Mother’s Day comes once a year, and we celebrate moms all over the world. We shower them with love, flowers, and gifts. When it comes to me, I like to shower my mom with things she can use, books she can read, or things that make her want to try new activities. Here’s my Top… Read More >>
In an effort to save money on my grocery bill, I’ve implemented the sage advice offered time and time again. I shop from a list. I buy what’s in season. I don’t, or (try not to) shop hungry, and clip coupons to look at what’s on sale. These are all very good rules to shop… Read More >>
I love talking with you about some ideas on how to build a raised bed garden. This week will be about how to maintain your raised bed garden. Raised bed gardens are very simple to maintain and I will be sharing my process! Read More >>
As budgets remain tight, many people have cut their monthly fitness memberships. While cutting the budget is good, not exercising isn’t so great. It’s important to stay healthy. The good news is, you can learn how to save money on fitness. This is one instance where you can have your cake and eat it too. Read More >>
Last week, I introduced you to the benefits of raised bed gardening. This week, I want to focus on how to build a raised bed garden the right way, which covers the wood, frame, and soil. As you know, I’ve been growing my garden for 3 years now, and it’s been a peaceful journey planting… Read More >>
Raised bed gardening is a way of growing plants inside beds that are raised up above the normal level of the soil in the garden. They’re typically housed inside a wooden frame, generally rectangular. The soil may be mixed in with tilled soil underneath, or it can simply be new soil placed on top of… Read More >>
I have to say I’m a paper pack rat. When in doubt of something I may need in the future, I keep it. This includes email, and I am in need of email Zen! This last week I made an effort to get rid of old emails but needed to set up some new methods… Read More >>
Complaining is a bad habit. A habit, whether good or bad, is an urge to adopt that action no matter what the consequences. The more you feed the habit the more it will take control of your life and the harder it is to kick. Learn how to stop complaining and take back control of… Read More >>
The first thing you do in the morning seems to set the course for your day. If your initial early-morning action is waking up late, you will stumble through the day, behind in every task, trying to play catch-up. If you wake up early and get a good start, it seems that your daily tasks… Read More >>
You may have heard the saying that the early bird gets the worm. There is the old axiom that, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” Those are wonderful ideas one and all, but is there really any benefit to getting up early? Read More >>
