New Years Resolutions
At the moment, I'm sitting at my kitchen table looking out at my garden through two windows. It's cloudy outside and in the low 70's. It has the look of a winter day, even though we haven't had much of a winter here in Texas.
The garden is a mess of weathered plants and weeds. There are a few good things growing, like mint and rose bushes. The bulk of last years produce has frozen off to leave a bunch of dead sticks and lots of potential for the next spring garden. I'm going to make a lot of changes this year. I will fill the beds with homemade compost and rotate my planting to see if I can get a better bug free yield.
I haven't totaled up the produce from the last year but I'm pretty sure it was double the year before.
I think growing a garden is one of the healthiest things I've ever done for my mind. The hope and excitement you get from a seed that is sprouting and getting to harvest and eat your own food, feels almost like a miracle of nature that you get to watch happen before your very eyes. There is such peace in a garden.
This next week or so we will probably go pick out our chickens for the spring. That will be another adventure for us. Having the opportunity to collect our own eggs from our own hens, sounds like so much fun. It will give us some organic matter for the compost pile and maybe even some bug control. I pray they stay healthy and content in our care..
We thought about ducks and rabbits. My husband wants a tiny pig. I love the idea of mini goats.......
but I have a hard enough time managing what we have and keeping our old farmhouse in decent repair. But you never know....maybe in time we will try more adventures with animals.
My goal in my own life this year is to do better. My health is better than the years before and I continue to work on that every day. I am content. I can honestly say I am content. God has blessed us with enough and a peaceful mind.
We lost little Maggie, my favorite little cat, a few weeks ago and I cried as her sweet little body lay on my chest. She passed away in her own home on her own terms, kept comfortable with pain medication until the end. It is the first time I have heard my youngest son cry. It was a bitter sweet life moment. I really miss her, but I'm grateful she's no longer hurting.
We found out, this winter, that it's not so easy to make our Kombucha when it's not warm in the kitchen. It took forever to make a batch and get it to taste as good as the ones made in the warmer months, but I stayed determined and we have a few bottles left of a great batch in the back frig and a few brewing in the kitchen on top of the pantry.
Goals........
I would like to lose some weight this year. I now test positive for the Hoshimoto antibody, which now means that my thyroid is not functioning as well as it should, but compared to the Graves disease, it is a preferable choice. That makes losing weight much more difficult. But....again....I am determined. At the moment I weigh 179. I am 5'8" and my weight should be around 122-165. I can't imagine myself at 122. I would look like a stick, and probably feel like one. I'm on 5 medications and take 11 supplements, and of course, I drink a small amount of kombucha every day and lots of water.
Out of all the things I take for my health, What I take for better sleep has been huge (to repair my body), I can say that the biotin has made my hair thicker than it has ever been, the emergen C supplement (twice a day) has kept me from getting sick with allergies, The ferritin (prescription iron) has helped with restless legs, Prozac is awesome, and the other things I take work great together for my pain and inflammation. I'm on a great path. Right now I need a lot of protein to keep myself feeling ok, and soon we will start juicing again. It feels a little like a puzzle trying to find the right combination so my body functions correctly. My husband helps me when my ribs hurt or my neck and shoulders are blocked with yuck from my lymphatic system, by using a percussion massager and working it into the correct directions. He is a blessing.
I still don't have a definite diagnosis other than testing positive for AS, Hoshimotos, and having issues with my eyes.
I hope any of the info I share here can help anyone else. I hate that so many people I care about are having the same issues and worse.
So losing some weight and trying to find more energy is my goal right now.
Building a awesome garden, raising chickens and working on my crafts, is also a goal for the year.
I just really want to make the most of each and every day. I'm not going to stress like I used to. I'm going to spend more time in nature. I'm going to read my bible and keep praying for everything God places on my heart..... and I'm going to enjoy my family and friends.
I hope and pray that everyone who reads this has an incredibly blessed year full of Joy and Peace.
I pray God's presence is with you showing you the beauty of each day and it's blessings.
They are not hard to find.
Hugs
Shannon
The garden is a mess of weathered plants and weeds. There are a few good things growing, like mint and rose bushes. The bulk of last years produce has frozen off to leave a bunch of dead sticks and lots of potential for the next spring garden. I'm going to make a lot of changes this year. I will fill the beds with homemade compost and rotate my planting to see if I can get a better bug free yield.
I haven't totaled up the produce from the last year but I'm pretty sure it was double the year before.
I think growing a garden is one of the healthiest things I've ever done for my mind. The hope and excitement you get from a seed that is sprouting and getting to harvest and eat your own food, feels almost like a miracle of nature that you get to watch happen before your very eyes. There is such peace in a garden.
This next week or so we will probably go pick out our chickens for the spring. That will be another adventure for us. Having the opportunity to collect our own eggs from our own hens, sounds like so much fun. It will give us some organic matter for the compost pile and maybe even some bug control. I pray they stay healthy and content in our care..
We thought about ducks and rabbits. My husband wants a tiny pig. I love the idea of mini goats.......
but I have a hard enough time managing what we have and keeping our old farmhouse in decent repair. But you never know....maybe in time we will try more adventures with animals.
My goal in my own life this year is to do better. My health is better than the years before and I continue to work on that every day. I am content. I can honestly say I am content. God has blessed us with enough and a peaceful mind.
We lost little Maggie, my favorite little cat, a few weeks ago and I cried as her sweet little body lay on my chest. She passed away in her own home on her own terms, kept comfortable with pain medication until the end. It is the first time I have heard my youngest son cry. It was a bitter sweet life moment. I really miss her, but I'm grateful she's no longer hurting.
We found out, this winter, that it's not so easy to make our Kombucha when it's not warm in the kitchen. It took forever to make a batch and get it to taste as good as the ones made in the warmer months, but I stayed determined and we have a few bottles left of a great batch in the back frig and a few brewing in the kitchen on top of the pantry.
Goals........
I would like to lose some weight this year. I now test positive for the Hoshimoto antibody, which now means that my thyroid is not functioning as well as it should, but compared to the Graves disease, it is a preferable choice. That makes losing weight much more difficult. But....again....I am determined. At the moment I weigh 179. I am 5'8" and my weight should be around 122-165. I can't imagine myself at 122. I would look like a stick, and probably feel like one. I'm on 5 medications and take 11 supplements, and of course, I drink a small amount of kombucha every day and lots of water.
Out of all the things I take for my health, What I take for better sleep has been huge (to repair my body), I can say that the biotin has made my hair thicker than it has ever been, the emergen C supplement (twice a day) has kept me from getting sick with allergies, The ferritin (prescription iron) has helped with restless legs, Prozac is awesome, and the other things I take work great together for my pain and inflammation. I'm on a great path. Right now I need a lot of protein to keep myself feeling ok, and soon we will start juicing again. It feels a little like a puzzle trying to find the right combination so my body functions correctly. My husband helps me when my ribs hurt or my neck and shoulders are blocked with yuck from my lymphatic system, by using a percussion massager and working it into the correct directions. He is a blessing.
I still don't have a definite diagnosis other than testing positive for AS, Hoshimotos, and having issues with my eyes.
I hope any of the info I share here can help anyone else. I hate that so many people I care about are having the same issues and worse.
So losing some weight and trying to find more energy is my goal right now.
Building a awesome garden, raising chickens and working on my crafts, is also a goal for the year.
I just really want to make the most of each and every day. I'm not going to stress like I used to. I'm going to spend more time in nature. I'm going to read my bible and keep praying for everything God places on my heart..... and I'm going to enjoy my family and friends.
I hope and pray that everyone who reads this has an incredibly blessed year full of Joy and Peace.
I pray God's presence is with you showing you the beauty of each day and it's blessings.
They are not hard to find.
Hugs
Shannon
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