With Week 1 and Week 2 down, the planning has begun, the wish lists have been given to you, and you have your lists ready. Right? If you don’t, don’t feel bad! You have plenty of time yet to get going! This week we will be focusing on three things. None of them are very difficult, but all of them need some time to get accomplished. That means getting started now! 1. If any homemade gifts or stocking stuffers need…
(I was a bit busy this week and am a bit behind. Monday’s frugal update will be next Monday! Thanks!) With Week 1’s Planning for Christmas, we got our holiday notebooks and our list of people we wanted to give presents to written in it. This week will be building upon it. First, I want you to write your family traditions in your holiday notebooks. Anything you do for the holidays that your family loves to do, you love to…
I have written before about prepping with little or no money. Prepping with no money takes some creativity, some patience, and some planning. However, I still hear things like: “I wish I could do what you do, but I don’t have the money.” “I don’t have the money for all that stuff!” “I don’t have the time for that and I can’t pay for it so I don’t do it.”Money is nice when prepping, but money can only get you…
As I mentioned in the Christmas in September post last week, we will be getting ready for Christmas one week at a time! We have plenty of time, we just need to get it planned! This week we will be doing a couple of things. None of them are too difficult and will help you keep it altogether! First, find yourself a notebook to write in. This can be anything that contains paper! You might want a small notebook that…
(From Christmas 2010 – My kids were so little!) Time to start thinking about Christmas! What that you say, Erica? Not ready for that Christmas thing! Me neither, but let’s get a positive attitude about it! We have three months and two weeks until Christmas! I also have two birthdays in that time so a little more creative planning is involved. I like to think ahead about these things and get the ball rolling. I have simplified Christmas to only…
I am feeling a little lost right now. We are looking at several big changes happening to us over the next week. Four kids going three different directions.College and high school. Junior high school and elementary school at a completely new-to-us school district.School starting next week.A kid moving to college at the end of the week. A mama feeling a little frazzled over logistics and change. Change happens, but I am not a fan of it for various reasons. However,…