52 Weeks to an All-Natural Lifestyle: Personal Road Map

During the last few months, I have been introduced to Melissa over at Hidden Valley Simplicity. I really enjoy her blog, especially her perspectives on living more simply and all-naturally. She has started this new series, 52 Weeks to an All-Natural Lifestyle, and I have jumped on the bandwagon. I am not sure how "natural" I will go, but I would like to limit my dependence on all the artificial chemicals I unknowingly put into my body.

She starts by encouraging us to create a road map. What does our journey to an all-natural lifestyle look like? Here what I came up with for myself:

1. What do I not like about my life right now?

• My sugar consumption.
• The lack of energy after eating junk food.
• Not eating enough fruit and vegetables.
  
• All the chemicals I put into my body through processed foods and cleaning products.

2. What would an all-natural lifestyle ideally look like for me?

• Learning to garden and growing my own produce.
• Making more of my own foods from scratch (Breads, yogurt, jams and jellies, granola, etc).
• Weaning myself off store-bought cleaning products and making my own natural products.
• Less reliance on pills for headaches, allergies, etc. and more on home remedies with plants and herbs.
• Less waste!
  

3. What are my priorities? (Listed in order of importance.)

• Diet and Nutrition
• Natural Cleaning Products
• Alternative health treatment options
• Natural Beauty Products

Focusing on changing these specific areas will also help me to become more self-sufficient down the road. I am looking forward to this journey!