You can tell it! You have a cold snap for a couple of days then you warm up for about a week. The seesawing of Spring! The days are getting longer, more sunshine. More birds chirping. Flowers sprouting. Its trying its best to break thru for the new season.
Speaking of new seasons. We are going thru a new one here as well. Our DIL and Grand daughter moved in with us while our son is transitioning out of the Army. He is hoping to be here Mid May. They are both looking forward to civilian life!
Our homesteading is finally become a reality. SLOWLY, but surely. We have had hopes of an orchard on our property since we bought it 20+ years ago. We finally started clearing for it this week. The last several years, Mountain Man and I had to become caretakers and when you are a caretakers, nothing in your own life gets accomplished. That's just how it is. We still somewhat are caretaking, but things has "cooled down" compared to how it was about 10 years ago! But I am so looking forward to getting my hands in the dirt!!!!!
Have been in a "crafty" mode. Been wanting to make and create. But I stay so tired. I know if I start something, its highly likely I wont finish it, so I don't start! Need to stop pinning on Pinterest and starting DOING!
Speaking of pinterest, I have been looking into making my own personal stuff again. I have always went on and off in this area. I am ready to do it and stick with it! Always made my own laundry detergent. Now, I buy it. Again.....back to the tired thingy. I even have the stuff to make it sitting in my closet!!
SIGH.
The tired thingy brings me to the next item on my blog- why I *AM* tired. Between Fibro and hormones, and have been a miserable person as of late. Then all that is compounded with other things. I got blood work results yesterday, my A1C is still up, glucose is fine tho. Anyways, I am prediabetic. I have metabolic syndrome as well. ( insulin resistance, etc.) So, a new lifestyle is in the works. I am looking forward to it warming up so I can walk. And sugar is going to HAVE to be removed from my diet. Period. So right now, I am researching and studying. I have always tried in the past to do this and that for my health, but then like everybody else, give up after a few weeks. Now, its to the point that if I dont, I will be on meds the rest of my life. I hate meds! I am praying that with all the things I do, it can be a combined effort to help me with ALL my troubles, from the Fibro to the hormones.
I have developed a new passion......STRAW BALE GARDENING. My local library got me a book and I have been scouring the net. We are gonna give it a whirl this year, even if only a few bales. I am hoping to get back in to birding and stuff. Those things that help quiet my soul. I love birds and flowers and nature. I even picked up and transplanted a little tuff of moss the other day that just melted my heart! Yes......pretty moss melts my heart! lol
Trying my best to listen to the stirrings of my heart. To find that inner peace.
Thank you Lord for Spring being so close!!!
The daily ramblings of a woman who tries to lead a simple life that pleases her Savior, her Mountain Man and her family.
As you know, I too, am dealing with prediabetes! That, as well as high cholesterol and high blood pressure have motivated me! I am on a low cal, low carb diet, not impossible to do, I am finding out. And exercise! I go to the gym now and do some exercise classes and weight machines. I have lost 7 pounds and I already have brought my blood pressure down and I feel better than I ever have! You can do this, April Jo!!! It helps so much to know that others are struggling in these areas too!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was just telling somebody today that I would probably feel better AND have better test if I could at least just lose 10 pounds. I too have the high cholesterol and even high triglycerides too. It pretty much seems like a compound problem. If you have one, you have 4 more!!! My BP seems OK. But yes, it does help that a friend is dealing with it as well and you are not alone.
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I am so ready for sping too. Straw gardening sounds interesting. We have part of a garden at Papaw's, but I would love to have a few things at my house. It will be so wonderful for Jake to be home and them to have a place nearby. I hope and pray someday Andrew's family will move back near us. I have got to get serious about my health! I really, really need to start exercising. I have made some changes, but it is time to do more. Your post made me realize that!!!
ReplyDeletewe're still gonna have to get together gal when you drive over here!!!!!!
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