Tea…I love it cold, hot, and always a bit sweet! Green, red, black, herbal, chai, bagged, loose, and any other kind out there. I love it! I have been looking for a more friendly way to make, store, and transport tea. I love sun tea, but in Iowa that is not always practical. Nor is having to store a gallon size container in the fridge. Then I had an idea! A brilliant idea! I could use quart size canning jars!…
Feels like I am just waiting and waiting and waiting. Waiting for the nicer weather that is now here and hopefully staying. Waiting for the chicks to arrive. Waiting to plant my garden. Waiting to get my yard cleaned up and in shape. Waiting to build my raised beds. Waiting to be outside in my favorite outfit, tee shirts and jeans. What is a girl to do while she is waiting? Plan, plan, and plan. Spring clean the house. Reorganize…
One of the things I have been trying to do in the last few months is a $10 preparedness challenge. I have mostly been challenging myself and proving to myself that anyone on a budget could prep. I have been budgeting $10 every pay period (bi-weekly) to use towards preps. Preps can be anything! Prepping has many, many areas. If you don’t want to be considered a prepper, you still need things to be ready for any emergency or disaster….
With Spring coming in four days, I would like to start giving regular updates on the progress of the garden this year. I will also share my frustrations too, but I would like to be positive about gardening. Gardening is therapy for me and I want to be an encouragement to all of you!I plan on sharing my progress through my goals and plans as well as what I have gotten accomplished. As of right now, that is not a…
If you are one of those lucky people who get a tax refund, consider yourself blessed. I do! I didn’t get as much back as last year and I am perfectly okay with that. However, my tax refund goes towards stocking and restocking my house as well as the necessities and priorities that need to be taken care of. New shelving! One of last year’s purchases! First of all, if you are in debt, please pay off your debts first….
Updated 2/15/2026 (Preparedness on the Cheap is a series of articles for the prepper and everyone else who doesn’t have a lot of money, but needs to take steps to be prepared. A good deal of prepping is learning, planning, and organizing. Prepping doesn’t have to cost a lot of money, but does involve a lot of doing!)One thing most people fail to plan for is evacuation. Making evacuation plans and practicing them is a very frugal and cheap way…