I like figuring out how to do stuff. In fact, you could sometimes say I get carried away with trying to figure it out on my own. There is just something about teaching yourself how to do something and then doing it. I think you could call it on-the-job training for life. Read also: How …
I finally lost my patience with my junk drawer the other day. It is our catch-all for every little item that doesn’t have a proper home. I dump things in it when I want them off the kitchen counter. Clearly this system is not working. Isn’t this embarrassing (and stressful!!)? A few months back, Alan …
Organization is good, unless it gets in the way of living. The key to living more simply is to shed the things that aren’t important to you. If organization is something you feel you should do, rather than something that you want to do – then don’t obsess about it. Before we figure out how to get organized, the …
Refrigerator Pickles Recipe: Amazing Gourmet Taste – No Canning Involved, Just Deliciousness I am a refrigerator pickles convert. I love pickles…always have, always will. I really love GOOD pickles, the more flavorful and fresh-tasting the better. And I’m not even just talking about cucumbers. I love just about anything that is pickled. But after trying …
What is Urban Homesteading Without knowing anything else, I pictured container vegetable gardens on balconies in the inner city. I was pretty close. Urban homesteading is a variation on homesteading, but on a smaller scale. The smaller scale is necessary due to the limits on the amount of land (or deck or other space available …
What is Bokashi? Bokashi is a virtually smell-free way of creating a soil conditioner via fermentation (or pickling) of organic waste by micro-organisms in an anaerobic environment. How Does it Work? It’s really very simple. Here’s the two-step process: Step One Save up your waste in an airtight container and add the bokashi mix layer …
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Simple Tips to Get and Keep Your Pantry Organized Ever notice how easy it is for the pantry to get out of control? It’s so easy to just shut the door on the mess (at least it is for me). But it wasn’t making my life any simpler…I was re-buying items I already had (out …
Simple living is also called voluntary simplicity. It’s important to notice the word ‘voluntary’. The spirit of simple living is missing when these choices are forced on you by poverty or other circumstances. Put simply – you have to want this change. Voluntary simplicity focuses on two key ideas: Reducing the consumption of material or …
Frugal eating is one of the easiest ways to save money. It’ll require a little more effort (such as making things yourself and doing some planning). Not all the tips below will work for any one family. But if you try even one or two — you might find that you’re eating better, saving time, …
What’s the best hostess gift ever? Reindeer bottles! Also known as rein”beer” bottles or “wine”deer bottles. These are a little easy gem. You can make them in 5 minutes. You can put a single bottle in a stocking or use a nice 6-pack of root beer or regular beer as a hostess gift for the …