Eco-Friendly Frugal Living
It's been a crazy couple of weeks. My New Years Goal (I don't like the term Resolution, lol) was to begin homesteading, even on a small scale since we don't have a lot of land to do much. I have spent the last few weeks getting things set up and it's official! This is happening! I can't remember the last time I have felt so much joy and so much drive to make sure things get done. I know that 2015 … [Read more...]
PLEASE NOTE: This is a repost from 2012. There are so many reasons to stay home this Friday, but let's start with the one that concerns me the most...you know, the one where people DIE so others can save a few bucks. The crowds you see above are not uncommon on Black Friday, and honestly, the prices are just as good online, if not better. Many places will be offering free shipping on the same … [Read more...]
It was a special Skylanders Day at Game Stop yesterday, so we made sure to be up and ready early, so we could be there for the opening, to be sure we got the ones we wanted. We brought a bunch of older games with us, and an extra Skylander's portal we had, and traded them all in for around $35 in credit. Sadly, the store did not receive their shipment of the new Skylanders, so they only had the … [Read more...]
I sent them to school. I shipped them off to be taught by people who don't know them, who don't love them, who won't help bring out the individual in them, and I regret it. I was a strict mother, one who had many rules, but one of those rules did not include homework. I was never a fan of homework, because in my mind, i couldn't figure out why the schools needed my kids to work for 2 to 3 hours a … [Read more...]
There is talks of bloggers "boycotting" stores that open on Thanksgiving, because they don't agree that they should be forcing people to take time away from their families. I am on the other end of the thought process here. Wouldn't any job that requires you to work outside of the house, be forcing you to take time away from your family? Wouldn't working there be an option, and not mandatory? … [Read more...]
Something that a few of you may know, but many may not, is that we don't vaccinate. I have 6 children, and 3 of them have never been vaccinated. The older 3 have had some vaccinations, but that was before I did my own research, back when I did whatever the doctors told me to without question. My oldest daughter, Syra, had a few vaccinations before we decided to stop them. She was under a year old … [Read more...]
I have tried so many different diets and I am just DONE! I have tried diets that reduce my calories, only to be told that since I normally don't eat a lot, I may be in starvation mode and I should increase my calories instead. Neither worked, so then I tried things like Nutrisystem, Shaklee, HCg, Weight Watchers....you name it. During all of it, I came to the conclusion that diets SUCK! Or, … [Read more...]
In our town, there is an event hat happens every month on the second Thursday, and it gets a LOT of attention! They call it "Mass Food" but I call it "Community Groceries" because I feel that better represents what it is. It isn't a food bank, you don't have to be low income, they don't check family size, everyone gets the same amount of groceries and the items change each time. The event … [Read more...]
Today, at my son's Head Start class, is "Dress as what you want to be when you grow up" day. They can dress as firemen, cops, super heroes or ANYTHING they want to be when they grow up. When asked what my son wanted to wear, he decided on a dress. He has tried to wear a dress to school at least once a week, and I told him no. Today, he knew I can't say no to it, it is kid's choice day, and he … [Read more...]
One of my favorite blogs asked the question "What time is bed time at your house?" I was amazed at some of the answers I saw. Jodi: I am a firm believer in regular sleep cycles. I have seen the damage it does to kids if they go to bed whenever they damn well please. Bed time is strictly 8pm here. They have to be up at 6am for school, so sending them to bed at 8pm, means they will fall … [Read more...]
