Gardening tips for beginners. Don’t learn these tips the hard way. You’ll save money and time doing it right from the start.
Moms Group Frozen Meal Exchange
I decided to put together some frozen meals now that we bought our deep freezer. I was concerned about the time commitment involved to do a bunch of different meals, however. That’s pretty intense to make 10-20 different freezer meals myself. As an alternative, I asked some other women in our moms group if they … Read more
Pretend, Practice Outlet
How to teach children electrical outlet safety: Making our own pretend outlet so we could teach our son to properly plug and unplug electrical cords. My parenting motto: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. We have come to the conclusion that baby proofing is failing. Baby G has figured most of it out and … Read more
How to Hang a Heavy Mirror
How to hang a heavy mirror or frame safely and easily. I found this GREAT mirror- a $10 garage sale find! I love it! I want to stand in front of it and repeat “mirror mirror on the wall… Who’s the most fantastic deal finder of them all?!” Yes, it’s that cool. It’s been sitting … Read more
The Great Outdoors (Our Yard), Part VIII: Filling the Raised Beds
Now that I had these great raised garden beds, I wanted a way to fill them as cheaply as possible. Part of this is just because we wanted to save some money and the rest was that our car couldn’t fit many bags of soil so we were trying to save some trips back and … Read more