Ah, this week. What week?!?! I forgot how much of the week can be spent sitting a ball game everyday, but it has left me with very little time for preparedness. I did, however, get a few things done. I added to our food storage at home. Hy-Vee was having a fantastic sale this week on a few things: Ragu pasta sauce, Skippy’s peanut butter (we will be trying the all-natural this time), Wishbone salad dressings, and HyVee brand canned…
Homemade Laundry Detergent I have been making homemade laundry detergent for over two years. I had finally ran out of my stockpile of All Free & Clear Laundry Detergent, went to store to buy some more, and got shocked (more like heart failure) over the price! I needed a cheap solution! I do laundry for at least five people every week and at least two, if not three, loads a day during the week and 5-9 loads a day during the…
These last few months I have been working on Preparedness. What is that? To me, preparedness means becoming more self-sufficient, more self-sustaining, and trying to be ready for anything. I keep asking myself if that is possible and I keep answering myself yes. I have been following the Preparedness Challenge on Homestead Revival and have been absolutely inspired by what I have read about her doing as well as what others are doing. I have been challenged by this and keep…
I have read a lot on other blogs about skills people would like to learn and should learn in order to be more self-sufficient. I like the idea of being more self-sufficient, but some of the things I would like to learn is not always about that as it is the idea of learning and mastering something new. Since I am getting the hang of gardening (which has taken me a couple years), I am setting some new goals. Five…
For being a holiday weekend, this weekend went by quickly! I would wish for a holiday week, but I know better than that! We treated this weekend like a holiday since it was also the last day of school on Thursday. The kids went to bed late, slept in, had friends over, had sleepovers, went to graduations, and generally they just relaxed except for getting chores done. Now we get to face the busyness of June – softball, little league ball,…
Laurie at Living Well Moms has posted a great article about the FDA controlling the food we eat: Check it out! Thanks!