This mini series of posts are probably a year in the making. When I first started writing it I thought I had a lot of good ideas, and I did, but the more I thought about it the more I came up with. I like finding good deals and the economy of our family depends on it. Continue reading “Finding a Good Deal Part I {Intro}”
Have you ever been interested in cheesemaking? I have, but just haven’t had the time or money to get started. Since we have such a great resource for getting raw milk, I’ve really wanted to try a hand at raw cheese. Continue reading “Free Cheesemaking ebook!”
Unfortunately I had an entire ½ gallon of raw milk that went sour.  I really didn’t want to dump it out, didn’t have the cultures to try making cheese and a few of my kids can’t have it at all, so I couldn’t try putting it in baked goods.  So what to do with it? Continue reading “Old Fashioned Cottage Cheese”
I ♥ Etsy!
I’m sure many of you know what Etsy is and how it works, but let me tell you… I’m in LOVE!  I’ve used Etsy a lot more than I thought over the last few years and I’ve always been 100%+ pleased with the products and especially the customer service.  It’s real people selling to real people! Continue reading “I ♥ Etsy”
Lately Tonchi has been wanting to earn his own money so that he can buy some gum!  Brian and I chew gum occasionally and sometimes will let Tonchi have a piece.  However, if we don’t let him have some, he often gets very upset about it.  We have explained that we are sharing OUR gum with him.  It is not his to demand nor is he entitled to a piece just because Brian and I are having some. Continue reading “Chore Chart”
I can’t live without this!  I put it together in 2010 and I’ve used it religiously since then!  I’m thinking of updating some of the pages since I’ve found a few online that are not necessarily better, but definitely more aesthetically pleasing!  The only downside is that it takes a whole page for a week where I currently use a lot less than that!  Continue reading “My Kitchen Notebook”
I presented on this last week for the Holistic Mom’s Network (HMN) and figured if they were interested then there may be a few readers also interested!  It was a great evening with four different presenters on different aspects of organization. Continue reading “Menu Planning”
Last week was baby girl Aisling 2nd birthday… it goes SO fast!
As a family we have decided that we will do something special together or with friends and/or extended families for birthdays instead of gifts.  So this year for Aisling we decided to have an open house from 6pm – 9pm on her birthday.  We invited 62 people (JUST close friends and family) and of those 43 showed up (in our 500 sq ft main level)!  Thankfully it was pretty spread out, but it was still quite a crowd and lots of noise and craziness!  At one point there were 10 kids under the age of 5  running around!  But we all had a great time! Continue reading “Aisling’s Birthday’s”
I try to be a minimalist, although I find myself being a collector. In the back of my mind plays the mantra that my father would always say, “You never know when you might need this!”  True, but do I really need to keep it until I MIGHT actually need it?  I might never need it!  Continue reading “Household Cleaners”
I know this seems way out of season, but we made these at the end of the summer this year with some dear friends of ours.  The recipe came from them and they had gotten it from another friend.  So it’s just been passed around!  I certainly can’t take any credit for it, but it sure is good! Continue reading “Crispy Dill Pickles”
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Striving to preserve what we have graciously been given.
Striving to preserve what we have graciously been given.
Green & Grateful 