FACTS ABOUT CUCUMBERS

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce the stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your taps, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the
shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!
Tami’s Home & Pantry

I have a dream about
A man , a handsome man
He kissed me
Kissed my lips
Passionately
While storms hit the ground…
Lightnin flashes like stars
I don’t wanna wake up
I wanna stay kissin this man….

How did he get into my dreams?
Was I manifestin in thought?
Or maybe I watched too much
Romance movies?

Or maybe i want together forever
That much…
Could be the idea of love
I’m obsessed over…
Either way,

I don’t wanna stop dreamin
About thunderstorms
Cos I’m kissin a man in my dreams
Durin the rain taps

Here comes the rainbow,
And I’m still kissin that man
In my dreams….

I feel like
I’m in a beautiful novel
And I have the chance to live a happily ever after
With my soulmate…..
🫶🏾 ©️Kai C. 5-25-23

This is a Poetizer prompt for today. It’s all about dreaming of thunderstorms. Honestly I don’t really dreams about being kissed by a man during the storms. I would love to enjoy the dream though.
Cos people can fall in love with each other during thunderstorms. I would love to be kissed in the rain by someone I love and he loves me, too. To me romantic gestures are special. Whether they’re big or small. Kiss during the storm isn’t a big deal to anyone, but it’s a wild fantasy for some. Romance and thunderstorms are great combo for a poem, especially when you have that dream or have that experience. Although thunderstorms can be safety hazards because nobody has the desire to get struck by lightning. So if you really wanna kissed during the thunderstorm as your bucket list, please be careful and find a safe place. Never know. You can dream about being kiss during the thunderstorms. I mean that’s safer than being in an actual storm. Just saying.