This is a time for change, for putting plans into place and working on making our future better.
My veganism has flopped a bit and I have intermittently been eating meat and dairy, although I also eat at least 3 totally vegan days a week the other 4 may include either or dairy or meat.
I have returned to vegetarianism in full for the past week but after watching the documentary The Game Changers I have been motivated to go back to veganism once I've eaten up the rest of my veggie food from the freezer, which isn't that much as it is mostly full of vegan foods.
The documentary really does point out the misinformation regarding veganism and the benefits of it both physically, mentally and environmentally without being horrible to meat eaters, which makes a change. I have decided that I am going to commit to eating plant based to see if I it makes an impact in reducing my joint inflammation and pain, to do this properly I can't be part vegan but all vegan. So once the veggie foods are consumed I am going to keep a diary from day one of the vegan experiment and document pain and inflammation levels as I go through the days and weeks to see how it changes, if it does at all.
If you are interested in the documentary you can watch it for free on Netflix and pay to view on YouTube.
I am also very excited, nervous and wondering how we're going to manage our lives around it BUT soon building work will start on our downstairs extension!
My veganism has flopped a bit and I have intermittently been eating meat and dairy, although I also eat at least 3 totally vegan days a week the other 4 may include either or dairy or meat.
I have returned to vegetarianism in full for the past week but after watching the documentary The Game Changers I have been motivated to go back to veganism once I've eaten up the rest of my veggie food from the freezer, which isn't that much as it is mostly full of vegan foods.
The documentary really does point out the misinformation regarding veganism and the benefits of it both physically, mentally and environmentally without being horrible to meat eaters, which makes a change. I have decided that I am going to commit to eating plant based to see if I it makes an impact in reducing my joint inflammation and pain, to do this properly I can't be part vegan but all vegan. So once the veggie foods are consumed I am going to keep a diary from day one of the vegan experiment and document pain and inflammation levels as I go through the days and weeks to see how it changes, if it does at all.
If you are interested in the documentary you can watch it for free on Netflix and pay to view on YouTube.
I am also very excited, nervous and wondering how we're going to manage our lives around it BUT soon building work will start on our downstairs extension!
First up will be moving the door in the lounge to make our seating area larger and into a square as opposed as a rectangle, which will make the area far more sociable and allow for additional seating.
THEN, its on to the big deal for us, three rooms comprising of a wee garden room with French doors opening onto the patio which you can access from the kitchen/dining room or from our soon to be new bedroom. The garden room will have a small table and chairs by the window overlooking the garden, a comfy sofa and a TV, it will be where I can sit with Dave for breakfast and in the afternoons, just chilling watching the birds, squirrels and dogs playing around the garden and as it's at the back of the house it will be very quiet.
Second and third rooms will be our new downstairs bedroom which leads off from the garden room, there will be no doorway between dining/room kitchen into the garden room, just a single arch so that the rooms flow, the bedroom will be accessed via a single arch to the right of the garden room and lead into a small hallway with a door to our new bedroom which will have plenty of space for wheelchair access etc and a door out into the garden from it along with garden views (our garden is very private and so that's not an issue re: privacy). Within our large new bedroom will be a wet room, with pull handles and integral shower seat etc so that on my difficult days I can still manage to wash which will be awesome.
What I am hugely excited by is that I will be having a bespoke altar built with shelves above for my books and equipment and cupboard below to store my ingredients and other Wiccan items. I will also be having hooks put "just so" to hold my besom safely out of the way when I'm not using it. So I will have my own private area within my bedroom to practice the craft without interruption and I can have my altar north facing too, which is just brilliant.
Once the building work is finished I will then be able to rearrange my inherited furniture that mum passed on to me of her dads desk, a hall stand and rocking chair with foot stool, which hold many exceptionally precious memories of my formative years and mum. I hope to have them placed so that I can see them and use them on a daily basis and drag them out of their various storage hidey holes within the house where they are sleeping right now.
I'm not looking forward to the temporary small fenced area for the dogs that we will be putting up for them which will be accessed via the side door by the bins, because it will be weird for them and they won't like the reduced space available to them. If I can I will be taking them in the car down the road to the meadows, where I'll hobble to the field and let them run on their extendable leads to let off steam. This is going to be a test of my endurance as my mobility, or lack of, is the reason for the building works.
The mess will be a challenge too, but hopefully we can reduce dust etc by sheeting off the area, a little creativeness will be utilised to minimise mess as we go along.
Choosing furniture, colours etc will be fun and most of all the wonder of underfloor heating will be wonderful for me, I am beyond excited by the prospect of converting the downstairs of my house into a bungalow without having to move home. The upstairs will be my daughters domain and provide plenty of room for the family as and when it may expand.
So for now I am making preparations, organising what to store where and planning how we are going to manage when the works start. My priority is to ensure the dogs aren't too stressed by it all and that I don't burn myself out trying to manage things, my husband will be to hand and I know a huge help in supporting me through this.
The Wheel Turns, changes occur and time passes, we evolve, we adapt, we manage.
THEN, its on to the big deal for us, three rooms comprising of a wee garden room with French doors opening onto the patio which you can access from the kitchen/dining room or from our soon to be new bedroom. The garden room will have a small table and chairs by the window overlooking the garden, a comfy sofa and a TV, it will be where I can sit with Dave for breakfast and in the afternoons, just chilling watching the birds, squirrels and dogs playing around the garden and as it's at the back of the house it will be very quiet.
Second and third rooms will be our new downstairs bedroom which leads off from the garden room, there will be no doorway between dining/room kitchen into the garden room, just a single arch so that the rooms flow, the bedroom will be accessed via a single arch to the right of the garden room and lead into a small hallway with a door to our new bedroom which will have plenty of space for wheelchair access etc and a door out into the garden from it along with garden views (our garden is very private and so that's not an issue re: privacy). Within our large new bedroom will be a wet room, with pull handles and integral shower seat etc so that on my difficult days I can still manage to wash which will be awesome.
What I am hugely excited by is that I will be having a bespoke altar built with shelves above for my books and equipment and cupboard below to store my ingredients and other Wiccan items. I will also be having hooks put "just so" to hold my besom safely out of the way when I'm not using it. So I will have my own private area within my bedroom to practice the craft without interruption and I can have my altar north facing too, which is just brilliant.
Once the building work is finished I will then be able to rearrange my inherited furniture that mum passed on to me of her dads desk, a hall stand and rocking chair with foot stool, which hold many exceptionally precious memories of my formative years and mum. I hope to have them placed so that I can see them and use them on a daily basis and drag them out of their various storage hidey holes within the house where they are sleeping right now.
I'm not looking forward to the temporary small fenced area for the dogs that we will be putting up for them which will be accessed via the side door by the bins, because it will be weird for them and they won't like the reduced space available to them. If I can I will be taking them in the car down the road to the meadows, where I'll hobble to the field and let them run on their extendable leads to let off steam. This is going to be a test of my endurance as my mobility, or lack of, is the reason for the building works.
The mess will be a challenge too, but hopefully we can reduce dust etc by sheeting off the area, a little creativeness will be utilised to minimise mess as we go along.
Choosing furniture, colours etc will be fun and most of all the wonder of underfloor heating will be wonderful for me, I am beyond excited by the prospect of converting the downstairs of my house into a bungalow without having to move home. The upstairs will be my daughters domain and provide plenty of room for the family as and when it may expand.
So for now I am making preparations, organising what to store where and planning how we are going to manage when the works start. My priority is to ensure the dogs aren't too stressed by it all and that I don't burn myself out trying to manage things, my husband will be to hand and I know a huge help in supporting me through this.
The Wheel Turns, changes occur and time passes, we evolve, we adapt, we manage.
~ Brightest Blessings ~
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