Best Flower Varieties for the Cutting Garden
A cutting garden is a beautiful addition to any outdoor space. There’s nothing like fresh flowers all summer long. Here are the best flower varieties for your cutting garden. If…
The Best Things to Buy at Thrift Stores for Your Home
A look at the best (and worst) things to buy at thrift stores for home decor and furniture. Are you a thrift store shopper? Fewer and fewer people seem to…
Brioche Burger Buns at Home
If you’re a foodie like me, you must have wondered how restaurants get those delicious buns. Well, you can now make your own with our Brioche Burger Buns recipe. They’re…
Does Vegetable Gardening Save Money?
How to plant a practical vegetable garden that will save you money on your grocery bill and not cost a fortune to build. We’ll discuss that age old question… does…
How To Stop Buying Things Online You Don’t Need
Examining why we shop online for things we don’t need, with some practical solutions to stop the mindless spending. Do you find yourself really drawn to online shopping? I don’t…
Snobby Christmas Decorating
(The picture is from a Pottery Barn catalog.) Halloween is over, so it’s time to talk about decorating for Christmas. There are two types of Christmas decorating snobs: 1. One…
Dutch Oven French Bread (Easy)
This Dutch oven French bread recipe is easy to follow, with no weird techniques, odd ingredients, or words you’ve never heard before. The Dutch oven helps creates a mini steam…
Deep Cleaning Bit By Bit
Learn to keep up, not catch up with your deep cleaning by doing a small number of tasks every day. Where did spring cleaning come from? Did you know that…
Is Extreme Couponing Worth It?
Inside: A look at extreme couponing and if it’s worth the time it takes. My own experience couponing, and why I eventually stopped. I used to be an extreme couponer….
Delicious and Creamy Corn Chowder with Fresh Corn: A Comfort Food Classic
This hearty corn chowder is a perfect blend of sweet and savory, bringing comfort and joy to your table. With crispy bacon and tender potatoes, this comforting dish will surely…
The Problem with Fake Pumpkins
There is something about fall that brings out the country look everywhere. Probably some deep evolutionary response to the harvest season. Or maybe just decades of marketing. It usually starts…
The Funny Power of Paint Color Names
There are a lot of things that go into choosing a paint color. The best way to do it is get a lot of samples and start eliminating ones you…
Vegetables To Plant In Summer: What You Can Plant in July and August {Herbs and Flowers Too!}
Inside: how to take advantage of succession planting and learn what to plant in your garden in summer. Timing the garden is hard. Planting tomatoes and peppers have to be…
How to Grow Crunchy Lettuce
My husband is the worlds pickiest adult eater. He does not eat any type of lettuce other than romaine or iceberg, so that is all we grow. And let me…
Braided Italian Bread (Soft and Fluffy)
One of the absolute softest homemade breads out there, this recipe is perfect for pasta night! “This is my new favorite bread recipe. So soft inside, with a nice crust…
How to Learn to Enjoy the Process + Find Value in Work
Inside: A look a our modern desire to hurry up and get it over with cost us. And the value of returning to “the hard way”….just because. When we lived…
French Rolls for Sandwiches
These french rolls are so versatile. You can serve them as a bread with dinner, then freeze the rest for sandwiches throughout the week. Perfect for beginners. Why we love…
The No-Waste Kitchen: 5 Ways to Save Money and Use Less
Inside: How to have a more sustainable kitchen with fewer chemicals, more natural materials, and locally sourced food. Bonus, you’ll save lots of money. (Really!) Saving money is a big…
Housekeeping Advice from Ricky: Staying on Top of the Little Things
How to effortlessly complete those tiny chores around the house that drive you crazy. When I was in college, I worked at a locally famous barbecue restaurant. We had huge…
How to Use Point of Use Storage
A look at the most practical method to organize and store things within your home. It’s much simpler than you might think! Maybe you have struggled with having too much…
5 Ways to Make Your Christmas Home Extra Cozy {A Different Approach}
Everyone dreams of a cozy Christmas home – the kind where you can almost hear Bing Crosby in the background. But turning that dream into reality? Easier than you think….
How to Make Your Own Super Practical Cleaning Soap
Inside: A very simple 100% coconut oil soap recipe that produces a hard, strong bar of soap for cleaning or laundry. Not for skin! Of all the frugal home projects…
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