like a lady, rather than a knight.

And last but not least; my personal synopsis about my raw-vegan experiement. First of all: one some days it was a lot harder than I expected. Luckily I always had someone with me who saved myself from actually eating something definitely not raw and definitely not vegan. One day, when I was really tense and close to freaking out because of all the cravings I have had the past days, my father forced a vegan burger on me and it was so, so good. He had done this himself years ago and he was one of my inspirations when it came to putting myself through this. He was rather shocked that I had been that strict with myself and having him confess that he too every now and then would eat baked potatoes in the evening, whilst still acchieving those fantastic results convinced me that I had maybe tried a bit too hard and I gave in. 

It didn't help my knee-situation but it did help something else: my pollen allergy has gone down a LOT. To be honest, the change was that grave, that I didn't even properly notice spring at all and it is hard to believe it is June already. Sure, the greatest triggers like lilies still make my immune system go wild, but I can leave the house without within seconds looking like I had been crying for the past weeks, not to mention my breathing problems. Both did happen but very, very rarely.

 Today's breakfast

One of the reasons, why I am trying to eat as raw as possible during noon. This is motivational enough to really make animal products a rare treat again and aside from that, I feel super energetic and healthy. I sleep better and I get up easier. I will have a blood test somewhere this month (I always ask for my stats when I go donating) and I am curious to see how it has changed since my last check. 

All in all, a very successful experiment.