I did something different this year. On New Year’s Eve, I usually make a mental list of some resolutions that are pretty general things I would like to improve in the new year (eat better, more exercise, cleaner house, more organized, etc.), but they quickly fall by the wayside because they’re too vague and I [...]
Archive for July, 2009
New Year’s Resolutions Revisited
Posted in health, tagged healthy eating on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Household Tip – Laundry – Easy on the Fabric Softener
Posted in cleaning, Clothes, Frugal Living, Green Living, Household Chores, tagged cleaning, Clothes, saving money on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My mother-in-law kept about the cleanest house of anyone I knew and she was sweet to boot, so whenever she offered a tip, I would listen because she always did it to share information and never to criticize. One tip she gave me was to never use fabric softener on towels – it does make [...]
What to do with a rump roast?
Posted in cooking, crock pot, dinner, Frugal Living, recipes, tagged cooking, crock pot, dinner, recipe on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week a local supermarket had rump roasts on sale, so I picked up about a 2.5 lb roast for about $4. When I brought it home, my husband groaned because it is one of the few cuts of meat that we often are not too successful with. I did some internet research and put [...]
Teaching Kids to Cook
Posted in cooking, Kids, Uncategorized, tagged cooking, Kids on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My husband and I love to cook so much that our kids enjoy the benefits of our cooking, but really are not called upon to do much cooking themselves. Both kids have had middle school home ec classes, but ironically, there wasn’t much cooking for either of them and I worry that they won’t have [...]
Fashionable over 40 – shopping update
Posted in Clothes, fashion, tagged Clothes, fashion on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about trying to update my wardrobe before I start back to work in fall. I started by getting a cute new haircut and buying some moderate height heels to replace my usual flats once in a while. I determined that the most needed additions to my wardrobe [...]
Make Iced Coffee at Home
Posted in coffee, leftovers, tagged coffee, frugal, recipe, saving money on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At our house, we frequently have leftover coffee in the pot long after everyone is done wanting hot coffee. Usually the pot gets turned off and the leftovers sit there until they get dumped out just prior to my making a new pot of coffee. The only exception to this process is when my husband [...]
Thought for the day – small delights
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a short post today as I have just returned from a long drive. I had an opportunity today to realize that we can enhance our lives when we look for fun and humor and approach things with a good attitude. I was on the highway for several hours today and had to deal with [...]
What’s Your Niche?
Posted in blogging, tagged blogging on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I decided to start writing a blog this summer, I did a little research to find out that basics and one of the big pieces of advice was to “find your niche.” Niche, what niche, I have no idea what my niche is! As I pondered this problem, I came across the second big [...]
Small Sacrifices – Save Water and Energy
Posted in Frugal Living, Green Living, saving energy, tagged Green Living, saving energy, saving money on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A few months ago, I completed an on-line energy survey through one of my local utility companies, and as a reward, they sent me an “energy conservation package.” It consisted of a new low-flow shower head and several low flow faucet adapters. The faucet adapters were clearly marked as 1 gpm (gallon per minute) flow [...]
This Week’s Garage CleanUp Report
Posted in cleaning, Clutter, Household Chores, organizing, tagged cleaning, Clutter, Clutter busting, decluttering on July 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday afternoon, I spent about 2 hours in the garage and did make some noticeable progress. I decided that first I would look for the obvious junk to toss or donate. My clean up did not start well when one of the first things I found to deal with was a bag of my spouses [...]
