Fall Garden and a Confession

I had a really full day yesterday -- big, long to-do list and I got everything finished. 

I won't bore you with the details, but a must-do line item was planting the fall garden. It's all in -- greens, pea seeds (2 kinds), radishes, and some flowers (from my son's plant). Fingers crossed everything is happy. Irrigation gets installed next week.

Big bee still working
on the Thai Basil

Cabbages

Two rows of pea seeds
behind peppers
and basil

Radishes around the
eggplant and basil

Kale, arugula, lettuce.
Row of pea seeds in the back.

I'm still struggling with feeling well -- night sweats, hot flashes, energy. The truthiest truth is it probably has more to do with my diet than hormones right now. I'm on a GF white bread kick and eating far, far too much before bed. Caffeine (tea and kombucha) is too much too. Dang, dang, dang. My body is very sensitive now. I haven't been hiking because of my schedule and my low energy. Basically, my "lifestyle" is a mess. It's a catch-22. 

First step is admitting the problem. Finally had a coming-to-jesus moment with myself and my responsibility in how I feel. It didn't start out this way. It crept up on me because I felt like poo and started slipping back into old ways of feeling better (obviously only a temporary feeling better). Now these coping habits have become the actual problem.

What does that mean? You guessed it -- stops today. And it will be a difficult transition, but I'm pulling the band-aid and just stopping. I also need to add more hiking again. My body loves hiking and I feel my best when I hike a couple of times a week. I've been working out, but it's not the same. 

The good news is I'm back with the other good habits -- not sofa slugging out my energy dips. Just need to get these couple of things in line and I should be good to go.

In the name of getting my lifestyle back in order, I'm taking Duke to a groomed trail to run this morning. The drive is a bother (heavy ATL highways), but the park is really nice -- shaded along the river. I have a 5K run a month from now and I need to get back to twice a week runs.

That's all from here. I want to get out early-ish so we get parking. The park is inside the belt-line and it gets crowded -- especially since the long weekend starts today and the weather is amazing for end of summer. 

Hope you're set for a good weekend. Later gators.