I haven't blogged for a little while. I have been evaluating and re-evaluating my blog. I follow So many blogs. I follow homestead and farming blogs, DIY blogs, food blogs, real foodie blogs, whole food blogs, organic food blogs, how to buy organic food blogs, how to save money blogs, blah, blah, blah, etc, etc, etc!
Lately I have just wondered, Why do I follow so many blogs? What do I want out of these blogs? What do I want from my own blog?
So I took a break, looked over the mass of blogs and finally had an epiphany. Yes, an epiphany! Whole food, real food and organic food blogs give me anxiety. It's true. I have, according to my doctor, anxiety disorder. She told me to try and eliminate things in my life that cause me anxiety and I laughed at her. But I did notice, those particular kind of blogs cause me anxiety. Now, don't get me wrong, I think those kinds of foods are great, they are. And I try and feed my family as many of them as I can because I totally get it, we should put healthy into our body, I want my body oozing with healthy, I want my gut flora to be the perfect example of what gut flora should look like. But here is the problem, at least for me. I try and do all of it and the reality is, I can't. It is just not in my budget or my sanity. I have 6 kids ages 11-19. Plus a husband, PLUS my mother. We all live in the same home. That is NINE people folks! I am a stay at home mom and my husband is a government employee. Even before the shut down I would have to have one heck of a budget to pull the whole food, real food, organic food diet off. Not to mention my kids will only put up with so much healthy before they revolt and I have a major rebellion on my hands, my husband their leader. My goal is 80% healthy 20% whatever. Are we close to that? Meh, maybe 65/35. I do what I can.
This is what I want out of a blog. I want to leave the blog feeling good! I want to say "why yes, I can make that delicious looking parmesan chicken!" and then when I add a few extra veggies probably pureed and hidden telling my kids it is extra marinara when in fact it is spinach, sweet potatoes and kale,I will feel like the queen of healthy! And that is a good feeling.
I want to read a realistic blog. Look, these are hard times. We don't have $1000 a month grocery budget. We don't even have half of that. I am a frugal mama. I am one of those women who make as much as I possibly can from scratch. I spend hours in the kitchen. Not because I love it but because I have to. That also means I am not buying organic unless it is bruised, has been stepped on, kicked around a bit and is now on clearance. Organic meat is crazy ridiculous. I can buy 1 local whole organic 1 1/2 lb chicken or 3 unknown origin whole conventional 2-3 lbs each chickens. I think that is an easy one when you remember the size of my family. I need good and healthy but realistic and cheap suggestions, not feelings of guilt because I may have just fed my family a conventional and possibly arsenic laced depending on where it came from chicken.
Lastly, I want to feel that my blog is helpful. Even if it just makes someone laugh.
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