August (Post 255)

 

Here are some things to add to your "Ten Cent Crazy Book" about the month August.

 

No other month starts on the same day of the week as August, though in leap years February starts on the same day. August ends on the same day of the week as November every year.

 

August's birthstone is the peridot, agate or onyx

 

Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family.

 

The zodiac signs in August are Leo (until August 21) and Virgo (from August 22 onward).

 

Fruits and Vegetables in season are:

 

 Fruits: Banana Grapefruit Lemon
Mandarine Orange

 

 Vegetables: Beanshoots, Broccoli, Brussels sprout, Cauliflower, Fennel, Mushrooms, Silverbeet

 

Best things to buy in August are laptops, summer clothes, swimwear, grills and patio furniture

 

This month’s Garden tips are:
Get the garden ready for Spring:
• Prune fruit trees.
• Pull out any dead plants.
• Turn over the soil and add fertiliser and compost.

Things to plant in August are Artichokes,Asparagus,Beetroot, Bok choy, Broad beans, Broccoli, Brussels ,sprouts, Cabbage, Capsicum, Carrots, Chilli, Coriander, Lettuce, Mint, Onions, Potatoes, Parsley, Parsnip, Radish, Rhubarb, Shallots, Silver beet, Snow peas, Spinach, Spring onion, Swede, and Turnips

Peach Pie Day (Post 254)

Today is Peach Pie Day - so's here's and easy recipe to add to your "Ten Cent Crazy Book"

PEACH COBBLER

INGREDIENTS

 

1 CUP WHITE SUGAR

½ CUP BUTTER, ROOM TEMPERATURE

1 CUP SELF-RISING FLOUR

1 CUP MILK

1 (15 OUNCE CAN PEACHES)

 

DIRECTIONS

 

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2.       In a one-quart baking dish or 9 inch square pan, cream together sugar and butter. Mix in flour and milk until smooth. Pour peaches and their juice over the top.

3.       Bake 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

August 19th (Post 253)

Here's a few things to add to your "Ten Cent Crazy Book"

 

August 19th is Aviation day (always on Orville Wrights Birthday)

August 19th is also "Root Beer Float Day"

August 19th is World Humanitarian Day in honor of aid workers, who have lost their lives in the line of duty

August 19th  is Cupcake Day - The idea is to make and sell cupcakes and donate the money made from the sale to the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

August 18th (Post 252)

Here are a few things to add to your "Ten Cent Crazy Book" about today:
August 18th

August 18th is "Bay Poetry Day"

Bad Poetry Day is a day to create some really bad verse. But, why you ask? Perhaps, the answer is simply "because you can". Maybe, it exists to allow us to better appreciate good poetry. Or, perhaps it is to be written to irritate someone......

The intention is to gather a group of old high school friends, and write some really bad poetry. Then, send the poetry to your old high school teacher. Wow!, That sounds like a lot of fun......

 

August 18th is "Birth Control Day"

On August 18, 1960, the first birth control pills hit the market.

 

August 18th is "God's Preeminence Day"

"God's Preeminence Day" is one specific day,
set aside from all other holidays, designed to pay tribute to God, And Holy Spirit.
This is a day that makes us contemplate how we approach and speak to God.
Thought, prayer, and meditation about God, consider how God may be doing,
while at the same time paying tribute to God, and giving all glory to God.

 

August 18th is "Mail Order Catalog Day"

August 18th is celebrated as National Mail Order Catalog day to recognize the first catalog Montgomery Ward produced.

 

August 18th is "Serendipity Day"

Serendipity is the idea of making desirable discoveries by accident.

Having good fortune and luck.

"The List" (Post 251)

Ok, hopefully, by now you have a ten cent crazy book and are ready to get started. The list that I am giving you, is a list of what the different pages in my crazy book are titled. I suggest that you open your book and copy my list down the left side of the front page. This will give you a reference, but of course my list is my list and you will probably not want or need some of the things on it. So, on the right side of the front page I suggest you make your own list of things you are interested in, whether it's your bingo winnings, football scores or the times of your mambo lessons, your interest and your book will be different from mine. Remember it is a ten cent crazy book and that means no stress - this is not an organizer or something equally as boring - this is something fun, just for you. If you leave it on a bus or in the subway, it's no big deal, if someone else picks it up and reads it, they will not get what it's for or understand what's in it. Your name is not in it, your address or phone number is not there and the only names, might be the first name of friends that you're trying to remember to call or send a birthday card to. If lost you can always start a new crazy book tomorrow, the next day, next week or even next month. It's meant to help you relax, have fun and enjoy your life. Some of the things you get to go inside your book will be suggestions from me, but most things, once you get the hang of it, will come from magazines, television, your friends and your own thoughts. It's not something you have to do every day, sometimes when I'm busy I lay mine down for weeks. When this happens, it's fun if I suddenly find it and see all the things that I can tear out of my book or mark off my list, because as you will discover - writing it down is like magic, it makes things happen and you may forget what you wrote and suddenly go......oh, yeah, I wrote that down to buy and I got that a week ago, or someone gives you something on one of your list. I once won a trip that I wanted to take, and didn't realize until a year later that I had wrote that in my crazy book. It's a fun and interesting thing to do, so let's get you started. Here's my list of page titles:

THINGS I WANT
THINGS I NEED
RECIPES
GROCERIES
GOOD THOUGHTS
THINGS TO DO AT HOME
THINGS TO DO AT WORK
PLACES I WANT TO TRAVEL TO
THINGS TO PACK
JOURNAL
CALENDAR
HOLIDAY'S TO REMEMBER
WEB SITES TO RESEARCH
BILLS
MEAL PLANNING
BOOKS I WANT TO READ
THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR
TELEVEVISON PROGRAMS I WANT TO RECORD
DVD'S I WANT TO RENT
MOVIES I WANT TO SEE
PROJECTS I WANT TO DO
MOTAVATIONAL QUOTES
PEOPLE I WANT TO CALL, WRITE OR E-MAIL
FINANCIAL PLANS OR GOALS
WISHES
THINGS TO BUY
THINGS TO DO FOR OTHERS
HEALTH IDEAS
BEAUTY IDEAS

My crazy book list changes all the time, I add things and I take things away.
I got started keeping it, one day when I was just relaxing and looking through one of my favorite magazines and I began to think about whether I was accomplishing anything with this activity, other than the joy of a few minutes to myself. After all, I never seemed to remember much from this activity and when I wanted to cook, sew or do something that I had seen, I either couldn't remember where the magazine was or which one it was in or what month it was in or the name of the magazine. The ten cent crazy book will improve your quality of life so much; you will wonder how you ever got along without it. Follow me and I will give you tips and things to add to your crazy book as we go along. Most of all have fun with it.

More about your "Ten Cent Crazy book" (Post 250)

Ok, now you're thinking, this lady is really crazy........What do I need with a notebook full of empty pages?
What am I going to write and why?
Well, your ten cent crazy book is going to be just that.......YOUR ten cent crazy book.......I will give you a list of things that I keep in mine, and I will give you suggestions for things to add to yours, but you will have to decide what goes in your book, because it will be the things that are important to you.......Now you're saying like what? and why should I write it down, I know what's important to me without writing it down.
Well.......after you get started keeping a ten cent crazy book you will hate those days when you leave your crazy book at home, or you won't be able to wait until you can get back to it, to add something else.
A ten cent crazy book is a guide to what makes you tick........a keeper of your thoughts, ideas, wishes, wants, and needs. It's a motivator, full of optimism about YOUR life and nobody else. It's also magic (remember it is called a ten cent crazy book), but by magic, I mean that you will be surprised at how much your crazy book will add to your life. What is it that you want or need.......better health, more beauty, a more positive attitude, a yellow purse, a clean house? Do you want to be more organized or do you want more free time, do you just want to be happier? Whatever you are looking for, your crazy book will help you to find it. I have kept a ten cent crazy book for five years now and I can't wait to get you started at being who you really want to be. Follow me and I will help you to get started and help you continue to make your ten cent crazy book your new best friend.

Start your "Ten Cent Crazy Book" Today (Post 249)

Time to buy your "Ten Cent Crazy Book"
Ok, well first let me explain what a ten cent crazy book is and then I’ll explain how to use it and why.
You know how at the beginning of the school year, all of those crazy mom’s and kids are at the store buying school supplies, and the school supplies are EVERYWHERE!
Well when this happens, (even if you don’t have any need for school supplies) you will be so excited to see this going on, and here’s why. When you turn that corner or trip over that kid you don’t know……right there in the middle of the aisle you will see this big cardboard box, with a sign above it saying 10 CENTS! Now what in this day and age could possibly be just ten cents? Well, it’s a box full of ……WHAT ELSE!........thousands of……..TEN CENT CRAZY BOOKS!
A ten cent crazy book is a spiral notebook with about 70 sheets of either wide ruled or college ruled notebook paper. (Whichever you prefer)
I usually buy about 20 of these each year…….where else can you get 20 of anything for two bucks.
It's time to start your ten cent crazy book. So grab any old tablet of paper you may have around the house and follow me as I will explain what goes inside your book and the magic it will have in your life.

Gardening in March (Post 248)

A List of things for your ten cent crazy book - to be done if you want to start Gardening In March

Browsing and ordering from seed and garden catalogs.
Planting potted trees and shrubs.
Pruning and mulching dormant trees and vines.
Repairing and sharpening tools.
Fertilizing with 16-16-16 or manure.
Planting seeds in containers in the greenhouse.
Planting some vegetable starts in the ground.
Watering as needed.
Raking up fallen twigs and branches.
Weeding around the base of small trees and shrubs.
Mowing and weeding as needed.
Cleaning and repairing drip irrigation lines.
Making up To Do lists.
Spraying dormant trees and shrubs.
Painting fences and art objects as needed.
Developing Spring Resolutions for personal improvements.
Fixing up lawn mowers and other power tools for outdoor work.

Emergency Kit (Post 247)

Whether there's a -

Flood
Tornado
Winter Storm
Hurricane
Wildfire

Everyone needs and emergency kit, with enough supplies for at least three days
Here’s a list for your ten cent crazy book of things that should be in your emergency kit

Flashlight with extra batteries
Several blankets or sleeping bags
One gallon of water per person per day
Canned food and nonperishable treats
Hand-held can opener
Battery powered radio or lap top
A whistle
Change of clothes for each person
Matches
Tool kit
Maps
Cash and credit cards
(If you are leaving the area where you live and the electric is still on, you may want to make a trip by the ATM, if your bank blows away, your debit/credit cards may no longer work)
Prescription medications
Important documents (which should all be together in a waterproof bag or box)
(wills, birth and marriage certificates, social security cards and information, passports, insurance policies, deeds, bank account and credit card numbers, military records)
Personal-hygiene items-deodorant, soap, toothpaste and tooth brushes, hair care products, toilet paper, garbage bags and paper towels.

Don’t forget the animals – leash and pet food

And last but not least the

First aid kit
Containing

First-aid manual
Gauze
Adhesive tape
Band-Aids
Bandages-different sizes
Elastic bandage
Wipes-wet ones
Triple-antibiotic ointment
Hydrogen peroxide
Ibuprofen
Tweezers
Stomach coating medicine for nausea or diarrhea
Sharp scissors
Safety pins
Instant cold packs
Calamine lotion
Thermometer
Plastic gloves
Mouthpiece for CPR
Emergency phone numbers

March (Post 246)

Well, it's March and here's a list to add to your ten cent crazy book of Things to do, and Things to buy in the month of March

Things To Do

Rake the Yard
Clean the Gutters
Organize your important papers
(Wills, insurance policies, mortgages/property deeds, bank account and credit card numbers, passports, military records, social security cards, birth and marriage certificates and warranties)
Put these in a waterproof container

In March you should buy
Mattresses
Humidifiers
Jewelry
Sunglasses
Winter Sports Gear
Winter Coats
Gas Grills
Air Conditioners

Broccoli, Lettuce, Artichokes, Pineapples and Mangos are now in season

Some folklore about the month of March

"If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb"

A dry March and a wet May- Fill the barns and bays with corn and hay

As it rains in March so it rains in June

March winds and April showers - Bring forth May flowers

and if you were born in March - so was
Justin Bieber
Dr. Suess
Alexander Graham Bell
Michelangelo
Albert Einstein
Harry Houdini
Lady Gaga and
Van Gogh Just to name a few