The boxes started pouring in. It was actually overwhelming. This was part of my new job. My boss, Paul, gave me a promotion because he thought I would be a good fit for the new position. The position was King of Stuff. I even got a new login to the main site as king@goindie.com. How awesome! Anyway, what the heck kind of position was the King of Stuff, I thought. Well, I was to get our readers ready for the holiday season by providing reviews of interesting, indie, eco-friendly companies. Great! I love stuff. Mostly food and drinks, but if other things came through the door, I had no problem trying them out too.

The point was so our readers could go out and eat and drink well for the holidays, and be glad you did! Companies from all over the country started sending us all sorts of goodies for review. My spare room in my apartment started filling up. I actually had to buy some cheap shelves from Lizzy, the crazy Mennonite, for a couple bucks to store all the stuff. King of Stuff. That was me and I had to try it all before my apartment was taken over by free samples.

So, I started eating and drinking. I actually got a little bit drunk on the job when I had to try the different alcohols. But, most importantly was the fact that behind each one of these companies, was a really cool story. There were companies that were started by a couple at a farmers market, or a Grateful Dead show. Or, a company that was started so their child could become healthy. Each company followed the principles in which we would all like to believe in and buy on a regular basis. That really made me, again, realize that there is a bunch of junk out there, but there is also some really great, well-intentioned folks, who are working very hard to beat out the massive companies, and make it a normal thing again to consume well. READ THEIR STORIES!!!

Kefir- Green Valley Organics. This stuff was so good. It was different than other kefirs I had. Much milkier and more like a smoothie. But, it taste great and I could tell whatever was going on inside of it was probably a good thing....physiologically speaking.

Dietary Supplement- Genesis Today. I wouldn't neccesarily call it a dietary supplement, but they did. What I would call it is a highly concentrated shot of, "clean you out," juice. Noni juice, mangosteen, goji, acai. They will all do something good for you. I don't know exactly what, but I am sure drinking this stuff will get your body working better than it was.