As part of my mission to live on The Teacher's Salary, I decided it was time to try out some homemade laundry detergent. I am finding that by adding just 1 little infant to our home, my laundry has practically quadrupled (or so it seems) so I needed to find a way to save on keeping all this laundry clean! I found THIS RECIPE online and knew of a few people who felt like it worked well. I moved … [Read more...]
Homemade Baby Food – Sweet Potatoes
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I have been making some of Brady's baby food. To see tips on how to make sweet peas, click HERE. The method in that post would work for any type of frozen vegetable that comes in the steam bags. For non-steam bags, you'd just need to cook the vegetables on the stove per the directions and then proceed from there with making your … [Read more...]
Adventures in Yardsale-ing {5 tips to ensure you make it home with your sanity}
I'm not sure whether to be mad at you readers out there, or whether I should just be grateful that I have f-i-n-a-l-l-y discovered the madness of yardsale-ing! I am 100% hooked and it is quickly becoming my favorite Saturday morning activity! There's nothing else that will get me out of bed earlier than normal on a weekend than the smell of a good bargain! :-) This past Saturday … [Read more...]
Homemade Baby Food – Sweet Peas
I love starting solid foods with babies! Our pediatrician tends to lean towards waiting until babies are 6 months old, but I have never been able to wait that long. Both of our children seemed interested in them sooner. Savannah would stare at us while we ate and Brady just flat out started crying when he was at the table with us! So sad! :-( … [Read more...]
My Saturday Night
I don't know if I've mentioned it here, but I am a huge fan of Kroger for grocery shopping. If you don't have one in your area, you need to call up the corporate office and tell them to open one.....STAT! I was so tickled when I got home from Kroger last night that I just had to share a little bit from my trip. (You know you are a dork when you are out grocery shopping on a … [Read more...]
