I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately....what does that really mean? I recently turned 30 and it hit me like a ton of bricks! I've had a bit of a mid life crises....not the "go out and buy a porche and get hair plugs" type of mid life crises. It's been a good thing.
Change #1 (my porche)
I've always wanted to be someone who has a hobby....something I can enjoy doing by myself or with others. I've been reading a lot of home improvement blogs, crafting blogs, and DIY blogs. I've been able to start making my home my own. We've painted our cabinets, painted a whole room, and put up new window treatments. I've also started to craft a bit. I refinished a book shelf, made some wall art and made a pretty neat jewelry organizer.
I've never been a naturally crafty person and feel like maybe this is a gift form God. It's really what I've needed lately. Crafting has become my stress reliever in the midst of a crazy season of life. I would love to hear about any crafts you've done, I'm always looking for something new.
Change #2 (my hair plugs)
I recently met with a gal who is very passionate about all things natural. I met her at an event we did for work. She is a maternity concierge in the area and we hit it off with our common goal of wanting to provide the best for families. We started talking about natural birthing, and going green. She was very insightful. We scheduled a time to meet for coffee to talk about how we can partner to help each other grow our businesses.
Our time at coffee was great! She had a lot of knowledge of infertility and was very passionate about helping people figure out why they are not able to conceive. She is not a Dr. or any sort of medical professional but she really seemed to know her stuff. This came at a perfect time as I'd been thinking about going to a naturpath Dr. to try and get healthy the natural way. I've been feeling like my Dr. has just been trying to prescribe meds to cover up symptoms instead of really getting to the root of the problem.
The gal I met with suggested a website www.naturallyknockedup.com I want to get healthy, the natural way. This website had so many great resources. I've spent the weekend really researching and coming up with a plan. I talked with Ben about the things I researched and although he wasn't completely on board with everything he is very supportive.
I've tried to go through our house and get rid of all of the toxic items. Things that aren't natural, and things that have ingredients that I can't say. I've even made new soap, shampoo/body wash (for Ben...the products I already use are natural), toothpaste, cleaning supplies,laundry detergent, and deodorant.
Most of these things use a few of the same ingredients, so that is helpful. It was all really quite easy and seems to work great so far. Time will tell....I will keep you updated.
We are making baby steps and hopefully can continue to improve out diets and learn new ways to go green!
I will let you know how it goes! Hopefully we can keep with it and it'll prove to help in our fertility!
