Getting hotter, the temperature, that is

Morning temp: 58F
Afternoon high: 82F
Tonight's projected low: 61F
Humidity: 73%
Moon: Waxing, 63%
Clear, with a North wind 0 mph

This morning.

1. When I got out of bed, I had a small amount of tightness in my chest, and my first inclination was towards the Advair. But I drank a large glass of Water, and used a breathing technique I'd learned years ago while studying Breathwork. "When you are feeling something you wish to let go of," my Breathwork teacher told me, "just do the following:"

i. Breathing only through the nose
ii. Take quick inhalations in
iii. Let each exhalation out without any force behind it
iv. Be certain NOT to push the exhalations out, just let them go
v. Continue this pattern - quick inhalation, relaxed exhalation - until you feel more at ease

This technique, she said, will help to release repetitive thoughts, unpleasant emotions and even physical symptoms. Over the years, I've found it to be remarkably effective and easy to use. Accordingly, the tightness disappeared quickly.

2. I've also found that on Dr. Day's "new way of eating," I'm eating far less than before, but I've quickly gotten past that first day of hunger and discomfort. Drinking lots of water, making sure to eat a large portions at mealtimes (e.g., organic Greens and Potatoes), and having plenty of organic Apples and Bananas around to snack on have helped. Most helpful of all, however, are the Barley Green drinks she recommends (http://www.drday.com/). This Barley Green stuff comes in the form of a powder that I mix with Apple Juice and drink for breakfast and sometimes for dinner. It's not very expensive, about $40 (includes shipping) for a 7 once container that lasts me two weeks. It raises my energy immediately, and most of all helps to fill me up so that I'm not walking around hungry. Truly, I do not resist cravings well at all, and so I've really needed to assemble as many forms of assistance as possible. I don't think I could do this new way of eating without the Barley Green drinks! Also, I'm still drinking a small amount of coffee in the mornings. I know Dr. Day would disapprove (and probably for good reason), but for the time being the coffee really helps to raise my energy level and trim my appetites. The day will come to let this go too, but it's not this day - it's vital to know your limitations.

This Afternoon.

1. The Garden received both morning and late afternoon waterings, especially the Corn Bed, which must remain moist until the seeds have sprouted. Watering remains one of my favorite activities!

2. Two additional sections of lawn were cut today, and all remaining wood was carried up from the Pipeline. The rotted wood we'll dry and burn in an outdoor fireplace, probably at MidSummer. The good wood I'll save for our Bentwood Garden Fence, Gate, Arbor and Trellis - research continues in these areas.

3. I staked-out another Garden Bed with four old-timey Tomato stakes and white cotton line. This one measures 3.5' wide by 30' in length, running the entire back width of the Garden. I watered it fairly well (Jeavons says this will help loosen the soil), and will double-dig it in the cool of the morning. M can plant all the Tomatoes she likes out there.

4. In Garden Bed #2 (beside the Lettuce) I dug-in a red brick walkway 2-bricks wide. I also double dug (for the second time) the far left third of this Bed, in which M wants to plant.... something, but I'll be darned if I recall what.

This Evening.

It's time for a shower, a meal, and some baseball!!!