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Nesting Skills – Make Your Own Brownie Mix

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Here's a really ridiculously easy brownie mix that you can make at home instead of buying a boxed brownie mix.  You can buy brownie mix really cheaply when it's on sale but at least in a homemade version you know what's in your mix and you can easily customize it to your taste! With the holidays right around the corner, this would also make a great gift that you can dress up with a ... Read More about Nesting Skills – Make Your Own Brownie Mix

Easy Homemade Cinnamon Syrup

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Last year I started a Homemade Solutions Series and somehow got sidetracked.  I'm going to start it back up since we're going to be in our new home next week and I'll finally have more time (Yay!) and making things from scratch is going to be a priority. So to start this series off (again) as Nesting Skills.  I'm sharing a easy homemade cinnamon coffee syrup (although you could also use this in ... Read More about Easy Homemade Cinnamon Syrup

Maximizing Space Under My Kitchen Sink

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We have been on a decluttering and organizing mission and today I'm going to share with you how I organized the area under my kitchen sink using items I already had. I have to tell you that I have a weird plumbing set up under my sink. Most of the space is taken up with various pipes as you'll see,  so it's always been hard to find a way to make this area look tidy. But I've finally found the ... Read More about Maximizing Space Under My Kitchen Sink

How To Get Started With Canning

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Home canning is definitely experiencing a revival! It's a great way to preserve food! The thought of canning can be intimidating but today I have Sadie Lankford who is going to share some beginner tips for how to get started with canning. Thinking of canning? Here are some tips to get you started. Beginner Tips For Canning Do your homework. Read books about canning for beginners  such as ... Read More about How To Get Started With Canning

15 Great DIY Money Saving Household Cleaners

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Creative Money Saving Household Cleaners. Moving to a greener lifestyle often means giving up some things we have become accustomed to and while that can often be scary, it can also be really amazing if we give it a try. One thing that I first did when I decided to live a greener lifestyle was to get rid of as many chemicals as I could. I started with my cleaning supplies. I was worried that ... Read More about 15 Great DIY Money Saving Household Cleaners

How I Organize My Coupons

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Let me say first off, I am NOT an extreme couponer. I use coupons for the things I normally buy and I don't spend huge amounts of time clipping coupons. I'm more into using my price book (link) and using the pantry principle (link). But if you do one or both of those techniques AND use coupons, you can save even more! In order to be able to use my coupons at the grocery store without spending a ... Read More about How I Organize My Coupons

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