It has been an amazing year. Last year this time I was in New Mexico living on some property that we were considering buying. We were nearly committed when we had some issues with our property in NC that led us back here. We ended up coming back to NC where we have been for 2019.
Photo Credit - Elijah Trent Olson
We took this year to see if we really wanted to be back in NM or if NC was where we could make our home. We had ups and downs and took the time to really appreciate what NC has to offer. We reconnected with family members and learned that sometimes you just can't mend fences and you have to be ok with letting some people go.
Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
We spent a year dedicated to learning about foods from Asia. We learned to use chopsticks and how to make sushi. We learned as much as we could about different spices from that area of the world and traveled across the continent vicariously via our food adventures. This next year we're going to explore Latin cuisine and we're learning Spanish!
We'll continue to share our recipes on Real Rations and as you can tell I renamed this blog and will continue to share my witchy book reviews, recipes and exploration in to all things wellness on To Live Whole.
In October I went to HexFest and had a wonderful time with Sorita d'Este. I explored some new foods and ended up adding mushrooms, peppers and onions to our dietary guidelines!
Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
Eli and I found Buddhism and began meditating. We are really feeling good now. Eli is down to almost no pain at all and all my manias have passed. I have completely migrated into menopause and feel healthier than I have in my entire life.
Photo Credit - US
So we're ready now. Come on 2020 - Let's get this party started.
I love sharing information I have with others. I want everyone to experience the joy of changing their lives the way I have. A little over 3 years ago I realized I was quickly headed for a untimely death. I couldn't walk up stairs or even fly in a plane due to my size. I was morbidly obese. My hubby got me on the right track through reading and moving. We started with little changes here and there and slowly transformed our lives. Today I sit here writing this at 50, feeling younger than I felt in my thirties. No pills, no needles. Just real food. I want to share that with as many people as I can.
so, having a giveaway for my page over at Real Rations. I know everyone is looking forward to kicking off 2020 with a bang, so I'm going to do a little give back. I have two FitBit Inspires (gently used) and two books (again gently used) that I'm going to raffle off for the New Year! The FitBits contain the watch bands for small, medium and large and in the original packaging. The books are second hand books that I pick up at library sales and thrift stores as a way of getting information out to those who are interested in learning about the Whole Food Plant Based revolution.
I will use rafflecopter to collect the entries. The giveaway is open to the continental US only, due to shipping fees. I'll draw and post two winners on New Year's Day. Those winners will have 24 hours to reply to my email with a shipping address. If none reply, I will re-draw.
The first set includes a book that I love. It was one of the first ones I read on this style of eating. It is called Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. Dr. Fuhrman takes a very scientific approach to eating the Nutritarian way.
Here's a talk from 2019 - Dr. Fuhrman did on healthy eating.
Prize 1 - Used Copy - Eat To Live
Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
Remember, on the US can enter, sorry, that's just due to the cost of shipping and I will need a reply from my winners within 24 hours or I'll move on to a new name.
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