Series – Future Self Journal – 19 – Just a lot of Gratefuls

I finished up my web journaling here, inspiring a mad scribble of many occurrences I am grateful for in the grateful section (item number two) of the FSJ. Then completely forgot to complete the rest of it. Figures, I remember to do the section I find easiest and more rewarding. I am grateful for: Only …

Series – Future Self Journal – 18 – My experience so far.

I’ve done very well. I do find the format confusing. I read the instructions, repetition is the name of the game. Yet I feel like the exercise is going to fast and my answers are the same. I take less than 5 minutes to complete the daily journaling. To refresh anyone, here are the Future …

Series – Future Self Journal – 17 – Back on Track – DIET

No excuse now. Favorite Holiday is done. I stayed away from the leftover peach and sweet potato pie I made. I skipped the ham and the turkey. I had a tiny serving of my cranberry fluff and cold veggie pizza, a reliable Pampered Chef recipe. Side Tasks complete? -two lil walks-cleaned a bit I went …

Series – Future Self Journal – 16 – ‘Ohana Means Family

…even when you are planning a holiday without them. My holiday table has more Thanksgiving cards than usual. Usually we reach out to each other through phone calls and texting, yet this year mailed cards are making a comeback. I like it. Thanksgiving this year is just us with kiddos. No extended family. I scaled …

Series – Future Self Journal – 15 – Instacart Yay

I love, love, love Thanksgiving. I plan the menu months in advance, and re-plan it up until the last grocery trip. My “Household” graphing notebook gets quite the workout. Thanksgiving in COVID requires a trust exercise. Shopping for Thanksgiving prior to Covid Times was always an event. My normal pickiness choosing produce and bread amplified …

Series – Future Self Journal – 14 – I forgot!

I forgot to journal yesterday. Missed day 14! I will celebrate 14 straight days, I will celebrate continuing to journal without berating myself too much over being otherwise engrossed. Most importantly, I will celebrate that there is no break in the task I assigned myself to complete daily. Personally, I find THIS journaling more impactful …

Garden Fails 2021

Honestly, it’s been the best garden year so far. I am currently simmering yet another huge stockpot of tomato sauce. I have yet another round of cherry tomatoes drying in the hydrator to make sun dried tomatoes. But if I were to do this year over, what would I change? More broccoli raab instead of …

Series – Future Self Journal – 13 – Well, Actually People

Gardening Edition. I used to be one. I am reformed, mostly. Gardening helped. There is a dude who has a website, and now a book, claiming to debunk gardening myths. He is full of shit and his lil minions are infiltrating reddit and other gardening forums. He *stridently* claims his research is correct in all …

Series – Future Self Journal – 12 – Carbs Help Me Sleep

I tried transitioning to a filling carb, oatmeal, to eat before bed and nothing. Still wanted saltines and milk around midnight. Although perhaps with more consistency and trying a few more weeks it’ll finally become a habit? If I can point to a single factor that sabotages my efforts to live healthier, late night unhealthy …