1. 'Hurry less, worry less'...what's your strategy for making that happen this holiday season? How's it going so far?
I am a big time worry wart. I don't worry about holiday stuff though. I have learned over the years to keep meals and such simple, if someone wants something else, they are more than welcome to make what they like. We're not even exchanging gifts so it takes that worry off, whether someone will like their gift.
2. Do you have a list of to-dos that need accomplishing in order to prepare your home and/or property for the winter season? What are some of the jobs on your list? Are you a do-it-yourselfer or do you hire someone to accomplish these tasks
Dear Husband usually does, but not much for me. I just empty any pots of dead flowers, clean the flower beds out, put away my shepherd's hooks, wind chimes, pots of flowers that winter indoors, my gnome, etc. Dear Husband has to take down the garden fence, and till...he never got to it this summer so it will be waiting for him when the snow melts. We have to have all our chores done by mid October...winter has been here for a while already.
3. According to dietitians surveyed, the most popular health foods for 2018 will be -turmeric, sprouted foods (bean sprouts, breads with sprouted grains, etc), veggies in place of grains, dairy free milk, and pulses (lentils, chickpeas, etc). What's the first thought that ran through your head when you read this list? Of the foods listed which one might you add to your regular diet? Also, can milk really be dairy free? Is it still milk?
I have been using turmeric for a while now to combat my inflammation. I haven't learned about the sprouted foods yet...heard about them but haven't learned how to implement them. I try to eat lots of green leafies but that's difficult in winter months. We do eat a lot of our garden veggies that I have frozen. I like lentils in soups, I hadn't heard they were a new popular health food though. I stopped drinking milk a long time ago when it would give me stomach cramps. I can have a little and sometimes I crave it...I just have to not overdo. I use coconut milk in my morning smoothies these days.
4. The Pantone Color of the Year for 2018 is Ultra Violet. According to the Pantone site 'Ultra Violet communicates originality, ingenuity, and visionary thinking pointing us to the future.' What say you? Do you like the color purple? Did you see the movie or read the book-ha!? Is purple a color you wear often? Describe for us one purple item in your home without using the word purple. If you were in charge of such things what color would you select for 2018?
I like some purples. I Googled this one and saw some home decor...not for me, it's a bit too intense. I like what I call a harvest purple that you see in the fall. I don't know what it's real name is but it's deeper, maybe with a touch of gray. I may do some of this trendy purple as accents in my wardrobe, but only a touch. I haven't seen the movie or read the book. Something in my home of that color...the only thing close is my shower curtain, but it's not nearly as bright as the Ultra Violet. I would have no idea what to choose if I were in charge.
5. Favorite book you read this year?
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I've been in a slump this week. Tired, no motivation...could be my cleanse is starting to work, I can't wait to get over this first hurdle so I can start feeling better.
What kind of cleanse are you doing? I need to do the sugar detox. Again. But i need to stick with it. I know I feel better without it but it's like an addiction. I have fibromyalgia and not having sugar helps with that, too and yet, I continue to eat sugar. No winter prep here as we rarely go below freezing. I sure do miss snow. :)
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I use turmeric for my lungs. It has kept most lung infections away for 15 years now. I have that book, I better start to read it! Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteReally interesting answers - I know what you mean about the purple home decor, as it's my favourite colour people often send me pictures of purple homes but they just look wrong.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and have a great week.
I loved reading your answers...and you have a stunning blog ...so pretty.
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