I have been writing this blog post in my head for exactly more than 18 days. It was my new years resolution to write it in at least once a day, or once a week if that didn't work out. It only took 2.5 weeks!
My life is a perpetual resolution. Every night I vow that the next day, I will eat more veggies, laugh more, eat only clean foods, exercise, answer emails, have more fun with the kids, be the best wife ever...on an on. Every day I fail my expectations, so I vow again. If I can root out the issues that cause this procrastination, I will be automatically awesome. Until then, I will be my own worst frienemy.
Gotta run b/c I have more resolutions to break before midnight (2 hours past my goal bedtime)
-L
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Farm fresh
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| Actual deliciousness on my actual kitchen counter. |
Today was the first delivery of our winter vegetables from Scott Arbor, an organic farm in Seguin, TX. We've belonged to this CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for about three years. It guarantees that we eat a lot of veggies, try new things, and feel glad that we don't have to grow this stuff ourselves.
Nick and I are also chocked full of vitamins this week because we got a new super-juicer. I have been pulverizing oranges, apples, pears, carrots, grapefruits, blueberries... ZOOM ZOOM! Have you drawn a connection between all that beautiful veggie greenery and the new juicer yet? Yes, I juiced up a very green concoction this afternoon, but I'm afraid to taste it so far. I'm waiting for Nick to get home and taste it first.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Coming clean in 2012
Posted by Anna Lee Beyer
I feel like any beginning to this new blog must include a quick revisit to 2011 because it was such an eventful year. Professionally, I did two internships, completed a master's in library science, and landed my dream job as a university archivist. That was the easy part! The best thing about this year was taking five vacations. We visited Portland, OR; New Orleans; Cape Cod; Marfa, TX; and Atmore, AL. Traveling is my favorite hobby and a great motivator to stay employed.
The hard part of this year was suffering from a ruptured disc and recovering from neck surgery. Though I have recovered remarkably well from the surgery, my physical fitness has taken a big hit. While I could easily walk a few miles a day before surgery, being so limited for a few months has left me struggling to get back up to speed.
Some really good lessons came from that down time too, mostly because I had so much time to think about it. I spent two months, at least an hour a day, studying books about wellness/diet/exercise, journaling, and mediating on feeling healthier. My two best lessons:
1. I always feel better after exercising or eating something good for me.
2. It is easier to exercise and eat good things when I devote time to working on it everyday.
Oh the miracle of epiphanies, right? It sounds simple, but it's also very easy to string together days and weeks of not working on it. Those days and weeks lead straight to feeling like crap. I'm not going to feel like crap so much anymore because, thanks to my BFF Lori's idea for this blog, I'm cleaning out the pantry, cleaning up the way I cook, and getting into better shape. Watch this space for cooking experiments, exercise goals, breakdowns, and break throughs.
I feel like any beginning to this new blog must include a quick revisit to 2011 because it was such an eventful year. Professionally, I did two internships, completed a master's in library science, and landed my dream job as a university archivist. That was the easy part! The best thing about this year was taking five vacations. We visited Portland, OR; New Orleans; Cape Cod; Marfa, TX; and Atmore, AL. Traveling is my favorite hobby and a great motivator to stay employed.
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| A trail in Cape Cod, August 2011 |
Some really good lessons came from that down time too, mostly because I had so much time to think about it. I spent two months, at least an hour a day, studying books about wellness/diet/exercise, journaling, and mediating on feeling healthier. My two best lessons:
1. I always feel better after exercising or eating something good for me.
2. It is easier to exercise and eat good things when I devote time to working on it everyday.
Oh the miracle of epiphanies, right? It sounds simple, but it's also very easy to string together days and weeks of not working on it. Those days and weeks lead straight to feeling like crap. I'm not going to feel like crap so much anymore because, thanks to my BFF Lori's idea for this blog, I'm cleaning out the pantry, cleaning up the way I cook, and getting into better shape. Watch this space for cooking experiments, exercise goals, breakdowns, and break throughs.
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