A Walk in the Park-Blooming where your'e planted!!

Today after being called to the local neighborhood park,for emergency drink aid-a friend was doing landscape work and forgot to pack some hydration in his lunch pail (haha!!). Being the good friend that I am, I obliged ,after my lifesaving efforts were provided we took alittle walk along the nature trail resting on the bridge to admire the sights and sounds of nature. Serenity is found in the simplest of place, I admired the barks of different trees ,some were peeling, others already barren and white like gigantic calcified bones jutting out of the earth reaching for the sky!! The sounds of birds singing melodiously in their own choir,tickled my ears. The trickle of the small stream that ran it's course,making it's own path was soothing to watch-nature alive. I was at peace. We talked and laughed and did alot of being quiet. Taking it all in. When his lunch break was over,I thought aloud to come back in a couple of hours when I dropped my boy off at his evening activies to continue to bask in the glory of being outdoors and to continue the joy of being at one with nature. But, something happened before this could happen, I went home and went out into my own oasis and realized that I have my own lil park right in my own backyard, filled with the sights and sounds that I was quick to run off to,minus the lil creek-What my point is take pleasure in what is in your own backyard, we are often busy looking for pleasures outside of our own zones,when all we really need is right at our fingertips,or as simple as taking a step right outside our own door!!!

Face It-Beauty From The Pantry

My face has been suffering from the dryness of winter. So I got out my bag of oatbran which has been just sitting on the shelf waiting for me to put it to use! I took down some honey and a Lipton lemon-ginger tea bag. I made a thick paste which was really difficult to mix so I added just alittle water and magic happen,this mask was absolutely lovely-I even smeared some on mommy as well,I let it rest and went about my business doing housework,then it happened my face started to itch really badly-go figure and the oatmeal started flaking so I knew it was rinse time, it left my skin feeling so refreshed, one thing is after the super soft and supple feeling past dryness set in, so have some toner and a nice light moisturer handy!! The next day I made the same batch,but added in yogurt to lighten dark spots and it has. I must say my skin is looking mighty good!!!

Groceries Shopping-101,the art of saving a few bucks!!

My great,grandfather use to have us carting him from store to store,in hopes of saving a few pennies, when I was in my twenties and much more impatient-haha,I thought this made absolutely no sense,but over ten years later-I have seen the light!! Going shopping at several stores makes perfect sense,if you are getting what you want and it's available at a discount! Every month I hit 3 major stores for sure,if I have excess I throw in Big Lots and Marshall's and yes I did say Marshall's-they have fantastic culinary products,and lots of unsual items from different countries as well.

The main store is Walmart-here I purchase the basics eggs,bread,frozen veggies,and other dried goods, and canned beans....

Second-Aldie's here,I get the bulk of my fresh produce,and miscellanious items like,crackers,chips,dip,yogurt,-most dairy products,and today I discovered that I can get an even better bargain here on preshredded and sliced cheese,and specialty items on sale or clearance.

The Third is Ollie's-I get my cold-pressed olive oil and pasta sauce here every month exclusively!! They also have great organic items every month today I found two types of organic tea bags...

Am I wasting gas,I don't think so-I'm getting what I want, and everything is a hop and a skip from each other!!

Good shopping everyone!!