In the last few weeks I have gotten emails and comments about my lack of prepping posts. Trust me, prepping is never far from my mind. In fact, I have been thinking about it a lot. I have been thinking about how prepping covers almost every area of my life in some way. Prepping showed up in my gardening goals and in my bucket list. The need to be self-sufficient as possible and learning those skills were part of both…
I have thought long and hard about way I plan to be more frugal. But in this household, we are a family so the kids will be fully included into my plans to be more frugal. They just don’t quite know it yet! Shush… Ways I Plan To Be More Frugal 1. To be more focused on how much electricity is being used in our house: a. Much more intentional about shutting off lights when not in use and not…
The one New Year’s resolution I did not talk about was the need to be more frugal. I need to be. I need to start looking at what I spend and figuring out how to do spend more wisely and save more. I need to look at what we have and what we can do without. I need to look at items and ask myself if they have more uses to them. I need to recycle and reuse a lot…
I wanted to share and challenge you all to the 23 Day Frugal Living Challenge that is being hosted by the blog Frugally Sustainable. This is a great chance for you and me to learn and reinforce our frugal lifestyles. I am hoping to possibly become even more frugal. (My children will be groaning at this!) Please hop on over to the Frugally Sustainable blog to join the 23 Day Frugal Living Challenge! Thanks for reading! Have a great day!
Today’s holiday recipe is one that we discovered last year and fell in love with. I will not claim it is healthy, but we all know that mint is palate cleanser! (hehehe!) This recipe is from the Food Network and all honors shall go to them! Peppermint-Mini Marshmallow Bark 1 pound white chocolate 1/2 cup chopped peppermints 1/2 cup mini marshmallows Line a baking sheet with foil, shiny-side up; smooth out the creases. Make sure all your tools…
This recipe is again from my mom. I am not sure where she got the recipe, but I love these too. Warning!!! There is nothing healthy or naturally good about this recipe. This is just pure sinful deliciousness! Crispy Covered Marshmellows 20-24 ounces large puffed marshmellows, frozen on a tray13 ounce box Rice Crispies Heat together using a double boiler: 1 can sweetened condensed milk 40 caramels 1 cup butter When the mixture is heated through and caramels are melted,…