I’m way later than usual but I’ve finally got my bullet journal done this year.

Really feeling this juice/green juice thing.

I’m not cooking as much nor posting as much (computer is down and I can’t and don’t enjoy doing everything from my phone). And I’m just generally not at 100% as of this moment. Hopefully this changes.

I just realized that today is the blog’s one year anniversary-woohoo. If you would like to follow the blog you can do so 1 of 2 ways: you can follow through RSS or by commenting on one of the posts (click the date) and signing up to get new blog posts by email:

I apologize for this complication but I did not enjoy how the signup form looked on my site. Here’s to one more year of good food, home apothecaries, paintings, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Thanks for being here.

I might be getting into this dry brush thing.

Thinking about doing the 75 Hard Challenge and currently teaching myself how to knit.

I have been inconsistent on quite a few things as of late.

Right now working on the summer part of my “seasonal guide”. Some of the information is from books, some from websites & some of it is from me.

A previous example:

Winter

This is a quieter, more reflective time of year, a time when sleep and rest are the main medicine.

Energetic Herbalism by Kat Maier pg. 100

Seasonal Medicine For Winter

Rest, rest, rest. Winter is the time for going inward, self-reflection, and slowing down to conserve energy. Many people have switched from reading books to listening to audiobooks. For the winter, give your ears a rest and snuggle up to read a great book.

Do your best to live with the daylight hours. When the sun goes down earlier, have a light meal and turn electronics off. Practice hibernation.

Energetic Herbalism by Kat Maier pgs. 106-108

Seasonal Food For Winter

Veggies: Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Collard Greens, Herbs, Kale, Leeks, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Rutabagas, Sweet Potatoes & Yams, Swiss Chard, Turnips, Winter Squash

Been trying to get better at “living seasonally,” including eating seasonally. This idea and this rhythm has been in the background guiding most of my choices, but now it’s in the forefront.

When it comes to eating seasonally, which requires like most change, a time of adjustment (for me especially in winter), I’m trying to be more strict about it.

If that means that the only fruit I’m eating is apples, strawberries, & pineapple (which I love) for 3 months then so be it. I’ll enjoy them that much more and I’ll miss them that much more when they’re out of season and be even more excited and ready for them when they’re back in season.

There is something to be said for something not being available all the time.

Which also means right now is really not the time for two of my favorites, tomatoes & oranges, and that makes me sad.

Needed exertion in fresh air and sunshine, nothing like it.