I found Fresh Food From Small Spaces by R.J. Ruppenthal an inspiring overview of small space homesteading topics. Container gardening, vertical gardening, chickens, bees, sprouts, fermenting foods, mushrooms, and more can be found within these pages. I found myself considering topics I hadn't considered before. Ruppenthal discusses in simple terms the abo…
Read moreSpank me! I'm a naughty blogger! It has been a weird time at our house and that's all I can say in my defense for not blogging. So let me catch you up: Today I get to eat real food again. I need to go slow... TMI Warning: skip to the end of this section if you want to avoid the discussion on defecation. :) Let's talk poop for a minute. It was…
Read moreI have been a slacker. I left my phone in Seattle on Saturday by accident and since it was on vacation I guess I took a slight one as well. Not fully true as I have been active, just not as much as lately. Today is Day Six of my cleanse. I am doing The Master Cleanse. I decided on it as 1) it's a common one for raw foodists 2) readily available material…
Read moreToday is day three of my cleanse. I have made it further than I thought I would, but I am hoping to go the full 10 days. Most people go off their medications for this cleanse. Meds can carry a lot of metals and other stuff that can develop into their own set of problems. Not that I'm telling you anything new. Yesterday afternoon I realized I hadn't t…
Read moreFirst off: I mentioned The Food Revolution the other day during my review of Diet for a New America . Today it is Amazon's Daily Deal for Kindle for $1.99. Obviously I was meant to read this one as well :). My family is sick again. Public school and work places are the bane of a mother's free time. Tim is home for the third day in a row. Check this…
Read moreTime management is a hobby of mine. I love reading up on it, trying out different techniques, trying out different products. The most significant thing I have learned is that there are a gazillion different methods out there for a reason. No one system seems to work perfectly for everyone and often times, a blending of systems seems to work best. Personally I …
Read moreAt some point I will begin yoga. It is the 9th and I haven't started. This is so weird for me!!! I think I need to rethink my whole schedule. I would like to do yoga in the morning and I should definitely have time, but right now I am running late on everything and the morning runs through my fingers and next thing I know I am eating lunch later than I shou…
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