when the weekend comes and you feel the need to stay in your jammies all weekend long, so be it. be selfish.
when the weekend comes and you feel the need to read, eat a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies, and watch rubbish on tv, so be it. be selfish.
by monday, you'll feel refreshed, fully nourished, and up-to-date with those nutty kardashian sisters. or housewives-of-pick-your-city. or bait car. yes, even bait car. no judgement...remember, i am being selfish.
09 January 2011
05 January 2011
be accountable
i quote wendell berry. i read michael pollan. joel salatin is my hero. i mean seriously...if i could quit my job, i would drive to the shenandoah valley and ask the man if i could work on his polyface farm.
that being said....i having been thinking about my own accountability lately in terms of what i read, learn about, and believe in, and if i am truly making changes to live more in line with what i want. you know, to be more natalie.
so, as i was in the lounge eating my lunch today, it struck me that everything i was putting into my mouth was in line with my accountability!
bread that i made: white flour, whole wheat flour, yeast, honey, salt, water, butter
organic peanut butter: organic peanuts, palm oil, cane sugar, salt
peach pecan jam: peaches, pecans, sugar, pectin, lemon juice, water
grapefruit: grapefruit
ok, so i only eat a peanut butter & jelly and a large grapefruit for lunch. it fills me up. but everything i ate, i felt good about. everything had ingredients i could pronounce. it is one of my goals this year to really watch what my family is eating and what i am eating. to eat closer to the source. to eat foods that have ingredients that i can understand. is it always going to be easy? no. but can i take steps to be a little more accountable for my overall health and the health of my family? yes. am i slowly learning that the food industry along with our government is not in the mindset to protect anything, from the health of my family to the health of the animals, plants, soil, water, and air? yes. where is their accountability? how do they sleep at night? so, i take matters into my hands as best as i can, and i vote with my dollar.
that being said....i having been thinking about my own accountability lately in terms of what i read, learn about, and believe in, and if i am truly making changes to live more in line with what i want. you know, to be more natalie.
so, as i was in the lounge eating my lunch today, it struck me that everything i was putting into my mouth was in line with my accountability!
bread that i made: white flour, whole wheat flour, yeast, honey, salt, water, butter
organic peanut butter: organic peanuts, palm oil, cane sugar, salt
peach pecan jam: peaches, pecans, sugar, pectin, lemon juice, water
grapefruit: grapefruit
ok, so i only eat a peanut butter & jelly and a large grapefruit for lunch. it fills me up. but everything i ate, i felt good about. everything had ingredients i could pronounce. it is one of my goals this year to really watch what my family is eating and what i am eating. to eat closer to the source. to eat foods that have ingredients that i can understand. is it always going to be easy? no. but can i take steps to be a little more accountable for my overall health and the health of my family? yes. am i slowly learning that the food industry along with our government is not in the mindset to protect anything, from the health of my family to the health of the animals, plants, soil, water, and air? yes. where is their accountability? how do they sleep at night? so, i take matters into my hands as best as i can, and i vote with my dollar.
03 January 2011
be poetic
Don't Hesitate
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don't hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that's often the
case. Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
Mary Oliver
Swan
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don't hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that's often the
case. Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
Mary Oliver
Swan
02 January 2011
01 January 2011
be natalie
So, I am reading this book called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, where she takes a year and with a direct focus in a specific area every single month of the year, she experiments to see if she can make herself happier...more grateful for the dailiness, so to say. One of her reminders is to "Be Gretchen" - alas, be herself and true to herself. I started thinking about how many times in my life I have not been true to myself...to not being Natalie. Caving in. Covering up. Eating words. Acting out. Hiding. Compromising unnecessarily. So, here is my attempt to just be for a year. Being Natalie....come along for the ride, and Be Yourself in the process.
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