March 10, 2011

this week has been really difficult.
i won’t go into details, but lets just say- this week has been a real stinker. still, to my surprise, i can control the ways that i respond & deal with my emotions & overall mood. who would of thought?!

& one way i have learned how to cope with my mood swings & winter funk is to get my hands dirty. digging in the dirt, planting a seed, hoeing a bit… all of these simple tasks really clear my mind & lift my spirits.

so i am thankful that my internship is giving me the opportunity to start the gardening season a little earlier than our own garden at our home.

i always look forward to gathering the chicken’s eggs. we also placed the head lettuce in the coop to harden them off. we will start planting them in the ground sometime next week.

we also thinned out the spinach in the hoop house. a mini spinach leaf salad has such flavor.

nothing quite compares to an afternoon of hard work to rejuvenate the mind, body & spirit.