Ignorance is Bliss

Ignorance is bliss, right? That's true except when you KNOW that what you are avoiding researching is going to completely change your world. That's why I avoided Food, Inc. for so long. The same goes for cosmetics. One of my blogger friends recommended a book that talks about it and I'm just not ready for that yet. I have hundreds of dollars worth of product that I would hate to throw out and yet....I can't pronounce 99% of the words on the ingredient list. That can't be good, can it? I guess the same goes for a lot of the ingredients in food. I have decided that at this point what is going INTO my body is going to take precedent on what is going on my body.

That being said, I am slowly making changes. The first change will be I am going to start making my own jam. Raspberry is my favorite so I am looking for a honey sweetened recipe to try. I am going to also learn how to can so I can have a nice supply and not have to do it every other week because I KNOW for a fact that won't work for me. I also eat a ton of jam so this is a good place to start.

Speaking of things that are working for me I have found a BIG one! Dishes have been a major struggle for me since living by myself but I have found a solution that has worked for over 2 weeks. I don't use the dishwasher anymore. I bought one of those in sink drainers that has changed my universe! My entire kitchen has been perfectly clean since then! Color me happy! A dirty kitchen makes my heart hurt and I don't have that problem anymore! YEAH!!!!!!! The same goes for my bathroom. It has also been perfectly clean. The bedroom is almost there but I am not rushing anything because I want these habits to stick around and not do that thing where I do too much and I end up failing because I couldn't do everything perfect. Slow and steady wins the race!