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it has begun.
I love the ideas you guys filled the comments section with after my last post about the Low to No Cost Revolution. You guys had ideas for low cost shampoo, tips for the laundry soap making experience, cheap wipes and low budget meal ideas. I really wanted to try some this weekend. (I probably should have been packing or cleaning, but I was not. Just ask Kevin – I usually start the biggest projects at the worst possible moments. It’s true.) After reading your suggestions, I decided I would start with Stacy’s shampoo idea. Stacy said she used baking soda to wash her hair. At first I was hesitant because…
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I gave in. It was a glorious defeat.
A couple of months ago someone somewhere told me about this little website called Pinterest. And I said, “Goodness, no. Who has more time to waste on the internets?”” (That’s not a typo. It’s just what I call the internet. Informally, of course. Because me and the internets are chums like that.) Anyway. Despite the fact that these people were trustworthy friends, I declined to pursue the website. And the days ticked by. The months, really. Another batch of reliable friends suggested I would love Pinterest. More days went by. Other friends nudged me on. Eventually, as if you didn’t know the ending to this story already, I caved. I…
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Try This
I think I have just discovered a breakthrough diet plan. Maybe even revolutionary. It’s low cost, convenient and it really works. (I can prove its effectiveness. I am not a paid actor. This is a true story.) First, you need a cup of something ridiculously hot. Steaming, in fact. Boiling couldn’t even hurt. (Something like, say, your own invention of a vanilla steamer made in your microwave.) The next step is the most important step. Place the cup in your hand. Do not blow on the cup’s contents. Do not! Raise the cup to your mouth And drink a full sip. (The bigger the gulp, the better.) There. Now you…
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From a Song to Art
Inspired by Ben Harper’s song on the Curious George soundtrack, the kids and I made a little art last week. (Yes, the Curious George soundtrack. Get it. It isn’t just for kids.) We had so much fun painting and cutting and pasting. Even Little Wilder left his mark – a mostly smeared orange hand print. The art was fun. But the song is even better. I think it’s a great anthem for our family and all of our little hands. I can change the world with my own two hands. I can make it a better place. I can make it a kinder place. I could make peace on earth…
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Bang Up Job
Guess who cut her own hair? And did a remarkably decent job. (With only a few minor adjustments by our in-house hair stylist Kevin.) This is the same five year old who recently approached her nickname-loving father and respectfully inquired, “Daddy, I don’t care for being called Mo-Town any longer. Will you please only call me Mosely?”
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Do It Yourself
Look at these cute bags. We made them ourselves. We took the idea from our favorite magazine – FamilyFun – so I cannot claim original creativity here. It was so easy. (And it has to be for an amateur at the sewing machine such as myself.) The kids all picked a favorite too-little t-shirt. I cut the bottom off and turned it inside out before stitching it together. (With purple thread because I have no idea how to change the bobbin thread. I need help with that. Soon. Yes, this is me begging. Don’t teach me. Just do it for me.) I also trimmed down the neck and the sleeves…
