Mushroom Tea...

 I read about Kombucha tea in Mary Jane's Farm Magazine, it sounded interesting so I figured I would give it a try.  I picked some up at natural food market that I just found in my area...fantastic selection of good btw.  I tried Original flavor as well as the Cosmic Cranberry of GTs Organic Raw Kombucha. I really liked it! It had a slight vinegar tang but not overpowering. The cranberry was definitely sweeter but the original reminded me of hard cider.  Fiance said it tasted like skunky beer but when he added some juice he liked it.  I wouldn't mind drinking it more often if the price wasn't so high!  MJF mag said that you can brew it yourself but I wonder how well that works. I think I'm going to have to do some research...

Bibliography of a Shift in Focus

While I glare at my camera trying to figure out why it won't load pictures to my computer...I guess I will throw out a few resources that I am using right now.

There's so much information to absorb regarding sustainable living and gardening etc. My current reading includes:

Magazines:
Mother Earth News
Mary Jane's Farm

Books:
Householder's Guide to the Universe by Harriet Fasenfest
All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
Building a Shed by Joseph Truini
The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman
The Holistic Orchard by Michael Phillips
Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture by Shannon Hayes

Whew!  I think my ADD is showing :)

Off to my cousin's baby shower!

Too much at once...

I think everyone needs a place to express themselves. Vent. Scream at "Fate" or what have you.  The last few months have been pushing me to my edge. Problems keep cropping up, I just can't seem to keep up with each new issue or mini-crisis between the major life changes of the last few months:

New job with vague/far reaching responsibilities (my fingers put in so many pies, I'm going to be diabetic), moving to a new house, wedding planning, and ongoing family medical worries, when will it stop...

Just when I think I have come to the edge of the field of landmines, I find that the war outpaced me and I have a whole new set to worry about.  I saw the old Tron movie a few months ago, and I must say I feel a bit like I'm in a light cycle match, constantly having to change my focus, jerking back and forth between the multitude of work projects that I have been inserted into, in addition to my personal life concerns.

My fiance and I both need to improve our diets.  We eat out frequently and when we do eat at home we often pick high fat, high preservatives, highly processed items, usually out of "convenience."  Our bodies show the consequences.  While he seems to have plenty of energy to get tasks done, I am unable to find either the mental or physical energy to accomplish much.

I guess all I can do is keep myself sane and try to find comfort in some simple pleasures. I'm going to work on making myself more healthy through experimentation with meal planning, self-sufficiency, sustainability, and time-tested knowledge that you can rely on. Some sewing, a little organic gardening eventually. Finding ways to save money etc.

This should be interesting...