Gardening - harvesting asparagus spears

      I decide to cut some more of our asparagus spears. How would you cook up 1.5lbs of asparagus spears? 

Daily Goals - Wednesday, April 13, 2016

     Good morning, hope you have something fun planned today. I don't because I'm working. I am hoping though we get outside today and take a walk. 

Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do a one of my "Hip Hop Abs"
2. Gardening- water plants in greenhouse. The hose was frozen this morning. 
3. Gardening - plant my corn seeds. It time to get them in the dirt. 
4. Cooking - Get my THM stuff from my friend! We went in together to have stuff shipped to us to save on shipping. 
5. Work - I work today from 8am-6pm. 

What are your goals for the day? Let me know. 

Cooking - THM Meal Plan for 04/11/2016 - 04/17/2016

     Having a meal plan helps me stay on track of many thing. One is my diet. Knowing what I need to grab for the day, is a huge help for a busy working mom that is running out the door. It also helps me stay on budget for the week. I can make one trip to the store and be able to cook for the week. It is a huge help. It also keeps me sane. I have so much going on. If I have a menu, I'm not think what am I cooking tonight for dinner. 

APR 11 -◦ MONDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) egg White With 4 Wasa Crackers
snacks	Cheese Stick (THM-FP)
lunch	Hot Dogs (THM-S)
lunch	Red Pepper (THM-FP)
lunch	Strawberries (THM-FP)
dinner	(THM-S) Creamy Chessy Chicken
weekly salad	Salad (THM-S)
APR 12 -◦ TUESDAY
breakfast	(Thm -S) Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Shake/Blizzard
snacks	Cheese Stick (THM-FP)
lunch	(THM-E) Easy crockpot White Bean Soup
dinner	More Peas Please (THM-Cross)- I'm going to use spaghetti squash for my meal.
dinner	Grilled Chicken
APR 13 -◦ WEDNESDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Peach Oatmeal
lunch	Trim Zuppa Toscana soup (THM-S)
snacks	Skinny Chocolate (THM-S)
dinner	Salisbury Steak (THM-S)
APR 14 -◦ THURSDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
lunch	Strawberries (THM-FP)
lunch	Red Pepper (THM-FP)
lunch	Hard Boiled Egg Salad (THM-S)
snacks	Yogurt (THM-E)
dinner	Turkey Bologneese pasta (THM-S) - I'm going to use spaghetti squash for my meal
APR 15 -◦ FRIDAY
breakfast	Eggs With Bacon (THM-S)
lunch	Sausage (THM-S)
snacks	Apple (THM-E)
snacks	Homemade greek yogurt (THM-FP)
dinner	Crispy Licking Chicken (THM-S)
APR 16 -◦ SATURDAY
breakfast	Pancakes (THM-E)
lunch	Rollover Thermas Feller Turkey Tomato Soup (THM-E)
snacks	(THM-E) Carrot Cake Smoothie
dinner	Chicken Salad wrap (THM-S)
APR 17 -◦ SUNDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	Leftover
dinner	Leftovers

     Staying on THM is very important to me because eating this way lets me eat. I feel healthier on it. It is helping me lose weight. Do you have a meal plan? Let me know what it is. 

Daily Goals - Tuesday, April 12, 2016

      Good morning, this weekend was a a bust. We got sick with the stomach bug. So we spent most of it in bed. 😢. So now I'm even farther behind. I'm hoping I can just restart planting in the house. I have so ugh to plant. 

Today's Goals 

Work - I work today from 8am-6pm. I will have both boys. 

Cooking - post this week's menu. I wrote it out last week but haven't posted yet. 

Gardening - plant sunflower seeds in the house. 

Gardening - water the plants in the greenhouse. 

Pets- give the ducks a bath and change their cage. 

     This week I have a lot of planting to get done. I'm going to be super busy. I what are your plans for today? Let me know

Daily Goals - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

     Good Morning, today will be a busy and long day. It didn't help that I didn't want to get out of bed. I did though and got a little workout in. Then walked the dog, it was so cold. 

Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do a 15 minute workout during napTime. Even if it's lifting weights. 
2. Family - Go to get my nephew a Brithday gift and then go to his party tonight. 
3. Family - take my dad home from the birthday party. 
4. Friends - pick up friends mail that is out of time. 
5. Garden - set my gardening goals for this week. Yes I am so behind in my goals. 

Yesterday's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my of my 'Hip Hop Abs' videos! I am loving it. - I love it. It is easy to wake and do this workout and not skip it. 
2. Cooking - stick to my menu and not stress it. I did bring some skinny chocolate if I need it. - I did awesome. Didn't cheat at all. 
3. Work - watch my 3 little men today. I work for 8am-6pm. - we had fun yesterday. The boys were so sweet they made get well cards for y little girl because she was sick. 
4. Help others - today I'm going to help my friend, by watching her 3 boys for a little bit as she runs out for a little bit. - she canceled, she didn't want her kids caught ing the cold. 
5. Family - find a nice way to remind hubby how much I love him. - I didn't do this. Instead we got into a fight. But as always we made up and talked it though. I did somethings special for him this morning, and he loved it. 

What are you doing today? Let me know. 

Daily Goals - Tuesday April 5, 2016

Good Morning from the My Mini Farm

     Good morning, hope your morning is going better than mine. Ugh hubby woke me up looking for stuff to wear at 3:30am, then the got puked on my foot while I was asleep. Then hubby called to say his check engine light is on. Ugh time to go back to bed and redo this day. 

 Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my of my 'Hip Hop Abs' videos! I am loving it. 
2. Cooking - stick to my menu and not stress it. I did bring some skinny chocolate if I need it. 
3. Work - watch my 3 little men today. I work for 8am-6pm. 
4. Help others - today I'm going to help my friend, by watching her 3 boys for a little bit as she runs out for a little bit.
5. Family - find a nice way to remind hubby how much I love him. 

My day yesterday

Yesterday's. Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my of my 'Hip Hop Abs' videos! I am loving it. - I got my workout in! 
2. Pets -I want to walk the dog. I'm off today so I want to take him for a 30 minute walk. - he was so happy to take his walk. Even though it was raining. 
3. Cooking - I want to cook up my huge Turkey and make so THM prep snacks. - I made the turkey but it wasn't done until 8pm so we had Family had Hubby's soup for dinner. I also make banana bread. 
4. Gardening - I want to learn about cooking my dirt. Yes I know that sounds weird but many people have told me to try it. - I didn't get to. 
5. Gardening - I want  replant my sunflower seeds. - I didn't get to.

     I hope your day is better then mine. I know we all have bad days and I have to let it go. What are you doing today? Let me know.  

Cooking - THM Meal Plan for 04/04/2016 - 04/10/2016

Getting ready to make my meal plan

     This month we are really tight on money so a lot of our food will be coming out of our pantry. This week all chicken recipes will be turkey, because I have a huge one we bought around Thanksgiving time. Hopeful I won't have to spend money at the store this week. I do follow Trim Healthy Mama eating style. That is what the (THM) stuff means. I do change some of my Racheal Ray recipes to fit THM!

APR 04 -◦ MONDAY
breakfast	Mexican Omelette (THM-S)
snacks	Skinny Chocolate (THM-S)
lunch	Smothered Pork Chops
lunch	Salad
dinner	(THM-E) Turkey And Sweet Potato
dinner	Macaroni And Cheese - for family not on THM meal plan
dinner	Peas
APR 05 -◦ TUESDAY
breakfast	Sweet dreams apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (THM-E)
snacks	Bust A Myth Banana Cake (THM-E)
lunch	Trim Zuppa Toscana soup (THM-S)
snacks	Yogurt (THM-E)
dinner	Ham And Beans (THM- Cross)
dinner	Salad
APR 06 -◦ WEDNESDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
snacks	Volcano Mudslide Muffin (THM-S)
lunch	Hearty Veggie Soup (THM-E)
snacks	Home Made Cheeze Its (THM-S)
dinner	Creamy Herb Chicken (THM-S)
APR 07 -◦ THURSDAY
breakfast	Sweet dreams apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (THM-E)
snacks	Skinny Chocolate (THM-S)
lunch	Trim Zuppa Toscana soup (THM-S)
snacks	Lemon Blueberry Poppyseed Muffin (THM-S)
dinner	Prime Rib Roast (THM-S)
APR 08 -◦ FRIDAY
breakfast	Mexican Omelette (THM-S)
lunch	Leftover
snacks	Home Made Cheeze Its (THM-S)
snacks	Bust A Myth Banana Cake (THM-E)
dinner	Kielbasa And Pregroies - off plan meal
APR 09 -◦ SATURDAY
breakfast	Mufflets (THM-S)
snacks	Volcano Mudslide Muffin (THM-S)
lunch	Hard Boiled Egg Salad (THM-S)
dinner	Leftovers
APR 10 -◦ SUNDAY
breakfast	Mufflets (THM-S)
snacks	Cheese Stick
lunch	Heavy S salad In A Jar (THM-S)
snacks	Cottage Cheese With Fruit (THM-E)
dinner	Wick White chili (THM-E)

     What are you cooking this week? Do you follow Trim healthy mama lifestyle? If so what are your cheapest and easiest recipes? Let me know. 

Daily goals- Monday, April 4, 2016.

I love Daffodils 

     Good afternoon, I did set my goals this morning. I have been so busy, I didn't get to post them yet. Sorry. How was your weekend ours was super busy! I love having hubby home for the weekend. I'm so excited that starting this week; he will be home Fridays too!! 

 Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my of my 'Hip Hop Abs' videos! I am loving it. 
2. Pets -I want to walk the dog. I'm off today so I want to take him for a 30 minute walk. 
3. Cooking - I want to cook up my huge Turkey and make so THM prep snacks. 
4. Gardening - I want to learn about cooking my dirt. Yes I know that sounds weird but many people have told me to try it. 
5. Gardening -I want  replant my sunflower seeds. 

What are you doing today? How was your weekend? Let me know. 

Daily Goals - Friday, April 1, 2016

     Today is almost over and I just posting my goals. Yep it has been one of those days. I got up around 8am and just started with my day. 

Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my workout videos today. 
2. Pets -walk the dog 
3. Garden - move the trees back into the greenhouse 
4. Family - help out with tutu. Every Friday I bang out with my grandma. It's nice to get to know her. 
5. Cooking - prep tomorrow's breakfast. I want to make THM doughnuts. 

Homestead- Ordering my Chick

The chickens I'm ordering. 

      Today, I ordered my chickens. We ordered 5 different chick breeds. We decided to get one of each of these breeds Sicillian buttercup, Hamburg Silver Spangle, Hamburg Golden Spangle. Then we decide to order 2 Lankenvelder Silver. 

     My little one want to get Cornish hens so we decide to let her pick out a breed and raise them, but they are her responsibility. She was super excited and picked Cornish dark. 

     We are also going to get baby chicks from my aunt as meat birds. Now we have to get their cages ready and build one of our cages into a tractor cage. 

    Are you ordering chicks this year? If so what kind! (I didn't take pictures of the chickens thank you Poultry Press, Wikipedia, One earth farm, My Pet Chicken, Becuo,  Mrs. Jaredyates,and Padgetts Poultry for your pictures.) 

Gardening- Growing food for scraps - scallions

Planting scallions from scraps 

      Have you ever grow food from scraps? I have done it will scallions in my bosses garden and I have been doing it with celery. 

Thankful bunnies for their scraps

     One of the lady who's kids I watch, has been saving her veggie trash for my bunnies. They love her and her family for that. Sometimes I even find treasure in there for my garden. Like I did on Tuesday, with scallion ends. 

Planting bottoms of scallions 

      I cut off the tops and gave them to the bunnies. Then I took the bottoms and bought them in my green house. I dug a little hole in the dirt and planted them. Then watered them. Within a few weeks they will be growing again. 

Planted scallions 

     Growing this way has been super easy for me. Then I have them growing in my yard and they were free. The only down fall is. They are most likely not non-GMO organic heirloom plants, but they are free and I won't be saving their seeds. 

     Have you ever tried this? Do you have any tips on how to grow them? Let me know. 

Daily Goals - Thursday, March 31, 2016

Skip wait for me

     Good morning, Skips not thinking it's such a good morning. He is patiently waiting for his walk, as I take his picture he's not too happy about it. He was happy though that his walk last in a little bit longer as we checked out our fruit trees. 

Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to my new workout video 'hip-hop abs' with ShawnT. I am so excited hubby ordered this for me! 
2. Pets - I want to call the local nursery and order six baby chicks and three Cornish hens. My little one and I went through the chickens to pick out the breedsthat we like and think are really cute. She also wanted to try to raise Cornish hens. 
3. Work - I work today and have all three of my boys. They are going to be so happy that the weather supposed to be nice. 
4. Cooking - I need to stay on my THM diet plan today. I have been stressed and cheating. Even though it helps in the moment to feel better. It really isn't helping me. 
5. Cooking - I want to make a menu for next week. Not having a menu this week sucks. 

What went on in my world yesterday. 

Yesterday's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my workout videos today. - I did my 'Slim in 6' video. 
2. Work - I work today for 8am-6pm. It should be an easy day though I only have little man. - We had a great day!
3. Personal - get a hair cut. I need to take a couple inches off. - I took off 3 inches. My head feels lighter. 

1. Gardening - plant scallions. - I did this hope to tell you how today. 
2. Gardening - move plants around to make sure ants don't make a home in them. - No ants in the garden so far. 

What are your goals for today? What are you doing in the garden? Let me know. 

Gardening - Strawberries Growing in the Greenhouse

Strawberry plants in the greenhouse

      This morning, while I was moving everything around trying make sure there are no more ants (read more about "Ants I'm so over them). I noticed my strawberry plants are blooming and growing strawberries. 

Strawberry flower blooming

     I'm so excited to see this. One reason is I'm glad I didn't kill them last year; when I pulled them out of the garden area. They were growing all over the place last year and making it hard to till. Plus we were thinking about changing the garden and they would have been in the way. I'm so happy I could save them. 

Strawberry growing

    I am also excited because this might mean that they might produce two times this year because when I plant them in the new bed, it will be like spring again. We will see about that idea. Right now I will enjoy them growing in the greenhouse where no birds can eat them. 

     Have you ever grown strawberries in the greenhouse? Do you have any tips for me? 

Gardening - seed tape - carrots and radishes

My seed tape gardening

     On Monday, I worked on planting my cold crops. I took some time and planted my seed tape. This looked so easy because it was. Hubby and I prepared the box with composted horse manure and tilling it in.

Radishes planted and watered

     I put the seed tape down. This was tricky part and if it doesn't work it's my fault. The directions state to dig a hole and plant the seeds and then cover with dirt. I didn't do this because the seeds are already cover and you really don't cover these seeds for them to grow.

Prepared soil, added tape, cover

     I decided to try to lay the tape out and cover it with a little dirt. Then I watered it so it had more dirt on it. I did then cover it with  window screens that we had. This will help it not blow away and keep birds and other animals out.

Carrot seed tape planted and watered

      Have you ever used the seed tape? How has it worked for you? Any tips for me. Please let me know. 

Daily Goals - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

My strawberry plants in the green house

Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my workout videos today. 
2. Work - I work today for 8am-6pm. It should be an easy day though I only have little man. 
3. Personal - get a hair cut. I need to take a couple inches off. 
4. Gardening - plant scallions. 
5. Gardening - move plants around to make sure ants don't make a home in them. 

Yesterday in a photo. 

Yesterday Goals 

1. Workout - I want to do one of my workout videos today. - I got up and did it. I felt good until later that night when I was laughing at hubby and my abs hurt. I guess it worked. 
2. Work - I work from 8am-6pm. - I had so much fun with my little guys. We did reading and I love that. I read my boys and listen to them read. It's so cute. 
3. Pets - I want to spend sometime with the bunnies and chicken, give the ducklings a bath and change their cage bedding and walk the dog. I spent time with my bunnies and chick in the morning. Walked the dog in the morning too. Then when I got home the Ducks had a bath and I cleaned thier mess cage. 
4. Gardening - I want to water all my plants and move them around. Therefore Ants don't try to make a home in them. - I moved everything around. Haven't seen any ants but it doesn't mean they aren't there. 
5. Gardening - I need to set up the table so I can move some of the plants outside. During the day tomorrow. - I didn't get to this. But wasn't to worried though because everything that needs light has it for now. 

What are your goals for today?

Workout - Transformation Tuesday - end of the month weigh in

Body shot. 

    

    Today is the last Tuesday of the month. I haven't been prefect but I have been working out at least 2 times a week and been working to stay on THM 80% of the time. I know I can do better and I need to do better. I am over weight. I need to lose about 25lbs to be normal weight. 

      Okay the pictures don't look a lot different. I can see that too. My sides are shaping more, and my legs look thinner. I did lose 3lbs this month. I will take that. 

      My goal next month is to workout 4-5 days a week and stay one THM plan 90% of the time. Are you trying to lose weight? If so what are you doing to lose it. 

Side shot

Gardening- Planting Pea plants in the garden box

Transplanted pea seedling

     Yesterday, I final got some garden time. I decide to start planting my pea plants outside. I am hoping to plant 259 pea plant outside for a spring harvest. I am hoping to get enough peas to can them for our food storage over the winter.

Pea seedlings in the greenhouse

    I started 1/2 my pea plants in the green house. I waited until a few really leaves were on the pea plant before getting them ready to transplant.  I did plant the other half of the pea seeds in the greenhouse, later in the day. I personal do better with seedlings in the bed instead of seeds. 

Preparing Garden Box 3 

      Before I transplant pea plants, webprepared the garden bed. We put down our composted horse manure to help at nutrition to the garden bed. Then hubby helped me trill the bed. (He is such an amazing guy!) 

My garden plan for garden box 3

    Because I had my awesome garden plant for my gardening app. I knew, I need to plant 8 plants per square foot. That made my life super easy. 

My pea transplants around the cage

    I pulled my seedlings out and laid them out around the tomato cage and homemade thing to for the pea plants to climb on. Then I dug a little hole and put my seedling in it. Then cover it up. 

 Houdini 

     I did though have to yell at Houdini to stay away from my new pea plant. She wanted to eat them now. I hope she listened, because she is home alone with them today. 

Watering the pea seedlings 

     The last thing I did was to water them. Now as long as no one eats them. I should have peas to eat this summer and some to save for winter. I can't wait to watch them grow. Are you grow peas this year? Did you plant them in your garden? 

Daily Goals - Tuesday, March 29, 2016

My pea plants with stood the winds

     Good morning! Back to work after 5 days off, but that okay I miss my little ones. Today, I won't get a lot done in the garden but I will get a little done. I did check on my pea plants this morning, it was super windy last night but they all are still there and not blow over. 

Today's Goals

1. Workout - I want to do one of my workout videos today. 
2. Work - I work from 8am-6pm. 
3. Pets - I want to spend sometime with the bunnies and chicken, give the ducklings a bath and change their cage bedding and walk the dog. 
4. Gardening - I want to water all my plants and move them around. Therefore Ants don't try to make a home in them. 
5. Gardening - I need to set up the table so I can move some of the plants outside. During the day tomorrow. 

My day yesterday 

Yesterday's Goals 

1. Cleaning- I need to clean up our house bit is a mess. One day I won't be saying that but not today. - I did get the house cleaned up, not prefect but a lot better. 
2. Workout- I want to do on of my T25 workouts. I will have the time. - I didn't get to this. I got lost in the garden. 
3. Pets- I would like to walk the dog. Let the ducklings play in the yard and then take a swim in the tub. Let the rabbits out to play in the yard too. Now I really need another track. I also need to order our new chicks and I'm so excited about that. - I played with the animals in the yard and Skip was out most the day but I didn't take home for a walk. 
4. Gardening- I would like to plant my peas in the garden box 3 and plant my carrots, and radish in garden box two!! - I planted them! I'm so excited. 
5. Gardening- I would also love to plant my seeds today in the green house. So many things to plant. - I planted 75 sunflower seeds and 75 poppie seeds. I also watered everything. 

What are you doing today? Are you spending time in your garden? If so let me know what you are doing. 

Gardening - Ants! I'm so over them

My sunflower seeds dug out of the pot and ant having the seeds. 

    I have a love hate relationship with ant. I want to love them but they give me so many reasons to hate them! Two years ago I had so many ants everywhere. I had 3 types in my gardening beds. Last year, I had them on my sunflowers and killing them because they were farming the aphids. What are the doing this year? They are digging you my seeds and eating them.

I couldn't figure out what would dig out the seeds. 

     Okay, I understand that sounds crazy. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it. On Monday, I went into the green house an saw my sunflowers where dug up and eaten. Okay 1st othough mouse, but no mouse poop. Also they didn't eat the seeds that were in the packet. That didn't make sense. Then maybe my chicken, they were the lower seeds. But she would have been stuck in the green house and would have eating the seedlings.

Ant with my seeds! 

     The ants would go into my pots dig up the sunflower seeds (and other seeds) and then eat them. I found the left over sunflower seeds in their ant home under my mum pots. 

     How would you try to get rid of the ants? I tried cinnamon powder, nope they were right at home with it. I was told maybe garlic so I will be trying that. What are some ideas you have. 

Daily Goals - Monday, March 28, 2016

Month old Scrooge McDuck and Daisy Duck

      Good Morning! How have you guys been? I have been good but super busy! Live has not slowed down here. Yesterday, we were blessed with 2 new members  of our family. Hubby found 2 ducklings for free with the duckling set up and bedding and feed. So now we have ducklings! I'm so excited. Please meet Scrooge McDuck and Daisy Duck. I'm so excited. 

Today's goals 

1. Cleaning- I need to clean up our house bit is a mess. One day I won't be saying that but not today. 
2. Workout- I want to do on of my T25 workouts. I will have the time.
3. Pets- I would like to walk the dog. Let the ducklings play in the yard and then take a swim in the tub. Let the rabbits out to play in the yard too. Now I really need another track. I also need to order our new chicks and I'm so excited about that. 
4. Gardening- I would like to plant my peas in the garden box 3 and plant my carrots, and radish in garden box two!! 
5. Gardening- I would also love to plant my seeds today in the green house. So many things to plant. 

     What are your goals today? Most of my goals won't be able to be started until it stops raining so hoping that happens right after lunch. Well off to clean. Hope you have an amazing day.