I Heart This Life!

I’m super excited! I got picked via Seventh Generation to host a Healthy Baby Party! My kit came in the mail today and it is full of so many goodies:) Coupons, samples of detergents, wipes, natural allergy relief, etc…you can see in the photos there was quite a bit. I love Seventh Gen. products, but they can be pricey. I print coupons online often. My favorite so far is the Lavender dish detergent. It works great and smells just as good.

What a great way to begin Spring!!

The other exciting thing is it’s almost time to begin gardening and get our chickens! I am in my best mood when spring comes back. This winter has been so long. I cannot wait to open my door and feel warm air and sunshine. We have had chickens in the past and loved them. Our favorites were four Rhode Island Reds we had. The Golden Girls:) they laid the most beautiful, big brown eggs. We had so many eggs we had to give them away just so they wouldn’t go bad. Truly organic :) Something fun too in going to the coop to take out the eggs:) I loved doing that. We had to give our girls away a few yrs ago bc of our new neighbors. (Family) that didn’t want the chicken in their yard bc of germs. We let our girls free range. So now when we get them again we will make a giant fenced in area attached to the coop. It will be a good thing actually bc our newest dog will try to eat them. I can’t wait for our eggs!

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As for our garden, we have a very nice compost pile seeping into the soil. We have been building it since last summer. Compost is a great way to get rid of food scraps and other items that take up room in your trash. If you don’t do do it already, give it a try. We have a big glass bowl in our kitchen where we throw scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags, etc. ( no meat) Once full it’s dumped in a pile out back. Once it’s time for planting, our vegetables will be along side the compost pile. We will stick to salad fixings as well as various types of squash. We made our last garden way too big and a lot went bad before we could use it. But ohhh fresh vegetables!! I look forward to a big garden salad!

How are you welcoming spring?? Does anyone else have chickens? Gardens or compost? Please share!!!