welcome aboard

So life is beginning to normalize. we're going into our 7 mo of parenting with two teeth and partially mobile baby. I decided it was time to attempt reading a book. I began Animal, Vegetable, Miracle a few nights ago. Honestly I'm not sure I like it. Their one of my people, they hug trees and such. Its a rather frustrating book to read how horrible it is to buy bananas and how people don't like to think their food comes from dirt. I guess its positive for the general population's awareness of current food issues. Those of us who've been composting, growing veg and buying local for years embrace the idea of our way of life becoming mainstream. We don't mind there are more crowds at the farmer's market....

What gets me pondering though, is how is one supposed to live this sustainable lifestyle? I mean with it becoming hip and all. It means there are more people doing it and more opinions. I'm supposed to buy local right? SO I go to the farmer's market down the street, oh wait I drove my car (hybrid of course). No, I should have rode my bike...no no, I should walk! With everyone tapping into the environmental movement its hard to know what to change, your light bulbs maybe? Its enough to cause a migraine. I grown my own garden, but were my seeds local? How am I to till the soil without using a gas powered polluting tiller? I can only water it with a rain barrel or grey water...... How is a normal person supposed to make their own cleaning products, buy local, grow their own foods, sleep on organic mattresses with bamboo sheets, eat from compostable plates, drink from BPA free-reusable bottles, take bags to the store, remember it must all be organic, drive a hybrid or bike everywhere....don't forget to recycle! its exhausting. There is even a choice of what type of compost to use: worm compost, heated compost, manure, old fashioned-throw-it-in-a-pile-of-leaves compost.

Those of you just now getting on the 'green fad', welcome aboard. Its a dirty ride (on a second hand bike, of course).

approaching 6 months!

it's been over a year now since this journey began. it seems like each year Brian and i are doing something new and different, finally some roots! We're masters of transition; always moving, job hoping, embarking on new adventures.....now we're the ones being taken for a ride by this little being named Logan. Currently he's eating food, rice cereal, peas, sweet potatoes, pears...ect. He seems to like more savory stuff, not sure where he got that! We've also added another member of the family: Rocky the boxer-lab-hound-beagle. Yeah, he barks all the time. The cats are perturbed to say the least. My etsy store is flourishing and I'm thoroughly enjoying being out of the professional world. I've also started gardening again. This year I'm doing: potatoes, lettuce, carrots, zucchini, heirloom tomatoes, peas, beans, cucumber, cantaloupe, garlic, peppers and butternut squash! So exciting! We've committed to buying as much local food as possible....
check out the www.charlottetailgatemarket.com and the www.mounthollyfarmersmarket.com both awesome places.....happy growing!

milestones

holy moly i never new i'd be so busy looking after a 3 mo old! Logan has grown so much. He's sitting up, smiling and has discovered his hair. He likes to stroke his hair, he looks like a little monkey when he does it.
Our lives are getting back to normal now, whatever that means.... Brian and I have stolen a few moments to get in the kayaks. I've had some time to myself to attempt mt biking and climbing again. I'm able to do so much more than I could before. After enduring labor I know what I can handle and its way more than 11 miles of biking, a marathon or adventure race!
Spring is bringing its newness as always. Birds are chirping, sun is shinning and Logan's sleeping through most nights. We're finally getting rest. Now I'm able to focus on more things besides eat, sleep, poop (repeat). I've been able to find a new creative outlet: I've opened a site on etsy to sell vintage glassware and handmade homewares. (www.buddingprovisions.etsy.com)
Check it out....