Not Everything Gets Easier With TimeWe moved to New Hampshire and I expected life to get simpler, instead though everything feels exhausting. Some days to be honest I feel like I am walking through soup, everything takes time and energy in a way it did not previously. This shows I am paying attention, but also shows that comfort can stagnate. Moving did not get easier, but I am not ignoring the hardness and the sadness as it comes. I am instead working through it. A Warm Oven Makes All The DifferenceWe have only lived in rentals, but finally having an oven that is closer to the proper temperature it is about 5 degrees hot rather than 15 degrees cold means that my recipes do not take double the time they would before. Latkes are easier to make when you are calmerWe usually make latkes to celebrate Hanukkah, even though we aren't Jewish. This year they turned out the best ever, I think because I trusted myself and the process. Big Changes Shake You Out of ComplacencyOne of the things change does is that it shakes us out of our patterns and forces us to be aware of things we were not previously aware of. We are lucky to have the opportunity to make a change and start over intentionally. There is a need to Intentionally and Slowly Cultivate My LifeOne thing I realized this winter is that I cannot do it all. I had to cut some ideas of who I was to preserve my sanity and move in a direction that worked for me. Food is not always the answerSomeone once said the only problem food can solve is hunger. In the past few weeks I have worked at being more intentional with my portions and listening to my body and I am finding that to be true. Food as a comfort creates more problems than it solves. I am finally feeling more free to eat what I want and have less guilt because I am not overdoing it. I do not come away stuffed and feeling gross, but rather having truly enjoyed the moments of eating and relishing each bite. What have you learned this winter? Any takeaways?
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