5. Milk. With so many kids, I buy two to three gallons a week, and we still run ut before the next trip to the grocery store. I’ve considered actually putting a cow in the back yard, but then I would just have to take care if it, too.

4. Fresh fruit and vegetables. If it’s in season, then it’s in my refridgerator. Right now, the fridge is full of tomaotos, eggplant, zucchini, peaches, nectarines, plums and cherries. Or, it will be once I stop by the farmers market on the way home from work.

3. Newman’s Own Light Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette. Love this stuff, especially on a spinach salad with a few strawberries and a sprinke of feta cheese.

1. Greek Yogurt. This is mine, all mine. I eat low-fat Greek yogurt every morning for breakfast with a scoop of homemade granola. I like it plain with a smidgen of honey, or the Stonyfield Farm caramel flavor, or Fayeh’s vanilla. It’s all good, and good for me!

‘I, Angela Pea of Keeping the Faith sign up as a participant of Self-Stitched-September. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade, or refashioned item of clothing, accessory or piece of jewelry every day for the duration of September 2010’

Thanks to Susan at Darling Petunia for the heads up – hope you feel better soon!

One of the most important aspects of sustainable living is reuse, including clothing and accessories.  Remember when you were a kid and all you ever got to wear was hand-me-downs from siblings, cousins and neighbors?  How you seldom got new clothes unless you were the tallest kid in your Mother’s world?  Guess what?  That doesn’t have to end just because you grow up.  While brand new clothes from a major department store is an enviable luxury, handmade or refashioned clothing can be just as grand, just as beautiful and just as luxurious.   AND you get the smug satisfaction of of claiming “sustainable living”.

I started today by wearing my most favorite summer skirt – black linen with all over white embroidery,  originally made by me from some stash fabric and recently taken apart and remade by me to be two sizes smaller. 🙂  Here’s a link to the original creation.  Trust me – it still looks just the same only, er…smaller.  Two inches smaller through the hips and three inches smaller at the waist.  (Yeah Me!)

Logged onto WW this evening to track my food, exercise and weight, and Taa-Daa!  When I put my weight in I got a spiffy Bronze star!  10% of my body weight lost.  Who knew it came with a star!

I went to Zumba class again today at the Y.  LOVE IT! I tried to convince Teen Daughter #2 to come into the studio with me, but she wanted to run on the elliptical and lift weights.  Chicken!