Gardening Time - Vicks Plant

 

Vicks Plant

While at Black Creek Nursery this year. Hubby and I came across this amazing plant. It looked like a mixture of a succulent plant and oregano. Hubby looked at it and smelled it and called me over right away. He like it smells like Vick vapor rub. I smelled it he was right! Right then we new we were going to buy some. I am sensitive to the eucalyptus in the Vick’s vapor rub. It gives me a headache. Therefore, we can’t use it in the house. We both wondered if this plant was the answer to that. We bought to a decided to see where that goes.

I looked it up when we got home. It is Vicks plant (Plectranthus Tomentosa). Many sites have talk about it being as good as the rub. Some sites also said it would attract bees and butterflies and repel mosquitoes. We though this plant couldn’t get better.

Potting cuttings

I planted with my saint John wort. More as a cover crop to the pepper and egg plants. It did spread all over the garden bed. Not as good as I hoped it would but enough to add another layer of plant mulch to the bed. Though I don’t know if it was happy there or not. It had sunny light but was covered with plants. I harvest 6.95 ounces of it, this year. I don’t think that is two bad for a plant that was $2.95. The other cool part was I took cutting of the plant. They all rooted, and I have 9 cutting growing into plants!

Look at the roots on the plant

How to use the plant; I’m still trying to figure that out. I soak all that I harvested in olive oil. It turned out smelling horrible. I was hoping to pull out the oil and make it into ointment. I think I might try it in coconut oil next time. I have read you can boil it and breathe in the vapors. I also have seen where you can make it as a poultice. These things are great ideas. I might try that.

Vicks plants 

Have you ever grown, or heard of Vicks Plant? Have you used it? What was your favorite way to use it?

Daily Goals - December 7, 2020

 

Happy Monday! I can’t believe it is midday already. Where did the day go? I have 2 little ones today. We are learning about the letter Hh this week. I also started my checklist again on keeping up with the house. Hopeful it helps, but who knows. Keeping a perfectly clean house when I have myself, hubby and my daughter, then 2-6 littles here for 11-12 hours five days a week. Is not easy. I try but I’m not prefect. Today I will be working on clean up the kitchen. What are you doing today? Here are my goals 

Today’s Goals

1.       Work – I work from 6:30am- 6pm. We are learning about the letter Hh. I have so many fun things planned for this week.

2.       Workout – Get up work out and nightly yoga

3.       Crafting life – We have 2 glass stove cover that we need to make. I want get the vinyl parts done.

4.       Homestead – Build the new fodder shelve.

5.       Write weekly goals post.

Yesterday’s Goals

1.       Work – Send out Receipt. I got this done. Organize the account to make sure they are matching records. I did our quarterly budget plan. Have to love Dave Ramsey way of life. Though I did find out I spent more than I would have like this month.

2.       Crafting life – We have 2 glass stove cover that we need to make. I want get the vinyl parts done.  Didn’t get to print them, but I did design the one. That was a step in the right direction.

3.       Homestead – We need to find a way to get the trap to stay on wood pill. I didn’t get to it, but we did take down out tent gazebo.

4.       Grocery shopping – My Insta chart has run out. This is a little worry some, because I need something, I can order it when the littles are here. With the chance of closing down, I don’t want to spend stupid money. I did my 1^st order. It was a little scary, but I got it done. That was exciting. I think it will help us make money and save some money. I enjoyed it and made okay money, while shopping for myself. It was like 2 birds one stone. I think I can do it 1^st thing one the weekends when hubby sleeps in and it will should make us enough to cover our grocery bill.

5.       Cleaning – Clean out frig.- I got this done and hubby was amazing and took out the trash for me.

Today I’m going to work on finishing my goals from yesterday. Never just sitting still here. 

Daily Goals - December 6, 20202

 Happy Sunday! I can’t believe how fast last week went. We have a lot going on before Christmas. I’m still not in the Christmas Mood. I don’t know why but as I get older I loss the Christmas spirit. I don’t know why. I don’t get excited for it. I know the kids do so I try to live through them.

Today’s Goals

1.       Work – Send out Receipt

2.       Crafting life – We have 2 glass stove cover that we need to make. I want get the vinyl parts done.

3.       Homestead – We need to find a way to get the trap to stay on wood pill.

4.       Grocery shopping – My Insta chart has run out. This is a little worry some, because I need something, I can order it when the littles are hear. With the chance of closing down, I don’t want to spend stupid money.

5.       Cleaning – Clean out frig.

Today will be a busy day, but it needs to be. I do want to end it by 7pm and relax. What are you doing today? 

Kid's Korner -Letter Gg Lesson plans

 

Letter Gg Lesson plans

 

We are going to have so much fun with the letter Gg this week! I’m so excited for the farm animals to come back. The kids love them. I also can’t wait to do some fun G learning.

Ø  Monday

o    Learning time – Letter G coloring book and gum ball machine.

o   Art time – Gum ball with finger prints

Ø  Tuesday

o   Learning time – Goats coloring sheet (only coloring page because I don’t have anyone over 2 and this age, I just want to work on coloring without eating the markers)

o   Art time – Make a Goat 

Ø  Wednesday

o   Learning time – Geode color page,

o   Art time – Tie die coffee paper to make geodes

Ø  Thursday

o   Learning time – Giraffe coloring page, tracing words, tracing paper

o   Art time – Paper Giraffe

Ø  Friday           

o   Learning time – Goat worksheets

o   Farm Animal Visit – Goats are coming to play. (weather pending)

o   Art time – Make goats craft

We will also do 1 science projects this week, Salt Geodes (this might take up to a week). We also will do a Billy Goat Gruff Steam challenge. Come check out though out the week on our projects.

Daily Goals - December 1, 20202

 Happy Tuesday!

Chocolate Cherry muffins and Linden tea

                Started the day off with my workout. I’m trying to get use to eating 1^st thing in the morning. This is hard for me. I normal run around all morning I mean it is just 11 am and I’m finally sitting to write my morning post (though I do eat with the kids at 8:30am). I have over 8,000 steps in already. But I’m back to Trim and Healthy Mama life style on eating. This is what makes sense to me and I enjoy eating and not counting my calorie (honestly don’t have time for that) and the fasting diet worries me. I’m not a time eater. I like to eat when I’m hungry. THM works for me. What works for you is great. Anyway before my rant. On the diet you are suppose to eat every 3hours and eat carbs before a workout. I don’t eat in the morning, sitting down and eating so out. I made 3 sets of on plan E (carb) muffins so I could eat while I’m feeding pet and getting workout stuff done. I’m still having trouble. Today I felt like I was forcing myself to eat. I don’t want to get up any earlier to eat 4:45am comes early enough, no muffin is making me get out of bed. I did eat it though, so I did start the day off right.  

Today’s Goals

·         Work – Today I work 6:30am-6pm. I have my babies today so it will be a fun day.

·         Clean Bedroom – I need to change out bed sheets, and get them washed. Pick up our room a little bit and then vacuumed after work.

·         Reading – Today is a reading day. I want to slow my body down tonight and read for 20 minutes. It is very important to keep my mind working out too.

·         Workout – On week 2 of my Country Heat, I love this workout so much. I also found out one of my old little parents is a beach body coach. I changed my info to her so she gets my scription bonus. (I know they get paid though selling stuff) That was a plus for her. Though I did tell her I don’t want to be sold to. I love beach body on Demand and that is Work- I work from 6:30am-6pm today. We are learning about the letter Gg this week.

·         Meeting tonight – We are meeting with people tonight about an air system. I’m super excited about.

Yesterday’s Goals

·         Workout – Last week because I was off a few days I didn’t get up and workout. Time to get back in it. I also started my new waist trainer today. Oh My Goodness. It is tight. Not can’t move tight, but you can tell my body is ready for this.  Workout is done. I really enjoy my workout. Hubby wasn’t a fan of the clapping at 5:15am so I have to be quieter. Was trainer made it until 3pm then I took it off. I am trying again today for a full day.

·         Dinner – Tonight is dinner with my parents at Red Lobster. Free meal, is a great idea. Dinner was good. We did get talked into one of the things now finding the money for it is the issue.

·         Set up my goals for the week. I didn’t set up my goals. Which always makes me feel bad. -I didn’t get to thins

·         Cyber Monday – Put in my 2 orders. One at Trim Healthy Mama and the other Herbal Zine. – I ordered way to much yesterday! I am happy with what I ordered, but next time I should do a little less or plan better.

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What are your goals for today? Let me know, you have a blog hook them up! Lets work together to be the best we can be.

Gardening Time - Ordering seeds

 

    One of my favorite times of year is the time where I get to plan my garden and order seeds. I love seeds, because I love plants. This year we are going to work a lot on growing our plants from seeds. I’m hoping to grow enough plants to have them for my garden and be able to sell them cheap ($0.50-$1) Just to cover the cost of the seeds and stuff we need for the garden. I don’t want to make a profit. I just want to cover my cost. I mean you get 300 onion seeds, I won’t need 300, if I can sell then to make up the difference that would be amazing. If not, I will give them away.

I’m chancing the way we are eating and also need spring and fall crops. From Baker Creek, I ordered onions, spinach, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, luffa (I know I need that seed). I also ordered their Catalog, honestly that was the reason I went to their site. I love their catalog, it has so much awesome info in it. I can’t wait for the seeds to come in.

I also placed an order with Urban Farmer. This will be the 1^st time I order through them. I got a coupon for 15% off for Cyber Monday. I need potato seeds for the year and asparagus, for the new asparagus garden. I will transfer asparagus roots we have but new roots will be nice too. I’m hoping that this company is better than the last one I used.

What seeds are you ordering for the year? Would you rather start from seeds or buy transplants? Check out my other 18-17 weeks before average date of last frost goals. Let me know what you are doing in the garden.

Gardening Goals ~ 18-17 Weeks Before Average Frost Date

The Week-by-Week Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook has flipped to the being again. This is one reasons I love this book so much. I can use it over and over again. Can you believe we are going to start seeds for 2021 Garden!!! I’m so excited. 2020 Gardening has harvested 151.28lbs of food! 😄 My goal was 100 lbs. We are still harvesting celery, rosemary, and sage out of the garden. My garden has become completely kid friendly, meaning nothing but water is going on it. My littles are little most are 3 and under, they grab food and eat it. I don’t want them to fear eating anything.

18-17 Weeks before average frost date

v  Clean up around the green house. Work on organizing it.

v  Place Seed orders- The magazines will be coming in soon, but I know there are something I want no matter what. I want to get them ordered.

v  Paint the roof of the Green house. It has been painted in a few years. I want it to last a long time. Painting it will help.

v  Hook up the heat to the green house.

v  Sow Herbs – Start Thyme and Parsley seeds.

v  Sow Vegetables – Start Onion and leeks.

v  Start to plan next year’s gardens. What do I want to grow?

I am so thankful this year for having the time to get back into my garden.  Know COVID-19 was a huge pain, but it did give me so much time for my garden and a chance to geek out about it. We have plans to extent it this year. Then it will be as big as I want it until we decide if we want to move or not. What are you doing in your garden?