Green! It does the mind and body good!

Whether your efforts take you to a leaner body by eating clean or to your knees in your garden as you achieve the coveted beautiful flowers or freshly grown food or one of our many provincial parks for some soul building hiking... it's all about the green!  I see green as I put my almost empty garbage bin to the curb next to my full recycle bins.  I see green as my eyes follow the pavement in front of me on my runs.  I see green as I book and plan our camping retreats for this summer.  I see green each time a great question is posted on my community service site by a new mother and the other members all rush in with fantastic and supportive suggestions to help.  I see green when I'm on my knees pulling weeds from my front lawn by hand so it is safe for my girls to play on.  I see green every time I manage to put a vegan dinner on the table.  I see green when I post a blog.

Green!  It's what turns me on, tunes me up and keeps me well.  A dear friend of mine has managed to bring this to my attention.  Since getting married, buying a house and delivering two beautiful baby girls I've found myself focused on making the day to day work as efficiently as possible, allowing us time to get out there and enjoy life.  I'll be honest... I find it difficult.  The balance has not been there.  I've learnt that throwing myself into laundry and meal prep and de-cluttering the house and finding and having all the best toys doesn't work unless I've also got a solid dose of green.  I've been spending too much time away from all things green.  I'm determined to refuel on what I know to be my perfect medicine.

There's an awful lot to my "green" fuel.  I plan to make it my focus over the coming months.  Brining it back into my day to day life.  Stay tuned.