A Detour

Summer has me lazy this year. I didn't want to post another "sorry I haven't posted in so long" post, but here it is...We've had bright brilliant sun, beach days, and late nights out in the backyard grilling. That's my first and most honest excuse, but there's something else going on. I've been having a blogger identity crisis.

I started this blog to share my journey towards health with one habit each month. As I worked on my own habits like working out, drinking more water, eliminating sugar, etc, I got a ton of email and comments from people who were building habits alongside me. That was amazing, but a year later,  I have to keep all of those habits going all the time, and my new habits aren't going to be yours. I've been feeling like I'm trying to be all things to all people and failing miserable at it all. I make some kick ass recipes, but I often forget to write down measurements or take pictures, or I make things that don't feel revolutionary enough to post. I make kick ass lip balms and skin care, but I've also had some hormonal acne going on, so I felt like a fraud posting skin care with a face full of zits. (good new, I found a naturopathic dermatologist and cured my skin with nutrition and some herbs- epic post coming soon). I have a million interesting  research articles I could continue to post about food and little known supplements, I could tell you all about my journey in weightlifting, and I could write about food politics. I have approximately 30 half finished posts on all of those topics and I'll probably finish some of them, but I'm ready to narrow my focus.

Here's the thing...my passion is in the systems, and in the stories of real people. It's the little tips and tricks that help people like myself actually be able to change their lives. I love to work with parents who are improving their child's autism symptoms with diet change, providing another mom with information and ideas to keep her child off of Ritalin. I feel motivated to work harder when I see my best friend figure out that if he batch cooks on the weekend, he can eat healthy lunches all week. These are the little things that light me up.  I know how hard it can be to make changes. I'm a single working mom and I get it that it's got to work. Nobody has time for complicated recipes, strict rules and willpower.

I am excited to go deeper this summer helping people truly change their lives. I'm making more time for nutrition studies, building my coaching program, writing, and creating skin care products, grocery store cheat sheets and menus to share. I'm going to take this blog a slightly different direction, and I hope you'll stick with me. I'll keep sharing recipes and more along the way, but I'll focus my writing on practical ideas for how to get health into the bones of your routines. Willpower is a four letter word to me. If you're counting on will power, you  need some help to make things run better on autopilot.

Have questions? Email me or post them on my facebook page ("like" Natural Evolution up in the left hand corner!) and I'll try to answer the with ideas, tips or information to get your autopilot set.

In Health,
Kellie
kellieleanne@msn.com