Archive for August, 2009
I guess I CAN teach my mom a few new shopping tricks!
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned my mom a time or two on this blog. Or rather, I’ve mentioned her shopping style. The grocery shopping of my childhood was one of the things I had to overcome in my quest for frugality. Now, I’m not sure, but I think my mom’s rules were pretty much as [...]
A milestone in my gardening!
Posted in: Homesteading Tags: gardening, growing own food, Homesteading, self-sufficient living
Today I reached a milestone in my gardening and my quest to be more self-sufficient. Tonight I looked at our dinner plate and realized that everything but the pork tenderloin came our of my garden! We’re not looking to do meat production of any kind at this point so for me, this is about as [...]
Whimsy is Frugal
When I watch decorating shows I always notice that adding whimsy is usually frugal. Whimsy is thinking outside the box and still seeing magic in the simple things. The things right in front of you. Definition of whimsy: Noun 1. pl -sies a fanciful or playful idea: 2. capricious or playful behaviour: Adding [...]