The 4th of July

So today is the 4th of July and I'm tired. Sleepy tired but also tired of who I am. I am so ready to start this new journey I am on. And yet I find myself using excuses to starting. Right now my excuse is I haven't seen the doctor yet so the journey hasn't officially begun yet. But it has. I should be doing my "homework" of chewing a raisin 10, 20, 30 and 40 times before swallowing and eating slower. I am a fast eater. I always have been. I always wondered if in a past life I was a farmers wife. Why do I say that? Well back in the old days the farmhands were up and working from dawn to dusk and eating quick to get back to the fields and the womenfolk cooked enough for a small army and that is what I do. I always make too much food and eat fast as if I am on a hot seat. But my homework is to slow it down. I plan on using a small egg timer to see if I can chew until the time runs out. It is not something that can change overnight I am sure but hey as I heard in orientation "digestion starts in the mouth" and it is important... So I will do my homework no matter how hard it is.