I woke up this morning all ready to go with the water fast. Slept as late as I wanted (until Jackson decided it was time to get up around 9am). So I got up, grabbed book 8 in the Wheel of Time serise and a glass of water, and sat outside to read.
About an hour passed, and then mom came out to check on the garden.
"Oh my word!!" I heard her shout, "Look at all these ladybugs!.....Are they bad?"
Curious, I put down my book and joined here, pointing out how I thought they were good.
"Mom.... those aren't ladybugs."
No no.... not ladybugs at all. They were bigger, with a more angular body, and orange. And worst of all, DESTROYING the greens. We grabbed a ziplock baggy and proceeded to pluck them all out of the garden and toss them in. We got the majority for sure (half of them were trying to breed). We'll either make bug juice out of it and sprinkle it on the garden, or just pluck them off as they come (which won't smell as bad, to be sure!)
I pointed out that I needed to get out of the sun, since I was fasting, and went back to my spot in the shade.
Around 3pm, I started to realize that this might not work as well as I was hopping, since I have rehearsal tomorrow night...and then Sunday morning service. I mulled it over and over, and finally realized that there was no way I could continue. My mind was too anxious about all the things that I still needed to do and were going on. So then I promptly went to the kitchen and had some watermelon. :)
I'm positive my trainer was quite pleased to hear... 1) he disagreed with it (didn't understand) and 2) it meant we couldn't train for a week. Which, to be honest, I'm glad we're back on. I can really tell now that I've gotten stronger, and would like to continue this trend.
I still don't know what to do about my ears though. Fasting was the only thing I could think of at this point. There's inflammation, and fasting is the strongest anti-inflammatory. *sigh* Maybe something else will work out. But for now, I'd like to get physical stronger..... after all, Tough Mudder will be upon me before I know it!
Tai Chi is at 7am tomorrow. I'd like to go....mmmmm... I wonder if I can get up early enough. We shall see. I need to keep a good sleeping schedule, otherwise it'll be hell to pay once work starts back up again.
We use diatamaceous (spelling?) earth on our garden. It is natural and many people use it internally to kill parasites. You can sprinkle it heavily all over the ground and plants and it will kill the critters by slicing their guts open (it's like little shards of glass but it's a powder). It works great, is VERY cheap, and will save your garden. :) It's all we've ever used on our garden which is huge and entirely organic. Tell your mom to run to the garden supply place! :)
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