Hello everyone. How are you all today? I'm sorry for all of those who commented on my previous post that I cannot reply because of my busy days. My life has changed since I've become a mom. Aside from learning to budget money, I also know how to budget time. When we're a mom especially a single mom, there are many errands at home queuing, plus my baby girl who always need my attention. Sometimes, it stresses me out when I am doing something but my little one keeps interrupting. If she sees me spending time on cellphone, she would come to me immediately and take it. Right now that she's sleeping, I have the time to journal about my day today.
In the morning, we were very surprised that the cucumber was growing so big. My sister-in-law picked up two fruits. When my elder sister was calling, she introduced me of her boyfriend who was just newly finished cleaning up his garden. He had a lot of plants and fruits in his yard which is relaxing to imagine. He wanted to see the cucumber growing on our little yard and I was shy because his garden was spacious. My sister-in-law was joking about the cucumber and we laughed altogether. It was a happy memory to keep. Sooner, these happy togetherness will just a memory because life is full of surprises. We never know how fast it could change.
While she took the cucumber, we we're confused what to do to it. My mother said that we should make a cucumber shake, add honey and powdered milk to achieve a healthy drink. But I'm hesitant if the honey can increase blood sugar to the fact that it's sweet. Well, I remember when I had a gallbladder removal and there was a diabetic patient in that room in front of my bed. Nurses warned him not to eat sweet fruits like apple, watermelon, banana, etc so that he will be discharged from the hospital in the morning. It was morning when she told the patient's wife. While everyone was sleeping at noon inside that room, he secretly ate an apple. He couldn't resist the fruit just beside his bed. In the next morning, the doctor extended his hospital stay for one week as his blood sugar went up. His foot infection was getting worst.I just knew that the only safest foods for us to eat are vegetables. I thought that the natural sugar from the fruits won't harm our health but it was a misconception.
Cucumber fruits grow faster. Yesterday, it was very tiny. I tried many times before to successfully plant cucumber, but it didn't grow and I was very discouraged. To my surprise, after three years, there's a cucumber that grew itself just outside the gate. I thought it was a squash. My mother said that it's a sponge gourd. My neighbour said it's an Ampalaya. None of us predicted correctly. Usually, we use cucumber here as an ingredient for Kinilaw and the taste is so good. If we don't have fish in the fridge, I make an egg salad with cucumber. It's my little sister's favourite.
We also have lemon grass. It's aroma is perfect for soups. My little one loves to eat Tinola or a fish soup with lemon grass. I wish that it will grow more abundantly because we need it everyday. Since pandemic times, I also tried many times to plant this kind of plant but it ended up dying because my dogs love to eat it. Anyway, that's all I can share with you today. I'm happy I'm able to post tonight even if I have many things to do. Goodnight!