(The Delorean time machine from the movie "Back to the Future")
It's racing.
And sometimes I feel like I can't catch up.
Some days I dare say I feel like I'm in a time warp. As though I wake up with 24 hours to my day and somewhere between breakfast and lunch, my time machine gets a flat tire and I'm suddenly cooking dinner and getting the kids ready for bed.
When did that happen?
I'm sure we all feel a sense of the "I can't fit it all in" conundrums (right?). But some days, I feel it more than others. Really.
These thoughts are culminating as I look back and realize that this month officially marks my three month anniversary of living a healthier and more holistic lifestyle. Since the beginning of my journey, many of my friends have asked me "Marilyn, what does holistic even mean?" It's a question I have asked myself before and wrote about in an April post called "Holistic-ish". The bottom line? We're trying to make healthier choices in our nutrition and lifestyle and incorporate more natural ways of living to better ourselves and the environment.
For me, this lifestyle is ever-evolving. It's also not as black and white as I thought it would be. It's a delicate dance. A slow, steady salsa of compromise. I'm ok giving a little of this, but not ok giving some of that. And sometimes I'll take a little of this...but I'm not ready to take any of that.
Regardless of whether or not we've mastered natural nutrition, home-life or health, these changes have certainly marked a difference in my day to day life.
This brings me back to my broken Delorean. Did the day really just fast forward? And then I wonder...
Are my lifestyle changes to blame? Lets take a look at the other day for example.
I worked from home with my little "moo-moo" (that's Mia). We needed to pick up Daniel by 3:30 pm because we all had a visit with our chiropractor for our regular check-up. This is new and something I would have never done before, but having incorporated this into our lives for three months, I've seen huge improvements in our health. I've learned that regular, quality chiropractic care can boost your immune system, reduce proneness to injury and keep your body working properly.
Before picking up Daniel, I packed a cooler of snacks and dinner for the kids. Some organic fruits, cheeses, sandwiches and milk. In the past, I would have just gone through a drive-thru. Now, I almost always pack a cooler whenever and wherever we go. It just amazes me, now more than ever, the limited food options at a lot of supposed "kid-friendly" places. Amusement parks, pools, beaches to name of few. You will find plenty of fried goodies but not much in terms of anything fresh or organic.
After our appointments, we headed home. Baths and bed for the kids and kitchen time for me. I find that most weeks I need to plan in at least one night of "bulk" cooking or baking, where I'll batch cook time-consuming meals that I can freeze and later re-heat or serve for other meals during the week. A typical batch cooking night for me will include one or more of the following: granola, breakfast muffins, bread, pizza dough, tomato sauce, fresh beans and pureed vegetables that I can use to add to dishes (typically squash or carrots).
So I wonder...
Were my days always this full? Or have I just not quite figured out how to master my time with these lifestyle changes? Whatever the case is, I know it's worth it.
At the end of my day, I'm optimistic. I know that the next months will bring even more learning and my slow salsa will be a little more smooth. Yes. I won't be tripping over my own feet. In fact, maybe I'll have enough time to ride in my Delorean without a flat and have a little more time to spare!
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