This year’s elections have me a little lost, a whole lot confused, and completely frustrated. When I say I don’t know who to vote for, it is a little like saying I don’t know what color to paint the kitchen. Whatever I choose, I will have live with the consequences for years. The current guy is not who I want there now. That I am certain about. I am not a fan of forced universal health care and abusing executive…
This week was a little slow for frugal activities. Not that I wasn’t frugal, but that I did more time consuming things like weeding my garden. So onto the list! – I made a big pan of chicken broth/stock. It is simmering while I type. I save the chicken carcasses from when I roast chickens so I can make this. I will let it cool and can the stock in a few days. – I made my once a month…
Do you hate grocery shopping? (Um, yes I do. If you like it, that’s ok!) Do you want to save time and effort? Do you want to save money and be frugal? Would you like to look into your pantry and see all the food you have to make a meal without thinking about it? Of course you would! Something I have been doing the last three months is doing my major grocery shopping only once a month. This has…
Well, last weekend was a bit crazy so I did not post these! Ack! So I will give you more of a two week update and hope my memory is that great. Hopefully, these will give you ideas or inspiration to be frugal in your household. – I canned four jars of squash pickles, four jars of fresh pack dill pickles, and 11 half-pint jars of pizza sauce from produce that was given to me. – I bought several items…
I have had this post cooking in my mind for awhile and not sure how to write it. You see, I never intended to be a single mother. I never wanted to be a single mother. I wanted to be married and have the support of a marriage while raising my children and thereafter. Life threw me a curve ball. One I wasn’t prepared for. One that sent me to my knees and still does. My then-husband did not want…
We got a new dog! Again, we adopted her from a local pound. They had found her wandering a park in Rochester. They had her for a week or two and had trouble finding a home for her. I took one look at her and fell in love! The Animal Control officers told me she was skittish and shy. We only had her for an hour before deciding that might not be the case. Dane and Lily The kids, by…