prolonged life...

During our newest landscaping project, we transplanted some flowers. Sometimes being gentle on the root system isn't Randy's forte, but we gained some pretty foliage inside.

First Experience

So, I know I haven't written much about my new, more natural lifestyle. No worries... while I have been tardy in writing updates, I really have been experiencing a new, organic way of being. Last weekend, as a part of our wedding anniversary weekend of "us time," Randy and I went to our first farmer's market. It was such a great experience! We talked with people, petted a few dogs, bought some great food, and overall enjoyed our time being organic together. I think more farmer's markets are in the future plans. In addition to the farmer's market, I decided to bite the bullet and buy (expensive) cage-free chicken eggs. And I felt very good doing it. And their brown... which makes the experience that much cooler. SO, enough of my babbling... here's the proof.

The goods: shallots, baby potatoes, fresh wheat bread,

and lettuce. All organic. Yum. (Not shown: awesome

home-grown sugar snap peas. The best thing ever.)

It's Official

Just made reservations for a little August getaway.

Really cute. Close to historic Cedarburg, WI. Will really need the break by then.

Learning

Over the past month, I've slowly been making a shift to becoming more green, more organic, more natural, in general. With a little inspiration from my sis and some library books, I've come to realize the importance of living a (naturally) healthy lifestyle. While I fully admit that I'm a victim of convenience foods and quick-fixes, I also understand the reality of the health problems that plague our nation.



So, don't be surprised if my blog begins to seem a bit focused on my task-at-hand (and oh, what a task it will be!). And please forgive me, if I lement about foods that I will so dearly miss (good-bye Dairy Queen's Tin Roof Blizzard). I am only human :)

Can't wait for a dose of reality...

I'm sorry to be kind of a debby-downer, but can I just say how much I hate 12-hour days at school? Eight hours with the same teacher for 3 classes is just brutal. It's funny, because I can't wait to be in the "real world" and actually have a job that allows me to experience civilization. *sigh* I guess March can't come sooner.

Going a bit green

While shopping for groceries over the weekend, I noticed that many stores are selling these trendy reusable fabric grocery bags. It got me to thinking that I could do something like that... and make it creative and cute.

So, here's my creative version:

Workin' the land...

So, it's been raining lately... a lot.... pretty much like a monsoon. There were flood warnings, then watches, then houses being taken out by mudslides. Pretty damaging stuff. But, yesterday was the first day in almost two weeks that the sun came out for a portion of the day. So, I took advantage.

Since we've been working on renovations inside our house for the past year, my husband and I definately agreed that this year, we would focus on the outside. So, the sun is shining, and the wind is blowing, but it's gorgeous in comparison to rain. I headed outside for a day doing yardwork ... and man, is there a lot of it to do. I happened to buy some grass seed, but I can't put it down until we get rid of some more weeds. Weeds. Ugh. There's so many.... and they're very hardy. But, nevertheless, I will try my best to get a lush, beautiful yard (one day). SO, the grass seed had to wait.... along with the weed killer, since the news is predicting more rain.

I decided to work on transplanting some flowers to make room for my "crops." This year, I am planting a vegetable (and some fruit) garden. Corn, onions, sugar snap peas, potatoes, raspberries, and tomatoes are on the list of things to grow. I already began my corn, onions, and sugar snap peas indoors... and they are really taking off. I really need to plant them soon and was going to do that yesterday, BUT not only is rain in the forecast, but freezing temps and a chance of snow is headed our way. I've had it with this crazy weather.

So, yesterday I transplanted. And weeded our garden area in preparation. It's tiring work. And today, I'm sore. But, it's also very satisfying... it's hard labor, and it's something to be proud of. So, here's to doing the work now, so we can reap some benefits later :)