Texting has become my Garden Journal

Recently, I was struggling with guilt because I hadn’t maintained my garden journal…Keeping a record of seedlings, soil, plants, weather, favorite vegetables, etc.

One day, I was skimming through my photos and remembered I had been sending photos and garden updates through text messages. I had been keeping a journal after all! Sharing the garden photos and news was effortless, because I was excited about the process. For me, journaling the information on paper wasn’t exciting nor fun.

If I want to excel as a gardener, I must keep good records. This is my second year, so it feels like I’m at the toddler stage of experiencing new and wonderful things…and, I want to share it with everyone!

To get to the next stage, I’ve got to learn to breathe, listen, learn, and grow a little more (me, not the plants!).

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One a Day – Throw These Things Away ~Helpful Declutter Videos~

I found this website on Pinterest. It made me feel like I can conquer my clutter! I hope it helps you, too.

http://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/List-Things-Dispose-24575006

Cleaning out clutter can be a tough task, especially if you have been letting it build up for a while. Instead of setting aside a huge block of time to take care of months’ or years’ worth of clutter, take baby steps by throwing away only one type of item a day. And by throwing away, I mean recycling, selling, donating, or — as the last resort — trashing. Here’s a list of 116 types of items that will take you about four months to dispose of:

The other side of a pair of lost earrings
Scraps of wrapping paper
Cards people have given you with no sentimental value
Receipts you don’t need
Ticket stubs
Socks with holes
Old t-shirts
Leftover change
Dried flowers
Magazines
CDs
Hair elastics that have lost stretchiness
Hair accessories you don’t use
Shoes that don’t fit or that you don’t wear
Extra photo prints
Little knickknacks (designate a bowl and fill it)
Kitchen things you don’t use
Cooking utensils you have two of
Tired bras
Scarves you never wear
Clothes that don’t fit
Gifts you don’t like
Old towels
Old makeup
Old toiletries
Old or unused hangers
Expired or sample-sized toiletries
Extra buttons
Expired sauces
Toys your pets don’t play with
Expired medication
Dried-up nail polish
Bills you don’t need to keep
Expired coupons
Old paperwork
DVDs you don’t watch
Snacks your pets don’t eat
Damaged clothing you can’t mend
Stained clothing you can’t clean
Old prom dresses
Scratched nonstick cookware
Old underwear or swimwear that’s losing its stretch
Outdated electronics
Rusty jewelry
Stockings with runs
Pens that don’t work
Clothing you’ve outgrown
Necklaces and bracelets with broken clasps
Cables and wires you don’t use
Worn-out sheets and bedding
Empty or near-empty bottles of cleaning products
Old mending buttons for clothing you no longer have
Worn-out bath mats
Broken electronics
Purses you never use
Flatware, plates, and glasses that don’t match the rest of your collection, plus dingy children’s plates you no longer use
Old pillows
Worn-out shoes
Wedding invites
Save-the-dates
Wedding favors you don’t use
Old wallets that you don’t use
Broken kitchen equipment
Spare furniture parts you don’t need
Furniture manuals
Boxes
Unused vases
Extra tupperware you don’t need
Old mail
Junk mail
Travel brochures
Bobby pins
Old crayons or art supplies, plus markers that have run out of ink
Random containers and jars
Unused stationery, stickers, and sticky notes
Ripped denim
Old artwork or old children’s artwork
Used and ripped envelopes
Broken or old iPhone cases
Old unused batteries
Extra and unused coffee mugs
Old spices
Address labels for your old house
Wrinkled ribbon and bows for gift wrap
Cards or gifts from exes
Frequent shopper cards you never use
Matchbooks
Old shopping bags
Old calendars
Old folders
Magnets
Clothes that are outdated or from college
Broken Christmas decorations
Christmas lights that don’t work
Frayed towels
Expired food
Computer cords, firewire cord, etc. that you don’t use
Old and outdated software
CDs for old computer programs
Old cell phones
Hand-me-downs that you’re guilt-tripped into keeping
Freebie or promotional t-shirts you never wear
Old fortune cookie fortunes
Old bank statements
Old planners
Delete email subscriptions from sites
Delete emails you don’t need
Delete unwanted music from your iTunes
Extra buttons that come with newly purchased clothes
Games that are missing pieces
Old schoolbooks you’ll never use again
Papers you have backed up on the computer
Books you’ve already read and don’t want to display
Cell phone covers you’re over
Old manuals to electronics
Cell phone accessories you don’t use anymore

Texting has become my Garden Journal

Recently, I was struggling with guilt because I hadn’t maintained my garden journal…Keeping a record of seedlings, soil, plants, weather, favorite vegetables, etc.

To get to the next stage, I’ve got to learn to breathe, listen, learn, and grow a little more (me, not the plants!).

Crack Cake Recipe

Best Crack Cake – 1K Recipes!

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Found recipe at:

http://1krecipes.com/best-crack-cake

http://www.mastercook.com

Ingredients:

1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix

1/4 c brown sugar

1/4 c white sugar

1 box vanilla pudding instant mix

2 teaspoons cinnamon

4 eggs

3/4 c water

3/4 c oil

1/2 c white wine (really any kind)

**View the full recipe at 1krecipes.com**

Six CAKE HACKS FROM THE CAKE BOSS!

ONE BOWL LEMON BROWNIES ~ JENNY CAN COOK

TEN BRILLIAN WAYS TO USE CANNED BISCUIT DOUGH ~ MYRECIPES.COM

One Bowl Lemon Brownies ~ Jenny Can Cook

Comfort foods, Part 1

I’m slowly coming out of my shell like so many around the world. Do you feel like you’ve lost direction? Need a purpose? A plan? Over the past year, I learned how to bake bread, grow a vegetable garden, sew homemade bags, de-clutter, etc, etc, etc.

One thing I have especially enjoyed are cooking videos and television shows. There are too many to name all in one blog post. I wish I was as creative and talented as the people in the videos, whether they had a few hundred subscribers or over one million there are always new and interesting things to learn.

I’m going to return to this blog by posting one of my favorite comfort foods by The Pioneer Woman. Hope you enjoy.