The Raw Chef Blog

"It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the very best, you will often get it."

W. Somerset Maugham

It’s been unusually long since my last entry so i’ve got a couple of things to catch up on.  I was going to Blog last night but I didn’t get home until after 10pm and was practically falling asleep all afternoon and evening, and come to think of it, all morning too!  I think all the traveling has caught up with me.  It wouldn’t have been so bad if i’d been getting early nights but I just haven’t!  I was on the phone until about 1am on Monday night.  Have you ever had one of those phone conversations where you’re so into that person and really connecting with them that you forget what time it is and then when you realise the time, you don’t care anyway?!!!  So it’s an early night for me tonight, honest!

No I haven’t eaten the rabbit raw!!!!  The rabbit (Dylan) has been 100% raw for a few days now and I have been informed he’s thinking of putting a blog together, ‘The diary of a raw rabbit’.  He’s a very happy bunny (literally) when he gets his kale, carrot, brussel sprouts, parsley and celery in the morning.  He has said that he’s getting a bit bored with salad and that even just a bit of dressing would go down a treat.  I told him to look at the rest of his life to see if there’s anything that he could change to make it more interesting, rather than blaming the food.  He’s still thinking about it.

Anyway, he actually does love his food and almost takes Lel’s hand off when she puts it down for him.  But no matter how much he goes mad and enjoys it while he’s eating it, he will always stop when he’s full and then tuck in again later.  Now repeat after me everyone, "Hmmmmm, something to think about".

I need a system…

Things are getting busy for me around here at the moment.  I’ve got my fingers in many (raw) pies, so to speak.  I spoke to 3 people about instructor training (me training them to instruct) and i’ve got another one to speak to today, they all seemed very interested.  I’ve also got my learner pupils, although that is a bit quieter leading up to Xmas.  I’ve got 2 days a week that I still do for Tesco (again, more on that in a bit) and i’ve got some really exciting stuff on the proverbial horizon.  Coming back from hols and trying to catch up is always a bit of a challenge.  ‘To do lists’ just aren’t doing it for me because they focus on what’s got to be done rather than what it is that I want, or as Tony Robbins would call it, my ‘outcome’.  I’ve had Tony’s RPM system and Time Of Your Life audio program for longer than I care to admit and have yet to use it properly.  I was feeling so overwhelmed the other night that I just thought, "Now is the point in my life to really use this thing".  I’ll keep you up to date with how that’s going.

So anyway, I said I would mention the Tesco thing that I seem to still be doing.  My intention was to hand in my notice there as soon as I was a fully qualified ADI.  What i’ve found is that I still need to attract a few more customers before I do leave.  There is one thing about that though…having been pretty much 100% raw for several weeks now i’m finding it hard to do anything but that which I absolutely love.  Couple that with the fact that i’ve had a glimpse of my future when I was in the US.  What do I mean by that?  Well, I feel so in tune with my vibrational input and output that Tesco seems very far away from what I should be doing with 2 days of my week.  It’s a beautiful and difficult thing, all at the same time.  Stay tuned for how this one turns out ‘cos i’ve got a few ideas and I ain’t afraid to use ‘em damn it!

Did have a funny situation yesterday when I was out in a Tecso van though.  I turned into a road around Goodwood to be met by an 80 year old lady in her car blocking the road, facing towards me (the road was only wide enough for one car).  I held back, waiting for her to move which she eventually did.  She rolled down the window and tried to tell me I was going the wrong way down a one-way street.  I didn’t want to tell her that in my real job i’m a driving instructor as I thought that would ruin the surprise!  I pointed out the road markings, the signage and the lack of a no-entry sign to which she could only answer, "I should know, i’ve lived here for 16 years".  Apparently that fact is more important than what the Highway Code says and she wouldn’t accept any of my points.  She finished off by saying, "well you’re not coming through, i’m going to block you in".  It was at that point that I smiled sweetly and drove past her before she could reverse back.  Gotta love old people in cars!!!

Got up late yesterday and didn’t have a chance to make myself any food so I went to the organic section at lunch to pick up some bananas.  I also picked up a couple of small fruit salads which weren’t organic but I made the best of a bad situation.  So yesterday was all fruit and I really felt it in my teeth.  Oh I almost forgot, I did have 2 pieces of raw chocolate in the morning that Lel and I made.

Veg Out

Got my first organic veg box delivery yesterday with loads of kale.  When I phoned up ‘Veg Out’ (great name) and said that I wanted extra kale she was surprised because most people want the kale left out.  I did get her to leave out the spuds and leeks though.  Unfortunately I didn’t realise she had 2 bags of Brussel Sprouts planned for me!  The lesson here is make sure you get a full run down of items before delivery.  I might have to get the steamer out and steam them (hang him!) or just give them to Dylan.

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