Burns Best Farm

A couple of discoveries here

It's been a quiet couple of weeks for me here at the 'ol blog.  We haven't been super-busy, but we're not just sitting around, either.  We had out-of-town company for a week, which was wonderful and fabulous.  The boys loved seeing their aunts.  Everyone has been well, for the most part, which is a blessing, as most of late September and early October was not as healthy.

I have been paying attention to the time I spend on the computer, and it has been revealed to me that if I spend any time whatsoever staring the screen in the two hours before bedtime, I cannot fall asleep and stay asleep.  I've had this insomnia issue pop up periodically for the last several months and I could not get a handle on what was causing it.  From now on, I cannot surf, blog, or otherwise spend time on screen after 8:00pm.

Which is a bummer!  Because I have small children, and I homeschool, I don't spend much time during the day online.  The time after supper and when the kids are in bed has traditionally been the time I spend reading blogs and researching various topics of interest.  Now, that research can only be done if I'm looking at at printed page!

Other discovery:  I like this Nourishing Traditions cookbook and I am slowly getting used to the idea that I won't be buying boxed/processed goodies anymore.   Not that I've made the huge cultural shift I was planning back in the summer, but slowing down and thinking about the purchases/meal planning has required that I pay more attention to the ingredients and procedures. 

Anyway, there's a lot more going on and I need to blog about it this week.  All of it is good and wholesome and it will make me a better gardener and teacher.  Or it should.  That's the prayer and the plan, anyway. 

Ya'll have a good day and I'll check in with as many of you as I can in my few remaining computer hours before I go all zombie-like!

thanks for the potato tip!

08:14, 2006-Oct-30 .. Posted by ZookeeperCat

I'll let my s-i-l know. Hopefully she's done something with it. I've never heard of a sweet potato sprouting before either.

Cat, Lazy Creek Zookeeper

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08:13, 2006-Oct-31 .. Posted by southofthegnatline

Interesting about the computer impact before bed time. Sounds familiar to sleep stuff for me. Hmmmmmm. I don't have "insomnia" per se` - but I wake up off and on all night. Since establishing limited computer time - I have slept better - but I"ve had some of the wildest dreams - nearly exhausting ones - nothing makes any sense and they are very intense.............wonder if that is from the desire to go hunting and show up all the men in my house?

heh, heh.
Harriette