Return to a simpler time
Sometimes, modern life and the technologies that support it are actually a step back when it comes to clean living. Here are some tips for living the old-fashioned way:
• Grow your own food
• Walk, bike, take the train or bus to work
• Set personal/family limits on TV, computer, and phone usage
• Cook instead of eating prepackaged foods
Today, challenge yourself to do one thing that simplifies your life a little.
We yearly plant a garden, but have recently been simply not turning the television on when we come home. I noticed last night that the children are getting along a lot better and we are able to do more around the house. I
We have a terrific garden and I shredded up some zucchini today to freeze for fresh zucchini bread this winter!
Today I will cook up some chicken and pasta instead of eating frozen food. I’m also going to limit my TV to 1 hour a day and my daughters to a half and hour
I’ve been eating out of my garden all summer. Walking or jogging for short trips of light items from the store or to pick up my mail from the post office. have cooked mostly all summer.
I have a wonderful, enclosed front porch. This spring I started patio plants! The porch gets sun filtered through the screens, no bugs! You should see my bell peppers and tomatoes!!!!
I hope more people discover (or rediscover) vegetable gardening. What a great way to eat healthy organic food! Not only that, but getting outside and working in the garden is a big stress-reducer. Sure, sometimes the work is just exhausting but it feels great to have accomplished something worthwhile as opposed to just working out at a gym. If you get the kids involved it really puts them in touch with nature and teaches them so much about the food we eat and how plants grow.
I encourage anyone to try it. Start small. Grow a few “easy” veggies you enjoy (like maybe tomatoes or zucchini) then add more the next year. Also, growing a few types of flowers is rewarding. I loved having a vase of flowers from my garden filled all summer!
I’ve basically given up on watching TV. I enjoy living a positive lifestyle, and TV can certainly encourage the opposite. I honestly watch TV less than 45 minutes per day. There are far more important things to do!
I still have fresh herbs in the garden. Tonight I’m making baked eggs with rosemary, thyme, and parsley. YUM! It just tastes better knowing that it’s from my garden!
We have a garden in the back yard that produces alot of wonderful veggies. I can’t wait to be able to grow from seeds again when the season gets closer. With this new year, I have vowed to myself to get alot of wonderfully healthy recipes to add to my cookbook that I started 2 years ago, yet didn’t cook many of them. So I reviewed the recipes in it, & added new ones & removed the ones that I never made. I’m off to a great start this year. We don’t eat out or eat packaged foods.
