I’ve bought them for years and years and have never really given disposable razors a second thought….until now. Like most of you, I have been quite aware of the increasing prices of groceries overall. I gasp and nearly choke as price increases each week at the store don’t even have the decency to be ‘subtle’ anymore. [...]
I love homemade Christmas decorations, especially when they look fabulous! Those of you who know me personally are probably chuckling to yourself about now. Yes, it’s true that I’m not very creative. However, I love texture and color, so there’s hope for me. I’m also a “recovering perfectionist” so crafts that involved a lot of [...]
God has such an interesting way of teaching me about this homesteading life. Just as I begin to think I know a little something, He’ll show me a perspective that I hadn’t seen before. Coming through the “back door” of my life, through our adoption of three Ethiopian siblings 2 1/2 years ago, He has [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to ALL! Here’s hoping that your Thanksgiving was full of peace, rest and pumpkin pie! :) After many years of feeding this crew, which was light this year actually as we usually have our oldest daughter and son-in-law with us, I’ve just about got it down to a science. Once the bird is [...]
While we continually aspire to be “off grid” someday, every idea to use as little energy as possible is of interest to me! Photo credit While alternative energy i.e. solar, wind, geothermal, etc. are all the rage these days, I can’t help but wonder if using these methods is all it’s cracked up to be. [...]
It may seem like a strange proposition, to think of living without a house. Yet, there is an entire movement called “The Tiny House Movement” or “Tiny Living” underway. I find it to be quite fascinating and while it’s not for everyone, there seems to be a segment of our population that this lifestyle works quite [...]
Could you live without most modern paper products? Photo credit “What Could I Live Without?” is an exercise to challenge our thinking about habits and products that we take for granted in our modern world. My intent is not to demonize the use of any product or service, but to look for alternatives and [...]
Yesterday was one of those days when I wanted to hug the delivery person! I finally took delivery of a few items that I’ve been salivating over for quite a while now. Lanterns from Lehman’s are something that I’ve been researching for the last couple of years, but just couldn’t make a decision. These 5 [...]
Tueday’s winner of “Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind” is…. Kimi! One final copy will be given away today, but let’s switch it up a bit. Details at the end of the post. Michael Bunker, author of “Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind” challenges the American mindset about preparedness. ”Off Grid” means different [...]
Yeah, I know….it’s 96 degrees outside and I’m writing about winter projects…crazy! Photo credit Not all that crazy, though. Worthy projects take a bit of planning and it’s very simple to do. Just start a bag or box for winter projects and start filling it up now! I always have a Goodwill bag going down [...]
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