Wow. A blog post. I started this blog in November 2011 when there were definitely people doing it but not like they are now. It was exciting when I had the first 3 likes on a post and boy when someone left a comment… I smiled ear to ear. To be seen. a miracle.

I recently read there was a 40% drop in reading for pleasure. A study by the University of Florida and University College London “found that daily reading for pleasure in the United States has declined by more than 40% over the last 20 years — raising urgent questions about the cultural, educational and health consequences of a nation reading less.” I imagine they mean books but I think magazines and blogs could be included. In an ever increasing fast pace world, reading just takes time we don’t think we have. OR it’s not a priority OR we don’t have the attention span. A lot of distractions.

My point with this is it could make one less inclined to write. Who do we write for? Ourselves? our peers? the ones who aren’t reading anymore? How can we change that? Maybe we are overwhelmed by the amount of information there is to read and don’t know where to start or stop. How do we downsize our information load? We need filters, boundaries, and to ask ourselves why are we scrolling, clicking and going down the unconscious rabbit hole. I’ve been there. It usually has to do with health or gardens. I’m less distracted by food blogs these days.

If you’re still reading…. HELLO! I’d like to re-introduce myself. I’m Wendy and my husband is Oliver and we live on Orcas island located, about 90 minutes north of Seattle. I discovered the San Juan Islands in 1993 and it’s been my home base since with a couple forays living in Paris, France and Hamburg, Germany where Oliver is from. I probably need to revisit my intro page…

I’m reconsidering this platform because I love to write and share musings, inspirations and what I learn. I still love to cook (at home now). I spent many years in the food service industry leading to years of gaps in this space. But who cares really! I recently earned a Masters in integrative nutrition from my Alma Mater, Bastyr University. I love how food, mood, behavior, movement and lifestyle choices set the stage for our wellbeing or lack thereof. I love gardening, nature and her cycles. I would love for all people to become aware of their circadian rhythm and the fact all beings with DNA have them.

Have you gotten this far with no photos?

We love the land we tend on Orcas and want to share the happenings of our life here. So if you want to stand out from the crowd and take up reading again and learning the old fashioned way from a mentor, book, blog, I hope you’ll join me and see if I can figure out WordPress’ upgrades and actually do this!