Hello my name is Cathy. I decided, to share my journey with YOU. I WAS unhealthy, scared and lonely. I am now, HEALTHY, EXCITED and THRIVING!
I have struggled with several health challenges including, lupus, fybroidmyalgia, pulmonary aneurysm and open heart surgery on tons of pills (RX) as well as terrible arthritis pain. Day to day was such a struggle I often wished I was dead.
I read 100's of books on herbs, positive thinking, motivational techniques and consumed countless hours of KZread. I focused on mental health, physical health, the good the bad and the ugly of it all. I dove into cook books, food and it's impact on our body as well as our mind.
To date, I have come such a long way. Dumped a majority of my excess weight and built muscle to help me get to my goals of HEALTHY. I have dumped ALL my prescriptions and focus on eating the best I can afford as well as quality movement.
I LOVE experimenting on new things knowing I can't fail ...As long as I TRY. Join me 😊🙏
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What is it? An alien/demon?
I’m so happy for u! I just planted a few slips in a cardboard box this week. I hope I have a good harvest like u in 3 months or so, too! Would u say u got a potato per slip planted?
How do you make these? Do you rehydrate the sea moss and add the powders to it? If so, then do you blend it all together and store in refrigerator? Do you take it by the teaspoon? Can you recommend books or sites about this? Thank you!
Bee you ti ful ❣️
Your videos are amazing! If you like farming or harvesting videos, I look forward to having you visit my channel to have relaxing moments together!
I wish I would’ve seen this video before. Didn’t have my holidays at home this year so I didn’t but any cranberries. I guess I will have to wait until next year.question what do you do with the cranberries and blueberries and orange when you want to drink it juice,and do you mix the juice from the jar with water when you want to have any.
Oh no, i hope the others stay put, have a lovely day😊
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Hi how you doing, must be relaxing to be watching and listening😊😊
Yes!!!!!
Bird realy enjoying its thing😁
Hi how you doing, thanks for sharing vid, i enjoy birds all around, i set up watering stations for them to drink and cool off, i feed them sometimes too😊. Have a great day
Hello friend, I am good, thanks. Just love sitting out back all morjust lustening to them. They usualstart chatter around 530 am here. They are very active generally till around 10 AM. They start again around 8 pm and are very active till the sun sets. I so enjoy them.
Thanks for sharing
My pleasure 😊
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More vids!!, gonna settle down and catch up later on others i never saw.😊
Hey hiiii, i cant believe its you, was wondering what you up to...i just ran into your vid, havent seen you post in a while
Hello Hello, Hello!! Yeah, I kinda felt it wasn't something folks wanted to see, so I lost my vigor after my accident. That took a lot out of me. I'm doing really good now, though. Hugs from Iowa, and thanks for stopping by😊
so fun! Did you do anything special about pollination then?
I read if you wiggle the stalk whenever u walk by, it helps. IDK if it did or not, but 😊😅😂 I "wiggled n jiggled" lol
Awww thank you, I sure am. Cherish the grands!!
Good job! Awww you're a Gammy too, so am I
I love it!!! We rule, of course 😉 😁😜
Hope the storm won't damage your beautiful garden.
Thank you we fared okay from this one . So very THANKFUL!! I appreciate your kindness.
Be safe. I hope your garden doesn’t have any damage.
Thank you so much. We fared kindly thankfully. Much appreciate your kindness.
I have some of sunflower seeds. The pack says, it has pollen. Does it mean I cant feed the bees and butterflies? Does it also mean it wont grow seeds. The good part, it can bloom in 50 to 70 days. But they are just yellow.
The pollen is what feeds the bees. The seeds feed local birds unless you cover it to keep them.
To prevent blossom end rot, I save every eggshell, rinse and throw in a box until the box is full. I bought a coffee grinder at a yard sale I’ve dedicated to this purpose. I grind and save in used mayonnaise jars until time to plant tomato plants. (Peppers, too). In the tomato hole I put a large handful of ground eggshells. I haven’t had blossom end rot since then. It is caused by a lack of calcium. Overwatering will wash away your calcium and minerals so replenish them occasionally.
Thank you for info. Unfortunate that isn't working. Ivputvcrushe egg shells with all my plants when planting and monthly. Ibalso do Jimz fertile. I am learning it is more about water and the plants ability to uptake the calcium to the fruits. I also read that sometimes the first fruits do this and to be patient. So I will water more by cking in afternoon too and hope it works 🙏. I have everyone save me egg shells lol I start out with 4 32 oz jars full of pulzerized shells. Both duck and chicken. So needless to say I was googling and digging for answers as I did all hits n tricks so heart broke when my heirloom cherekee purple tomato had a rot 😪. So sad. New soil and new "self watering" experiment probably not helping. Did I miss anything?
@@journeytohealthafter60 Sounds like you’ve done your homework. Good Luck with your future endeavors!
Wonderful tour. Your garden is lovely.
Awwww thank you I enjoy the opportunity to do this OUTSIDE lol Here in Iowa we are stuck inside so many months. I love gardening and being out in fresh air. I need to try a winter harvest of brassica and spinach.
@@journeytohealthafter60 I left my brassicas for the fall/winter.
Love it! I started sweet potatoes in the Walmart boxes this yr too!
Oh WONDERFUL we are rocking it!!! Here's to a season of oodles of sweet paters 😁🤪
Yes! I have similar set up as yours and have seen that the vines can root on the ground around the box, so I have last yrs straw and compost around boxes hoping that happens! My sweet potato slip mother is going in my grandfathers wheel barrel with flowers. I got tooo many slips from her! Also doing potato's in boxes and 2 rows with straw on top as they grow, (at my neighbor's) to see difference in yields. We love taters and paters! 😁🥰
It’s best to leave them until the vines start dying back. It’s also better to clip the vines a few days before you harvest and before it rains. That will help toughen the skin a bit. Let them cure in a dry warm place out of the sun for a couple weeks. That allows the carbs to turn into sugar. Don’t wash until you cook. We grow about 25 sets every year. A couple little things, the small young leaves are great in a salad and the fresh little shoots are great to stir fry. The Asian people taught me that many years ago, and trust me it’s worth a try ! They thrive on potash. If you burn a fire save the ashes before they get wet and mix a good bit in the soil along with a good 10-10-10 when you plan. Then after they’re up and start running dress some more ash in, then let them go. Keep them watered even if you think they don’t need it. The vines are really drought resistant but the taters need water. They also need FULL sun for best yields. Hope this helps. 😊
Thank you 😊
Can't wait to see this year's crop! ❤
I know the excitement 🏡🧑🏾🌾💪🏾💜. Thank you for sharing.
Guess what?! Was looking up maple syrup, has quebectol, which is very healthy (Quebec). Hence the name. Used real maple syrup to make cranberry sauce. First time 1cup. Last time , half cup. Was thicker but thinned a bit with filtered water. Just wonderful! Great to see using cranberry. Amazing how many don’t eat it. I love them. Thanks for the juice recipe. Have two bags left I bought on sale. Gonna try this from frozen ones.
Factually, only Allulous, Organic Monkfruit and Maltitol are proven by double-blind studies to be ‘healthy’ non-sugar sweeteners. All others should be avoided. Looks delish. Thanks!
I will have to try this:)
I haven’t tried it yet. Maybe soon. I hope you are doing well.
I do talk to my self very often.
Well, it seems I'm not the only person who has their very own bestie 😁
Hi, i remember years ago when i was around 13 my mom made a nice drink with it..weirdly i never had it since and i am now 49 but it was good😋, i can imagine the mix with pumkin is tasty🙂
Hi!!! It really is good, so far I like all I experiment with. I can't believe how versatile it is 😳.
Hi how are you, i just realized i never saw this vid,,hope u doing well🙂
Hello friend, so nice to hear from you! Merry Christmas and blessed and HAPPY New Year!!
I am totally intimidated to buy a stove top pressure canner so I bought the Nesco electric instead. Small batches but I’m loving it!
I bet you're doing amazing!! I totally understand being intimidated as I have been there. We have to do our best for us.
Hi,i am late So sorry you got injured hope you recover soon🤗. Nice to see everything coming on nicely.
Thank you very much 🤗
@@journeytohealthafter60 hi,hope you are doing great. Have a blessed new year filled with health and bounty🤗
That is so kind of you! May life offer you so much more 😍
Sorry o hear about your accident! Praying for a speedy recovery🙏🏼
Thank you so much I dearly appreciate your prayers!
I have the same thing going plus some others. I just posted my second update on the homemade vinegars. Check it out if you have a chance. 😊 Good job on your apple vinegar.
On it right thank you for heads up 😊
This looks amazing!
Chicken breast, peppers, onions, garlic, salt and bone broth and yes delicious
It's so good to know that you can make such a small batch. You make it look easy and not messy at all! Thank you!!
It truly is quick n easy with zero mess. I prefer to only make one at a time as i like to use different recipes for different uses. For instance, a face salve versus a muscle salve. So I had to figure out a way to do that. I am working on single chapstick and single face cream.
I’ve never tried making anything medicinal. Where do you get all of these ingredients like plantain, comfrey oil etc?
Plantain grows pretty much everywhere. I can walk out front and pick a bag full, clean it, put it in EVOO for say 8 weeks, and boom an amazing infusion. Comfrey grows wild as well. You can order them dried off amazon, I just prefer free, lol. I did order comfrey root as I didn't want to dig it up. Our soil is so solid HARD. This past spring, I did a lot of foraging for goodies from red clover to mullein. I like free and enjoy the outdoors. It gives me exercise and something to do for my health. I did plant some comfrey in my backyard. I pray it comes back next spring. I planted in 4 different places 🙏 I will be thrilled if ONE comes up lol 😆 😂
Wow, great finds!
THANK YOU ! I was kinda excited lol. Apparently, it doesn't take much, hahaha. Did you see my sweet potato video? Well, to me it was literally like Christmas morning 🤷♀️. If you need a giggle, take a peak. Appreciate you, Cathy
@@journeytohealthafter60 Sweet potato video was the first one that I saw. I can totally relate to the excitement of being able to actually grow and yield something. I live with my cousin and she just thinks it’s so funny that I get excited about finding Mason jars at thrift stores and how big my tomatoes are lol.
@Olivia Sanchez Oh absolutely!! I found some mason jars on market place yesterday and I get them today. I was so excited I texted my daughter and she laughed. However, I know the value 😊🤣😁
I live in a condo and am thinking of using grow bags but am wondering if they will yield much. Struggling to start my health journey. Reading, watching lots of good info but struggling with consistency. Also started canning.
Hello Olivia, Welcome to my journey as well. Please ask anything you wish. I have used grow bags, pots, cardboard boxes and my own soil so I am quite an explorer. From the grow bags I did yield sweet potatoes however I did not allow them to grow long enough so will be leaving them in longer this coming season. However, if you are putting the grow bag on a patio, I feel it would leak and cause a water issue. I think you would do better with a 5-gallon food grade bucket. Put holes in the bottom and set it on something to catch the water. I hope that helps. We all struggle so don't beat yourself up, please. We live life one moment at a time so give yourself some grace. When i catch myself not "living" just "surviving", I literally say aloud, Cathy get up and LIVE. I usually will get up and get it in gear. I find myself looking for something to can or a plant to attend to and sometimes will tell myself...GO for a walk. Living alone can be challenging as I am accountable to no one but me and it would be so easy to be very lazy. LOL Blessings your way! Cathy
Am looking forward to giving this a try. Thank you!
Hello Carol, I know you will LOVE it! The toughest part is waiting the 6 plus weeks to drink it. Enjoy, Cathy
How long do you wait before using after canning?
Hi Debra, If you can go to description and click on more ypu will find the recipe and time suggestion. It is Okay if it sets longer this is shelf stable. So I would wait at least 6 weeks. I jope this helps. Thank you, Cathy
Was that Teeny making that snoring noise on and off through the whole video? Cute!
Hahaha, YES bless her lil soul. Poor dog has had several surgeries yet still struggles to breathe. She is a true sweet heart and wonderful girl 🙏😁💔🥰😍
A nice combination,thanks for sharing🙂👋
You're very welcome
Wow! Great results in the cardboard boxes. I am going to try this method. We have heavy clay soil , so I think the cardboard box is a good idea. Most impressive! ❤
Awww thank you!! I, too, have heavy clay soil, so I completely agree with you. So looking fwd to this coming spring. I AM ALREADY EYEBALLING BOXES AS CHRISTMAS gifts come in, hahahahaha