I hate to see one unanswered message. Not that my health is really getting much attention at the moment, or even my morning pages, which have been missed for more mornings than I care to think about.

my newness is more of a whole lifestyle change. I have a job after 10yrs as a housewife, because we've started our own business. I have a proper house and a garden and live 40mins drive away from my parents instead of a 14hr flight and an hour's drive - believe me that has taken some getting used to. I have a garden... and consequently discovered muscles I didn't know I had. I have kids who, at the ripe old ages of 9 and 7 can finally ride bicycles. I volunteer at my kids' school with a couple of different shifts, which is good because DS7 has been getting into some trouble recently, mostly as a result of me working. Nothing major, just stuff that nobody really expects of him so it has everyone worried.

and finally DH has a desk of his own in our house so I only have to share mine with the kids, and they touch my paperwork on pain of death and torture if they're allowed on the computer.

small wonder I haven't had time for healthy stuff recently. About the only major changes I've been implementing have been to buy more organic or local foods (if the organic is flown in from miles away and the local isn't organic which does one choose!?!?). I'd love to say it has made a huge difference to our health, skin or something, but it really only catches my conscience. Even our budget is barely aware of the difference somehow. I'm also recycling religiously since we have facilities here that we didn't have in Singapore, and when our bin is less full than our neighbours' double size bin (they have one extra teenager) I feel a sense of accomplishment. Well, not much because they don't crush their recycling and I think they eat a fair bit of junk (the youngest girl eats a fair bit of everything by the looks of it). I guess that every step I take to help the planet is also an investment in our health in a way. But it's kind of pushing it!

Kerri.