Cleansing anticipation

Day 01: I pull into the driveway after a long week of work. It’s Friday evening. My pleasant Friday has arrived, the day before the plunge or purge as it were. Pulling into my driveway, my mind races to begin the evening’s blessings. Michelle will be making extra sloppy Sloppy Joes and stuffed baked potatoes tonight. She will be piling the plates high tonight because she knows the dreaded cleanse is upon us! Tonight there will be music, beer, and movies! Tomorrow will be different. The next ten days will be different.

My special wife has been promoting a green smoothie breakfast lunch and supper undertaking. After several weeks of hinting, suggesting, then outright pleading that we as a family join her on this batshit crazy cleansing concept. I along will my two reluctant teenagers agreed to join in. We made Michelle’s year. We committed ourselves to her bloody torture. Ten foodless days! There will be the occasion apple, boiled egg, and the extra sexy green smoothies. That sounds good? Out of love for Michelle we agreed. The family’s committing to my wife’s hellish request.

It’s 10 days, how bad could it be? There is the special added feature to this adventure, Colon cleansing pills that we will enjoy throughout this three day Memorial Day weekend. Yep, there will not be burgers on the grill or evening wine. There will be green smoothies and colon cleansing for all! It occurs to me that our house only has three bathrooms and there are four of us. That could lead to issues.

I spend most of Friday night sipping beer and thinking about the leftover bowl of Sloppy Joe that I saved for a late night snack. The problem is, I fell asleep and now it’s Saturday morning. Crap! What was going to be the best late night snack ever would now have to be tossed out because life as I knew it is over. Day one has begun. It’s good though. I will lose my belly fat and my wife will adore me for engaging in her cleansing hell. I got this.

 

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Published by Robert Milstid

Robert Milstid has been creating literary works for many years. His writing first took form as a playwright, authoring two plays, Just a Phase and I Was a Pig for a Day and Nobody Noticed. Both plays were produced and performed in Houston, Texas. Under the direction of the late Bill Morton, a truly inspirational theatrical writer and director, Mr. Milstid became involved in the theatre as an actor as well. He studied at the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York and was a highly active member of a professional theatre, Main Street in Houston Texas for several years. In 1989 he and his wife moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. His one man show, Diary of a Nonconformist was created, written and rehearsed by Mr. Milstid on the roof of his Hoboken apartment. This performance poetry piece was booked at the now infamous, CBGBs in the East Village. He also went on to perform in several plays while in New York City that included the world premier of Lanny Hill's original play, "Uncle Alton", as well as becoming an active company member of the 13th Street Repertory Theatre. Mr. Milstid began writing an abundant supply of poetry and free verse performance pieces during his time in the city, performing at the Nuyorican's Poetry Café and various other venues. After his son was born in 1991, he and his wife decided to move to Florida. Shortly after moving to Florida, the couple then had a daughter. After several years of performing in Orlando, Mr. Milstid hung up his acting hat for the most part and began applying his creative efforts at Nickelodeon Studios as a scenic carpenter and went on to start his own custom carpentry business. In 2005 his marriage of twenty plus years came to an end and he found himself starting from scratch again as a single man. The lonely nights in his small apartment gave way to a renewed need and love for writing again. Mr. Milstid penned his first novel called, The Consequences of Breathing. During the next few years and was married after meeting an amazing woman whom he wrote about as the character of Pearl in The Consequences of Breathing. After the economy took a nosedive in 2009 Mr. Milstid took a position at a Memory Care Center/Assisted living facility as a maintenance technician. He then went on to write his second book, Transitions, which cameos the lives of those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and the struggles of their families. Writing is a passion for Robert Milstid and with outlines for three new books underway it doesn't appear to be slowing down. His writing is raw, humble, provocative and unpredictable. His genres are purposefully varied so as to offer new approaches in his art. At Fifty-four years old Mr. Milstid still rides his motorcycle as well as his mountain bike and skateboard. He loves time with his four children and his amazing wife. A long life in a short time, this is Robert Milstid.

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