Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Product Review --  Around April 1 st I responded to this review opportunity and the very next day I was sent a confirmation; we arranged the details that day (April 2 nd ), by April 4 th I was signed up and ready to go. I had to come back to it a few days later due to schedule constraints, but found the course was on my mind a lot. I really devour business, marketing and management improvement resources, yet cringe at the thought of taking the time to join yet another site, fill out yet another profile –actually the process was super easy, taking a few seconds to access the course.  The Work From Home - Turn Your Experience Into A$100,000 Income course put out by Udemy reveals “ 5 proven ways to turn your knowledge, skills and experience into a six-figure income ”, according to course instructor Dave Espino (eh-speen-oh). Beyond that, it also helps guide the individual to choosing the right business model that fits their situation and personality best. Co...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Some walk away from their dreams  afraid they might fail or worse yet,  afraid they might succeed.” ~ unkown  -- In The Moment  --  My friends and I have had a lot of discussions over the years about how this moment is our "golden" moment - those "golden years" of yonder do not exist and may never exist for all we know. We talk about how coming back to the moment helps us realize how many opportunities there are in one single day. It makes you more aware to things that were always there, only now you notice a few more of them. We also find that by changing our thinking to living this moment also helps us to be more conscious of the impact that we are having in each moment. Is it a positive or negative impact - is that the way we wanted to spend our moment?  I hope that some day when you are sitting or strolling in nature, this thought will cross your mind once again, time and time again. Becau...

-- Quote of the Day --  "It is with words as with sunbeams.  The more they are condensed, the deeper they burn."  ~ Robert Southey  -- My Stressful Story --  Some 20 years ago I made some big changes in my life. Up to that time my life was fairly unstable, unpredictable, heavy schedule, lots of responsibility, etc. - my childhood was painful alongside a dysfunctional family. I speak of that briefly only to say that the stress was pretty high before the straw landed on the pile - a car accident. At that time I hit a real new low - suicidal low - and was diagnosed with chronic depression. The first thing the experts told me about PTSD and depression was that I was not alone, my symptoms were common, that I wasn't "tainted" and there was a lot of help out there.  The next thing they commented on was that they always recommended getting outdoors, and they were thrilled to hear I did a lot of outdoor stuff prior ...

-- Quote of the Day --  "It always rains on tents.  Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent."   ~Dave Barry -- Camping Season --  Yes, it is camping season ! Yay! (sound of heels clicking and hands clapping). Dave and I always joke that it is time to help out the farmers and go camping... because it rains and storms like 80% of the time that we can get away! lol I see RV'ers driving our roads in bliss (while the rest of us wither in jealousy). So the call to sleep in the woods has come... but are you ready? Last year I realized how frustrated I was becoming in the stages of set up prior to leaving. There was just so much to be done around the home and office in advance of the time away, and all the preparation of food and clothes and... only to get there and get a cramp or something and realize you don't have any pain killers, no muscle r...

-- chatter --  As you can see, I've taken a few days off from the blog inadvertently, actually.  This last week has involved weeding, mowing, tending, trimming / shaping perennials and trees, plantings, compost sifting, garden bed preparation, seed ordering, spring cleaning, a garage improvement project, book edits ...and dealing with a rash of incoming product review requests and submissions for the blog - which reminded me that I needed to draw my attention to the blog. Whew! Since May 2004 I've been blogging every single day... up to this last year when I've relaxed, a lot. I love blogging and the networking it brings - but it also eats up a lot of time to manage, maintain and promote. As you know I've been in the crunch of finishing the last edits to the upcoming cookbook. With just a few pages of the main body of the book left to do, I'm feeling a sense of relief. Of course that still leaves the image insertions, formatting, cover design... so we are fa...

It’s Alive! The Living Soil  * Today's article, written by Andy Lopez of the Invisible Gardener, will help us understand about the relationship between the nutrients your plants need and biological activity in the soil. The article was edited by the blog owner, however, and a few corrections made. There are two ways to get minerals needed by plants: The first and fastest as well as easiest is to apply through foliar spraying onto the leaves and trunk. Trees and most other plants are much like humans in that they can absorb nutrients thru their "skin". Another way to get minerals to the plants is to provide it in the soil by adding compost, which is rich in minerals and bacteria. This is the main reason we make compost piles or bins - to provide the proper condition for bacteria and minerals to get together and produce these nutrients in the form that the plants can then use. ( *Blog Owner's Note: Remember a few days ago on this blog we talked about t...

Tips To Help Ease Worrying * Today's article was written by: "Richa" Have you turned on your television lately? If so, words like ISIS, Ebola, economy and Obamacare can send your blood pressure through the roof. It is difficult in today's world to keep from worrying. I've recently spoken with a number of friends who say they have trouble sleeping at night because their minds just can't shut down. With all of the stresses and strains on our lives these days it's no wonder people are weighted down with worry.  Worry is a dangerous animal. It lurks through our minds and then moves in and says a while. It fills us with self-doubt, fear, and sometimes even anger...all of which have significant negative effects on our health and well-being. So the question becomes, " How can we stop worrying? " There is a quote I love that states: " Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace ." T...