DIY Pallet Wine and Liquor Rack
I was so excited to share my husband’s last pallet wood project with you… only… it no longer is his latest project! He’s since built something even more awesome than this, but you’ll have to wait for me to post about it, but let’s just say I’m amazed by his skills and ability to transform […]
Homemade Ranch Dressing Seasoning Mix Recipe–Vegan, Paleo, and Allergy Friendly
Growing up, my family didn’t have lots of ranch dressing (French and Italian and Thousand Island were more common), but we did periodically buy it. And we used it as a salad dressing, period. As an adult, I learned how versatile ranch dressing is. How it can be used as a sauce on nearly anything […]
Frugality When Dating
When you meet people in person, especially when it’s through friends, you often know something about them already based on how you met them. If you met them through frugal mutual friends, or doing a frugal activity, you’d have an idea (though maybe not complete) about how they live, that they may be frugal oriented. […]
The Story of My Redbud Flower Wine and Its Transformations
When I read Pascal Bauder’s book “The New Wildcrafted Cuisine” I got so inspired by his taking wild plants- fruits and flowers- and turning them into alcoholic beverages. He has a whole section about that in his book, including how to make these beverages without any added yeast, just using the wild ones in the […]
Our Family’s Frugal Accomplishments This Past Week
My husband’s frugal project this week. It’s been some time since I did a weekly frugal accomplishment round up, but I’ve been missing those. For those new here, it’s when throughout the week I tally up the various frugal things I did, and then share them with you at the end of the week. Sometimes […]
Biking, Exploring, and Cooking- My Polish Vacation, Day 2
Sorry I didn’t get this post the day it happened, about 2 week ago. I wrote most of it then but was too tired to post it, and then decided to save writing and posting about my trip until after I came home. If I had to sum up my first official day on Poland […]
Give Your Bathroom a Facelift on a Budget
I am really excited to share this post with you. Fortunately, living in a brand new house, our bathroom is quite beautiful (if I may say so myself), and hopefully soon I plan on sharing pics with you. But I know what it’s like to live in an older home especially with a bathroom that […]
Authenticity and its Pitfalls
Some of you might have wondered about my post last month, and about the relatively infrequent posting on my blog since then… I’m authentic on this blog when it comes to sharing my lifestyle choices with you, even lifestyle choices that may be very different from the norm. This is an extreme frugality blog, and […]
Foraging Wild Edibles in Poland- With Lots of Pictures!
Having never stepped foot in Poland before, I assumed that going there, I might recognize one or two different edible plants, and maybe do a drop of foraging. I was not expecting to recognize most of the plants there, with them being things I regularly forage locally, or plants I’m familiar with even if I didn’t […]
My Poland Trip- Day One, Sorta
It is currently 3:15 am Polish time, and I’m tired. I just decided that I want to write a blog post every day of my trip (or nearly) so I’ll keep this short and head straight to bed, so I can be bright eyed and bushy tailed tomorrow for my bike trip through the country […]
