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The Power of God in pictures!! This is what the storm front that blew in Sunday June 15th looked like from my front porch. This is facing north. Look close.........this 'cloud' from the ground to about the middle of the picture?? IT'S DUST! The front picked up every tiny particle of dust and hurled it at my house, at about 60mph. This is what the storm looked like as it approached my back yard. This photo is the south west corner of my land. This was taken 1 hour after the first photo shot. This storm moved at about 65 MPH. I love to watch God's Awesome Power 02:40 - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - comments {3} - post commentRecipes for Home Made Cleaning SuppliesMary Hunt over at Debt-Proof Living---The Everyday Cheapskate has a load of recipes for home made cleaning supplies!!Enjoy!! 08:09 - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentA great cleaning tip from Everyday Cheapskate!!!Closet Rules of OrderWhat’s behind your closet door? Orderly rows of shoes, stacks of folded t-shirts and hanging clothes arranged by color and season? Or do you have a situation that could be declared a national disaster? If the latter, you might ask the President for federal disaster relief funds—or you could just get organized. Here are simple steps to find calm in all that chaos. By the way, these same principles for organizing a clothes closet apply to linen or utility closets, too. Step One: Remove everything. This lets you see exactly the space you have to work with. Prepare to be shocked by the pile of stuff that came out of that closet. Step Two: Now that you can see the light of day, give that closet a good cleaning from top to bottom. Follow with a fresh coat of white paint. Step Three: Separate the items you removed. Most people hate this step because it means getting rid of everything you do not use or wear. But there’s no way you could get all of this back into the closet, so buck up and let’s get this job done. Label three containers: Keep: Put only items into this bin that you have worn or used at least twice in the past year. Be brutally harsh. If it doesn’t fit today, it’s not likely to fit any time soon. Get rid of it. If in doubt, do not put it into this bin. Sell or Donate: Clothes and other items that are not right for you (as evidenced by the fact that you never wear them), but still have a useful life for someone else should go into this bin. What you consider ugly may be perfect to someone else. Take them to a consignment store or arrange soon to hold a yard sale. Consider donating your good used items to the Salvation Army or Goodwill. You may get a tax break, but more than that, you will feel good. Put all of these items in the garage or back of the car. Throw Away: Clothes and shoes that are worn out, hopelessly stained, broken or in some other state of calamity go into this bin. Work quickly to ease the pain. Empty this bin often to keep the process moving. Step Four: Divide the “Keep bin” by season, type and use. If possible, store out-of-season items in another place in your home. Next, separate your work or professional clothes from your casual attire. Now divide each pile into common-wear and infrequent-wear, arranging them so the items you wear most often are the most handy. Step Five: Use closet organizers. At the minimum you need a sturdy shoe rack, good hangers and shelves in addition to your standard hanging rod. Investing in a few good organizational pieces will make organizing your closet—and keeping it organized—a snap! Find more Mary Hunt cleaning tips:
08:06 - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentGetting Organized is Addicting!!I started going through my personal files a week ago.You know, where you take all the old stuff, put it in envelopes and store it? Well once I started organizing, I just couldn't stop!!  I took all of my IRA statements and put them in a 3 ring. I took all of my 529 statements and put them in a 3 ring. Same with my 401K, my Social Security Statements and my doctor bill I am paying on. I can see my closet floor!! What nice carpet I have!! HA HA Now I am hooked. I want to clean and organize EVERYTHING!! It took a couple of days, but man, it was worth every second!! 08:18 - Saturday, June 14, 2008 - comments {4} - post commentHome made lip waxI paid 10.00 for a lip wax today (service plus tip) and would like to know if there is anything 'natural-organic' I can do at home that will eliminate the upper lip hair just like wax!!It's just GOT to be cheaper!!! Thanks 06:15 - Monday, June 9, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentIt's a rainy day in Zone 5So I can't plant.My plants on the kitchen table are going to die if I don't get them in the dirt soon......... I planted 30 tomato plants and just had nothing left....my everything hurt so much I had to quit. That, was maddening. I still have over 100 plants to put in. Please Lord, I need strength. SO. I will make the best of a rainy day: I will plant some flower seeds indoors to start. Make some appointments (Eye dr, Vet, Stylist) Work on a volunteer project Call colleges Laundry Get my old homeschool stuff together to sell at a sale in town. Then I will get into my bathroom and clean it and de-junk it. Slowly but surely I will get this house cleaned and de-junked. One rainy day at a time!! 06:18 - Thursday, May 15, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentEnergy Saving Tips. Most are a big "duh" but......you never know!!!Found this on the Duke Energy site.Water Heater
Washer/Dryer
Dishwasher
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Refrigerator/Freezer
Computer & Other Home Office Equipment
08:18 - Thursday, May 8, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentThis ALWAYS makes me smile!!! My cat, last summer (age 11). My daughter was scratching her neck, and the cat shut her eyes, started to purr............then DROOLED!!!!! AHAHHAAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA So the baby took a picture!! This is SO funny. 09:27 - Sunday, May 4, 2008 - comments {3} - post commentSavings ideaUsing coupons.Ok ok, you say, "duh". At the end of your grocery trip, look at the receipt. It will say "X $'s in coupon savings". Let's say that number this week is 11.65. Take 11.65 out of your wallet or out of your account (it has to be cash) and put it in an envelope marked "vacation" or "christmas". Every week, take the amount your grocery receipt says you saved in coupons and add it to that envelope. IF you save an average of 45.00 a month in coupons (that's average) in one year's time you will have put back $540.00. You will find that you can save a TON on coupons. Buy one get one. Places that double your coupons........ For me......saving money is a great idea, but saving for what? You can do all kinds of things to cut costs for the sake of living off less OR you can take the savings, and put it elsewhere to use at a later time!! 07:23 - Friday, May 2, 2008 - comments {2} - post commentHomeStead JourneyTwo of my favorite bloggers, homesteadinthemaking and HandsNHearts have posted their "journeys".I think mine is a pretty 'short walk' compared! Five years ago God blessed us with this house and 5 acres. We started out with a 26 x 26 garden. The first 3 years, we ate out of it and gave all the extras away. Two years ago, I began canning, and putting away the harvest! This year, I have expanded the garden to 38 x 38 and have added many things to put away in the fall. I do can quite a bit now. This year I planted 2 pear and 3 apple tree, and 6 raspberry canes. I wanted to try my hand at the fruits! The only animals on my property are two Jack Russell Terriers (they will be one in May) and one old house cat (13 in Oct). My dh is not ready for animals.......... I read everything I get my hands on as far as simplicity and being organic. I am not caught up in the 'environMENTAL' stuff, but seek The Lord's answers in His Word. Not a real exciting story.......but this is where we are right now, and I am totally content with that!! 08:43 - Thursday, April 24, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentI WAS AWAKENED BY AN EARTHQUAKE!!5.4 on the Richter scale.I have never ever felt anything like that in my life........... At 5:39 this morning, my whole house shook east to west for about 10-12 seconds. It shook hard enough to wake me, my dogs, and my dh. The dogs were barking like crazy!!! Here in Indiana, we don't get many earthquakes..........ok, we don't get ANY!!! This was very scary. 06:01 - Friday, April 18, 2008 - comments {4} - post commentHome buying mistakes I made, and hope not to repeat!!!First, let me say, I am thankful I am not trying to sell a house right now. I am getting this one ready to sell (in 2 years) but I would be crying right now if I were trying to sell.Second, I would like to share the mistakes I made when I bought this house / sold my other house.......... Mistake #1: Impatience. I prayed every single day. Sometimes multiple times a day. I begged to hear His voice. I begged for clairity. BUT..........that crazy thing called flesh is mighty strong. MIGHTY strong......so beware. Stay oh so close to Him. Mistake #2: In my impatience.....I began to compromise. Oh please, don't compromise. This is the biggest purchase you will ever make. Here is what we wanted in a home: 4 bedrooms. Formal Dining room. Fireplace. Acreage. I fell in LOVE with a house, that would have been an hour drive for my dh and I to get to work..and now that gas is 93.00 a gallon, we would be dying! But I just LOOOOOOVED this house. It didn't have 4 bedrooms. It didn't have a fireplace. It had 2 barns. One new and one built in the 1800's and it was in gross disrepair. But I was in LOVE. And God slammed that door shut, and I cried. I said "that's it I am done..........I am not looking any more!" Three days later..........the house I am living in popped up on the Talk to Tucker webpage. I drove with the kids to look at it, called my agent, was in the door at 8 am the next day, and by 10 am we made an offer. The compromise? We only have 3 bedrooms, and no formal dining room. I would totally give up the whole basement for the extra bedroom and the formal dining room....... Mistake #3: Big purchases on short notice. My advice? Don't do it. I wanted gas hot water.......I was 'talked into' electric. I dislike this a lot, and cannot do anything about it now. I wanted a gas stove / oven.........I was 'talked into' electric. Wow, big mistake. When we moved in, the carpet in the house was urine soaked. We ripped it out, and sealed the floors, and recarpeted. I wanted to put hard wood in the living room..........I was 'talked out of it'........and I really regret that now. When I bought my appliances, I really wanted one thing, and I allowed the sales person to steer me to another........wow do I really regret that. All of my poor decisions were made because I was rushed. $5000.00 worth of carpet I don't like......$3500.00 worth of appliances that I don't care for, and that have broken (in less than 5 years of owning them). That's almost 10,000.00 worth of bad decisions because I was rushed, and I compromised. Shame on me. Mistake #4: Thinking "oh I can live with this". Yes, I can "live with it" but, if I would have been patient, and not compromised, then it would have been a lot smoother. (God willing) When we move, things will be different. Hopefully because I am 'older and uh, um, wiser'  I will be more patient.On the inside I want a box. Just a square house with a big front porch. BIG OPEN kitchen, dining area, living room. The majority of house. 3 bedrooms. They don't have to be big. One obviously for dh and I. The other two for guest. A full FINISHED walk out basement. Big living area. A scrapbook room. And an unfinished 'store room' for my canned goods. The upstairs can be 1500-2000 square feet. The basement the same. Outside.......... No less than 15 acres. At least 2/3's wooded. A creek. A barn (or two) No where NEAR a main road, airport, helipad, or train tracks. We are starting to get this house ready to go. Purging, painting, repairs, updates. All the things buyers want to see!!! 07:02 - Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentOne day.....4 sprouts.....the next day.......40 sprouts!I opened the green house yesterday to turn my flats and WA LA, I had a zillion sprouts. Oh my I am so excited!!Today, I think I will empty the last 5 trash bags of leaves out onto the garden, so when we till in April, it will nourish the soil. I just can't wait to get out there. I may plant my flower seeds today. Its a grey overcast day, so that will bring some 'sunshine' into the day!! All of the stores are closed, otherwise I would look around for some cheap flower pots! I am going to make home made bread bowl and have chili for dinner tonight. My fil came into town yesterday (surprise visit) and will be leaving tonight......and I know he will appreciate the chili meal!! Pretty low key today. Cleaning up the house, maybe planting flowers, making some bread, and just puttering around the house. I need a few 'low key days' to get me back on track!! 07:56 - Sunday, March 23, 2008 - comments {2} - post commentLove it when the sun shinesYesterday was a beautiful day!!Full of sun and warmth. I think we got up to almost 50 degrees!! SO we cleaned the walls with Simple Green! Not only are the walls the right color now (not 'fingerprint grey!") I did the floors, hands and knees style! Murphy's Oil Soap............my house smells glorious!! We opened windows. I actually walked around barefoot......for the first time, in MONTHS. How exciting is that?? So today! Into the girls room. De junk. Good Will. Garbage can. Storage. Display.........and by the time I get to "storage" it will be little or none!!! Deep clean their room. Today, because tomorrow.......... I will be putting my seeds into little trays of love to start my garden!!! WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO I simply cannot wait!!!! 08:13 - Thursday, March 13, 2008 - comments {2} - post comment |
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