Couponing

I’ve been using The Food Storage Network to help me plan, acquire, and use food storage.  They have great advice, books, posts, and downloadable spreadsheets to help you out.  This weekend, since I’ve finally gotten my homework under control (for the present), I’m going to do some massive couponing, studying of grocery ads, and grocery [...]

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T-Shirt Quilt

I’m going to make a t-shirt quilt for a friend’s sister.  We picked out the fabrics and selected the shirts.  Here’s a pic of the shirts we’ll be using in the quilt.

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Garden The Week of October 18

Here are some pictures of my garden this week.  You can see the tremendous growth that has occurred, especially with the potatoes, over the last few weeks.  We’ve had quite a bit of rain recently, which is a change from the months of no rain.

On the left, you have red potatoes, and on the right [...]

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Baby Quilts for Friends

Here are some pictures of baby quilts I’ve recently made for friends.
(Spoiler Alert:  If you’re my friend that’s expecting a girl, don’t view this post!!)

I like to think of this pink quilt as a “Strawberry Shortcake” quilt. =)

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My Workout Goal

When I finish one week of my Navy Seal workouts (6 workouts), I want to make earrings like these.  I found directions on a website.  So, once Workout #6 is complete, I’ll head over to the craft store for supplies and then learn how to make earrings!  I’m quite excited about this goal/reward, so I’m [...]

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Trying a New Workout Routine

Several years ago, I did workouts from the United States Navy Seal Workout book.  Workouts involved walking warmups, stretching, upper and lower body exercises, ab work, cardio (walk/run, swim), etc.  Somewhere in the midst of doing this program, along with attending a jogging group, I ended up training for triathlons.  For triathlons, I used the [...]

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Saturdays

Saturdays have become home days for me.  I do grocery shopping, do yardwork, and relax for the day.  The rest of the week, I worry about work and grad school.
Two weeks ago, I planted 2 hills with 6 zucchini seeds each.  Due to lots of rain, they all came up.  Today, I moved all 4 [...]

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Oregano

At a gardening enrichment meeting I took last year, our instructor told us to plant mint and oregano in pots.  Last week, I planted oregano in my small garden box.  This morning, I dug it up, potted it, and then planted the pot.

Looking at it now, you can’t tell that it’s buried in a pot.  [...]

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Garden October 3

Here is my small garden box this morning.  We have rosemary, lemon verbena, and cucumber in the top row.  Oregano, basil, and zucchini are in the middle row.  Strawberries and zucchini are in the bottom row.

I planted six zucchini seeds per hill/rectangle.  I was very surprised that all of them came up.  I was also [...]

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