Brummet's Conscious Blog

Are you Ready??? Well you may want to get that cuppa and settle in for this emotionally charged, yet inspiring discussion that I had with the host of the Overcoming Adversity podcast, Michael Allison.  Michael met with me almost a year ago to discuss one of the first books we wrote, Towards Understanding, and overcoming a variety of challenges including my own inner judge and critic,  entrepreneurial burnout, anxiety disorders, and multiple personal losses. YouTube:  https://youtu.be/ OndBaZkkLM0 Spotify:   https://open.spotify. com/episode/ 2qsv0csU8T50KDEgi6pXwr Apple:   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-82-overcoming-self-sabotage-to-actionable-transformation/id1680104061?i=1000660548286   ~~~     Follow & Find Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

Our New Place Yes - we found a fantastic "tiny-home"! Thank you - by the way -  for your patience during this transition of moving our home and studio to new locations :) We fully expected to easily find a smaller home, but found that in reality it was a more difficult task. It seems even the retirement communities cater to people with larger tastes and vast wallets. The places that had 55+ community living outlets were either out of our price range, had nothing available or didn't allow dogs. Well, our dogs are precious and they are coming with us. There's no debate about that. So we started to get real anxious...  Will we find a place in time?  What if we cannot find a community that accepts dogs? Luckily one of our former neighbours went through a similar life-event - they sold their house that was across from us and moved into a 55+ adult only mobile home park. Ironically the park owner was rebuilding an older trailer located right across from our friend's. Wh...

Creston community complex receives a solar roof upgrade !  Kudo's to the Creston Community Complex recreation centre for installing 96 solar panes on their roof to help improve energy efficiency and reduce pollution.  Learn more about this project HERE There are many ways to reduce pollution and improve energy efficiency - signing up for the RDCK Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP) through the RDCK website is one of them.  Alternatively, check out the Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green book series on Amazon. ~~~     Follow & Find Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

Oh, The Stress Of It All Well - we found a buyer for our home and had less than 5 weeks to both find a suitable home and move into it. Once we signed that contract it was weeks of sleepless nights, restless tummy, fretful mind, sweaty palms and frazzled hair. Was I stressed? ...You bet I was !!!  Many of you already know that I suffer from an anxiety disorder; stress affects me physically causing rashes and vomiting, and I easily fall into depression. With moving being one of the most stressful things a person can go through, I knew I would have to use more than a few tranquilizers to get through the storm to come.  By using calming, meditative music and occasionally some blues or 70's music during the day I was able to greatly reduce the stress I was feeling, and the dogs love to nap to music. To quiet the mind at night I've begun listening to short audio books via YouTube - these are especially helpful on those sleepless nights.  Long showers helped ease the physical ac...

Regular readers have asked me to share about the experience of relocating a home and office, and music studio... and honestly... I'm actually pleased anyone is even interested in hearing about it.   How it began... Back in late March 2023, Dave and I began discussions about downsizing our life, home and belongings in preparation for a less stressful lifestyle, and to set up for the upcoming stage of semi-retirement.  When you are an entrepreneur, run the business through your home, grow and process most of the fresh produce the family needs, work in a band at night, teach students and hold a day job... the day-to-day grind can become stressful. While we love every minute of the hard work, we noticed that we are gradually slowing down - able to do less in the same amount of time, and feel physical work much more these days.  It was time to re-evaluate our lifestyle.  This would not mean quitting, or giving up on anything - it simply meant creating a more comforta...

A huge hug goes out to " Kiki W " who posted a review for our cookbook,  From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious, Nutritious Recipes .    5.0 out of 5 stars  The review titled  "Going Beyond A Basic Cookbook"  was posted on  Amazon.ca  (Canada) : "I have seen and used many cookbooks in my day, all of which, by definition have a variety of good recipes.  This one is quite different, for it includes lots of background info and explanation and useful tips, plus personal and familial stories.  It is especially useful for someone who has their own garden or who is a very careful and prudent shopper.  It feels like a social visit where old friends are swapping tips and tricks and recipe guidance over tea and crumpets. " *** Thank you so much Kiki for sharing this review of our cookbook on  Amazon.ca   - We really do appreciate it :)  Find the Brummet's Books @: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X ~~...

" Today...   I remind myself that tomorrow is another day. I'm taking this journey one step at a time, doing things the best that I can with the skills and tools that I currently have at my disposal.  Today...  I will focus on positive energy, I will make sure that I do not let my mind fall into a state of negativity or self-criticism. I remind myself that rest, too, is important  - as is self-care.  Get more sleep, and fuel myself with nutritious foods, vitamins, & drinking more water.  For peace of mind I will take more strolls in the fields of flowers ."   ~ Lillian Brummet ~~~     Follow & Find Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~