With a daughter’s birthday this week and another daughter’s birthday in a couple weeks, this week is busy with present making on top of the many other important things that must be done this week. This Week’s Goals: Sewing: 1. Sew and embroider dress for Elsa’s birthday gift 2. Cut out pillow cover fabric for…
I checked the local nursery’s sale ad online (no need to get the paper to check their ads) and found out that they were having manure 10% off when you bought 10 or more bags. We had been planning to purchase manure to fertilize our lawn and the timing was perfect! I have never seen…
We celebrated Valentine’s Day at home with simple decorations. I printed these arrow valentines and put in red pencils I had bought at back to school time (plus a couple that someone gave us for Christmas, one of which is in the photo above). I sewed together some paper doilies from the dollar store…
I know that many of you are really struggling with your inability to make ends meet right now. This post is for you. I hope it gives you hope–as well as some ideas for how to live well, even when you are living below the poverty line. Some of you know our story, how we…
Despite being sick last week, and spending most of the week in bed, I did manage to do several things to save money. First, I treated my cold with lots of water and rest, and good dose of Pinterest. (Why yes, I did pin several new things last week!) Meals were very simple and we…
This post contains affiliate links. The archery competition is this week and we are super excited about it. They have a limited number of space for shooters, so we found out that we had to shoot “virtually”–which is to say, shoot elsewhere a week before, and turn in our scores via scantron last week. We’re…
This post contains referral and affiliate links. My utility bills came (gas, water, and electric) and I found that everything I had been doing to use even less than I normally do paid off in a huge way. Compared to what my bills usually are for January, and what I paid for December, the savings…
You know those days when your children won’t stop arguing, don’t want to do their schoolwork or chores, and you’re feeling like there is nothing good in your corner of the world? I’m sure you never have those days. Wait. You’re having that kind of a day today? Stop to count your blessings.I found I…
This post contains affiliate links. Most of the time, we drink water at my house. I start the morning off with a 16 ounce glass of water, and I drink many more glasses of water during the day. For many years, I have grown peppermint and chamomile in the garden. I had the children cut…
This is my garden last spring in mid-March. The trees and the daffodils are in bloom, and it’s beautiful. Would you like to see it this year? The weather should be lovely. I will be having a tour on Saturday, March 15th, from 10 a.m. to noon. My white garden should be blooming, so for…
I spent part of everyday in the garden this week, and all day Saturday. January is like fall, winter, and spring to me; it gets cold enough that the apples finally lose their leaves, it’s cold earlier in the month, and then the third week of January comes and everything is beautiful, especially in the…
This post contains affiliate links. When I was at the Dollar Tree last week, I noticed a few things that I thought I should share. They had seed packets for both vegetables and flowers for four for a dollar. They also had seed starting materials (containers–both plastic and biodegradable ones that you plant right in…