Tuesday Turn About #204 Red White and Blue

Welcome to the party… It’s Tuesday Turn About #204 Red White and Blue!

TUESDAY TURN ABOUT #204 RED WHITE AND BLUE

Last week, the party was all about summer gardening!

The party has started for this week! Welcome!

We are just a little over a month away from celebrating our country’s birthday! Are you ready?

Well, this week I’m sharing some fun projects and ideas to prepare your home and family for the patriotic holidays that are still on the horizon!

And, if you’ve been around MWA for any amount of time, you know that RWB (red/white/blue) are NOT necessarily my fave colors to decorate with! And here’s my take on why.

However, I just HAD to share these patriotic posts this week! And I think you’ll love them, too!

Also, be sure to check out all the features from the party…

Be sure to hop on over to My Family Thyme and Reinvented Delaware to check out SIX additional features from TTA!
If you haven’t been featured at MWA this week, you just may be featured there!

Update on Cleanse…

If you’ve been following along my cleanse ‘adventure’ for the last three weeks, you’ll know that this past Sunday officially ended my 3-week purification.

Here are my takeaways from the three weeks:

• It’s actually not hard to get down 100 ounces of water each day… even in the latter half of the day. Once you start, your body adapts and craves the water. This is good!
• Taking 30 pills a day for the first half of the cleanse, and then 13 pills the last half was the hardest part to do, and to remember! But, taking them throughout my meal made it easier.
• Since I love food in general… the healthy and the not-so-healthy, it was easy to enjoy the vegetarian meals the first half of the cleanse. Plus it was really yummy, and a fun challenge.
• After having such bad habits for so long, I still have moments where cravings pop into my head. At those times, I either drink more water (which actually really helps me), or I eat a piece of fruit.
• Organic foods DO taste much better, and organic produce lasts WAY longer in the fridge (like three times longer)!

Total weight loss…

My total weight loss in the first 3 weeks was 14 pounds!

• Week One: 9 pounds (due to water and inflammation weight)
• Week Two: 1.8 pounds
• Week Three: 3.2 pounds

As so many dieticians and health advisors suggest, I would like to lose between 1-2 pounds per week because this often helps with keeping the weight off. Slow and steady wins the race!

Future plans…

I plan on continuing this eating style, slowly introducing some items I didn’t eat the whole three weeks, such as eggs. I’ve also added an 8 ounce cup of decaf coffee in the morning.

Dairy may be something I need to stay away from because I believe it causes inflammation and headaches for me (I didn’t have one headache the whole three weeks!).

Also, I KNOW that inflammatory oils are a no-no for me. I visited a ‘healthy living’ restaurant last week, and everything was good for me, except the oil they used on the grill to keep things from sticking. My digestive system was wrecked that night!

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or leave your questions in the comment area below. I’m pretty much an open book.

Weekly Household Tip

Do you have issues with squirrels or rodents eating your garden? I sure do!

Last spring/summer, my whole container garden was a feast for the rodents. This year, I don’t see any droppings, so I think the managers have that under control.

However, I caught a squirrel digging in a pot filled with dirt. After scaring the critter away, I added coffee to the pot. No more squirrels.

Coffee and mint…

The container garden for my upcoming summer balcony tour is just about finished. In addition to coffee, a large part of the garden includes pretty Mojito Mint plants. They have a stronger mint smell than your standard mint plants and squirrels don’t like the scent of those plants at all. So far, no animal are bothering the garden!

Do you use mint and coffee to ward of varmints? What do YOU use?

Weekly Blogging Tip

Week before last, I promised to get you more info on converting to GA4 (the new Google Analytics).

And more info I have!

Here’s a setup video for GA4 from Grayson Bell of iMark Interactive. And also a video to take care of pop-up screens that continue to come up after setup.

Now, I still need to use these videos myself, but I have utmost confidence in Grayson Bell and his tutorials, as I have used other tutorials of his in the past! Let me know what you think if you use these videos!

Okay, time to party!

My Wee Abode

DIY Patriotic Wood Bead Garland with Stars //
How to Tone-Down Red White and Blue Decor

My Family Thyme

Simple Patriotic Summer Decor // DIY Patriotic Floral Summer Wreath

Reinvented Delaware

Easiest Homemade Greek Yogurt // DIY Ideas for Upcycled Planters

Red-White-and-Blue Decor Ideas

Jenna from The Painted Apron is sharing a plethora of patriotic decor ideas you might want to incorporate into your home! I love the al fresco tablescape she shares!

Add a DIY Patriotic Pillow

This pillow is so pretty, and I love that you can use the fabric of your choice to truly make it ‘YOU’! Whether it’s a bright RWB pillow, muted vintage RWB, or even a pastel pink-white-and-sky-blue, this patriotic pillow tutorial from Carol at Bluesky At Home is a winner!

Patriotic Trifle Recipe

Do you love a trifle dessert? You better believe I do! And this simple patriotic trifle recipe from Jen at Cincy Shopper is sure to be a hit at your patriotic BBQ or potluck! (Make it with organic fruit, and it’s even better!)

Check out our Tuesday Turn About Link Party Pinterest board! All NINE featured posts are pinned to this board each week!

Summer is just around the bend! And even though I’m NOT looking forward to the heat and humidity, I AM looking forward to your summer decor, DIYs, tablescapes, crafts, and recipes!