Peabody’s current top ten advice to all the people who didn’t ask for it in the first place. :P 1. If you talk crap behind someone’s back, don’t be shocked or upset if someone does it to you. At some point in your life, even though it’s never right, you said something not so great about someone, maybe even your friend. So just know that if you are willing to talk about someone behind their back, they are willing to do the same. It’s human nature. 2. Treat others how you want to be treated. I’m a firm believer that Karma is a only a bitch if you are. If you go through life being an a-hole or a bitch don’t be shocked when people treat you horrible. You can’t call someone a pathetic excuse for a human being and expect them to come back and tell you what a great person you are. 3. Buy clothing that fits. When I was a WW leader my biggest advice for people was to buy clothing that fit. No one ever wants to do this. No one wants to admit they are the size that they … [Read more...]
A Career in Food…
Back in the day people went to culinary school for one thing, to become a chef and then go work in a restaurant with the hopes of opening your own one day. But now days there are many avenues you can go in the food industry. And if that is your hope, then I have a book for you. Some people think there is money in food blogging, I can assure you that is not the route to go. I personally lose money every month on this blog. It cost more to run it than the revenue I make. Which back when I was married was fine because the income wasn’t needed, but now has me seriously wondering how long I can continue to do this. My point is don’t start a food blog thinking you are going to make money and get a book deal. I didn’t start this blog for that. But there are other avenues that you can do, and even better that you can do part time while you get your feet wet so to speak. Starting a Part-time Food Business by Jennifer Lewis shows you how to do just that. The book features real life … [Read more...]
Contain This: Starting My Home Farm…
And so it begins…my home farm that is. I was fortunate enough that in my previous house I tried to do a container garden with both flowers and herbs, so I had some containers to start with. I went and bought a few more at the nursery where I first got them. Lucky for me that day they were buy one get one free! So far the containers are certainly what cost the most in this adventure. Though they don’t need to be. If I had not already had some of the pots and was starting from scratch I would have just found random items to use. As it stands right now I also plan on trying to do a pallet farm. I am also on the lookout for a couple of dresser drawers that I can modify and plant some herbs in. I’ve been looking at the thrift stores but haven’t found one that totally works yet. Picking your containers is very important as it will decide on what you can plant. Some veggies can grow shallow (like lettuce) but some need much more room (like my broccoli). So these are all things to … [Read more...]
