Stuff and More Stuff

  I’ve never been one to celebrate New Year’s as a way to make life changes. I’m a firm believer that those changes can come at any time and shouldn’t be put off until the first of next year. That being the case, I find it thoroughly ironic that since I’ve returned home from the holiday celebrations [...]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

originally published by emphelan Birthday parties on the homestead never have to be boring events. With three friendly boys, we are always getting invitations to the town kids parties. The host usually has those ginormous blow up slides or moonwalks, or they have parties in restaurants or stores that cater to such events. I say [...]

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handmade holiday

i generally try to keep our gift giving budget low in the spending department because we don’t have any extra money to throw around. however, i cherish my friends, both online and in real time because they are my true family. they are there for me more than my ‘real’ family is. so, i tend [...]

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it’s a wrap

part of my homesteading lifestyle is being as frugal as possible. i take no exception when it comes to wrapping gifts. to me, gift wrapping is an art in itself but it seems foolish to me to spend as much on the wrapping as i would on the present, or even more, considering i make [...]

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I’m the Middle Man

Originally published at Women Not Dabbling by emphelan As I have stated in the past, I am not very good at all this domestic goddess type activities. I only do what I have to do, and the rest waits until company is about to come over. I watch other moms, you know the ones that [...]

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how much is enough?!

we live in an old house built in the 20′s. it is about 2000 square feet with 3 legal bedrooms (4 really but one doesn’t have a closet so it doesn’t count) and has a total of 4 tiny closets for the entire house. the basement is damp and anything stored down there molds w/in [...]

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