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Goodbye May Hello June!

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May has always been one of my favorite months. Its the month both of my parents were born, It holds mothers day and even the anniversary of my divorce (and yes I celebrate that) In my town May marks the beginning of Fairs and festivals season although this year my favorite fair was canceled yet again… And The end of may is when my garden starts to go in and we start to go to the Farmers Market regularly.

May was good to me in a lot of ways. As far as my Weight loss Journey I lost 11 pounds. Less than my first month of keto But still very good. Its also worth noting it may be a few pounds more because the last time I weighted myself in April was the 20th and the first time in may Was the 8th. I also Lose a few inches in May 6 to be exact! 4 off my stomach and 2 off my hips. I worked out 7 times. Not exactly good… but Better than the previous months 0 times. I fallowed through with all of my goals for May and I am proud of myself!! Goodbye May see you next year!

That brings us to June! June is another month I am very fond of. June means warmer weather and Being outside. June is the mark of the second half of the year and I know that this second half will bring a better healthier me! Ill be getting a new Bullet Journal for this half of the year (and actually trying to use it more)

For June I have a few new goals such as

  • Continuing my keto
  • 10,000 steps 3x a week
  • At home exercise
  • Getting the courage to walk to the gym
  • Working on mental health
  • Working on bills and Budget
  • Planning My Littles Birthday party

I also would like to practice driving more and Try to go hiking once a week. I really want to buckle down this month and do whatever I can to lose more weight because…. well summer!

Until next time!

The curvy Dreamer

A Little dirt under the nails

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So Its that time of year again! My favorite time of year! Not Christmas, Or my birthday, or even summer (well not entirely) Its Garden time! I have been Chomping at the bit waiting for It to be Garden season! If you have been with me some time you will have saw last years post about the garden. Then Year we will be doing things a little Different. We have all of out tomatoes and Peppers in 5 gallon buckets this year so they have there own environment to grow. we also Got our tomatoes more mature this year than we did last year.

I decided this year not to plant herbs, or at least not to plant as many as I did last year and utilize my smaller box for greens. We also wont be planting Directly into the ground in the back of our house like we did last year simply because the quality of the soil is not good and everything we had back there had died. we are expanding however. We will have 2 more garden boxes and a few more totes and and over a dozen 5 gallon buckets. we will be placing the buckets and totes on pallets to help keep everything organized and allow for proper drainage. the garden wont be fully ready for another week or 2 so but I have attached a few pictures for so you can see what we have this far. hopefully this coming weekend the weather allows me to do more than last and I can post a part 2 about my garden

Until Next time.

The Curvy Dreamer

Tomato plants all snug in there buckets
Peppers of all variety
Kale in my smaller box

Make that a challenge

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As we say goodbye to August and Hello to September I have been thinking about what kind of challenges I want to overcome this month. I live in Michigan and That means September brings a lot of Change. The leaves will start to turn color, the air will become more crisp, it will be time for Apple picking and Pumpkin patches, sweaters and Fall boots, and lots more things to love about the change of the seasons. And yet all the good that comes with September It also is filled with reminders of things I would rather forget. Things of my past that I may share with you later. This year I Want to stay focused on my journey and less in my past so I have decided that I will do a challenge this month. And by that I mean I will choose a goal to accomplish every day this month no matter what. I will make a promise to myself to Accomplish that one thing. Now Today I read some of the Rachelle Hollis book Girl wash your face so Im feeling a bit Inspired. She talks about how we tend to take promises serious when we make them to others but on the other hand will almost always brake a promise to ourselves. This got me thinking about it and she is 100% true.

I am going to make a promise To finish the challenge I chose to set for myself. The problem is that I have no idea what change to give myself. I have a few Ideas but I’m still on the fence. My first Idea was a water challenge but I’m really already doing that so It wouldn’t be much of a change. Next I thought of a work out change but It has to be more narrowed down than that. So I have came up with :

  1. Walking every day for a minimum of 10 min even if it’s walking in place.
  2. Do yoga every day

And that’s it. For some reason I thought I would be able to come up with more but that’s all I got. Sure there are more I thought of but I’m trying to have something that’s a little challenging but also Obtainable for someone just starting out. I would love to hear some of your ideas for monthly changes. If you have an idea please leave me a comment. But until then TTFN

Welcome to the jungle!!

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Gardening has always been something close to my heart. I remember helping a elderly woman my first boyfriends mom knew harvest rhubarb and possibly other things, I remember Picking asparagus for my grate grandmother in her back yard near the well. But most of all I remember working in my grandmas garden during the summer when my sister and I would spend days with her. I remember harvesting potatoes and other produce and the basket we put them in, I remember pulling weeds all day in the sun and climbing the apple tree in the back yard. Theses memories Are what gave me a love for Gardening. Its like when I am in my garden I have a sense of peace as if my grandma is there.

This year my Fiancé and I planted a garden… 2 of them actually. They started so small and now are full grown Beasts! My favorite part of the day is when I Grab my Basket and go check to see what the Garden has in store for me for the day. Every day I come in with fresh Green beans and different varieties of tomatoes and some days I have green peppers, hot peppers, and cucumbers. I also have Basil, rosemary, mint and sage. Strawberrys, spinach, Cabbage, broccoli, squash, sweet potatoes , and watermelons growing and hopefully will be ready before the season ends.

Being able to use produce harvested from my own garden makes it all that much better. There’s allot of pride that comes with knowing you put work into your food and that you Cared for and nurtured it from a seed its truly amazing. Every day I am eating something from my garden and I love it.

May 29th
August 28th

In memory of Cathie Jo Zok 3/26/55 – 8/29/2008