Five Simple Ways to Shave Money off your Grocery Budget (Part Two)
If you are just joining us on this totally awesome series after clicking a link on Pinterest or BlogLovin, I hope that you take a moment to read the FIRST part of our series and [...]
Crocheting something of Beauty….
A few months ago, in the midst of stress and time sitting on my hands at hospitals, I decided what I really needed to do was give myself the ability to create something and keep [...]
Make Your Own Flavored Coffee Grounds for a Fraction of the Price!
Guess what? It is the start of a brand new year AND a new year of our.. And on a wonderful spin off from last year's incredibly popular post (over 500 hits in ONE DAY) on [...]
Let the CHALLENGE BEGIN—Fabulously Frugal Friday and FOOD STORAGE CHALLENGE COMBINE!
Its the start of a brand new month, and a brand new challenge, and to be honest, I am incredibly excited about doing this right by your side. I intentionally picked an easy month for [...]
Tomorrow our Food Storage Challenge begins…..are you READY?
I am excited that we have received so much awesome feedback from so many of you about participating in this challenge for the first two weeks of August. I wanted to give you some ideas, [...]
Learning about WoodGas, and WW2!
It isn't often lately that I am fascinated by a new homesteading or self sufficiency idea, but lately there is one that has just captured my imagination and I feel is worth to pass on [...]
Ten TOTALLY amazing posts for Throwback Thursday…and they all have to do with Canning!
Its that time of year again, isnt it? Time that the garden starts reproducing, time that the farmer's markets with all their awesome temptations and great deal start cropping up. Time where we know summer [...]
50 Master Mixes that save MONEY…
Yesterday, as I finished bagging up the last of our bulk goods purchased from our yearly stock up trip, I had a surprise visit from a friend. As I have been rather home-bound with this [...]
Make It Yourself Monday–Why I Ditched Febreeze…and Made Something Better!
Not just better. Healthier. Natural, not chemical. Just to give you a heads up....if you are using Febreeze, every time you spray that bottle, you are filling your house with neurotoxins and lots and lots [...]
The Power of being Positively Prepared…
I have noticed a slight, but growing, fundamental shift in the last six months when it comes to being prepared for anything. More and more people are not only getting their feet wet, stepping into [...]
This week we have a FABULOUS recipe that we are featuring for the Pintastic Pinteresting Party!
 What fun this last week was with all the pins and support, new blogs joining us, and so many fun reads this week! I am posting my featured article in honor of the request of [...]
Why I started making my own dog food…and broke all my own rules in doing so…
Sometimes rules are good. For example, keeping us safe, protecting us, protecting others. So when I started looking into making my own dogfood for our totally awesome, and amazing puppy Kodiak, (who is just over [...]