Join Mavis Butterfield for vegetable gardening and canning tips, easy recipes, and saving money strategies (Rug hooking, too!). Simple living at its best!
Now that the kids are back to school and all settled in, I really want to make sure to start the school year off right. I didn’t realize until AFTER I finished school how being successful really is all about having good study habits. I want to make sure my kids have the “tools for Read More >>
This weekend, The Girl and I decided to go check out the Sequim Lavender Festival and Street Fair. Yep, just acres and acres of lavender. And, let me tell you, it smelled amazing. While we were there, we learned a ton about lavender and what you can do with it. Here’s my favorite: Use lavender Read More >>
It’s silly, but I’ve never really given a ton of thought to things that were designed for one single purpose–like dryer sheets. I’ve thrown them into the dryer for years without a second thought. Lately, though, everything I touch, I wonder, what else I could use them for around the house? AND, wouldn’t you know Read More >>
Everybody’s got stress, right? It seems like in a world of fast-paced always “on” society, there’s never a chance to de-stress and not feel guilty about it. The thing is, stress is the leading cause of stress – ha! Seriously, though, stress has already been scientifically proven to shorten the duration and quality of your Read More >>
Ahhh the 80’s. Don’t you miss them? I know you like totally do! For sure! This is me back in 1988 when I went through about a can of hairspray a week {Aqua Net was the best, wasn’t it?}. These days hairspray is one of those things you can always seem to find a coupon Read More >>
