About Us

My name is Heather and I have been the help meet to my wonderful husband, Len, for 20 years. Our children are Hope (17), Lenny (14), Lily (9), Wren (Born to heaven, 10/02), Mary (Born to heaven, 9/03), Lucy (Born to heaven, Early '04), and Peter (5). Five doggies round out our happy brood.

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What Do You Do With Your Old Snapple Bottles?

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 [...]

February 8th, 2010 | Category: Food and Drink, Frugal Living, Homemaking, Simple Living | One comment

Book Recommendation: The Power of Less by Leo Babauta

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 [...]

January 24th, 2010 | Category: Books, Frugal Living, Homemaking, Simple Living | Leave a comment