Daily Goals ~ Monday, December 16th, 2013

Wow, I can't believe this year is almost over! A few more day's and it will be over. Today is a 1/2 day at work, which is nice because I have a lot to get do around the house. This weekend, I got lost in my gardening plans.

Today's Goals

1. Work ~ I work 9-2 today. This works great, because the little one has preschool, therefore the baby and I have time to shop to get there Christmas gifts for the parents, Don't know what I'm doing yet, but it should be fun.
2. Clean up ~ My little one won't clean her room, so hubby and I cleaned it. Great idea right? Take the stuff she has on the floor and out of place and make her earn it back. Yeah one question with that, where do I put her stuff?
3. Christmas~ Tonight  want to get the decorations up. We haven't done much around the house because we didn't have the little one to help.
4. Cooking ~ Today starts the 7 days of cookies! Everyday from now until next Monday I want to make a different type of cookies. I love making Cookies because this gives us something little to give. This year we are very tight on money little gift to give to people is a huge help.
5. Workout ~ I want to hit the gym today. This way I get there!

What do you have planned today?

Gardening - Planning Gardening Box 1 for 2014

My Garden Pro App layout!

This garden box will be Carrot garden box. I always seem to have a lot of trouble growing carrots I can't quite figure out why. But they never seem to grow longer than my thumb. But I will keep trying until I can figure out what I'm doing wrong I wonder if my clay soil just is not right for them yet and in time they will grow bigger. But I did try to plant them in a pot last year and that didn't work either. I guess it's give-and-take and see what works.

This year I'm going to plant them in the box followed my potatoes were in last year. Hopefully the potatoes broke up the soil enough to give the carrots room to grow. I am also going to try to plant them earlier. I'm hoping that I will be able to get them into the soil by no later than April 4th. Then I am going to plant two rows a week for a month. This way they should have more than enough time to be harvest by this fall. This also makes my harvest dates different so I don't have to harvest them all at once.

I am also looking at companions for the carrots. Companion planting is normally the best way to go because it helps you can't different varieties of plants altogether one area. Companion planting also helps you learn what will help your plant grow better. The companion plants that I found that should work well with my carrots are cherry tomatoes and leeks. 

Planning my 2014 Garden

Gardening- Planning 2014 Gardens~ 1st draft

Free Gardening Kindle Books

'The Zero Energy Thermal Mass Greenhouse / One Hour of Free Video Instruction' by Bevan Williams 

 

 

'Essential Herb Gardening and Cooking' by Hillary Stanza

 

So many of the free books this week seem to be ones we already have. I have so much reading to do, are you reading these with me? Get these while they are free and read along with me! Join me on Facebook at Pa Gardeners!

 

 

 

 



Gardening tips- Gardening App

    I'm not one to promote an app that I do not love. I was sitting on my bed planning my garden. Whhen I said to hubby, looking at my horrible gardening drawing, "He should make an app, that I can plan my gardens my away and add the plants I want. That there has to be many plants not just 100." He told me there was! It is called Garden Plan Pro.

App view in the app store

     This app is awesome. Yes, it is cost, but it has everything. It keeps the base of your garden plan in the app. It reminds you of crop rotations and annual plants, you have in your garden. You can add your seeds and change the information to match you seeds. It also tells you when to plant you seeds. 

My garden layouts!

    If you are really into gardening I would suggest you to download this app I love it!

Daily Goals - Thursday, December 12th, 2013

 Good Morning, I was woking up to my emails going off! It's snowing here again! Not much but enough for people to drive like crazy people. I also have to get the fire going in the house. Hopeful it will help get the house warm. 

Today's Goals

1. Work- I work from 8-6. I got texts from hubby and my mom to leave early because it is snowing!
2. Workout- I want to do a yoga video today. I'm doing awesome sticking with counting my calories!
3. Cleaning- vacume the house. I have been keeping the house picked up. So it easier, to keep it clean. 
4. Reading- Today is my last day to read my book. It is due at the library tonight! Hope I can finsh it. 
5. Keep fire going- having a wood fire place, that warms the house is very hard on cold days when hubby and I both work. Yesterday we got home and the house was 60 degrees. It was so cold. Before I feel asleep, I got it back up to 67'. 

Yesterday's Goals

1. Work ~ Today I work from 8am- 6pm. It might be a long day because the little ones haven't seen me all week. I have missed them so much though! - it was so much fun to be back to work!
2. Cleaning ~ back to work makes clean when I get home so hard to do. But we are having friends over for dinner on Saturday and that won't leave me with a lot of time. With that being said today, I will clean the bathroom and fold 2 baskets of wash.- I was so beat. I just crashed with hubby. 
3. Reading - today is the last day with my book. That's makes me so sad!! But I have had it for a month. - I got done two chapters! 
4. Cooking- we changed the menu for today. We are having steak and potatoes. Mmmm. - dinner was great 

I had a great day yesterday. I love having a job I love! 

'The Beginner's Ultimate Guide To Low Cost Gardening. Everything You Need To Know to Kick off NOW!' by Hillary Stanza

 

Green and Clean: Natural Cleaning Outside Your Home' 'by Martha Green

 

Not many free books today, oh well two is better than none. Get these while they are free and read along with me! Join me on Facebook at Pa Gardeners!

 

 

 

 

 

 



Wedding Wednesday- Changing Bridesmaid

    You know you're going to read this person think I'm being a bridezilla. I have put a lot of thought into this. One of my bridesmaid has seen to be a huge issue for me and making every tiny little thing I plan, about my wedding a huge problem. 

    I'm not going to use this post to complain or bad mouth somebody I have 5 good reasons for changing my bridesmaid. I understand that this might cause a problem because the bridesmaid is my future sister-in-law, but I can't take her drama in my wedding any longer. 

   I am very excited though about the bridesmaid that's going to take her spot! She's a wonderful person that I've known for the last 18 years. She is so excited to help me start planning my wedding and know what's going on with it! I can't wait to have somebody that really wants to help plan the wedding enjoy this time of my life with me. 

    I understand that this might cause a lot of drama and might have some effects that I don't want to deal with. After my hubby and I have spoken about this this is the best way for us to continue our wedding plans. 

    I also feel like I can do this because my wedding is over a year away, the bridesmaid has not bought the dress went to look at dresses with me or has helped with any of the wedding plans. I guess we will see how this turns out. 

    Have you ever had to get rid of a bridesmaid? If so how did you do it?