Grandma is a tree hugger by nature

Tree Hugger (public domain photo)

I was born into a natural world. I try to live primarily by natural rules. Even when I was a die hard care-giver (like I ever really stopped) I still lived as close to nature as possible. Now that I'm heck bent on pampering myself, I'm delving even deeper into bending with the winds and connecting positively with nature. My eventual goal is to live my life entirely by natural law. Of course, the way our society is designed, that's not completely possible. Still, I'd like to get as close as I can to my ideal.

Being vegan is a big part of it.

I know not all my readers are vegan. Nobody's perfect. Still, that's my path. The more I learn about our natural diet and physical capacity for digestion, the more convinced I am that we were intended to be vegan. We are primates, after all. I feel like I'm practicing the ultimate self care by giving my body natural, organic, GMO free vegan food. No, I don't expect everyone to go vegan. I can't deny that I wish they would, though. It would certainly solve a lot of the world's problems, in my opinion.

I'd like to live off grid some day.

The way we conventionally use our resources does not follow any natural law that I'm aware of. Heating, cooling and electric are certainly nice things to have, though. I think solar and wind power are a nice compromise. Sure, the devices used to collect them have to be made conventionally. That takes resources too. However, the end result is much less wasteful.

Natural self care is earth friendly.

I shudder whenever I think of the chemicals that go down the drain every second. Chemicals in hair dye, soap, shampoo and other seemingly innocent beauty products are included. When we shower, you know. They have to go somewhere after they go down the drain. They don't just magically disappear. That's why I try my best to use the most natural products I can find.

Cleaning products are part of self care too.

You might not think of these as something that has to be natural. Plus, you want to kill household germs, right? Actually, there are natural products such as vinegar and thyme that have been proven to disinfect as well as chlorine. Chlorine in your home air and on your home surfaces, as it turns out, is not a good thing at all. I've always used some natural cleaning products. Now, I'm trying out even more healthy alternatives on my pamper yourself journey.

Let's talk Lupus.

I am quite convinced that if I had followed my natural inclination and pampered myself all the time by doing what's good for me, I would have never known I had Lupus. Some of the things I was doing, like my soda pop habit and former sedentary lifestyle are known to cause the inflammation that brought my symptoms to the surface. Yes, the Lupus and rheumatoid I have are hereditary. I will always have them. But I believe with proper diet and lifestyle, they can be controlled.