Indoor Herb Planting

I've been an herb fanatic since I discovered their wonder effects in our overall health. I've always been looking for natural health solutions because I never been avid about popping pills, because I believe that our body have natural healing powers, with the right diet and care, with the help of natural remedies that's been around and proven for centuries. Like the known massages and meditations, herbs does than just making aromatic soups and grills, their health benefits good enough to prevent or, even cure.

I remember back where I grew up, we use green leaves with purple sides for wounds (I forgot the name), leaves from a tree (if I may recall, tubatuba), crush the leaves and put it on a swelling limb. Garlic to lower high blood pressure, malunggay leaves for overall health (which is yummy with tinola soup), calamansi for vitamin C.

Here, it's a bit more sophisticated because herbs of different kinds are being sold in stores for consumption like thyme and mint (which are my regular favorites). I would want to grow some of these herbs so I can get them fresh, maximizing their oils and benefits. So, I noted this article from Oprah's Urban Herbalist to try.

Light: Herbs love the sun, so choose a spot with plenty of it. Southern exposure is ideal, but any bright window with four hours of direct sun will do.
Containers: Pot especially pungent herbs like cilantro, mint, basil, and lavender individually, so their roots don't overwhelm one another. Try planting other varieties together in a single hanging basket or a long ceramic trough. Choose containers with holes in the bottom for drainage.
Soil: Fill the pot with potting soil, which is lightweight and drains quickly.
Water: Allow the soil to become dry before watering. Pay attention to shifts in temperature—consider air-conditioning, radiator heat, and seasonal variation in sunshine—and adjust your watering schedule accordingly (anywhere from once a week to once a day during hot spells).
Sources: Besides a local nursery or farmers' market, excellent herb plants are available from www.nicholsgardennursery.com and papagenos.com.
Etc.: Fertilize with an organic fertilizer as often as the package's instructions direct. When growth slows, lift the entire plant (root ball included) out of its pot: time to transplant to a larger container.

I hope I can buy a pre-planted herb so that it won't be as hard to grow. Fingers crossed.

Brunt the Bunt

Where did I get those words?

Just inside my head.

I was having an emotional overturn with whatsoever S.A.D. I might be having at present, that I felt that hey, I think this is not the right state of mind I should have on a Monday. Monday should ooze with positiveness that I might carry on till the end of the week . So, I'm working up this real doggy-style smile to make me feel light and happy and not my grouchy self-with-all-the-laundry-I-can-put-inside-the-washer...toink, toink.

Still to mention is my ever sleepy head not because I slept @_@ late but because I feel sleepy with the women thing (why do women, or is it just me?, feel so sloppy when they have their monthly visits-red-tide-whatever). Got to load up some iron and bust anemia before they started making my hands and feet cold.

Thinking...

I remember my Friday meme, Good Only Fridays, I think I do want to think good-only-the rest-of-the week-months-years. Optimism gets you somewhere. Although at times I want to rant (seething-irritation-type of rant ) about how somebody can be a nobody as I like to sometimes just spat some good sense on his face and see his errs (I'm n0t talking about my hubby) but that would be mean defeating my good sense purpose of optimism.

Oh well. I have this day. Got to load another batch of that laundry.

Pink in the Grammy

credits to MJAcrossTheSky

She was so amazing when she did that trapeze that even Oprah was wowed (here's a link to her interview in Oprah, plus another performance featuring the song 'I Don't Believe You'). Me, I've always liked Pink. Her music really does come across with some really cool messages, and her style is quite unique and her own. What makes it more Pink is the fact that her voice is beautiful and she can go beyond being punk and back! Happy MM!


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Passion for Energy

HAPPY AND SMILING © Rgumus | Dreamstime.com

"Passion is energy.
Feel the power that comes from focusing
on what excites you."

Oprah Winfrey

PF: Rug Surface

Accidentally snapped the surface of this rug.

Only the Good Friday: Now

Hmmm...my first time to join this meme and I can't think of anything good!

Only the good...only the good. I think it's good to know I have this 'now', waking up to a new day, even if it's the same as any other day I have. Sometimes it can get boring, with the same old chores, the same old menu, the same old physical aches and pains.

It's really hard to think good when you feel old and bored.

I should be thankful though. Know how to be content and happy with what I have. Think of the starving people around the world, the homeless and the oppressed, and the list goes on. I'm grateful I'm here in my room, learning the art of boredom, of just being. I think for now, it's enough. Good enough for me. ^^v

SkyWatch: Season 4 Episode 30

The sky in San Bernardino, California when we were on our way to LA from Houston, Texas. Caught on December 24, 2009, hours before Christmas eve. Even the sky made a pretty pic for the coming of Christ.

Favorite Malls

This is NCCC Mall in Davao. This site used to be a gas station before NCCC bought the place. People come here by the thousand daily since this is the only mall in the Matina area. This became one of my favorite spots to go for three things: grocery (this is my favorite grocery), movie watching (this is the newest spot for cinemas and the sound effects are way better, and don't forget the love seat), and of course - shopping since they do have reasonable prices.

Credits to Wikipedia

This is my next favorite mall: SM City Davao located in Ecoland. Aside from the cinemas and cool shopping, what makes me go back here again and again is - THE FOOD. Yeah. I love the array of restos they have. If only I can eat every thing without gaining a pound.

This makes me miss Davao more.