Day 10 by Stacey

6/12/2012

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We have been making some new plans to care for ourselves in a very big way this summer...and we'll share them with you all tomorrow.  For now, it's time to turn off the "pooter" and call it a night.  
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Cathy
6/13/2012 10:23:43 am

Well, my dear girls, you have hit upon one of the hardest things in life. Being good nutritious ladies and mommies. I really struggled with this for many years. And in the process, really feel like I did my own girls alot of injustices. But, and only in the last 5 years or so, I have worked very, very hard to bring myself, my daughters and my dear husband on board with much better eating, realization of what we need to do to stay healthy and keep our weight at a good healthy place. It continues to be hard. Really hard. But little changes continue to go a long way. I read your blog (with these amazing photos, Stacey) with lots of talking out loud and wishing you the best on this really good but challenging journey. Keep at it, dear ones...it's totally worth the work. Love to you all, Cathy

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    Where we were/ Where we are...

    For two years before Carrie got pregnant, we were eating nutrient-dense foods and training for ½ marathon walks. We were losing weight and getting into shape. And then we had a baby. A difficult labor and C-section followed by complications, coupled with a collicky baby who wouldn't breastfeed meant that Carrie was out for the count and spent much of her time pumping breast milk. And her mom, who we had slated to feed us for the first two months of Gryffin's life was instead standing in to help Stacey as parent number two. 

    With all that stress our nutrition went out the window. Fast forward two years now and although we have improved somewhat, our nutrition is still a major issue and it seems all our energy goes into being good moms with little left over for taking care of ourselves and our relationship. Parenthood on our marriage has become a contested space and so we've decided to do something about it. 

    This 30 day Food Challenge blog is part of a collaborative project we are doing to reconnect to ourselves and reclaim our marriage as a top family priority. We will be talking, seeking help from others, connecting to spirit through journeys, making art and documenting our project here on this website.  This work will also be featured as part of Stacey's Masters degree programme at Goldsmiths – University of London.

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    Carrie and Stacey have been creating together since they met in 2003.  Their collaborations include a seven year marriage, a two year old daughter, various art projects and yoga-art-spirit retreat workshops.  They are committed to furthering their connection to the world through mind, body, art and spirit.

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