Seeking Balance

I wonder everyone has the same dilemma that I do. I have so many interests and things that I want to learn, that I really don't do much of anything. I mean I am always doing something, but it seems it's never done. I have so much reading I want to do, and that takes up a lot of time. I have sewing, knitting, crochet, and I want to make hemp jewelry. I am getting involved int he PTO and the Neighborhood Watch. I want to be more involved in Sophie's education as well as add to it with spiritual and herbal teachings. Not to mention my own education at RSCC, and in life, which can and will take the rest of my life. I want to be here for my older kids, here for David and be able to nurture our relationship. My spirituality is very important to me, as is being present and involved in the Pagan community. So many things.....how to balance them has always been my problem. Sometimes, I go at one thing til it's "done to death" and I "get it out of my system". And other times I flutter around all my varied interests like a bee in a flower garden, but never really getting much accomplished in any of them. Neither way is totally satisfying. I know that balance is the answer, but with so many other lives intertwined with mine, it is near impossible for me to achieve. So, I continue to work on it.

Spring Cleanse/Liver Detox

The week after the Equinox is when I start my three day spring cleanse and liver detox. I use the Master Cleanse, or so called, Lemonade Diet. Which had been around for fifty years before Hollywood made it popular. It consists of 2 Tbs. fresh squeezed lemon juice (approx. 1/2 lemon),

2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup, 1/20 tsp. cayenne pepper, 10 oz. water (preferably spring or filtered)

This you drink through out the day as you get hungry. You take in nothing else besides water or herbal tea, such as peppermint or catnip, etc. This is amazingly easy to do, even for me, with having low blood sugar. I can drink just the "lemonade" and feel fine, even energetic. I will post more on this once I begin. I usually fast only three days, because it is easier for me, though I don't rule out going for longer if I am feeling OK. While on the cleanse I take a cleansing detox bath every night, using special ingredients, which I will share with you when I begin also.

This year I am excited to see the results I have practicing yoga while on the cleanse. Should be invigorating and I am looking forward to getting started.

Finding Balance

I am working on finding a balance in my life and all of the diverse things I have to do, need to do, and want to do. I have always been one who jumps into a new adventure with both feet and immersed myself for ever how long the fever had me. But then a while later, I would discover that I was neglecting other very important parts of my life. Other things, hobbies, people, my home, that I love and wanted to do right by. Now I find that I am in that position again. I am loving this blogging thing. However, I find that I may be spending too much time reading others blogs, not that I am not learning a lot and being quite inspired, but I realized that I may have been living vicariously through other people. I really hate that. I want to live my own life, not someone else's. So in that vein, my blog viewing is going to be edited. I am also going to make a list of the things I want to make time for, like, my family & friends, my spirituality, yoga, hiking, home keeping, gardening, knitting, among others. And then work out a schedule,( ugh, I detest schedules, alas, I see no other way to get what I want/need). A schedule that will provide time at least on a regular basis for all that I love. It may not be everyday for most things, that is where the prioritizing comes in, but I think that this is the way to approach this balance thing. Wish me luck. More to come.......