Life of the Party

 I would've never thought that having the summer off would be this boring. Although I have grown a decent size garden, I have to find other things to occupie my mind.   I have decided to start to draw again. Maybe I can find my passion for art once again. I just never have time for it and I have lost my skill set. Hopefully I will find it again in the next several weeks I will keep you posted and updated. 

   After the storm, most of my corn straightened up!

     Having electricity is so convenient that when we don't have it, we go completely crazy. In the past few days there have been numerous storms that keep managing to knock the power poles down. We should be able to handle it, but some of our visiting tourists packed up and left early due to the power outage. I got to witness them complain about how rural our area was and how they would never come and visit again.      Maybe they'll keep their word and never return. I spent the entire "outage" in the lake. I was like, "if its going to get hot.... I'm hitting the lake...  bye!"  The only thing I have to regret about the storms was my garden.  The high winds knocked down all my corn. All that hard work was wasted in a single night.     I guess it's just a part of being a gardener. It only had about two more weeks until harvest. I'll keep you guys posted, and I promise to include photos as well! 

When the weather begins to warm up, I begin to plant! I'm super excited to say that this year my tires will be a success. Well.... hopefully.  Above is a picture of onions that have decided to come up from seeds. Yes!!!!   I'm super proud, and I don't know if that is weird or not. lol      A local gardner gave me some advise about adding manure to my tires for an extra boost. My neighbor has horses and she was more than happy to let me have some. I didn't realize how important it was to socialize with them. It was a great conversational starter and maybe this might lead to an awesome friendship. Living in a small town makes things pretty much known, but letting new people in on your hobbies is always a positive.    I can always use some guidance when it comes to planting, and thanks to my ghetto green house I was able to start most of my garden early.                     This year has ...

    The dreaded weeding has to begin...    It's the worst part about gardening, and honestly it's the hardest. I don't know how normal people keep their gardens looking so neat and tidy.  I spend 30 minutes a day pruning pulling and digging up weeds to keep my plants in pristine condition.  I know it will all be worth it when the fresh vegetables come in, but for now I will complain about it.     Pictures will be posted soon and hopefully you will get to see the progress that has been made.   Feel free to comment or to give advice. I am always open for suggestions or critiques that pertain to my posts. 

     I've decided that I need a greenhouse and I didn't want to invest too much money. Amazon provided the best CHEAP solution. For around $88.00 dollars you can buy yourself a premium plastic green house that is easily setup and somewhat ascetically appealing.  Yeah... that was a joke...      Well, I have to admit that is has helped with frost and keeping my plants supper warm during the day/ evening. For the amount I paid for it, it's not actually all that bad. I was surprised at how sturdy it has been during all this recent wind. I was dreading it getting blown over. I guess everyone has to try new things. I already have tomatoes, green beans, and pumpkin plants coming up.

      Everyone has their weird hobbies, but sometimes mine takes up too much time. The air is getting warmer and I can smell the blooming flowers. Yes, its SPRING and I'm ready to start my garden again this year.  I have finally dipped my toes into a  green house. Last year I planted an mini garden in a variety of old tires. This year I plan to use a make shift green house to start my plants.        I also plan to grow my own "normal" garden. My awesome neighbor plowed up our lower field for a regular garden. I'm excited to say that this will be my summer hobby. After last year's mess, I have researched tips and tricks of gardening. I prepared now!        I will start posting pictures as soon as my plants start coming up!!!  I planted onion heads this morning in my tractor tires. Hopefully, this will be successful! Keep your fingers crossed for me! 

    Being on time is not one of my finest qualities, and the more effort I put into it the more of a failure I am. As a diabetic I have to make sure I'm always checking my sugar and taking my medicine at the right time.      There are days where my activities with friends keep me out late my I forget to pack my medicine.  Taking it later than usual normally throws me off.             Good news:      I have entered the world of yoga, and it's not as bad as I anticipated. I've basically stopped drinking anything other than water.   The scales have been weighing in my favor. 

   Being trapped indoors is no excuse to be inactive. Today I went for a walk in the snow. Yes, it was cold, but it was more than worth it. Sometimes getting outside of the house is just what you need.

Today's quote, " success all depends on the second letter."       It's up to me to regularly check my glucose levels. It's no one's responsibility to do this, but my own.  I hate people who blame others for things they should do themselves. I also cannot understand why some people look at me weird when I excuse myself to check my levels before a meal.  My goal this month is to wake up each morning with my sugar being under 120.       Everyday I try to make good choices, but somedays we have to make mistakes in order to get back on track. 

It's a everyday battle, and the struggles are quite real. It is imperative to your health to make sure you workout each day. I think this is where I'll begin my postings!    Today's quote is, "exercise in the morning before you're brain realizes what you're doing!"         I plan to post weekly updates on controlling this monster!  

    Being confined to my house in fear of being cold, is not my idea of a "good time." Today is MLK day and I'm currently setting here doing nothing. I had an early appointment this morning and the first person I ran into decided to tell me she didn't believe in MLK day.  I was like, "well I'm sorry about that, but there is nothing you can do about it." Small town mindsets are so juvenile.       The waiting room was busy and all I could think about was my short conversation with that old lady. Why had she felt the need to express her thoughts to me?  I get it now. I'm just to nice and polite to be rude. So when she engaged me in conversation, I didn't ignore her. HUMMMMM