This idea would come under the categories of both “frugal” and “green”. I am not a big fan of plastic water bottles (both disposable and reusable). I tried a stainless steel bottle and the water always tasted bad to me. So when a friend recommended using empty Snapple bottles as water bottles, I gave it [...]
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My name is Heather and I have been the help meet to my wonderful husband, Len, for 22 years. Our children are Hope (19), Lenny (15), Lily (11), Wren (Born to heaven, 10/02), Mary (Born to heaven, 9/03), Lucy (Born to heaven, Early '04), and Peter (6). Six doggies round out our happy brood. |
This is the time of year when I look to simplify and streamline my life. Of course I got a stack of this type of book out from our local library. Yes, that’s my personality… if one is good then twelve is better… at least when it comes to books. Well this one was definitely [...]
I really am feeling a lack of success today, so I probably need to write this list more than ever. My Small Successes for this past week: 1- I ground up a whole bunch of whole wheat this morning with my grain mill. I have been a total slug with baking for my [...]
Crystal over at Biblical Womanhood has started a “Spring Cleaning for Normal People” challenge. She’s taking it at a nice pace – a week to do each assignment. Frankly that is a great pace for me right now. We’ve got so much on our plate right now, but I am desperate to get [...]
I saw this over at Ten kids and a dog and thought that it would be great for lifting my spirits during these dark, cold days of winter. Thanks Joann!!! You can check out more over at Faith & Family Live! Here’s my list: 1- Getting back on track with formal school work this week [...]
This afternoon, “the Littles” (Lily and Peter) and I had some fun in the kitchen making Cranberry Apple Muffins. This is a new recipe for me that I found at allrecipes.com through a google search. I modified the recipe with Whole wheat flour (hard white wheat) and sucanat (a type of raw [...]
The Pledge I, Heather, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of “new” manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 6 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that [...]
Yesterday we had a fun afternoon picking over-priced apples (3 bushels worth) to make lots of homemade applesauce. Yum!!!
Peter helping Dad with the first batch of applesauce… Who doesn’t enjoy a nice meal at dinner time? I can’t think of anyone!!! I’ve rediscovered my crock-pot recently. Getting dinner on the table had become a real chore of late. I was bored with my menus and uninspired to change things up. Then I stumbled onto Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow [...] |
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