05/14/2025
It’s spring, and I find myself moving slower than I have in years. Normally, April brings with it an eagerness I can't hold back.. and May, well, I'd be in the garden digging and planting.. the house spilling over with seedlings.
But over the past couple of years, I’ve felt a deep fatigue creeping in. I chalked it up to stress, peri-menopause, parenthood and tending to the gardens. But it wasn't until recently that I found some clarity: my thyroid is indeed under-functioning and my adrenals, it seems, are long overdue for rest.
Last year at this time I had a torn ligament in my knee and moved slower by force... still, I managed to start seeds, w**d, move soil (when I'm inspired, nothing can stop me!).
This year is different. The inspiration and usual rush of energy didn't come. And so I take my own advise and tend to my health.
There are herbs and supplements, yes, but also forest walks, sleep, quiet cups of tea, and reflection on my relationship with time (hello thyroid). I’m noticing what I can let go of. Not everything needs to be held.
And in these last few weeks, I’ve felt it: a subtle rise in energy. Not a surge, but a little spark returning. I haven’t started any seeds this year (a first in fifteen years!!). But I have tomato and herb seedlings none the less - from nurseries and friends overflowing with abundance.
