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Harvesting Rainwater and Harnessing Wind
From the Start Your Week with Steve Newsletter — Steve Says: “They say that if you’re married to someone long enough, you eventually start to look like them. They say that about dog owners and their dogs, too, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, books, Business, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Education, Encouragement, Family, frugal living, Green, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, Random, self-improvement, success, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, Brad Lancaster, climate, nature, newsletter, rainwater, science, William Kamkwamba, wind
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Is There in Truth No Beauty?
Those of you who are afficianados of the 1960’s era Star Trek series (and if you’re not, you should be — it’s cheesey and profound at the same time) may recognize the title of this article from an episode, but … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, children, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, finances, frugal living, Growth, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Personal, shopping
Tagged artisan, beauty, impulse buy, saving money, Star Trek, tea pot
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Just a Dumb Housewife
Years ago, when the Norwegian Artist and I decided that I would stay home and raise the kids, this was not a savvy, astute, wordly-wise, shrewd, smart decision. Back in the 80s, when women could do anything they wanted, by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Business, children, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Education, Encouragement, Family, frugal living, Growth, home, homeschooling, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, media, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, Relationships, success, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged current-events, dumb, home school, homemaker, housewife, media
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Market Manipulation, Roasted Chicken, and You
I don’t know about you, but I get vaguely irritated when I realize that I’m being manipulated. And given the marketing climate in which our society operates, this means that if I don’t watch it, I spend two thirds of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Business, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, Food, frugal living, Growth, home, Humor, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, News, Random, shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken, food, gas, grocery, manipulation, manufacturers, market, shopping
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Cheap, Practical — and Sort of Odd — Gift Giving
Last Christmas, because everybody was in financially challenging situations, we agreed to go cheap on gifts — for everyone, that is, but the Toddler, who simultaneously performs the function of daughter/granddaughter/niece, depending upon who is talking about her. As grandparents, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, children, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, frugal living, gardening, Green, Growth, home, homeschooling, Humor, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Relationships, shopping, success, Uncategorized
Tagged cheap, Christmas, garden, gift, Peter Rabbit, poster
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The Economics of Being Cool — and Frugal
Being frugal is chic these days. It’s exhilarating to go to bed knowing that you’re weird and out of step, and then burst into the kitchen the next morning as a dynamic, exciting, creative, green living, Chic woman of power and wisdom! … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, Green, Growth, home, homeschooling, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, shopping, success, Uncategorized
Tagged buy house, economy, frugal, green living, purchase, Realtor, save money
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Saving Money in the Grocery Store — One Weird, Workable Idea
Years ago, with four children in tow, I spent one day a week doing the grocery shopping. The night before I scoured the ads, marking this place for brown sugar and butter, that one for grapes and toilet paper, still … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, children, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, Food, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged affordable, grocery, money, poster, saving, shopping
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Laugh at Life’s Challenges
Cancer, unemployment, chronic pain, financial straits, the general insecurity of our nation’s future — there are a lot of challenges in life, and some of them are around for the long term. Other challenges, seemingly minor, still impact our daily … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, challenges, laugh, problems, unemployment
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