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en i stumble to the kitchen and my brain is screeching for a morning cup of coffee and is instead going to get tea i won t have to worry about measuring wrong and messing up john s work morning breakfast continue at january 20 2017 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest dressed like a lady at home i started this series of posts this week because i think how we look is important i don t mean whether or not we re fashionably up to date or wearing the latest designer styles but how we present ourselves to the world whether it s the community outside our doors or to those who see us daily in our own homes i do realize that many will say this is shallow and unimportant but i disagree on many scores number one how we look affects how we perceive ourselves it s easier to feel more confident and self assured when we take time to tend to our personal care and show it i think that looking decent has an effect on our overall sense of how prosperous we are even when i had just two shirts and two pants long ago knowing that what i put on daily was clean and freshly ironed and starched made a huge difference in my concept of not feeling poor number two it s important to our family has your family ever asked you where are you going when you had no intent of going anywhere but just took the extra time to look presentable it might be a sign you ve let yourself go if that is a common question just because you put on a clean tee shirt and pair of jeans or you put on something other than your pajamas when you re at home continue at january 19 2017 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels charm school dressed like a lady it s not just clothes parts of this post are a repeat post from july 2015 i thought it appropriate to our theme this week of dressed like a lady i do not currently use all the brand specific products shown within the original post often it is about the type of product used rather than the brand used so please note that i ve also added more information to the material to round out the post for our purposes here this week while this is hardly a fashion blog and not likely to turn into one it has certainly been my focus of late about how to look my best on a budget that being said it s understandable that as i put on my makeup today i couldn t help but note some basic items that i consider my go to items i do have other make up items but they don t stay in my cosmetic bag they move in or out depending upon my mood season desire for change my basics stay pretty much the same i thought you might be interested to know what i use and why how i start with a concealer stick i prefer one that is in crayon form i have some sun damage to my skin from years of time spent in the sun without sunhats or sunscreen while the damage is not horrid there are some dark spots i like to tone in a bit i also have dark outer corners on my eyes which make my eyes appear droopy i put this on first before i use foundation continue at january 18 2017 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels charm school dressed like a lady appearances do count at january 17 2017 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels charm school dressed like a lady a challenge for us this week i watched a marathon of several episodes of the six seasons of downton abby at the end of december i love much about this series witty repartee outstanding actors and actresses beautiful english countryside gorgeous costuming and a real live look at history as it was one of the things i noted in several of the last episodes i watched related to the dress of the ladies of the manor i thought i could be well dressed too if i had a lady s maid well i can be well dressed without a lady s maid if i just pay attention to the things i noticed while watching the program they planned ahead what they would wear the next day when the dowager lady grantham discovered she d be having a caller the next day she told her lady s maid danke that she d wear something else instead of the dress chosen i was less concerned with what was said after that because i was too busy going huh she d planned her wardrobe already a couple of years ago i was desperate to make my wardrobe do for another season when i found myself in tight finances one way i insured i didn t wear the same thing over and over again was to take some time to set up an outfit complete with accessories i still do this i base these outfits upon known weather plans etc i always have one or two outfits for the unexpected things that might come up i set up both dressy and casual outfits so i m always prepared the bonus for doing this i save plenty of time in getting dressed instead of standing there pulling on a dozen things and discarding them i also save money i found that i wore more of my wardrobe more often and if i find something is seldom used i soon remove it and place in a giveaway donation bag continue at january 16 2017 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels charm school eating on a tight budget mother hubbard challenge others join the challenge l e said very interesting challenge i live in a fairly high cola city but thankfully we have aldi i could do this challenge only because we don t eat meat and because of aldi our aldi has handheld baskets available for free so i wouldn t need the quarter for the cart by us per pound potatoes are the cheapest food there is aldi sells even cheaper potatoes than i buy meals all breakfasts fried potatoes and 8 eggs over the course of the 7 breakfasts lunches pb j 5 days a week with a banana on the side omelette using eggs and milk and 1 3 zucchini cheese 1 piece toast per person 1 day spaghetti with red sauce no zucchini 1 day dinners baked potato with butter and broccoli and melted shredded cheese on top 5 days if still hungry can have a second baked potato with butter 2 days have beets on the side and 3 days add some black beans for added protein if don t want the black beans can either add to the lunch omelette or to spaghetti sauce spaghetti with red sauce with 1 3 chopped zucchini added 2 days food available for snacks 1 large banana a few slices of bread for toast likely some potatoes glass of milk continue at january 15 2017 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels budgeting eating on a very tight budget in my home this week i got sunshine in my home this week i thought i d do something a little bit different and just share a few random thoughts okay i am watching as my calendar begins to fill up for the last of the month i am always amused by these times when the calendar fills and how the days all seem to fall together and then i ll go for weeks without any sort of an engagement or appointment at all i read an interesting passage in my bible in leviticus this past week it spoke of the sabbath of rest for farmland i know that we often see fields here in the south uncultivated for a year or so after cotton is grown on it but i don t know any farmer that adheres to the sabbath rest for the farmland i would be interested to see how the sabbath rest would work for a field because the promise is that if you do this the sixth year of harvest will be so large and so abundant you will have enough food until harvest time in the eighth year with foods leftover to toss away now that is abundance wouldn t that be awesome my celery romaine and cabbage are all doing very well in the pot of soil i am sure the warm air and sunshine in the mornings is doing them a world of good i have three more romaine root ends i hope to set in a pot this next week and in georgia it s time to plant green peas peas don t seem to mind frost or cold here parsley would do well this time of year as well and lettuce but it does need to be protected from frosts i have lettuce seed somewhere gracious i need to get busy and start planting so i don t miss out on good homegrown foods continue at january 14 2017 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest frugal friday getting things done i purposely turned one jar over on it s side so you could see how thick the yogurt turned out it s so good not tart which is something i dislike about many store bought yogurts nor does it have gelatin or cornstarch to thicken it it s just yogurt and milk it will keep up to a month unopened and for one week once opened i can use this too to make the next batch of yogurt saturday bitter cold with sharp winds today john went out this afternoon to insure the pump house light bulb was working so we could plug it in tonight it took a few minutes to discover why the light work the outlet ground switch had to be reset so glad he took time to discover that in daylight instead of struggling in the dark to find out what was wrong leftovers today my refrigerator is so full i can barely move anything i m not sure just why it s burgeoning i ve neither done that much cooking nor did i purchase that much fresh produce this last week but there is the fridge filled to capacity made for an easy no cook meal twice interesting reading this morning on blogs and in one of my vintage magazines after the sun appeared this morning i opened the curtains on the sunny side of the house i left them closed on the shady side due to the bitter north wind blowing but later in the afternoon when the sun shone fully on those windows i opened curtains and shades to let in that natural warmth i ve sworn off coffee for a short time there are loads of tea bags in the house and i m finding i enjoy hot tea well enough nice to use some of this particular stash i had not received a shutterfly calendar though i received notice well before christmas that it was being shipped out i contacted customer service and was told they considered it lost at this point so were reprinting and resending at no additional cost to me i surely do appreciate that customer service i received some free samples of cat food misu is definitely liking that stuff but i don t know that i ll buy it it should have come with some coupons lol washed a full load of dishes last night after dark continue at january 13 2017 12 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest coffee chat all the possibilities i am very much a new year s glass full sort of woman and every thing absolutely every thing is possible my katie whom i love for her quiet wisdom tends to be more realistic she is prone to remind everyone who spouts off their resolutions that they will be the same person on new year s day that they are on new year s eve she s got her point we aren t changing a thing if we re so caught up in talking or writing or daydreaming about changes that we aren t doing them i ve learned to prefer action over day dreams i ve seen my youngest daughter s wisdom in her too too truthful statement it was action that pushed us last year to get so much accomplished to improve our home the decluttering organizing refurbishing sacrificing wants for carpeting and tile and shed putting in the labor to slowly put in a few feet of mulched flower bed each month etc were all positive changes i looked about my home on new year s day this year and said to john i like our house now i didn t hate it before but this past year i learned to move beyond just being grateful for it and appreciating it to really liking it what s more the house itself seems to recognize this fact though you may think i m silly for saying so there is an atmosphere and energy connected with homes and ours most certainly has responded to the care we put into it this past year and has become a peaceful positive upbeat place what helped us along this past year i believe was my adherence to the sound advice on a scrap of paper torn from a magazine at an unknown point which came to earth one morning as i moved a stack of papers start where you are use what you have do what you can it was a motivator for me all year long every time i got discouraged or wanted to quit thought i couldn t do something because i hadn t any money i d say those words over to myself and get busy more got done last year than i believed possible and so this year i ve looked and looked for an inspiration phrase to motivate me as that one did last year i have at this point most assuredly started it s continuing this journey that interests me most continue at january 12 2017 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january challenge ii organize the kitchen it hits me every single january the desire to clean hard declutter and organize this year it s not nearly as big a task as in the past thanks to the fruit basket turnover of the whole house late last year but there s always room for improvement i stumbled upon this calendar for decluttering on pinterest i am fortunate that i don t need to do a lot of work anyway but i love that this is broken down into daily tasks so the job of organizing is never overwhelming yes i know that i ve started a week late on posting this but some days the task is to read about her recommendations and suggestions on organizing and storage that s not hard duty and you can quickly catch up to date just by following the suggestions and this does tie in with the use it up challenge i definitely found some things to use and some that i need to use up because i am ahead of the game i was able to sort out my spices today as well as the dish cupboard under the sink and one bank of cabinets where we keep things like snacks cooking oils and such and tea pastas honestly i did most of this during commercials while i watched the kitchen on food channel continue at january 09 2017 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest in my home this week a new challenge in my home this week it s cold and rainy as i write but meant to be sunny and bitter cold all the weekend i love winter for just this sort of weather i relish the coziness of my home i have warmth light food good books to read and emergency heat and water should i need it in other words i can be safe at home and assured of not having to go anywhere for any need whatever the weather might send my way it s a lovely feeling to be secure at home the first week of the new year seems to have flown by did it seem so to you as well i did get busy and do some of those put off tasks like planting the bulbs and hemming my jeans i managed to clean and organize a good section of my shed i sorted through a couple of boxes of books and i worked hard at writing posts preparing foods and tending to the shopping i feel prosperous after this past week and i relate that to the mother hubbard challenge i look forward to my next eating on a tight budget challenge next month in the meantime i m ready to face other challenges in this first month of the 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