Spring Break...

It is Spring Break!  My plans include working outside getting the gardens ready for spring planting, expanding the chicken coop, weeding the landscaping, making biochar, spring cleaning the house, helping my husband out at the store...and getting more serious about what my family is eating.  I am going to blog my progress each day for two reasons: to keep myself accountable and to motivate and inspire others, if anyone actually happens to read this.  Oh yeah, one more thing on the to do list - I am going SKYDIVING next Saturday!  Let's hope this isn't my last week (jkg, sort of...).

It is 9:30 Sunday morning and I am the only one in the house awake.  I am still in my pj's with my second cup of coffee enjoying the quiet.  Normally we are on our way to church by now, but this has been a very loooong, tiring week and we are "sleeping in".  My husband's family business is a retail store and we moved locations this week, after 50+ years in the same location.  I have taught school each day, then worked at the store each evening and all day yesterday trying to get up and going.  I has been a good move and we have had a good week, but we are exhausted.  All this quiet time this morning has given me time to think out an issue I face with the kids and husband, and that is our diet.  If you have read my earlier blogs you know I have transitioned to a paleo lifestyle over the last year.  I have dropped grains, legumes, dairy and refined sugar from my diet and have taken up running.  I have lost 40 pounds, have more energy than I can remember having, and have seen significant health improvements.  My husband and girls are healthy, have no weight issues, and do not see the benefits of going paleo.  I am convinced they will stay healthy with no health issues if they do go paleo, but I am meeting strong resistance.  I have begun a more subtle approach to changing their diet.  I will make meals they like, but paleofied, and not make a big deal about it.  Hopefully they will not even realize they are paleo as long as they are eating in this house.  Outside the home, I have much less control.  I am using the book Eat Like A Dinosaur  by the Paleo Parents to help with transitioning the kids.  This is a great website!

My goals for today include a detail cleaning of my kitchen, a trip to the grocery store, laundry, turning the compost, redoing the worm bin, and getting a run in.  I hope to be able to focus on one area of the house each day (flylady.com is a another great website).

My menu for today:
Breakfast - Blueberry Muffins made with almond flour  Pancakes by request
Lunch - Green Smoothie for me and hubby, cashew butter/jelly sandwiches on grain free bread for the girls
Dinner - Steak, Sweet Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts
Dessert/Snack - Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

I had better get going!