letters from the wilderness
After dealing with super high electric bills for 3 months this summer, I'm challenging myself to use almost no electricity this Christmas while keeping the mood cozy. I also wanted to make the outside of our home more vibrant during the daytime. And, I wanted to use what I had with just a few purchases.... Continue Reading →
I'm back! My schedule got a little crazy, and then we did a 24-hour visit to see our 2 sons in Pennsylvania. October Unprocessed - I set a goal of making stuff from scratch AND using up old ingredients. One item I'm using up is chia seeds purchased from Giant way back when. I toss... Continue Reading →
Time for my next edition of 5 frugal things. Leave plastic bottle under kitchen tap to collect drips. Our kitchen tap has been dripping off and on for several months. Since my husband has been working on other projects like the river birch stump, I simply stuck the plastic bottle under the tap and did... Continue Reading →
Since we redid the office, I've been mostly happy with it. Removing the wallpaper and painting the walls blue helped me feel more comfortable in our home office. But, I wasn't completely comfortable. I've been feeling frustrated about getting things done. My systems were not working and I continued to have a visual mess on... Continue Reading →
After a break, maybe 7 or 8 years, I decided to pick up knitting again. I love knitting and embroidery. When the kids were little, I took a few of their drawings and turned them into embroidered pillows. I also knitted many socks, hats, a sweater, a few scarves, and a few blankets. My love... Continue Reading →
I've been doing a monthly budget challenge since the beginning of June. We had received a ginormous electric bill that I wanted to reduce for the following month. I also wanted to reduce our spending, especially on groceries. The good news is I kept the electric bill the same for July, and only a $100... Continue Reading →
Recently we began hanging pictures in our breakfast room. My plan was to stick with a plant theme using my photography and prints I’ve picked up while thrifting. I found this tulip poster last fall at a flea market for $12. The frame is from Michael’s craft store. Silly me bought a frame slightly longer... Continue Reading →
Over the past week, I've been working on 2 projects. I decided that I had enough of the wallpaper in the office, and started removing it. Then, my daughter decided she wanted to paint her room. After some back and forth with colors, she went with Sherwin William's Intellectual Gray. We finished wallpaper removal in... Continue Reading →
Our local Kroger has a flower clearance section. I check it every Saturday when we shop. Usually I don’t find flowers in good shape. However today I hit the jackpot! There was a ton of flowers, many good size bouquets marked down to $13.50. I picked 2 of these, figuring that would give me enough... Continue Reading →
At about a month into our summer soul camp, my plan for household projects and food is going pretty well. breakfast room Household finish breakfast room work on office work on powder room hang pictures thrifting Add to list: my daughter's bedroom We finished the breakfast room AND hung pictures in the room. I've been... Continue Reading →
2 dogs and a house 