Where I've Been

Finally I am in a place where I feel like I can share with all of you, my dear readers.  I know I have been absent from this blog for a bit but I have been working on A LOT of project that are finally getting to the sharing point.  So what has been going on in the Sleep. Eat. Heal. world?

1. As you know I have been in school at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition learning how to be a health coach.  This school has been amazing and I really have learned so many things that I can apply to my own life as well as those who use my coaching skills.  I have also been working on getting my business started.  I have a name and forms filled out and soon hopefully the funds to file the paperwork.

2. This blogger is going to be a mamma!  I know how awesome/crazy is this!  Some of you know that I have been on a healing journey for quite some time now.  This journey all started after I experienced two miscarriages within six months from each other.  It really lead me to look at how things were effecting my body and what I could do to fix it.  Without that part in my life I honestly don't think I would be where I am today.  So even though I didn't understand why it would happen to me at the time, I now see the plan that was set up for me.

So how has my life changed with these two developments?  Well, my life is crazy busy at the moment.  I am studying for school, work, setting up a business, and growing a human.  I am also finally over morning sickness (I hope!) so now I can get back to making up recipes and sharing with all of you!  Also, my diet has changed a bit.  Before I was pregnant I was eating a vegan/vegetarian diet and loving it. Once pregnant I found my body was needing animal protein.  I have switched over to a whole foods diet that is still high in fruits/veggies but also incorporates chicken, turkey, and fish (I don't like fish though so I don't eat it).  It's been working well for me so far.  I am not sure what my body will need after I give birth but I believe in listening to your body and adjusting as it needs to be.  So we'll see.

Thanks for putting up with me and I'll post again soon!

Sick and Thinking

I have a head cold.  My husband can tell you I am not taking being sick well at all.  I haven't been sick in at least over a year since I started eating more raw.  Luckily, I had most of yesterday and all of today off from work.  Though I had planned on getting a bunch of things done today right now I am sitting on the couch writing this blog post.  There are times you just have to listen to your body and mine is saying I need a break.  I am listening to it even though my mind is telling me all the things I could be getting done.

I believe this all came around to give me time to really reflect on my life and where it is heading.  I've done a lot of thinking/planning/wishing lately.  I've been doing a lot of thinking of what I really want to do in life.  Jen and I had a wonderful talk last night when I saw her for a massage.  Right now I have a job, one I happen to be really good at and enjoy but not necessarily something I want to do for the rest of my life.  What do I really want to do?  I want a Reiki practice that incorporates aromatherapy to provide  powerful wellness management for those seeking it.  To do this I am getting my Reiki attunements, well at least the 1st one now and hopefully the 2nd one in the near future with the 3rd not too far off in the future.  I am trying to take all of Jen's aromatherapy classes with the hope that soon I'll be able to become a Young Living distributor.

If you follow this blog you know that I am a big proponent of essential oils and healthy living.  I want to be able to teach others who are interested how to follow this way of life.  I am so excited that I am actually getting started with all of this.  This is something more than a passing fancy, this is something I feel called to do.  My ultimate goal is to eventually open a practice.  I need to learn up though in how to start a business (right now all I really have is a hobby with Soapy Joes) and how to manage all of that.  I would love to offer sessions on Friday afternoons and maybe all day Saturdays and if it gets bigger, how exciting that would be.  I cannot wait for it all to come into place and I think it will.

Life: It's Testing Day

well in about an hour I will be on my way to go take my Paraoptometric Test.  I haven't had to take a big important test in a really long time.  I feel ready though.  I've been in the optical field for 6 years now so many of the items that will be on the test I am already familiar with.  You might be wondering what a Paraoptometric is.


Depending upon experience, paraoptometrics perform a

variety of duties such as front desk procedures, billing and

coding of insurance claims, and patient scheduling. Under the

supervision of their employing optometrist, paraoptometrics may

also perform more clinical duties such as pre-testing patients,

contact lens procedures, and ophthalmic optics and dispensing

of eyewear. (http://www.hosa.org/emag/articles/medical_news_april09_pg3.pdf)

Update:  I passed my test!  Wahoo!

Well This Is It

Welcome:
I've done a lot of reflecting on my life and what I share with all of you.  Some may say I am a blog addict.  I love blogging, but I've found that I keep changing my mind about how I blog.  While driving home today it came to me.  I needed 1 blog that had all the aspects of my life.  Instead, I was keeping everything separate.  I had a food blog, a crafting blog, and a healing blog.  Really they are all me and what makes me, me.

So here it is.  This blog isn't going to just contain food, or crafts, or healing things.  It's going to have everything that I want to share about me and my journey to a healthy life.  I am going delete all my other blogs.  I need to bring all these aspects of my life together.  The time is now, dear readers.  I love comments and questions and sharing so please feel free to do any of those things.

Here's a little bit about me:
If you ask my family they call me a hippy.  I am a lover of all things crafty, healthy, and healing.  I like to make my own things, and trying to make everything from scratch.  I believe that health starts at the gut and that healthy eating doesn't need to be boring but fun and experimental.  I believe that there are many natural options to health.  Essential oils, herbs, and energy healing are all important to me.  I also believe that there isn't one right way about anything.  I like to laugh, blog, and read.  I love helping people.  I also love quiet time, rainy afternoons, and just hanging out with my family.