February Challenge – Bring Only Consumables Home
In February I took a challenge which lined up with my goal to spend less. “CONSUMABLES – For one month, only allow “consumables” to enter your house. For example: purchasing food, shampoo, toothpaste, would be OK (anything that can be used up), whereas new clothes, dishes, trinkets would *not* be OK (anything that will end up […]
How to Buy in Bulk
A friend recently asked me to describe how I do my bulk shopping. I think she’s interested in doing it, she just doesn’t get how I go about doing it. So here goes… Steps to Buying in Bulk: 1. Inventory what you have on hand. This was something I never used to do and my […]
5 Ways No Electricity Improved My Day
This morning I woke up and turned on the light. Well, I went to turn on the light, but nothing happened. I wondered if a breaker had hit threshold and turned off the circuit in my bedroom. Then I saw the whole house was dead and all of the circuits in my circuit breaker were lined […]
Fall Travel Items
Mid October brought a fun 4 day trip with family to Wallowa Lake, in eastern Oregon. Temperatures were in the 30’s to 60’s with dry skies and no rain expected. We were mostly in nature without any need to dress up and we stayed in a heated house. Hiking, hanging out, cooking and being together were […]
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