Monday, May 21, 2007

Getting Help

I was into Nature's Fare today and the cashier asked me how I liked Amy's Organic Soups. Black bean and vegetable and chicken noodle are my favourites. I also like minestrone. These soups are $2.99. Now some of you might say well that's expensive for soup. Maybe so...but I used to eat out 4-8 times each week. Calculate that at probably an average of $15/meal. So $3.00 for a bowl of soup or a meal in my case is cheap. I've also lost 35lbs in the past seven months with a little help from Amy's Organic Soups. Now by no means is this all I am eating...but it sure has helped. Yes, these soups are more expensive than what you would find at big box stores, but the price I would pay for not making this change in my life is ultimately far higher.

Monday May 21, 2007

I was downtown by Value Village last night. I was appalled by the garbage strewn out on the street...This morning I went down the connector and right there on the side were a couple of garbage bags...broken open with stuff hanging out...Shame on whoever created such messes on our roads!!!!

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Planting

Well, I have done a good thing this long weekend and got my balcony garden going. Last year was the first year I did this. I went a little crazy with over 20 planters. However, I was pretty successful with it and excited to give gardening another shot. Mind you, I haven't filled every planter yet...The one thing that I accumulated last year and again this year are those plastic containers that the plants come in. So here it is...take those containers back to your local greenhouse and hand them over. Last year, I took them back to the Smorgasbord and they were happy to take them. While you are doing something good for the air, your neighbourhood and your general well-being, don't forget to go that one step further and recycle the plastics all of those plants come in.