Quiet Thursday

I owe you another 52 Weeks of Happy post, I know - so this weekend, I'll do two at once! There just wasn't time this past weekend, and I forgot to take pictures of things. Trying to do a little better this week.

*yawn*

*sips coffee*

*yawn*

I have the morning off today, and three clients in the afternoon. Hooray! That means I got to sleep in just a little bit, and have been fairly productive since waking up. Mom got me a remote starter for my Jeep as a birthday present, so we took it in to get installed. The dishwasher's been unloaded, laundry is underway, and now I'm having coffee while deciding what to do next.

I could do a quick pick-up of the room, and make the bed...

I could start weaving ends in on a few yarn-y projects...

I could start a new yarn-y project, or buy yarn that needs buying...

I could do all of the above, and start the Lentil Soup with Ground Lamb we're having for dinner...

We've been trying to eat a lot more unprocessed, homemade foods lately. Lots more fruits and veggies too, and as organic as possible. Every article about GMOs and their probable health risks, about the possibility of aspartame and sucralose being added to the milk supply; every label we read, every commercial for a new drug billed as a fantastic treatment for what ails you...and its list of side effects ranging from tuberculosis to suicidal thoughts to leukemia to, well, you name it; makes us want to just opt out of the whole mainstream. We want to live as healthy as we can, and as lightly as we can. We've already been using vinegar, water, and baking soda as nontoxic cleaners, and we've switched to milk from a small but thriving local dairy (that vat pasteurizes the milk the way it was done pre-WWII, puts it in recyclable glass bottles, and still offers home delivery). We've got organic heirloom seeds, and are intent on growing a fair amount of our own food in the small space we've got to work with this year. We even found a store in the area that sells local, free-range, humanely treated, pasture-raised meats!

You're thinking about the Twinkies, aren't you. Nothing wrong with treats now and then! :o) The point is to do what we can, what works for us, and generally move in the right direction. Baby steps.

Happy Thursday!