About 4 months ago, our refrigerator stopped dispensing ice. It would still provide nice cold water, but whenever we switched to the ice setting, the fridge would just make a clicking noise. I immediately assumed that it would be an expensive fix (which turned out to be wrong). I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t really look into it much at the time and just started emptying the ice into a bucket that we kept in the freezer. I just…
If you bought ham on sale for Easter like we did, you may be finding yourself with a lot of leftovers right about now! We bought a big spiral sliced ham for $1.49/lb at Aldi last week- a great deal on meat! I like to eat it in 4 main ways. One, obviously eaten as slices of ham with sides. Two, as ham sandwiches. Three, in cheesy ham and egg casserole. And fourth, ham soup! In this post, I’m sharing…
I finally painted my kitchen in February – and I picked Heirloom Traditions Paint. Read on to learn Heirloom Traditions Paint pros and cons. Spoiler alert: I want to use it on everything now!
Earth is home to all of us, both plants and animals. And every year, April 22nd is a day to celebrate everything this planet does for us. There are so many things you can do to celebrate Earth Day. I’ve put together a list here for you that’s full of great ideas that are also thrifty and green.
We are a three-cat household, so we go through many cans of wet cat food each week. All these tin cans and tin can lids were just going in the recycle bin. And it got me wondering if there was a way I could reuse them. I love it when people find ways to turn what most would consider trash into something useful or beautiful. So, as usual, Pinterest got my creativity going and I decided to try making a…
Apparently, squirrel picnic tables are popular right now. I had no idea until my sister introduced me to the concept. Have you seen these adorable mini picnic tables? When I saw one, I thought it was the cutest thing! With the little squirrels sitting on the little benches and nibbling on seeds or corn on the cob. Aww! But when I saw the price for a squirrel picnic table, I decided to try to make my own. Prices ranged from…
Believe it or not- there is a simple and natural way to get rid of dandelions. In this post, I will share the one thing I do to get rid of dandelions without chemicals. In this case, that also means no soap or salt or any other mixtures or liquids you might find in other posts online. I’m talking completely natural here! Dandelions are the cockroaches of wildflowers. They’ll flourish anywhere and are really hard to eradicate. They spread at…
In this post, I will teach you how to compost in the simplest and and most affordable way possible. No expensive composting bins or intimidating and complex rules–we’re going to uncomplicate composting. You’ll see that there are only a few easy-to-follow must-do steps involved to get started. It doesn’t have to be hard. So read on, stop throwing compostable materials out with the trash, and start composting with confidence!
This post is about how my family switched our electric bill to 100% wind power and actually saved money every month on our bill.
This project was inspired by my own unfortunate patio table accident. I was setting up our old patio table furniture outside in the spring. When I tried to put the patio umbrella through the hole in the middle of the table, I lost my footing. Because the umbrella pole was only partway in, it fell sideways. The glass top couldn’t handle the pressure and, as a result, shattered into millions of tiny pieces.