The last few months have been a little crazy, but I am getting back to normal.
Ten weeks ago I was in the hospital with a bad case of pneumonia. Doctors told me I was going to die..... bunch of quacks...what do they know!
Obviously I am very much alive and I have to admit I am thriving.
My weight dropped by almost 50 pounds during my illness, but after 2 months on the moms house diet I am back to 185 and needing a diet to get back into shape.
Thanks to my illness I was forced to move back home with my mom to recover and rebuild my life. The doctors told me I would not be able to work for at least 3 months, but I was ready after just a few weeks.
I always say that life will give you what you ask for so be careful how you word it. I had wanted to move back to Texas for a long time and I wanted to have a garden so I could grow most of my own food. I did not expect it to happen because I almost died..... but I am alive and able to enjoy it...that's what really matters.
I have turned a good portion on my moms backyard into a garden and I am loving the feeling it gives me to watch my food grow day to day. I could do without the 110 degree temperatures... I have quite a few things growing in the garden...watermelon, catalope, honeydew, salad greens, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, sunflowers, crenshaw melons, brussel sprouts, radishes, pumpkins, eggplant, and squash...so far.
I have been working on doubling the size of the garden with the lasagna gardening method (not as cool as it sounds)... Hopefully the heat will break soon and we will get some rain. My fall garden should be even bigger. It's great that we can grow for about 9 months out of the year here.
I will have to share more photos of the gardens as they progress.
I have also started eating better and exercising more. For several months I have been eating everything in sight and lounging on the sofa more than I care to admit. Now that I am working again my clients have been asking what I eat and how much I workout to stay in shape.. To maintain my current round shape I eat as much crap as I can and sit or lay around for hours on end. That's not so much fun anymore so starting tomorrow I will be eating a healthy diet and exercising daily...and sharing it all with you...whoever you are. In the coming weeks I will also be filming new youtube fitness videos to share.
