Category Archives: Oregon

Falling into place

“You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” ~  Irish proverb   I have a tendency to think about things too much. Not to say that I’m thorough or particularly organized. I j......

Drops of Gratitude

I know…I have the best intentions of being here more, but there is always so much work to do.   Now that there is a little rain back in the forecast, that gives me an excuse to take things......

Oregon Spring can bring out the artist in all of us

  Snapshots from the homestead~ As I stroll around and try to figure out my next tasks for my homesteading project this year, I can’t help but be overwhelmed by the beauty already here this......

I’m back and still kicking

Hi~ remember me? I don’t know about you out there, but I have a very difficult time knowing when to say “when.”  This is my busy season with self-management workshops as well as updating my cred......

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Greetings from Sprinkles McFeverish… which is apparently my Leprechaun name. Just dropping by to say hello and to say I’ll be back in action next week. I’ve been up to my ears......

Part Two: Tearing Down that Brick Wall

Getting back to using the Jenga metaphor I used in Part One for problem solving, I have to see each task awaiting me as I enter into homesteading as a brick to pull from this huge goal. Recogniz......

Part One: Hitting A Brick Wall

When my front yard looks like this, it means a couple of things.   One, I screwed up big time, somehow. Two, I have to completely re-plant and that means a lot of physical work beginning i......

My longest post EVER?

Windows seem to frequently represent possibility or potential. At least, they do for me. I had a window open up for me a few days ago and the view was unsettling. During a recent conversation w......

Health, friendship and chocolate

I remember attending a holiday gathering years ago hosted by a fellow community health worker.  Everyone attending worked within the health field ranging from Rheumatologists to reflexologists a......

Health on the Oregon Horizon

I’ve had a few conversations lately that led me to thinking more seriously about the reluctance, avoidance, denial and other self-imposed walls we put up when trying to figure out our health nee......