Pumping it Up

I had a revolutionary idea this week. Perhaps you might think it was just an excuse to escape exercise but I really think it worked out well.

I took my recent idea for an internet "fast" and applied it to exercise. I didn't exercise all last week. And you would not believe the amount of "when I get the time" jobs I was able to complete. Well, maybe you would believe it. But still. I was astounded.

You are asking me to justify abstaining from exercise as a healthy and acceptable choice? For one thing, it gave me a much needed break from something I feel compelled to do every day but I really don't enjoy very much. I was getting to the point where it was just overwhelming and that is what led to this, but now that I've had a few days reprieve, I feel like I can start doing it again.

I'm thinking of doing this every 7th week. If you think that's weird feel free to tell me so. But I'm pretty sure I'll do it anyway.

Also - a quick herb update. I have been reading - I'm afraid I'm going to have to take back all the nasty things I suggested about nonfiction - and I'm finding that I really enjoy learning about herbal remedies. And I don't want to go into details out of respect for the person that required it but there was a certain herbal remedy that pretty much changed life in our house. Wonderfully effective. No side effects.

I've also done some reading about homeopathy. (Before this I thought that homeopathy was just a general term for anything not considered part of modern medicine.) Actually, homeopathy is a very specific idea that everything can be cured by plants or other natural substances that cause the same symptoms as the disease when they are given to healthy people. I like the philosophy, and I think it could have some value. What concerns me is that it seems like you must be "all in." This may just be my perspective as someone who is just learning the basics, because it is true that the book I was reading said over and over again that these remedies may be used alongside other medicines or procedures and only strengthen the value of other methods. I buy that. But I don't know if I buy that every person can be lumped into the few categories that they posed. I could see how I might fit into 2 or 3 of them.

All this to say is that I think so far I'm finding myself to be very interested in naturopathy but not so much homeopathy. If you can find just cause for me to revisit this conclusion I invite your (courteous) replies.