Is it too late to start over?

I started out full-steam on Turbo Fire, ready to crush it, but life had other plans for me. It has felt right to take a little break after the passing of my grandfather. I had to make an unexpected trip to Arizona to be with family for the burial. When I got home, I came down with a bad case of bronchitis. I guess this has forced me to slow down and recover, and I think I needed the time. I'm going back and forth about what I'm doing these days. I have managed to lose 2 pounds since starting Fire despite my constant cravings for sugar. I think it's time to start working on putting the cravings on the back burner to let my body know who's in charge here. And as soon as I'm recovered, it's time to ease my way back into regular workouts.

John gave me wonderful news the other day. My Karen is now his Karen! I'm going to start a membership at his gym ASAP (finally) and see how Turbo feels in that nice pretty room there.

So I'm starting another Metaphor, seedlings. Yes, this is my year to learn how to grow my own food. And I'm starting by germinating from seed. My first batch of seedlings failed. I had to leave them in the care of my coworkers when I went to Arizona. I can't really blame them for not caring as much as I do about them. They didn't get watered every day (for a whole long weekend.) And most of them died. The rest died when I tried to harden them off. Lesson learned. Seedlings need careful attention. I now have a fresh batch of sprouts sitting on my patio in germination boxes with their lids still on to keep them protected until they are strong enough to begin experiencing the elements. We will be having a cold snap Monday, so they will be coming in this evening to keep warm until the cold snap passes. Today I'm going to a rose pruning and transplanting class at the Flower Tree. I hadn't thought about roses before because of the permaculture function conundrum, but rose hip tea does sound good.

I'm also going to begin a cookbook. I have put a lot of work into the meal plans that have gotten me this far (56 pounds lost). And I think it would be worth starting a downloadable book of my nutrition discoveries on this path of becoming a leaner me. Maybe a little book of things I've learned, recipes I've pared down to serving sizes of 1, and recipes I've created to make losing weight feel like a gourmet vacation. With spring-time coming and fresh produce around the corner, I'm excited to work on her recipes for this phase of my journey. I have to create a special dish for my new favorite ingredient: the newly discovered Organic Red Quinoa.

Yum.