Each weekday in November (except for Thanksgiving) I will be making one gift a day for my children and writing about it. I am focusing on quick gifts during the weekdays, that can be done during afternoon naptime or at night after the children are in bed. On Saturdays, I’ll be working on other gifts that…
I mistakenly thought that having a shorter list last week would make it easier to accomplish my goals. Then my family got the flu–one child on Tuesday, three late Wednesday night, one Thursday morning, and the baby and I Friday night. Now my husband is feeling ill as well. Last week’s list was tossed. Instead, I:…
In the upcoming months, I will be sewing gifts and clothing. Winter has a birthday right before Christmas, so I will not only be making Christmas gifts in the upcoming weeks, but I will also be making birthday gifts for Winter, as well as clothing for Winter. Yes, that’s a lot of sewing from now…
I’m so excited to offer this free printable on the website. I’ve been working on it for a really long time, so I just kept making new bookmarks, and giving them to my children, and to their friends when they had birthdays. This means that this isn’t just one free printable, there are several, with more planned…
Last Week’s Goals 1. Work on green dress for Winter 2. Finish skirt for Winter 3. Continue to embroider handkerchief at night. I took care of the baby several evenings instead. 4. Plant more seeds in the garden 5. Put together items for speaking this week (Tuesday and Saturday) 6. Take pictures for tutorial. 7. Spend…
I bought no food or toiletries this week. I made two baby bibs (drool bibs) using fabric that I had on hand. I repurposed part of a sheet to make my daughter’s Greek costume (an Ionic chiton). On the bottom edge of the chiton, I sewed some trim that had been given to me. I made a barrette for the…
The week always seems to change so much than I what I plan. I ended up spending a whole day going through the girls’ cold-weather clothing, which I hadn’t planned. They won’t need it for a couple more weeks, but now we’re ready. I ended up with no time to sew or prune, but I…
I stayed home all week except for Saturday, when I left to go garage sale shopping with my mom (she drove). We hit up a couple of community garage sales as well as a rummage sale. I went with a list of needed items and Christmas gift ideas. I found several books for the children that…
A major goal of mine for this month is to make as much room as possible in our freezers for turkeys and hams in November and December. The trouble is, they are all full right now. (What a blessing!) While I don’t intend to completely empty them, I do want to make plenty of room for at…
Saturday night I felt like I was coming down with a slight cold, and by Sunday I felt very tired. It took until around Friday before I started to feel better. I pretty much shelved my list of goals for the week. Since I was resting, though, I decided to read. I read 5 books…
I have two speaking engagements coming up in October. These events are free to attend. I’ll be speaking later this month (here in Las Vegas) on Eating for .40 a Day. If you’re interested, I’d love to see you there! This first class is the long version. If you want details about how we’ve cut…
On Monday, a friend of mine brought over pear baby food that a neighbor had given to her. I’ll be able to use it for Ivory in the upcoming months when she is ready for food. She also brought over strawberries and some lettuce that she had been given from someone who does some grocery…