1010Zen with Sandy Jamieson Sandy Jamieson

Remember a few weeks back, when I declared, “All in!”? If you’re new to my podcast, I’m talking about my recent decision to follow the Plant Paradox Diet for two months with the aim to heal myself from eczema, which I’ve had now for 8 years.

Well, the day before Halloween we carved a pumpkin. And I roasted and salted the seeds, as I always do, and enjoyed them with my girls the following morning. After quite a few it hit me. I can’t have squash so I probably can’t have pumpkin seeds! And sure enough they’re on the no list.

Well that incident opened the door for me. And by that I mean...

Positive affirmations are positive statements that we can say to ourselves to help us feel connected. They uplift and empower us and they can eventually replace most of the negative thoughts that run through our brains, if we say them enough. 

And they are SUCH an important part of my life. I highly recommend you consider adding this life changing practice to your life, also. 

The first step, is...

One morning this past week, one of the 4am mornings, I woke up exhausted. And when I wake up feeling this way, I’ll usually put a show on for the girls while I try and get another hour of sleep on the sofa. This particular morning I woke up to my youngest Quinn going through daddy’s wallet. I recall seeing it on the coffee table before lying down but didn’t really think anything of it. (In retrospect I don’t know why I didn’t move it. She’s pretty sneaky like I was at her age!)

So, as you can probably imagine...

I honestly had no idea that parenting could be this exhausting. These little humans ask sooo many questions and they ask the same question like 4 times and they constantly do things that we ask them not to.  And the way they speak to us? I’m constantly redirecting the conversation with my girls. 

Here’s a conversation I had with my three year old daughter Quinn, just the other day when I gave her an apple with her breakfast. 

“You left the skin on here!” ...

Okay. So I know normally people keep their guilty pleasures to themselves. You know, the things they like to do that maybe they don’t want anyone to know about, or maybe feel ashamed of. Or they think others will think they’re weird if they find out.

Well, I have two guilty pleasures and I want to proudly share them with you...

I often feel like a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to the topic of healthy eating. I talk the talk but lately I haven’t been walking the walk.
Being mindful of what I’m eating has been a focus of mine for many years. It was way back in 2003 when I had a sensitivity test that showed my slight intolerance to sugar and wheat. I would always get bloated. And at the time I was able to make the shift and I switched to everything gluten free and no longer used white sugar or white flour. Actually I still can’t bake with either. Anyways that continued for many years, although...