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Gardening Tips

If you’re a first-time gardener, I’d highly recommend that you buy plants that have already started growing. Don’t buy seeds and try to spout them yourself! Buy plants and them plant them yourself.

When replanting a plant, make sure to place it in a container that rises slightly above the height of the plant’s root system. Pour soil around the sides of the plant and on top of the plant until the bottom of the soil touches the plant’s bottom leaves. Keep the plant out of direct sun and water it multiple times throughout this first day. Plants go through shock when first replanted, so give them a little extra love this initial day.

Choose a pot big enough so that the plant have lots of space to grow. I’ll plant herbs together in pots, but fruit and veggie plants need to be in their own pot. Small pots are cute, but plants need lots of space to grow! Choose a pot or planter four times the size of the starter plant to provide adequate space.

Most plants require fertilized soil. Herbs like rosemary and basil are pretty hardy regardless of what soil you plant them in. But if you’re trying to grow fruits or vegetables, you’ll need fertilized soil. Most popular brands of soil aren’t fertilized, you have to buy fertilizer in addition to soil.

In terms of fertilizer- I’ve had great luck with Miracle Grow. Just follow the directions on the package, one scoop of fertilizer per water can. You only have to fertilize outdoor plants once a week. Some indoor plants do require fertilizing, but only once a month or so. One box of fertilizer should last an entire growing season!

Get yourself a comfortable sized watering can and get used to watering your outdoor plants twice a day. Herbs, fruits and vegetables need lots of water to be successful. Their soil should be damp to the touch. You can actually by little metal devices that measure soil dampness, but I would recommend that you just go based on touch.

Similarly, you can buy self-watering pieces that water your plants throughout the day so that you don’t have to worry. These stick right in the soil and allow the plants to absorb the water as they need. I will add a link later to the fancy ones, but you can fill up a water bottle and stick that in the base of the soil and that works just as well.

Water at the base of a plant only! Please don’t water the leaves, some plants (tomatoes, for example) can actually catch blights if you water their leaves.

Once a month sit down with a big trash bag and take any dead leaves, vines or branches off of your plants. If the stem is already dead, the plant doesn’t need to be funneling energy into it. Your plants will be happier, healthier and will produce more if cleaned regularly.

Don’t let your herbs start to flower! Take any flowers off of basil, thyme, oregano immediately. Flowers mean that the plant is starting to seed and will stop producing. Removing the flowers (or even cutting the stalk with the flowers on it off completely) will stop this process.

On buying pots: Make sure to buy pots with drainage! Little holes at the bottom of the plant. It doesn’t matter if they are ceramic or plastic or even metal. Drainage holes help plants expel excess water. Watering a plant in a pot without drainage can lead to the plant essentially drowning if over-watered. This is especially important for outside plants. Because it will rain at some point.

Harvesting your plants on a regular basis can increase production! Don’t let fresh basil and tomatoes just sit around. Harvest, harvest, harvest! Make tomato sauce with garlic.

Make sure your plants are in sunlight for the majority of the day! Plants need sunlight to photosynthesize and produce food.

Good luck! Sorry this took forever. 🍃

itsmidnight-sun

new bedding! 😍

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balvinjose

4/24/17: i cleaned my room today, i feel at peace.

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captainjellyroll

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A list on saving Money:

Make a weekly budget for things you need

Stop Carrying your credit card everywhere(The more accessible it is the more likely you are to use it on dumb stuff)

Always eat before you leave the house

Get into the habit of taking a trip to the grocery store and buying yourself snacks for the week there.(It works out so much cheaper than eating out if you shop correctly)Carry those snacks with you when you leave the house. (You know how much money you spend on food) These snacks at home will also stop you from ordering out.

Look at fliers. Compare prices. Don’t let people make fun of you for it. The only dumb thing you could do is buy unnecessarily expensive things for appearances’ sake.

Invest in a travel mug. Take tea and coffee from home. (You can even get one at the dollar store)

Say no to going out every once in a while. There’s no shame in being broke. I deadass tell people that I have no money so that we can either reschedule or plan to do something free.

HAVE A GOAL! Are you going on a trip? Do you want a car? Getting a new place? Need money to pay for college? Know what you are saving your money for.

Set an amount that you have to put away every month. This is your responsibility.

Don’t buy clothes out of habit. Evaluate whether you really need them or want them. It’s not a sin to buy clothes you want, but, if you’re doing this on a weekly basis then you might have a problem.

Stay out of malls if you don’t need to be in them. Being there will encourage you to spend.

Delete your online shopping apps, try to limit yourself to one tops. Then hide those notifications for that app. The more we have access to ways of spending out money, the less money we’ll have.

Don’t gauge other people’s spending habits as a guide for how yours can be. Just because people around you eat out on the daily and buy the most expensive shoes doesn’t mean that they can necessarily afford to. Neither can you.

The quicker you learn that there’s more to life than brand names and there’s nothing wrong with thrifting, your life will be so much easier. Dress to impress yourself because you damn well know that soon whatever’s in right now will be out and you’ll be left chasing the next hottest item.

And lastly: Know how much money you’re allowing yourself to spend when you leave the house.

#adulting

effyeffa

A List.

In celebration of me living on my own for almost exactly a year now, here’s a list.

If you’re a mentally 12 yo person who suddenly finds themselves in a flat of their own and has no idea how to adult, hi! Me too. Here’s a list of things I’ve realised are essential p much from the start:

some sort of paper towel. Toilet paper, napkins, anything. You can do a lot of cleaning with just paper towels.

Toast. Toast is my best friend. You don’t need any of the other foods, as long as you have some toast.

(A toaster. Not as important as the toast itself, but makes all the difference in enjoying it. Also makes you feel like you’re an adult for some reason?? I mean, you’ve got a toaster. V adult.)

At least one pot/pan.

RUBBISH BAGS. OTHER PLASTIC BAGS. KEEP H&M BAGS FROM YOUR LATEST SHOPPING IF YOU CAN’T FIND ANYTHING ELSE BUT YOU’RE GONNA NEED PLASTIC BAGS.

(unless you’re vegan) Milk. You wouldn’t believe how many things you need milk for, and how fast it’s all gone. (Maybe this one’s just me though. I love milk)

(again, if you’re non-vegan) EGGS! YOU CAN MAKE SO MUCH OUT OF EGGS. YOU CAN MAKE SCRAMBLED EGG, HARDBOILED EGG, PANCAKES, COOKIES, CAKE, YOUR OWN BREAD okay, maybe that’s for later. But have eggs. They also almost never go bad if you keep them cold enough

Coffee. Even if you don’t like coffee (wtf) you’re gonna want coffee. You’re an adult now. You’re gonna have people visit you, and, presuming you’re not the most social person in the world, you’ll want to be able to do something other than talk. Making coffee is a great excuse to move around, and won’t even seem rude! Also you’ll need coffee because seriously, how else do people survive

I have realised that this has almost solely been about food up to this point. And food is important, but you know what’s even more important? Sleep.

BUY A BED. A REAL BED. NO, NOT JUST A MATTRESS. Honestly, you’re gonna want a bed. You’re not gonna want to buy one, but do it. It’s worth it. And when you’ve purchased one, ASSEMBLE IT. OR MAKE YOUR FRIENDS ASSEMBLE IT. DON’T SIT ON THE CARTONS FOR THREE WEEKS.

Something to organise your clothes in. Doesn’t have to be a huge wardrobe, maybe just a clothes rag and some boxes/a shelf. NOT the boxes from your move. That’s gonna turn into the biggest mess real soon, believe me this one took me way too long

More than one mug.

Plates. Also more than one. Because IF you ever decide to show off your phenomenal cooking abilities, it’s a real bummer to find out you’ve got nothing to present your perfectly reheated chicken nuggets on.

At least one big mixing bowl. You don’t even know how many things you’re gonna want to mix. But you’re a free person now, so, as long as you’ve got a bowl, you can do about anything! But don’t eat an entire bowl of raw cookie dough. Just don’t. Seriously.

Sponges. You’re gonna need so many sponges. Also soap. Also more sponges.

Scented candles. Because scented candles are great.

I’m by no means an expert, but I have survived on my own for almost a year now, so basically I just wanna pet myself on the shoulder for that thanks me @ me u survived

#adulting

osointricate

Adulting tips from an adult who doesn’t adult good:

Keep two separate dirty clothes bins. One for clothes. One for towels. That way you won’t have to dig out towels from a mountain of clothes you can just wash a load when you are desperate.

Anything with “pet deodorizer” in the cleaning label can be poured down the sink to kill bad odors kill gnats.

Try to change your sheets twice a month. Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t.

Start a decent first aid/OTC pharmacy when you have some money left over. Disinfectant, aspirin, allergy meds, Etc. You never know when A) you can’t afford a doc atm or B) you can’t get yourself to go to the doc or C) both or D) your idiot friend just decided to snowboard off your roof. This doesn’t have to be a priority.

At some point you’ll have to buy a thermometer. Don’t buy the cheapest one, it won’t last past the second cold of the year.

Get a clock that runs on batteries because lol you will lose power at some point.

On that note, if you have room, get some kind of ice chest/cooler because you will lose power at some point, and while your freezer will remain nice and cold for a day or so, your fridge will not so the ice chest will come in handy because you can always replace the ice but your milk will go sour.

Also on this note: buy a flash light and slowly and surely never throw away a candle. Ever. Ever. Ever. Unless it’s done and then you have my permission. The first time you have to take a shower without power in the dark you’ll thank me.

Also bic lighters are cheap and easy and jfc you have to light candles somehow.

Be on the look out for: cheap blankets, fans, and space heaters. Buy whenever possible. They will save your life.

Bananas go bad quick. Eat them. They are good for you.

If you have a car, keep the following things in it: a towel, a blanket, a change of socks, some cash, a flashlight, and some kind of food like a granola bar. If you have an old cell phone, keep it in there too. While old cell phones won’t have service providers, most (newer) cell phones still allow you to dial 911 despite not being connected to a service.

If you have the space (I have a garage that’s too small for my truck so I use that) and you have a in-home washer/dryer, hang clothes to dry. A) easier on clothes so clothes last longer B) less electricity = less money & less energy usage.

Dryer sheets + rugs = getting out pet hair

Dryer sheets + hair = gets rid of fly-a-ways. (Scented dryer sheets = makes ur hair smell good.)

Towel on a cookie baking sheet = ironing board (I’ve also heated up a skillet and used it as an iron in a frantic last minute freak out)

Keep extra toilet paper within arms reach of the toilet

#adulting

whatisadulting

Apartment tips

Before you move into your new place you need to do two things (if you’re renting)

Have a walk through especially if you have a large security deposit Bring a camera with a date option and take pictures of every stain, hole, weird looking thing in the place. You don’t want to have your security deposit revoked because you’re being blamed for a previous tenants red wine spill. Make sure you bring these up with the owner and show them the pictures and have them sign something saying they acknowledge that these problems are not from you and were in fact from previous owners. Secondly Bring cleaning supplies. It is so much easier to do a deep clean when there is nothing in it. Even if they have maintenance come in before and clean it. Clean it again. Because we all k ow you’re not going to move your giant sectional every time your sweep unless you rearrange your furniture. So clean those spots real REAL good. What to bring - Vinegar & Baking soda (if your cheap and can’t bring your parents cleaning supplies) - Carpet cleaner and vacuum (if you can) - Broom and dustpan - Windex - Bleach - Gloves - Mop and bucket if you have laminate - Paper towels - Carpet powder or borax if you don’t have a carpet cleaner - Spray bottle

Remember never mix chemicals.

Always dilute your bleach and vinegar when cleaning.

When using chemical make sure you open the windows and doors to provide ventilation.

Use vinegar to clean down counters, sinks, bathtubs, anything that’s ceramic or metal. Don’t use it on wooden surfaces. You can use a mixture of baking soda and vinegar in your sinks to help clean and dislodge anything Use an equal amount for each and then run hot water after its done. You can also use both to clean your toilet. As long is its a non-porous surface like marble or wood you should be fine.

Vinegar is a natural solution to bleach and does most of the job but if you need bleach always dilute it with 3-4 parts water with every 1 part bleach. You can use it on all the same things as vinegar but make sure you wear gloves and have the windows and doors open for good ventilation. Never mix bleach with any other chemicals as it can result in lethal gas.

Using carpet powder is super easy most of the time you just sprinkle the powder and let it sit. You can also use borax to clean if you are worried about and bugs that might be living in your carpet in the same was you use powder carpet cleaner. Just sprinkle it on your carpet and let it sit for 15-20 minutes and the vacuum

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How Often To Clean Your House from someeecards:

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lejoligarcon

got new washi tape, so naturally i decided to redecorate ((again))

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mucuous

this was another quick zine I threw together for zine zone. these are like the only 3 meals I ever have time to cook lmao.

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k-thedreamer

how to feel like you have your shit together

make your bed every morning, it will make your room look tidier and it just feels better to go to sleep in a premade bed

clean your footwear regularly

start using a planner

following on that, keep a journal to drop down your ideas, quotes and anything you find relevant really

set 3 main goals each day with one of them being your number 1 priority, overloading your to-do list makes you more likely to procrastinate

have morning and night routines, treat yourself

have a folder with all your important documents so that they are all in one place

start writing down your finances and stop stupid spending

make your own coffees/smoothies

start your own recipe book

#adulting

albertothechihuahua

this is the money dog, repost in the next 24 hours and money will come your way!!

jaxblade

ehh what the hell

jaxblade

OH MY GOD SO NO FUCKIN BULLSHIT I SWEAR To GOD. I reblogged this an hour ago and IM NOT Lying My Tax Refund which I did in late march popped into my Bank Account, and it was a Decent sized amount……

WHAT THE FUCK Is THIS MAGIC!??!?!?! Im trying this again IM NOT BSing hahahaha thats actually pretty cool xD

jaxblade

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no BULLSHIT I KID YOU NOT! Look what I found while walking Home…..

OH MY GOD

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