How frugal am I?
Happy mother’s day to all you wonderful ladies! Whenever I have serious decisions to make which require concentrated thoughts I like to do mindless work in a quiet space. Repetitive … Continue reading
Downsizing meals
Progress is slow but I’m very serious about downsizing my life including the way I cook and eat. I did a little shopping at Dollar Tree using a tip that … Continue reading
More food downsizing and organizing
I’ve been having a horrible time working with the photos on my computer. I don’t have an issue getting the pictures into the computer. They are there. I can see … Continue reading
Food storage downsizing
It never fails. Just when I believe I’ve got everything all organized and under control the STUFF – while hiding in the dark – has a wild party and multiplies … Continue reading
More cleaning & downsizing
I’m sorry I missed posting last week. I went out of town for a funeral and when I got home I came down with spring allergies. I felt miserable and … Continue reading
It’s almost Fall y’all
Like everyone else, the first cold days of fall are my signal to finish getting prepared for winter. I would love to get back to the organizing and down sizing … Continue reading
Downsizing again
Anyone who has been following me for awhile will remember that I get overwhelmed by STUFF around me. STUFF: as in so full I can’t take anymore. I sincerely hope … Continue reading
No water heater needed
When a person has limited income they must think outside the box and be resourceful. In an earlier post I told that my water heater had died. It’s an industrial … Continue reading
Enjoying springtime
I’ve been busy with appointments, community meetings, and spring cleaning. Our property taxes are going up again. I went to a couple of meetings about how to object to the … Continue reading
Sunshine!
We finally have sunshine during the day! I’ve been taking advantage of the sun to do some catch up house cleaning. Since its spring I can call it spring cleaning. … Continue reading
Juice jello
I was asked to make a video of how to make juice into a sugar free gelatin. I uploaded the video to youtube a couple days ago for anyone wishing … Continue reading
November 13 – 19, 2022
Monday the tree men started cutting back the bushes next to the warehouse building along the railroad. They will be doing the construction side only. The railroad company is responsible … Continue reading
November 6 – 12, 2022
Monday I spent time trying to decide on a short, cute, easy to remember handle for my youtube channel. I really wanted to use “My new me” but someone is … Continue reading
Fall cleaning
Now that I’m feeling better my house had really started to bother me again. It bothered me worse than all the other times before. When my house is cluttered I … Continue reading
Winter is coming
We can’t stop nature. Winter will be here sooner that we think. Are you ready? I’m not. Well, not completely. I’m worried but not panicked about the rising cost of … Continue reading
Daily life – September 11 – 17, 2022
Monday – I was having so much trouble editing the video of first time using the washing machine that I decided to do a second video to fill in what … Continue reading
Daily life – September 4 – 10, 2022
Sunday Its so much more fun doing things again instead of sleeping my life away. I’m still amazed at the difference the shots made in my health. I still suffer … Continue reading
Daily life August 28 – September 3, 2022
Sunday I was late finishing my post yesterday about last week when the internet went out. I’m not sure what happened but it came back on just after breakfast. I … Continue reading
Daily life August 21 – 27, 2022
Monday I had planned to go back to the fair but didn’t quite feel up to going. I spent most of the day resting. I wasn’t sick. My leg muscles … Continue reading
Yippie!
Popping in to say I’ve had an offer from a reader to help me get the mini washer. I feel as happy as I did the day a follower helped … Continue reading
Daily life – August 14 to 20, 2022
Sunday I spent the day relaxing and thinking about Grandma Mama’s frugal life. She was extremely frugal but not weird or extreme. Know what I mean? She taught me to … Continue reading
Catching up
Its been a busy couple weeks. Two of my grands, one at a time, has been in the hospital with some sort of mysterious childhood illness. The doctors couldn’t explain … Continue reading
Canning and some issues
For someone without a garden I sure do a lot of canning. I garden by foodbank haul. 😉 I honor the gift of food by preserving and using every possible … Continue reading
Changing my eating
I’m so happy to have finally gotten my dental implants after all these years. I can finally eat the healthy foods I wasn’t able to chew for so many years. … Continue reading
Dang bad luck
Several days ago I was in a rush to finish a customer quilt for a contest. Time was running short. I had only a few days to finish it before … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 