Gardening with a black thumb...

So I have the cutest little patch of dirt out in my backyard. I asked my sweet husband to dig it up for me last year so that I could have a vegetable garden. Well, that was a good idea except I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to gardening. The season started out promising, I had planted green onions, pumpkins, peas, carrots and squash. I only had peas. Lots and LOTS and LOTS of peas. I couldn't kill the damn things. Well, I also had a tomato plant from Mother's Day and I think I got about 3 tomatoes, maybe 4 from it. Anyway, I have this plan to use these mini soda bottles to put them in. I can't decide if I want to try them topsy turvy style, (the topsy turvy was born from a design with 2 liter soda bottles) or if I want to plant them right side up and just use the plastic for a mini green house effect. Maybe I should try both? Yesterday I bought pumpkin, corn and onion seeds. I want to grow tomatoes, maybe romaine or iceberg lettuce, strawberries and maybe some raspberries along with the pumpkins, corn and onions. I am going to try to take pictures and keep a mini blog of how my lil garden progresses, or not. It will be fun to do this with Josie. She is big enough now to play in the yard while I weed and tend to the plants. Now if it would just get warm!!! Happy Spring (kinda)!!

WTF?!

I took time to make an appointment to go down to SCORE this morning because I have been toying with the idea of buying a salon, or starting a salon on my own. To do this I need financing. So I made an appointment to meet with a counselor at SCORE. I don't have a business plan made up, I set this up to be a "help me find my way" type meeting, and it was an EPIC FAIL on their part. The lady smiled at me like I am a stupid hair stylist, and that how sweet of me to come in looking for help. She gave me no helpful insight other than write a business plan. I needed help! So I went to get it! I hate conplacent people! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!



Now, more than before, I am determined to get this fucking thing off the ground. Bring it.

Thank the gods...

So I had a really great breakthrough this week. I finally figured out how to combine two of my screenplays and I am so excited! It finally just came together after a looooong prewriting process that left me feeling like I had all these plans and blueprints, but nowhere to put them. Like trying to fit together puzzle pieces from 10 different puzzles. But finally I deciced to stop making it harder than it is and voila! I have a really great start, I think.

Also, we had a breakthrough with Josie. We have had a really hard time getting her to sleep through the night, and even for more than 15 minutes at a time. Her teeth really bother her and she just hasn't been feeling all that great. So last night she and I colored and then when Scott got home they ran around the living room and played. Afterwards, I put her to sleep in the usual routine, but I had swiped the play yard from my MIL and set it up in our bedroom. After 2 attempts at sleeping in her crib, I put her down, somewhat sleepy but still awake in the play yard, and you know what? She slept. She slept all night long. It was bliss.

Speaking of...I better get some shut eye too...Night.