I made a batch of laundry soap. Cyrus was given a bag of spinach when he started his pet sitting job. He found a note that told him to take the spinach in the fridge, which was a huge bag that we enjoyed over several meals. Winter downloaded free Christmas music from the library’s website…
Gifts for stockings can easily add up to be quite a bit, even if you take a trip to the dollar store. Here are some items to give using items you already have in your pantry, cupboards, along with a few items to make using what you already have on hand: From the kitchen…
My husband and I cut his hair. I baked a chicken, and made soup with it the next day. I cut green onions, Swiss chard, and beet greens from the garden. I picked most of the lemons from the garden. I made lemonade, lemon parmesan penne, fettucini alfredo with leftover turkey that I had frozen,…
One of my daughters requested a ballet skirt to play dress up. We have a lot of leotards at our house, but not as many ballet skirts (we’ve found leotards at garage sale over the years for very little). Supplies: Sheer fabric, 45″ wide and length to whatever you chose for size 1″ wide…
Supplies: Fabric for outside. I cut two pieces 10″ by 4″. Fabric for lining, cut the same size as above. 9″ zipper thread Tools: Sewing Machine Iron Sewing pins Scissors I like both this tutorial and this one for making a lined zippered case. I sewed the project with a 1/2″ seam allowance. Time:…
I found some vegetable plants marked down to .48 each at the nursery (2/3 off!) and purchased a few for my garden. The nursery sells Christmas trees, and they had some cuttings left out front. I asked about them and was told that I could have them, so I brought them home to use in…
The white in our white garden in winter is from the flowers, and not from snow. This week I added a few things to the garden; namely, some beautiful Noble fir and Douglas fir branches that I got for free from the nursery, that were cut from the bottom of fresh Christmas trees. I added…
My first Christmas after I was married, I made a wreath with my sisters-in-law as a project where my mother-in-law provided the supplies. I still use that wreath; for years it hung on my front door, and now it hangs in my kitchen over my stove. It was made with an inexpensive wreath from Michael’s…
I enjoyed lemons from the garden. I cut Swiss chard, beet greens, two kinds of chives and thyme from the garden. I collected water from the shower while waiting for it to warm up and used it to water potted plants. I washed windows for next to nothing. I made Christmas gifts with materials I had…
I’m still moving slowly and unable to sit, which makes getting things done fairly difficult. It also means a lot of almost every single one of my goals from last month are still items on my to-do list. Knowing my limited mobility, I’m making this month’s goals more in line with what I can do physically….
Last month I ended up straying from my planned list a little. I know there was a possibility of a .49 cent pasta sale, and I didn’t put it on my list, but when it did end up happening, we bought quite a bit. I also stocked up a fair amount on some items from…
Today is the last day of this series. I had something planned to write, but then today went differently, starting with a call this morning from my mom from the hospital. My parents are home now, and I’m grateful that my dad is going to be fine. What are you thankful for today?