Getting There - Day 10!

Today is Day 10 of this Master Cleanse and so far, we are all still deep into detox mode - it has been fairly steady - but I have a feeling things are about to go a little more beneath the surface. Especially after some fairly clear dreams I had last night....

Last night started out well, I never have any problem going to sleep - my head just hits the pillow and I am gone off. Eager to find my dream world and pick up after the day. And it is a rare night these days when I am kept awake by anything....

Except last night - my little one woke up and could not get back to sleep. For hours. 

She is asleep now, and I am here writing after getting the kitchen sorted for the day, doing my Salt Water Flush and feeding the animals. Hopefully she will sleep for a little while now otherwise we are going to have one tired child today! 

Such is life - and if that is the worst I have to contend with, so be it. We are all fit, healthy, strong and happy - and most of all, in this together. Not a bad way to live and I am thankful for our abundant good health. 

I got up this morning (one of the many times) feeling a sore throat, stuffy nose and full in my sinuses. My first thought was I was coming down with a cold or something. Then my thoughts quickly went to the fact that I would be doing my 5th salt water flush this morning and I was immediately confident I would feel better.

And I was right. A SWF clears out everything - and especially the sinus area. Even though I am drinking the salty water and it is moving down and out the other end (LOL). Go figure! I wanted to mention this part of doing a cleanse, because it is so vital and such a useful aspect of clearing out toxins from our bodies. 

Water and sea salt - you can't get much more gentle, safe and natural than that. 

April

One of our ducks from this summer in the bath

New Beginnings

Carrying on from yesterday, I am still feeling as if I have broken through to some newer level - almost as if the clouds have parted somewhat and there is a wide open sky before me. And all that is required of me is to treat each day like a new beginning.

The new beginning is one thing, routine, discipline and consistency are also part of this picture. It's funny how I know and work with my children and their studies with this same approach - routine with homeschool is very important for their learning to establish patterns.

However, I did not always apply this to myself and my own day. Not that my life was chaos, but it could be disordered and disappointing when I consistently put myself last. Of course this did nothing to help me feel better about achieving my own personal goals.

Now I feel as if I am naturally making routines and creating new patterns with each day since I finished my last Master Cleanse. I am just far more efficient with the house work, school work and my writing time. I can clearly see how old pattern were broken and dismantled.

Now, my life is as it should be, where it really all centers around focusing on the children. When I pay exquisite attention to them, their needs and learning - it all falls into place. The main reason for this is because they learn by example, so I have to do things first, for myself and then together with them.

For instance, I want everyone to exercise daily - we have a gym at home (we are each an exercise physiologist and personal trainer) - however, I would tend to go in there alone. For a little while now, I bring the children, they have their own program to follow and we all do our workouts.

The same with school work - I set them up with their lessons, then I have some time to do my own - writing, reading, research etc. All it takes is organization for the most part but also embracing a willingness to create something better for everyone involved.

Today once we are finished the lessons, our plan is to do some painting, drawing or art - until the rain stops and we can get out into the garden. Even the garden is going well - I had to learn to pull back and just let the kids plant, pull weeds and generally enjoy their garden too.

Even if that meant the baby plants were not deep enough, or some broken and at times the weeds being pulled are my herbs.... LOL So what, at the end of the day, I can go back and replant the Brussels Sprouts, however, my children will never have this time or day again - and neither will I.

Living this way, allows me to focus on what is important, to enjoy each day as it comes while I create a better tomorrow. Wonderful.

April

Another Mini Cleanse done and...

We are feeling pretty good today - off to an early morning start as we rightly figured that the early hours would be the driest to get something done in the garden. And we were right - it has been raining for the past few hours now and is very wet out there. 

Lots of cooking today - making some mini celebration foods and Sunday dinner rolled into one - shepherds pie with sweet potato and goats cheese topping, garden fresh salad and some other goodies on the go for a rainy day inside. 

Yesterday we got down to the Baltimore Pirate Festival and enjoyed a great talk on pirating in the area by a woman actually doing a PhD in pirating! My son enjoyed it in particular as she was also an under water archeologist as well. From there we then went to Loughbeg Open Farm in Lowertown Schull for a walk about to see the animals and enjoy the rest of the sunny afternoon. 

I am loving these outings with the children and am busy each week planning one day of the weekend - and I actually have fasting to thank for that. My focus, attention and energy are far better than ever and I just feel as if I finally can look forward to extra activities every week. It is not a chore but a pleasure! 

Well, off to keep cooking here as I have some new recipes that I am working on....

Have a lovely day,

April

My daughter on the farm walk in Loughbeg, Schull