Home Office Make-Over

The new year brought with it some big changes for the Tonymation family. I left my studio job and decided to venture out with AnimSchool full-time. It was a much needed change for me and my animation sanity. I enjoy spending my days in my home office. However, that wasn't always the case.

There was a time in my not so distant past that my office was the messiest and most unorganized room in our house. And let me tell you, with 3 youngsters running amuck all day, that's quite a tall statement. With the magic of Photoshop, I will give you a glimpse into the mess that was once my office...

(This is a panorama stitched together from 13 photos)

I have to admit that a small amount of the mess was attributed to my prepping for the office overhaul, but I assure you that most of it was what I saw every day I mustered up the courage to venture into that part of our home. Another thing I should mention... the clean floor you see there, used to be littered with toys that my two girls graciously placed there for future engagements. I gathered them up and cleared room to build my...

SUPER AWESOME TONYMATION RENOVATION OFFICE OF THE YEAR! 

"SATROOTY" for short. Which is also how my youngest says Saturday, by the way. A little Tonymation trivia for you. If I'm handing out trivia I guess I should be more accurate. She hasn't said Saturday to my knowledge, but that's how I imagine she will say it for the first time.

So I sought out the replacement office furniture, and after selecting the best that money has to offer... that is, the best that my wife allowed me to buy, I made my purchase and sat in my office chair for 5 days anxiously waiting for the delivery. My family begged me to come out of my office but their pleas fell on deaf ears... mainly because I was asleep.

Finally the boxes arrived. I figured I'd have a new office in a matter of hours. What I didn't realize is that those hours would add up to span over two days. I assembled the seven pieces with the precision and efficiency of a Winnebago. Eventually I threw away the extra parts and overlooked the wobbly pieces and claimed victory over the instruction booklets I refused to look at. To make a statement I urinated on them and tried to light them on fire ceremoniously. Unfortunately urine is not flammable, so I just threw them into my neighbor's backyard.

Be prepared to be amazed! The exclusive unveiling of the SATROOTY is about to happen before your very eyes!

(SATROOTY demanded 25 images for you to fully appreciate all of its glory)

Even though I deserve all of the credit for this amazing transformation, I'm obligated to mention that my father-in-law replaced my old lame ceiling fan with this fan that matches my sweet cherry finish theme. My ten percent discount would have been revoked had I left that out.

So there you have it. SATROOTY has truly lived up to the expectations of the entire Tonymation family. Yes it is true that I am the only one allowed in or near SATROOTY, but I know that everyone else is satisfied with simply living vicariously through me.

SATROOTY requested that I inform her fans that more posters will adorn her walls soon.

Juice Fast Over!

Wow... I got so wrapped up in life that I forgot to finish my juice fast journal.

Basically I ended my juice fast a day early. I went a couple more days that I did not record here. Basically I ran a couple miles and had very similar juices for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

In all I lost just over 9 pounds.

I decided to end my fast slightly sooner because I could sense my body craving food again. This is something I expected when I started, but eventually I broke through that wall. Then when I started craving food again, I took that as a sign that my body might begin to cannibalize itself. I love to eat meat, and the only meat available to my body was my own muscles.

Now I know what you're thinking... how much muscle mass can a scrawny animator have to offer? Well that's exactly why I scrambled to protect the little I have! I need enough strength to type and move a mouse, and if that goes away, I can't earn a paycheck!

You really have to ease into eating food again, so I started out eating some fruit, crackers, wheat chips, and other snack type foods. Eventually I got back to my normal eating routine in about 3 days.

I feel great and think the juice fast got me some nutrients I was lacking in my diet. I bought a super expensive juicer for my wife and I, so we plan to continue to juice as a supplement.

I am a healthy person, so I didn't expect to lose tons of weight, or to purge lots of junk out of my system. But I do believe I got a good toxin flush during the fast.

Long live real food!

10 Day Juice Fast - Day 7

Monday I embarked on a 10 day juice fast. This basically means I eat nothing solid, and replace my meals with freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. I want to chronicle the whole crazy mess here.


Breakfast

Fruit Drink - Grapefruit, Orange, Pineapple, Strawberries, Nectarine, Red Apple

Leslie made pancakes and eggs for the kids. It was difficult to throw away the leftover pancake even with my new favorite fruit juice sitting in my tummy.

Lunch

Veggie Drink - Kale, Cilantro, Parsley, Red Cabbage, Cucumber, Beets, Tomato, Carrots, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

The beets turned this juice to blood red. My son walked in and asked with a disgusted face, "What are you guys drinking?" I told him blood and he freaked out. He warned me that only vampires drink blood and asked me if I wanted to become a vampire. I agreed my plan was ill advised and revealed the true nature of the red juice.

Dinner

Veggie Drink - Kale, Cilantro, Parsley, Spinach, Celery, Broccoli, Asparagus, Green Bell Pepper, Brussell Sprouts, Cucumber, Lemon, Green Apple

Tonight was the easiest nights of the fast. We took the kids to Whataburger for dinner and let them eat in the van while Leslie and I chatted. I had no desire to eat the kids' food.


Weight: 172.8 pounds

weight lost = 0.6 pound

10 Day Juice Fast - Day 6

Monday I embarked on a 10 day juice fast. This basically means I eat nothing solid, and replace my meals with freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. I want to chronicle the whole crazy mess here.


Breakfast

Fruit Drink - Grapefruit, Orange, Pineapple, Strawberries, Nectarine, Red Apple

This is my new favorite fruit juice. This is a recipe I put together, and I will stick with it the rest of the fast. It tastes exactly like the Ruby Red Grapefruit juice you can buy in the store, but it's all natural. Since I am not working today I didn't save a snack for later. I just drank the whole thing for breakfast.

Lunch

Veggie Drink - Kale, Red Cabbage, Cucumber, Carrots, Celery, Asparagus, Ginger, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

This was my first full day at home during the juice fast and by far the most difficult. I was extremely hungry the entire day, and the hunger pangs would just get worse when the kids ate.

Just before dinner we went to the store to stock up on more produce, and on the way home we got the kids a pizza. My wife and I agreed it was the most beautiful cheese pizza we had ever seen. It smelled amazing and it was picture perfect. I have to admit, I almost caved and ate a slice.

Dinner

Veggie Drink - Kale, Parsley, Cilantro, Cucumber, Broccoli, Asparagus, Celery, Ginger, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

This dinner was even more disappointing since I watched the kids eat down the amazing pizza we got them. If I was going to quit, this would have been the day. It was the roughest, but I made it through.


Weight: 173.4 pounds

weight lost = 1.2 pounds

10 Day Juice Fast - Day 5

Monday I embarked on a 10 day juice fast. This basically means I eat nothing solid, and replace my meals with freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. I want to chronicle the whole crazy mess here.


Breakfast

Fruit Drink - Strawberries, Pear, Orange, Pineapple, Cantalope, Watermelon

I'm not a big fan of the melons in my morning fruit drink. I'll probably change it up tomorrow. I saved half of my breakfast for a late afternoon snack again.

Lunch

Veggie Drink - Kale, Tomato, Celery, Carrots, Spinach, Cucumber, Ginger, Mint, Green Apple

Closing out the work week, but I don't feel much different when it comes to how hungry I feel. I did 2.25 miles on the treadmill and burned off 230 calories.

Snack

I didn't get hungry at the same time today as the rest of the week. It didn't really hit me until almost 5pm.

Dinner

Veggie Drink - Kale, Spinach, Carrots, Cucumber, Egg Plant, Ginger, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

Friday usually entails me picking up food or ordering a pizza for the family. Tonight I came home to a veggie juice. It's amazing how little you know your own habits until you try to break them.


Weight: 174.6 pounds

weight lost = 0.8 pound