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Mar 17, 2012

Aaah, garden time. I think.

March 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
sorry about the poor quality - camera on the phone :-)

The weather here is cra-zazy.  We have hardly had any winter to speak of, and the last few days we've been breaking high temp records - right now I think it is 78-ish. Since last year was a bust on the garden front, I am more than a little excited about this year's prospects.  I'm starting early and getting seeds going inside.  Today I got three containers of peppers and tomatoes in.  I've never done this before so I am hoping it sticks.  I also am incorporating some heirloom varieties to the garden.  I planted a Brandywine tomato variety, and I think we will probably go with pumpkin and watermelon heirloom varieties as well.   We still have a ways to go before we can put anything in the ground, though.  Which is fine because we have crazy amounts of outdoor projects on tap. What about you - what are some things you are looking forward to this spring? … [Read more...]

Mar 15, 2012

No shampoo, and other oddities of late.

March 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
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I have naturally wavy-ish hair, and awhile ago I started reading on how to better take care of it.  I'm not a fussy person at all when it comes to my "look".  I prefer to just... leave it.  So, that is what I have done.  Starting last Thursday, I have not washed my hair with a traditional shampoo.  What I have done instead is either use a small amount of conditioner, or every few days, "wash" with a baking soda solution, and "condition" with apple cider vinegar.  Today, for the first time, I put zero product in my hair, and this is the result: The day after or so it was fine, but on the third is when I incorporated the baking soda and vinegar - I just had to do something.  And, I'm liking this - my hair feels good, and it is actually starting to curl MORE than if I used a bunch of product on it. I will post updated pictures - it will get even better than this, based on what I've read :-)  What a money saver, too! I am on a week of kicking the health changes into high … [Read more...]

Feb 21, 2012

Fat Tuesday, Baby!

February 21, 2012 By 7 Comments

I didn't even know there was a Fat Tuesday until I met my husband 15 years ago.  And, I barely knew what the Lenten season was about.  Actually, I still don't know much about the Lenten season other than Catholic's walk around with Ash on their face on Ash Wednesday, and the 40 days signifies the 40 days that Jesus was out in the desert.  Oh, and that we should give something up to signify the sacrifice Jesus gave for us.  See - I don't know much about Lent :-) Seriously, though, I have never celebrated Lent, but I'm starting this year.  As in now.  I feel like I am being called, gently, to dive deeper in my faith, to draw closer to Him, and this is one way I can honor that. I actually was going to give up the computer entirely, but that doesn't work well when you are taking online classes, and your income potential (or unrealized potential) is from the computer, so yeah.  But, I can pick the one think that sucks up most of my time, needlessly.  Mark Zuckerberg will … [Read more...]

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