Sewing Week - Days 5, 6, & 7

The past three days, Charlie has been sick, and I was even feeling a bit sick. So I wasn't up, or really able to, do any sewing.

Summary of Sewing Week:
I didn't really do any sewing, sadly. I did sew a button on Mitchell's shorts, which made me feel useful and good, but that really doesn't seem like much. I want to try this again so that I can really get a feel for it.

Sewing Week - Days 2, 3, & 4

I've just spent the last 3 days working on laundry to clear a space for my sewing stuff...

Sewing Week - Day 1

This is Sewing Week! Today, I went through the bedroom closet to find all of my sewing stuff. Then I organized it all. I also started work on getting a sewing area set up. The big problem is that I have HUGE piles of laundry there that desperately need to be washed first. So I guess this is also laundry week...

Gardening Week - Day 7

I watered my plants today. And I pruned a few more bad leaves off of my jar herbs. Just waiting for things to grow right now.

Summary of Gardening Week:
I really enjoyed Gardening Week. I liked working with the plants and I liked that it made me go outside more. This gave me a good feeling of fulfillment, and excitement and hope for my plants. This was definitely a winner.

Gardening Week - Days 5 & 6

The past couple days, I've just "pruned" my herbs, taking the leaves out that aren't doing well in the jars. And I've checked to see if my pots are still moist. Not very exciting, but it's nice to have something like that.

Gardening Week - Day 4

Today, I cleaned out my planters. I had four that I bought several years ago, but haven't used in forever (like, since we lived in Virginia 3 years ago). I washed them with soap and water, then I soaked them in our tub with some added bleach for an hour. I decided to get two things done at once and ran the jets of the tub at the same time. It worked pretty great, except one of my small planters cracked. Then I let them air dry.

We also went to Home Depot. We bought potting soil that's formulated for starting seeds and cuttings more quickly. We bought spinach seeds. And we bought a trowel.

I finally got down to some planting. I planted the spinach seeds in my biggest planter. And put some green onions in my second biggest planter. I'm waiting for some herbs to show signs of rooting before I waste soil and planter space on them. The kids had fun helping me water the seeds and onions, too. They are so excited to see things grow.

Gardening Week - Days 2 & 3

The past couple days, I've done tons of research about gardening in containers and what to plant this time of year and other such things. I probably could have spent even more time because I'm kind of obsessed with researching things until I know "everything," but that wouldn't have been very effective or interesting for the blog.

I bought several different fresh herbs at the store yesterday, and I'm going to see if I can get any of them to root with just water and sunshine. I know it's kind of unlikely, since it's been awhile since they were cut from the original plant, and many herbs don't usually root without rooting compound, but I'm willing to at least try. I am also rooting green onions in a jar. I've done that a lot, but this time I'm planning on actually planting them.

Parsley (Italian, or Flat-Leaf), Thyme, Green Onions, Rosemary, Tarragon, Basil, Mint, Cilantro, Oregano, Sage

While sorting through each of the herb bunches and prepping them to be put in the water, I learned that I don't like the smells of Tarragon or Sage very much. Tarragon is okay, but Sage smells really bad to me. I like the smells of all of the other herbs a lot, but those two are just not pleasant to me. I wonder why?