Planning to Visit India? Packing List Essentials
Ivermectin and Azithromycin and Cipro: Speak to your doctor prior to travel. These are what we brought. You will need a prescription for these and...
Schoolhouse Teachers – Resources for Home Education
As you start working to figure out what you want to do for your homeschool classes and enrichment for the next school year, let me remind you about...
No-Spend January, Week 2 Update
This week has been a whirl wind of activity, lots of small transactions so buckle up, folks. Returns to Amazon: $7.41 and 21.19 Purchases from...
No-Spend Week 1 update
For week one, we had a pre-determined budget of $25 for the grocery and per the rules, if we wanted to buy anything else, we needed to sell some...
Why We Do a No-Spend Month (or two!)
In January (and now February) we have started doing a no-spend challenge. I put the rules we follow in another blog post, but folks have asked me...
Our Rules for No-Spend January
For the past couple of years we have started the year with a commitment to spending nothing. We do still live in the real world, so here is how we...
Review:Luxear Cooling Blanket
We received a Luxear Cooling Blanket recently for the purpose of reviewing it. For the past couple of years, my husband has been using a cooling...
Review: Earth Breeze Laundry Detergent Eco-Sheets
We recently had the opportunity to try Earth Breeze Laundry Detergent Eco-Sheets. I've been interested in them for awhile but am always hesitant to...
Review: NutriMill Harvest Grain Mill
I got the opportunity to review a New Limited Edition Harvest Grain Mill in my color of choice. I chose GOLD! First, I already love my current...
Decluttering Cookbooks
I cook a lot. Lots of people to feed, lots of meals a day. Six of us still live here, we homeschool and work from home. Getting rid of cookbooks was...
Going Minimal
Tip: Donations are best put in a black bag, so you cannot see what is inside and change your mind! If I am decluttering a large area, I may have a...
Beddys Review
One of my favorite Youtubers, Jordan Page talks about identifying "Pain Points" in your house. One of my pain points was my youngest daughter's bed....
Our Family’s Experience with COVID-19
When we got sick with COVID-19, I knew no one else who had it except for people's whose loved ones were in the hospital in ICU, fighting for their...
Fall 2020 School? You CAN do this!
This week many of my friends have started back to school with a year that looks way different than they hoped. Some are homeschooling for the first...
Our Year With No Health Insurance (+Hysterectomy!)
Why on earth would a perfectly sane woman choose to cancel her insurance for herself and her children? A couple of years ago, we were calculating...
We have a College Graduate!
Anne Mary's final grades have been posted so I can officially share that she has Graduated with her Bachelor's degree with a 3.98 /4.00 G.P.A. She...
The Modern Library
I have long been a lover of books, and as a homeschool mom to six, have utilized the library to save thousands of dollars on books. But, today's...
Prepping Food Ahead for College
To make life simpler, prepare meals ahead to freeze for busy days. This has become such a normal part of my routine, that I do not really consider...
Yummy Candied Pecans recipe!
1 pound of pecan halves 1 egg white 1 Tablespoon of water 1 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon of cinnamon he egg white until it is foamy. Add the water and...
Productivity When You Are Stress-Frozen
There are lots of ways to reduce stress in your life, and that is probably a terrific starting point, but this article is not about that. These are...
On Aging Parents
Several years ago at a homeschool conference I was giving a talk about Chaos to Order, and ways to handle all the responsibilities of being a godly...
Our Greyhound Bus Nightmare
When we booked our December vacation we discussed the many options for getting to our destination. We could have flown. We could have driven. We...
What I Learned from an OCD Person’s Book
I am not a clinician, but a few chapters into this book and you will find yourself reading it incredulously. This author, if she is not clinically...
Homemaking Essentials- The Things Every Homemaker Should Know
How to make a budget - If this is something brand new to you, start with a simple budget like this: Dave Ramsey Simple Budget. Most people take a...