Posts from the ‘Random Stuff’ Category

  • My daughter’s garden

    April 24th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 7 Comments

    I recently helped my daughter get her garden started. Her husband built their garden box using my plans and we had a fun day filling it with soil and plants. I brought a few new plants for her but also transplanted a few from my garden. She lives in the same growing zone as I […]

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  • Raised urban garden boxes on sale in the Houston,Texas area

    April 15th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    Saturday I stopped by my favorite garden store to see my friend Donna Faye. She has been a huge help to me over the past few years and has taught me a lot about gardening. I asked her if she would be willing to sell my Raised Urban Garden boxes and she agreed, so my […]

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  • My perfect day

    April 11th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I am in a writing class this semester and for a recent class assignment I had to make a series of journal entries about myself. For one entry I decided to write about “my perfect day” and what it would look like. While everything doesn’t have to happen on one day (and there are many […]

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  • Spring give-away contest winner!

    April 3rd, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    The spring give-away contest ended on Monday and the official winner is: Don Myrfield Don check your email for the link to the plans For everyone that took the time and effort to enter the contest, I loved reading about all your garden favorites! Thank You! If you would like to share pictures of your […]

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  • Get your garden started – a big thank you, plans on sale!

    April 2nd, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 1 Comment

    With the welcome of spring, I am offering a sale price of my plans for $10 (limited time only) to help everyone get their garden started. I want to express thanks for so many kind emails I have received from people that have started their gardens. Here’s a letter I received from Rachel in Indiana: […]

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  • Spring giveaway! One free set of my garden plans – Ends April 1st

    March 14th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 94 Comments

    In celebrating the arrival of spring I am giving away one set of my raised urban garden plans. To enter, leave a comment on this post answering the question: “What is your favorite garden vegetable or flower to grow?” Or, if you’re new to gardening, simply type “I want the plans” and you will be […]

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  • My weight loss journey week 7

    February 25th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I made it to 154 pounds but I only ran one day this week. On Monday, I couldn’t find my ipod and then the excuses just kept mounting. I did do a great job at watching my calories and I am grateful that I feel great and am feeling more healthy. I feel that I […]

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  • My weight loss journey week 6

    February 17th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I ran Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday this week. I haven’t been good about running on Saturdays, so I will plan to run this next week Monday – Friday. No more Saturday runs planned – five days will be good for me. I am a student teacher in a 6th grade science class and have […]

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  • My weight loss journey week 5

    February 10th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 1 Comment

    This weeks report: I ran Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. I weigh 157 and am starting to feel it in my clothes! I found a quote by Brian Tracy that I love. It is “Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines.” I love it because it sums up what I think about writing down goals. […]

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  • My weight loss journey week 4

    February 3rd, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    This week I did great until Friday! It was my birthday and two people brought me cake and I got homemade oreos and more goodies, so I didn’t do as well on the eating. We went out for dinner too – Asian Bistro – it was wonderful! So eating I didn’t do great Friday, but […]

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