In the Storm

i choose...

i didn't do to bad in march. i didn't get my bedroom painted. i did read two new books. i not only attended my nephews marine corp graduation but hoosier man took some amazing pictures and we had a really great time. i moved more than the month previously but i wouldn't call it moving more and i didn't move 5x a week. i did nourish my spirit through the study of God's word: Covenants (Kay Arthur) and James (Beth Moore). i did create two new craft projects: 3-tiered tray and potted herbs. i did not complete my grandsons A B C album (but i got much closer) and I began a major project to give to each of my kids: a recipe album. i think i also made 5 new recipes this month.

so for april i choose...

weekend project

after work today i headed to home depot for herbs. they had everything i wanted except chives. i'm starting small: rosemary, basil, cilantro, thyme, and dill. i simply asked one of the garden experts at home depot (i overheard her conversation with someone else and she sounded very knowledgeable) and she led me to the pots, and soil i'd need. we discussed plant food but they were out of the smaller bags and she felt it really wasn't necessary - just keep 'em watered.

after picking out my herbs, soil and pots - i got terra cotta - i headed for the paint department for some chalkboard spray paint. again i asked the expert about how many cans i'd need and she assured me one can would be sufficient.

it took about an hour to hour and a half from start to finish: tape off a spot for spray painting with the chalkboard paint, letting it dry in the sun (the rain had stopped and the sun was coming through nicely), and repotting the herbs with an organic potting soil for herbs and vegetables. finally i grabbed some white chalk and labelled my pots.

dill, basil, rosemary, cilantro, and thyme - they all smell amazing! perched on my kitchen garden window.

as you can tell my pots are perfectly, imperfect. it really was my intent for them not to be exact.

big news: i planted herbs!!!!!

and i'm so excited! and i've checked off one of my 13 projects before 2013.

i choose...

welcome march 2012. it's a new month with new possibilities. for this girl who weighs in once a month, who has a new assignment for move more eat well, for 12 more photos on the 12 of each month, for putting what i didn't do in february but want to do - choose to do in march - here is to march...

this is also the month i choose to create an herb garden.

let's see how i do for march because i stunk at february

I choose...

i have made some yearly goals such as projects to accomplish in 2012, and moving more, eating well which give me assignments to complete every month and keep me on track, and encourage me to move more. i have also chosen one little word: nourish to focus on for this year. january was an awesome month for me personally. i accomplished alot towards all of these goals, ideas (like the 52photos, and hello mondays) that are weekly goals but i like the idea of setting some simple monthly goals that i want to concentrate on (in addition to my other challenges. so each month now i'm going to select some goals (they may wrap into other projects, challenges, assignments, etc.) to focus on for the month.

for instance: i am choosing to eat a piece of fruit everyday. this also will tie in with moving more, eating well - that's ok; and necessary. my life seems to be wrapped up in moving more, eating better, nourishing my body, mind, relationships (jeff and i have been on two dates already this year), our small group is growing that i can't help but choose to do things that may overlap. that is ok.

it will be interesting to see how i do.

(photo by me; nail polish O.P.I., you're a doll)