sustainable living, homesteading, sustainable homemaking
If you want to have this…. You’re going to have to find some of this…. It’s called space and it comes at a premium in most homes! While I totally prefer living in a smaller home, there is a continuous challenge to find extra storage space. The good news is that “living small” keeps me [...]
It’s just one of those recurring chores that must happen once in a while…..cleaning and organizing a cabinet. As someone who cooks a lot, it doesn’t take long for my spice and baking supply cabinets to look like a disaster. I’ve stopped fighting it, frankly. OCD and I parted ways a long time ago and [...]
Most of my married life, I’ve been pregnant or nursing a baby. It’s difficult to get much of anything done during the child-bearing years. Basic life essentials like nutrition and sleep become paramount priorities, as well they should. Many dreams, aspirations and hobbies are put on the back burner for another season, and that’s [...]
(Picture from www.leapsandbounds.com) Getting organized. There are countless websites and blogs that are geared to this subject. Actually, there are chains of stores that are dedicated to getting us all organized, offering a mega-variety of cute and colorful plastic boxes in every shape and size, shelves with fancy drawers to match any room and even [...]
I am so pleased to be able to stop making excuses about my cookbook and announce that it’s finished! I’ve been griping about it for years and years. As I finally finish this ‘long-term project’, I have realized a few stumbling points for me in terms of recipe collection. I have too many cookbooks I [...]
‘Command Central’ is what I refer to as the system that keeps our family running. It consists of my daily planner, a few office supplies (scissors, white-out tape, pens and 3-ring hold punch) and my phones, both cell and land line. Over the years, I have used many, many types of planners. I’ve used professional [...]
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