sure, i've been chasing dreams for as long as i can remember. i left home to become an architect. after countless hours of interning and architecture school and a handful of firms...my latest and longest stint was a senior position at a top silicon valley firm after 5 years (which got bought-out by one of the nations top firms in my last year). we went corporate and i started to feel like it would be impossible for me to make big moves. then i reflected further...realizing that my biggest career move to date was when i first moved to guam in 2007. i was home for vacation during a time i often describe as when i was "lost in heartbreak". it was then that opportunity grabbed me by the balls and thrusted me back here for another 3 years and i had the best run of my career: the most exposure and design i've done in such a short span while working with a very tight team of 4. after that faded, California beckoned again. between then and returning here i went from 1 kid to 6 kids and the call from guam became eternally imminent.
so about that damn detox
so these dreams are no longer just dreams, they are, in fact, goals. and in the mix of architecture, design, building houses, writing, starting businesses, travelling...somehow wellness sneaked its way in. i am at the tail end of a detox that went from vegan/raw/3-day cleanse/raw/vegan in a span of 10 days. i dropped 10 mothereffin pounds and worked out the most i ever had in my life (18 miles and 5 classes). it invigorated me!! and as advertised, it would also detoxify my mental state, thus inspiring me to write this. i cheated when i had that bite of cake and put crackers in my mouth but the detox still delivered. i only lasted 7-days on the strict detox and now feel like i should have documented this journey in detail (i tried on instagram but the food started to look uninspiring). these last 3-days i kept my days raw but started introducing small amounts of proteins and carbs at night. i did what i promised myself i wouldn't do because i swore i didn't care about the numbers...and watched the scale. i learned that raw diet is not a trend but its a success. even before cleansing, my weight had dropped and belly had shrunk just by eating raw food! i enjoyed channeling my inner beyonce and will continue to find a lifestyle that will keep they bey in me.
