Gardening, bees and other stuff by Gracie

I went outside to check on my garden today. I have potatoes, radishes and swiss chard above the ground. Now if the weather cooperates, I will get the rest of it planted this week. This is the first sucessful (knocking on wood and crossing every finger) garden I have ever planted on my own. Sure, I have a few flowers here and there but nothing that I can eat and feed my family with. I am pretty stoked.

My bees arrive in a few weeks and I am almost ready for them. I have the deep super and the base and top all assembled. I just need to paint it all, get it leveled out in the garden, install a water source and re-read my instructions a few more times. I am beyond excited for my new hobby.

The food storage is coming along nicely. I am wanting to jump aboard this couponing train and learn to do my shopping for a lot less than I do now. Maybe I can use my savings to put fuel in my car. That is a gripe for another day I guess. In the meantime I will just stay home as much as possible and only go to town when I have to.

Free stuff

Free stuff is always good, right? Well I found a way to get really cool free stuff and all I have to do is tell people about it. It's called Buzzagent. You start off with smaller things, (my first two campaigns were sunscreen and insect repellent) and as you work your way up the ladder, you get cooler things. All you have to do is tell people about the products you are trying and report back to the company what you said and what reaction you got. You don't have to give any names so everyone can remain anonymous. You will also get coupons or samples to give away to friends and family. You take surveys that serve two purposes. It allows the company to tailor the offers they give you to your lifestyle and it earns you points to work your way up the ladder. Check it out, its pretty cool.