Naked Toes Just Disgust Me!

Ever since I was a young teen, I have hated naked toes! What do I mean? Well, since I was around 12 or 13 years old, I have had to keep toe nail polish on my toes at all times! Seriously, if I see naked toes on me or anyone else, I feel sick to my stomach! I don't know why I feel this way, but I absolutely can NOT stand to see naked toes!

My hubby teases me about this because I make him wear socks on his feet at all times because if I see his toes...well...I feel sick! The only time I don't feel sick when I see naked toes is when I see them on children. When my almost 3 year old grand daughter is here, her naked toes don't bother me at all. However, for the past few months, I have painted them for her a few times. (non-toxic natual nail polish for kids).

I wonder if I am the only woman in the world who can't stand to see non-painted toes? I am sure there has got to be other females out there who feel the exact same way as me. Do you feel the same way? Do you need to keep your toes freshly painted or can you leave your toes naked?

Whitney Farms Organic Soil and Plant Food + Money-Saving Coupon

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whitney Farms for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

How many of you are planting a garden this year? I know for us, we plant one every year! This year we are going to double our garden size and go all organic. Last year we got hit hard by hurricane Irene which really damaged our garden so we need to give it an extra boost this year.

We were checking out a company called Whitney Farms® and looking at their organic soil and their organic plant food as we think it's the boost our garden needs this year. Their products are all organic with no synthetic fillers or chemicals.

The company has been in business for over 25+ years so they know their gardening products and I think this is exactly what we need. We learned that their products have no manure smell, low to no dust, is easy to apply, contains beneficial microbes, and is specially designed to provide your plants with both macro and micro nutrients that they need to thrive.

I think using both the organic soil and the organic plant food would give us a bigger crop and it would definitely help us to consume healthier fresh produce since it is indeed organic. We don't want any nasty chemicals in our home-grown food supply.

I am really looking forward to getting our garden started next weekend as we will be planting green peppers, chili peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cantaloupes, green beans, lima beans, squash, zucchini, onions, carrots, broccoli and some cauliflower. What will you be planting this year?

If you would like to try the Whitney Farms organic soil and organic plant food, right now they have a money-saving coupon on their web site that will save you $3.00 which I think is fantastic. I am definitely going to be using my coupon! You can head on over there today and get your coupon too!

I would love to hear about your gardening plans for this year or any gardening tips that you can share with us. Please feel free to leave us some tips and comments below. Thanks!

Big Spring Cleaning Jobs: How to Get Them Accomplished

With spring's arrival many people look to getting their homes spring cleaned and masterfully organized. However, most people have great intentions on getting it done...but rarely follow through. Sometimes they don't start their projects at all or they will start them, but not complete them. .

Why? It may be because the big jobs seem too overwhelming to tackle, and you think it's not worth even trying if you don't have a whole week to dedicate to that one job. Another reason might be that some people just don't want to set aside the time to get the job done since the weather is now nice outside and they want to be outside enjoying it.

With that mentality, you're right - it will never get done! So let's change the way you look at big spring cleaning jobs. To make big cleaning jobs more doable, break them into doable chunks. Yes, it's worth it - don't be tempted to think that there's no use doing anything if you can't do it all at once. Here are some tips on how to break up those big jobs into smaller chunks to make them more manageable.

Motivate the Family to Help

Whether it's cleaning out the garage, attic, basement, bedrooms or cleaning up the back yard, big jobs are best done when every member of the household pitches in to help. It's almost never a case of one person's stuff - nearly everyone in the family has a mess somewhere, so delegating and asking each person to take care of his or her own mess is a start toward making it more doable.

Tips to Motivate the Family:

* Point out to each family member how much time and effort they will save for weeks and months to come when they can locate everything they need quickly and easily. Having everything cleaned up reduces stress and saves time.

* Note the unsanitary and even unsafe conditions that can come with accumulated clutter - vermin can infest it, mold can cover it, and clutter (especially paper) can be a fire hazard.

* Offer incentives like going out for dinner or having a fun take-out food and game/movie night party for everyone who pitches in to help. Incentives/Rewards are always a great motivating factor to get the family involved.

Host a Cleaning Party

For big jobs like cleaning out the basement or garage, it helps to elicit help from others. Make specific to-do lists and hand them out to your workers, breaking the big job down into smaller ones that can be done by individuals. And make sure you repay them: give out "coupons" for cleaning help at their house that you can come and do, and/or have everyone stay for dinner. .

List the Tasks That Need to be Completed

Sit down and make a list for each member of the family of what their responsibilities will be during the cleaning session. You will need to list each specific task and as it is completed ask that member of the family to cross it off the list. By providing a list to each family member they will know what they are responsible for doing and they will be able to see the "light" at the end of the tunnel as they get close to completing all of the tasks on their list.

If you are doing things in steps, it's going to take a bit of time. Give yourself and your family reasonable amount of time to get things cleaned up and organized. Once it has all been completed make sure you reward yourself and your family for a job well done.

Copyright 2012 by Shelly Hill, All Rights Reserved.