Growing your own food is so rewarding!!! Not only because of the great sense of accomplishment that you gain, but the financial benefits are AMAZING!!! Especially if you start your plants from seed! We saved hundreds and hundreds… Read More »
Archives for February 2018
Creative Storage Solutions For Your Kitchen (Part One)
If you are like me, you NEVER seem to have enough storage space in your kitchen!!! I could fill up 3 rooms of the house with kitchen stuff (if my husband would let me!) But in my house, we don’t have that kind of space! That’s why I had to come up with these creative storage solutions to help me make the most of the little space that we do have.
Tip #1: Convert an old TV armoire.
One of my biggest pet peeves in the kitchen was trying to … Read More »
Raising Self-Sufficient Kids
One of the hardest things about being a parent is keeping up with all of the housework! Whether you have one kid or 10+, doesn’t it always seem like you have 20??? I know it does for me, and I only have three kids!!! My gameroom can go from clean to THIS (see picture below) over the course of an hour!!! It’s like I’m raising three tornadoes sometimes!!!
In a society that encourages laziness, entitlement and taking the easy way out, it can be very challenging to instill work ethic into our children. The BEST thing that you can possibly do to help yourself in this area is… Read More »
7 Tips to Save You Time and Money When Cooking
I don’t know about you, but as a busy mother of 3, I am ALWAYS looking for ways to save time and money!!! I have tried many different strategies with varying levels of success. Below is a list of 7 tips and tricks through which my family has found success in gaining extra time AND saving money!
1. Measure out extra batches of dry ingredients when baking and store them in mason jars.
As a food allergy sufferer, I begrudgingly do a lot of baking at home just so I can eat like a normal person. There are two main reasons… Read More »
Automatic Chicken Feeder
I absolutely LOVE having my own chickens to provide farm fresh eggs every morning! I’ve been raising chickens for about 2 years now, and I can’t imagine ever going back to grocery store eggs!!! I have become so spoiled with the rich flavor of eggs that come straight from the chicken without being processed or bleached.
But let’s face it… It’s not always fun or convenient to hike up our hill through EVERY sort of weather (rain, sleet, snow, sub-zero temperatures, etc.) to take care of my outdoor animals. My chickens don’t mind the cold. As a matter of fact, they … Read More »