Learn How You Can Make Simple Changes This Spring to Spice up the Outside of Your Home”

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Spring is in the air and before you realize it the flower buds will begin to bloom, the air will have the aroma of fresh lilac and the sun will be beating down upon us creating energies that motivate up to begin new projects around the home.

How can I spice up the outside of my home?

As soon as I feel the warmth from the sun and I hear the birds sing from my deck I immediately feel a sense of creativity inside me just waiting to burst.  This is when I grab my tools, a bottle of water and head outside trying to figure out what I can do to spice up the outside appearance of my home.

Beautiful Flowers Brighten Up the Home and the People Living In It

The first thing I like to do is grab the flowerpots that I stored in the garage over the winter and clean them up using a little water from the hose in the backyard.  Once they are clean, I begin by going to the store to purchase fresh soil.  I always make sure I purchase moisture control soil for my plants so the flowers do not dry out to quickly from the sun; it also helps the flowers bloom better. 

Next, I buy my favorite flower seeds, a few small plants (there is no need to spend a lot of money on big plants because if you care for it properly it will grow to be huge in size before you know it) and I purchase vegetable seeds for my garden.

Once I get everything I need I grab my garden tools and get down to the nitty-gritty.   I place the flowers by my doorsteps and on the deck where they are visible for others to see.  The bright flowers liven up the home and create a sense of happiness to home too.

Creating a Vegetable Garden

I always create a small vegetable garden each spring it is easy, affordable and you save a bundle in fruit and vegetable costs.  Here are some helpful tips to begin your garden:

• It is best to have your vegetable garden as close to the house as possible: this makes it easy for you to cut out and gather some vegetables or herbs for cooking
• Choose a sunny spot: most vegetables needs full sun
• Pick an area where the ground is level
• Most people will have soil, or can create beds that have topsoil of at least 1 foot deep.  It is easy to do and it will not take long.
• Use an area in your backyard that has plenty of space available

Strategies and techniques to help you BUILD your dreams

1. Value Your Abilities - You need to think highly in yourself and value your abilities.  You are a great person with tons of qualities and talents.  You can accomplish anything you put your mind too.

1. From Rags to Riches - My best sense of achievements comes when I create something from scratch.  Knowing that I started with nothing and created something of great value and purpose fills my soul with an amazing feeling of success and achievement.  You may not succeed the first time you try to build something or it may not come out exactly the way you wanted it to come out, building takes time, patience, and ability to focus on one specific idea in mind. 

1. Begin by creating a journal - Look around the room and what is the first thing you always wanted to change, but you were afraid you could not do it or you just did not know how too.  Ask yourself, “What have I always wanted to build?”  Look around, close your eyes and think about what you would love build or what is your true passion.  Maybe you have been waiting for someone to fix something around the house, maybe you have been yearning to build that special something, or maybe you postponed doing something because you were waiting for someone else to do it.  Write your goals and list things you want to do inside and outside your home.  Write them down and on the bottom of the page write down how building those certain things will build your self-confidence.  What does self-confidence mean to you?

1.  Write down 10 positive things about yourself - Go through your journal and look at all the positive things about yourself. Concentrate on your strengths. This will help you increase your self-confidence and it will give you the motivation to do it. Give yourself credit for everything positive you have written about yourself. Remember, you are somebody special.

1. Do not dwell on your weaknesses - Do not say I cannot do it because you can.  Building, creating things is not hard if you believe in yourself.  The best way to build your confidence is consciously focusing on gratitude. Set aside time each day to list everything you have to be grateful for in life. Recall your past successes, unique skills, loving relationships, and positive momentum. You will be amazed how much you have going for you and you will become motivated to take that next step towards building your dreams.

1. The mind matters - The development of strength in the inner body begins in the mind. The inner body is our mind, soul and spirit. How we think and program our minds to work, helps us build mental, physical and spiritual strength. Our strength comes from how we feel about ourselves and what we believe we are capable of doing. The higher our self-esteem, the stronger we feel the more we can do around the home. If you have the strength and motivation, you can make any dream a reality.

1. You cannot rely on others - You need to learn to rely on yourself. Do not ask others to build things for you.  Have confidence and build it yourself.  Have the attitude, “I can build anything just as good as you.” It is all in the attitude baby!

1. Believing in yourself is the Key - You have to believe in yourself, develop a sense of pride in yourself and have pride in all the things you do. It does not matter what others think about you and what you are doing, what matters is how you think about yourself.

1. Reward yourself - Reward yourself each time you complete a craft or a project. 
   Do something that you enjoy…go out, treat yourself to a treat or take it easy for the day.

1. Have tremendous amounts of pride in yourself - Remember, you are the best you are number one!

Here are some ideas of things you can design, create and build in your home:

• Dresses
• Metal purse frames
• Make a box cushion dog bed
• Design and build a skateboard
• Print yardage of fabric and then make something with it
• Make Queen or King size quilt
• Make smocks
• Hang up rods and design curtain and create the curtains
• Hang new frames up and design an attractive pattern on the walls
• Make a fabric check book cover 
• Make the kimono robe
• Make a sock monkey
• Hang up new shelving and begin to reorganize
• Design and create a camera case
• Build a table
• Build a Clock
• Build a doll house for the kids
• Create shelving in the closets
• Design and make clothes
• Design a traveling sewing kit
• Renovate furniture with new fabric
• Learn to make shoes
• Learn to rewire a lamp
• Learn to make t-shirts
• Stain furniture
• Renovate furniture and make it look brand new

These are just a few ideas from the top of my head and from things; I have done in my own home.  Building and creating brings self-confidence and with self-confidence, anything is possible.

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