What are you doing this weekend?
How’s your weekend game? Do you get a lot done, or do you feel that you’re entitled to relax? Everyone needs some downtime, but can you be more efficient and purposeful on the weekends? Ask yourself these questions and examine these areas of your life. Should you:
Your health and well-being are yours. Take care of yourself so you can be the best you, for you and for your family.
P.S. Again, of course it’s OK to occasionally cut loose, but do it mindfully.
Pet pal
DEAR HELOISE >> I thought you might enjoy these pictures of the baby squirrels in our squirrel house.
My husband built it, and for several years a female squirrel has chosen to nest in the house and give birth to the sweet babies who emerge in the spring. — Joyce R. in Manchester, N.H.
Joyce, too precious! Readers, would you like to see Joyce’s squirrels and our other Pet
Pals? Visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.”
Do you have a funny and furry friend to share? Email a picture and description to Heloise@Heloise.com.
Cheap and healthy
DEAR HELOISE >> Used coffee grounds are powerfully nutritious for houseplants. Here’s how I use them: I soak the coffee grounds in club soda with some cinnamon added. Potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen? Check, check and check.
Once every two weeks, my plants get a big glug of this drink. From my experience, it’s better for the plants and a lot cheaper than store-bought chemical plant foods!
— Mary T. in Texas Mary, don’t toss banana peels either. Chop into 1-inch pieces and cover in water. Potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium are all present and accounted for. Soak for one hour. Strain the water, and feed plants with it, two times per month.
Dog gone good foods, fruit edition
Readers: Here’s a list regarding dogs and eating fruit.
Yes: Bananas, blueberries, kiwi, pineapple, strawberries.
Yes, but: apples (no seeds), lemons (may not like taste), oranges (high in sugar), peaches (no pit), watermelon (no rind).
No: Avocados, cherries, grapes, raisins.
Donations needed
These items are needed at animal shelters:
And cash is always appreciated. All of these donations are probably tax-deductible; ask your tax preparer.