Day 5-Friday

Rainy, Gloomy day today here in Western, NY. No sunshine, only clouds. Cold, drizzly rain. It is hard to stay motivated without the sunshine but I will persevere.

I have been fasting today for 22 hours because I am treating myself tonight with a fish dinner from one of my favorite places. So tomorrow it will be back to the normal diet. Hey, at least it is fish, right? Who am I kidding? But it's OK, this is my treat day and I will have extra water to wash away the sodium I am about to consume.

I can't wait for the weather to really warm up because I have so many things I want to get done outside. One of my favorite things is my porch. I always love the day that I decorate the porch for the season. It's such a restful place to read or just relax. What will I do this year?

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Last year we did a small veggie garden and some additional raised box beds but this year we are going to make a bigger vegetable garden as well. This pandemic has really made me understand how important it is for us to grow our own food to have on hand in the event of an emergency. Without a vaccine I have a feeling this virus will slow down but rear it's ugly head again this fall and I want to be ready.



Can we better ourselves by bettering what we do and how we prepare for our future?

Until tomorrow. Be safe. Thinking of everyone........

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