A wonderful surprise
Blog readers may know, just like you, I’ve been struggling with the higher costs of normal living expenses. Everything is higher this year and even more than in past years. … Continue reading
Food as medicine
This is a follow up to my previous post about my weird popcorn craving and anemia. I’m not against working with a doctor or a nurse practitioner; however, I refuse … Continue reading
Cooking and canning
I’ve been really busy all last week cooking and canning. When I get food from the drive through foodbank it usually takes a week to preserve everything. Although that’s not full time … Continue reading
Prices still rising
Because of the coming snow and extremely cold temperatures due on Friday all the mobile foodbank sites would be closed. I needed to get my car tag because it expires this … Continue reading
2024 New Year Goals
I had been sick in bed since last Thursday. I caught something from someone somewhere. I’ve had a fever and slept alot. I was able to make a pot of chicken noodle soup … Continue reading
Still no furnace
The weather is a bit warmer in the 50s today so I’m able to work at my computer. Before I get into the saga of not having a furnace yet, … Continue reading
Many earthly angels
A few days ago there was a knock at my door. I wasn’t expecting anyone so I figured it had to be a neighbor. When I got to the door … Continue reading
Canning to stock up
I’ve been canning like a mad woman lately. I’ll list them for you to see how much I’ve done in the last three weeks. I kept busy staying out of … Continue reading
Grocery prices still rising
I’m posting this early because this weekend is going to be very busy with workers coming and going through my house. I may not get a chance to work on … Continue reading
Too much food
First let me explain that even though I’m fat I actually eat very little. I don’t get nearly enough exercise or sunshine to be thin. I’m doing my best to … Continue reading
Smoked sausage stew
I had a leftover piece of smoked sausage that needed to be eaten. I don’t like wasting food so I wanted to use it up. I could have heated it … Continue reading
The grass grew in 15 minutes
As you can see my backyard was just plain dirt. Neighborhood kids were using it for their own private BMX trail and searching for things to steal. They have also … Continue reading
Construction almost done
The safety fences have come down and the weeds cut back. The parking area gravel has been replaced. I can’t have the shed moved until after everything is completely finished … Continue reading
Budget stretching with DIY
When having to choose between food and cleaning supplies it’s a no brainer. I need to eat more than I need cleaning supplies. As the costs of everything grows higher … Continue reading
August foodbank truck day
I went to the outdoor foodbank for August. I got some really nice things this month. I missed the July day so my freezer food was getting a bit low. … Continue reading
When it rains; it pours
I sincerely hope everyone is staying safe during this heat wave and the flooding and whatever else is happening in the world. The July 4th holiday was kinda quiet here. … Continue reading
Garden time and schools out
Actually, I’m late planting my garden tower. I should have planted some things in the pots back in February but it just didn’t work out that way. I had to … Continue reading
First May foodbank truck day
I’m always very happy to get the food; although, sometimes I’m given food that either I can’t eat or don’t like to eat. When I get those I pass them … 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
Diets and me
Today I see things a little differently than in the last dieting post. I sat down and read through pages and pages of my hand written diet research notes. I’ve … Continue reading
Foodbank truck day
I went to the second of the two monthly foodbank truck days for my area. This is the food list from 3-28-23 and approximately how much food is saved from … Continue reading
Glasses, shoes, and construction
The wind storm knocked down trees everywhere causing thousands of power outages. This is a neighbor’s house. I’m sure glad the trees in my back yard were gone. Louisville even … Continue reading
Finally sunshine!
Thursday all that sunshine gave me enough energy to go shopping. Mostly I was just looking. We used to call it window shopping but those days are gone now. I … Continue reading
Cost of living is awful!
Since my last post I’ve been doing whatever I could to prevent stress over the rising costs of absolutely everything that I need to live. Having wintertime blues didn’t help … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 