Posts from the ‘Random Stuff’ Category

  • My weight loss journey week 3

    January 28th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I am excited to say I weigh 160! I have lost 5 pounds so far on my weight loss journey! I ran 5 days last week. I missed Saturday but ran Monday through Friday. I wrote down what I ate and kept my calories under 1500 a day. I plan to do the same this […]

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  • My weight loss journey week 2

    January 20th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I am happy and excited to report back that I ran six days this week! I did it in large part because I knew I was going to have to get on here and give a report. I am going to continue running this week. Six days straight, 2 miles… or 30 minutes whichever comes […]

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  • My weight loss journey week 1

    January 14th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I committed to lose 30 pounds for one of my New Years Resolutions. The first step in achieving anything is to write it down, or in my case type it. I promised to give updates so here goes my first post in my weight loss journey. I apologize for sharing the boring details of my […]

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  • Water reflections

    January 11th, 2013 | My Garden, Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I spent today on my college campus getting trained for my final semester of college as a student teacher. I can’t wait to graduate and after over 30 years of on and off college, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had a great day and it made me […]

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  • 13 Benefits for building a raised urban garden

    January 6th, 2013 | My Garden, Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    It’s hard to think that I have only been gardening a year and I still just love it. I had gardened in the past but never stuck with it longer than a season. I hated to weed and didn’t stay with taking care of it. Now, I can’t wait for the next season to plant […]

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  • Happy New Year! and committed resolutions

    December 31st, 2012 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 2 Comments

    I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! I read a book a few years ago that I always think of when I think of goals and resolutions. It is called Write it Down, Make it Happen and it is great for helping anyone to find a way to get their goals on paper. There is […]

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  • How I store my seeds and organize my make-up

    December 27th, 2012 | Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    About a year ago I had an idea on how to organize my make-up . I built a divided box that I could store my make-up in out of small boxes I had around my house. I used to dig in my make-up drawer for what to put on next and that always frustrated me. […]

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  • FIVE low-stress study tips for finals

    December 12th, 2012 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 4 Comments

    I am in finals now and with the stress that finals bring I thought there might be someone else in my same boat. I graduated from high school in 1982, went to two years of college and got married. A wonderful 30+ years and six amazing children happened in between, and it seems like I […]

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  • My favorite face cream

    December 9th, 2012 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 2 Comments

    About four years ago I found this cream at Sams club and decided to give it a try. I have used it every night since! At night I wash my face with a mild face soap, called Kiss My Face. I put this Vitamin E Creme on my face every night and it soaks in […]

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  • Gardening Trend – Home gardens are up

    December 5th, 2012 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 3 Comments

    I found this cool graphic showing how “growing your own” is trending. Most older people can remember working in a garden as a child, or at least a grandparent having a garden. When I was 12 years old my parents bought six acres and moved our family out to “the country”.  We had a barn, all […]

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