Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

Yesterday I gave myself permission to not do a damn thing. It was perfect. It was just what I needed. I started the day with coffee on the deck. I relaxed. I rested. I had zero expectations of my day except to just chill. After my morning Workshop I packed my lunch and headed over to Effie, my travel trailer. I cranked up the tunes while I put my new trim and screens up inside. I made a pot of coffee, I wrote in my journal, I made another pot of coffee (It’s the mini pot). I shopped on Amazon and ended up buying a peel and stick chalkboard for my mini fridge, new rugs and new curtains for Effie. It’s dangerous sometimes just to sit in her in and dream about things I think I need. Coffee taste better there, especially when I drink it out of my little […]

In yesterday‘s post I said I was going grocery shopping and for you to wish me luck! I’m just gonna say that if you did wish me luck, your wish was not granted. I recently learned about a wholesale company offering something called a “community box” right now for $20. You pay $20 cash and you get whatever is in the box. I’ve talk to several (WW) members and I’ve seen many friends post on Facebook about how great this box was. I decided to give it a try. Something different. Something fun to get out and do. Add a variety to my already stressful grocery shopping. Right? I made the 30 minute drive downtown and when I got there I was overwhelmed with the amount of cars in line. There were three lines of cars coming in from three different directions to get into the parking lot to drive […]

Grocery shopping has certainly changed. I miss being able to just run into the store and grab a few things. I miss strolling the aisles at Target with my coffee and throwing things in my cart that I don’t need because they’re $1. I miss how easy it was to just go to the store. We have been eating a few weird things these last few days as I’m trying to only shop every 7-10 days or so and our choices now at home are limited. I love going to the grocery store. I know that a lot of people don’t like to do that but I do. I love shopping at different stores for favorite items, checking out any new items to try, stocking up on fresh fruits and veggies, organizing my pantry and fridge when I get home. I know this sounds silly to some, but there is […]

My mom is always saying…”You’re just so busy!”. It always surprises me when she says it because I’ve always been that way. Moving helps your joints and can improve your overall health. Some days I will take a 4 mile walk, then not do much the rest of the day. Other days I will have errands to run, projects to work on, task for the day and never get in a “walk” but I’ll end up with double the steps I had on the day that I got in a 4 mile walk. The idea for me is just to keep moving. I like to be on the go. Some days I plan “not to walk” because I know I’ll be moving, doing things, lifting items, staying busy. That all being said, yesterday I had just over 10K steps but I never did “go for a walk”. I spent the […]

It was a pretty full Saturday over here. I was waiting for a sunny afternoon with no rain in the forecast so I could finish painting the outside of “Effie”. I’ve been doing a section at a time when we have a sunny day. This is a good time to mention, this is an absolutely terrible paint job. Embarrassing really. But here’s the deal. I bought her to play with, to enjoy, to create, to travel, to wander, to dream, to write in, to read, to cook in, to draw and paint in, to make new friends in and I’m really having a blast doing all of those things. The travel, wander and make new friends are on hold, but she’ll be ready to go when we can hit the road again. I would love to one day take paint the outside back to her original color, but that would […]

If I could always hold on to the memory of what taking a long walk does for my mood and energy level, I would likely walk hundreds and hundreds of miles. Hundreds! Note to self: Long walks make you really really happy. Within 10 minutes of heading down the sidewalk yesterday afternoon, I had an incredible burst of energy and happy thoughts. I came home, cranked up the tunes (when I’m home alone, I love to have the music playing loud and I will almost always choose music over tv) poured myself a glass of wine and danced in the kitchen. Dance like nobody’s watching? Yeah, that kinda dancing. I don’t remember how I heard about this DJ on Instagram, but he started hosting live dance parties on Instagram shortly after the stay at home orders went into place. Several celebrities tuned in and were talking the next couple of […]

I’m really enjoying connecting with people on Zoom. Maybe it’s a Zoom Happy Hour with friends, maybe it’s a work team meeting or maybe it’s a WW Workshop. Either way, it feels so good to see so many friendly faces out there! Short and sweet today. Yesterday…… Breakfast 1 Scoop WW Protein Powder, 1 C Almond Milk and a few ice cubes. Topped with 1 tsp Nut Butter and a few Cacao Nibs. Lunch For some reason, Cashew Chicken sounded good. I had no Chicken. I had no Cashews. I did have these items though and this satisfied my craving and was surprisingly tasty! I eat weird sometimes. You know that. I cooked the Cauliflower Risotto Medley in the microwave as directed, then added it to a hot skillet with a little sesame oil, coconut aminos (soy sauce substitute) and Macadamia nuts. I know. Crazy, right? Scrambled an egg in […]

When the news first began breaking about the coronavirus I had several days there where I felt completely numb and I was eating any feelings that I did have. I got off track for a few days and I was feeling it in my body. I pulled my head out of my….well you know. I started tracking my food regularly and getting back into the routine that I know makes me feel my best. For whatever reason the last four or five days I started to get off track again. I think our lack of Easter celebration and knowing we wouldn’t be able to visit the new grand baby was wearing on me more than I realized. I have not blogged on a daily basis since 2017, back when life kind of fell apart. I also started working at WW in 2017 and Blogging each day didn’t really fit into […]

I’ve tried to write a blog post everyday for the past week. It’s hard for me when the world is kinda messy to pretend that it isn’t and sit down and blog like I usually would. While I am actually enjoying being home more, enjoying project after project, enjoying quiet time curled up with a book or sipping coffee in the still of the morning, I think to myself, there are a lot of people right now really struggling, so to just block that out of my mind while I sit down and write about the food that I am eating, or the walks that I’m enjoying, or the book that I am allowing myself to get lost in, feels oddly selfish. I feel like I should be doing something to help someone. I am grocery shopping for my mom and while yes that is doing something for someone, it’s […]

I thought I’d take a break from deep thoughts today and talk about yummy food and things that are making me feel really happy right now and to remind you that you are doing an amazing job at life right now! I would love for you to share in the comments things that are making you happy right now! I’ll share what you share in my next post! Happy things….. Some of you joined me in some of my Workshops this week and I absolutely LOVED seeing your faces! This Virtual thing has some nice benefits! Thank you for coming to my Virtual Workshops and I hope you continue to do so! They have been extended through April 30th. Also, WW is offering THREE FREE MONTHS right now! Tell a friend and enjoy all of the benefits of an accountability partner! (This is not a WW sponsored post) I had […]