Looking for a furniture-making project for the weekend? Missing something in your den? Your living room might need a bit of an update and that old out-of-date coffee table has got to go! Building ...
How to Fold a Fitted Sheet Easily and Store Them Neatly
Let’s talk fitted sheets. They’re the pain of all laundry-folding experiences, right? If you see the memes about fitted sheets, and I'm sure one will describe your process to a tee. Luckily they ...
14 Cinderblock Garden Ideas For Your Veggies, Flowers and Succulents
If you are looking for an alternative to a raised pallet bed or a straw bale garden take a look at what we've got for you! Raised garden beds, succulent homes and vertical living walls made out of ...
28 Forgotten Yet Easy Pudding Recipes for Any Season or Occasion
Rice. It’s one of those things when you make it; you’d better not make too much because it doesn’t taste good when you have to reheat it. Yet, I seem to make too much every time I make it. The other ...
Restoring Cast Iron Fireplace Tools to Shining New in Only 6 Steps
We recently installed a wood stove to function as a back-up stove in winter, and also to heat our home. We realized we needed fireplace tools, but as we were working on limited funds, we weren’t sure ...
44 Party Friendly Adult Beverages For Your Enjoyment While Dieting
You’re on a diet, but you’d love to have an adult beverage. What do you do? Do you break your diet and enjoy a few indulgences with friends, only to regret it later? Or do you stick to it and keep a ...
7 Practical Steps to Creating a Variable Income Budget to Manage Your Finances
Do you live on a sporadic income? It can be tough at times. We lived on a flexible income for over eight years. It took quite a while to adjust to ‘riding the wave’ (as I called it.) But you ...
9 Tips Towards Enjoying an Off-Grid Lifestyle without the Expense
Have you lived in a rural setting your whole life? I grew up in the city. Many years later I married a young man from the country. He grew up poor, his mother taught him how to survive on very ...
5 Steps to No-Fuss Country Gravy Your Whole Family Will Love
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. When I first married my husband, I despised country gravy. This gravy is also known as white gravy or milk gravy. His family thought it should be on ...