I love my dehydrator. I admit, there was a bit of a learning curve using it. Not so much and dehydrating – that’s simple. Most things you either slice and dehydrate, or a few things you have to blanch briefly first then place on the dehydrator —Easy! No, the learning curve was more in how… Keep Reading
Leftover Rice Pudding
Rice pudding is one of those things that seems to divide folks into two camps–those who love it and those who don’t. Honestly–I’m firmly in the “don’t” camp. It’s not that I hate it, it just doesn’t do anything for me. The rest of my family, especially Princess, fall in the “love it” camp. This… Keep Reading
Easy Transformation — Blank Plaques to Country Chic Wine Corkboard Art
I love creative challenges–so you know I was all over it when Rustoleum and Walmart asked me if I wanted to participate in a “Mystery Box” campaign as part of the Walmart Moms. They offered to send each of us random items that we were to transform using Rustoleum paints and/or stains. How much fun… Keep Reading
Make Do and Mend — The Great Depression Philosophy
If you talk about frugality and saving money for any amount of time, you will eventually wind up talking about the Great Depression. It has become an iconic sign of a generation of people who were thrust into frugality by dire necessity rather than by choice. Many of the lessons they learned we would do… Keep Reading
Teacher’s Gift: Cup of Sharpies
Are you looking for an end of the year teacher’s gift that is useful, looks great, and is easy to boot? Let me introduce you to the Cup ‘o Sharpies. Let’s face it–most teachers probably have enough “cute” to last them a lifetime. This gift is useful (everyone needs to stay hydrated–and what teacher ever… Keep Reading
