BLESSED SPEEDY

"self care" is the new "in" word and to be honest I thought it was a bit wanky But funny thing- Ive been practicing it and embracing it As many would know Ive been involved (VERY INVOLVED) in lots of off farm pursuits relating to the dairy industry, water policy, and environmental benefits to just name a few Also as many of you would know I broke my ribs while getting up close and personal to a cow while riding a motorbike How are these related? Well its made me have to sit and think and relax and journal and think about what I really want to do Its something that when I was doing coaching sessions with Cynthia Mahoney earlier this year (heres the link to her - she's awesome! https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiamahoney/ ) However its taken until now for me to be brave and embrace it all Ive stepped away from committees I was involved in as I felt it was the right time to do so, one in particular was getting to the point when I would be facing compromisi

As I wrote in my previous blog - Ive realised I don't like having unfinished things hanging around.  Im aiming to "attack" something every day to sort it out.  Clothes, projects, stuff, etc.   One of these things is that I have a HUGE pile of books beside my bed in the "to read" pile.  Yes thats ok but it seems to be growing and not getting any smaller.  So..... Ive gone through the pile to see if they all still interest me to read - and I managed to cull two - which leaves this pile "to read".  All different topics but all look really interesting to me.  Also Ive realised that I need to make "Di time" to do things that I enjoy - and reading is one of them. So Im going to try and set aside at least half an hour a day to do reading - yes most nights I read a page or two when I get into bed but of course Im really tired and end up having to read with one eye open and one closed just to keep awake - which is ridiculous.  Im also going to keep