I do have quite a few things I collect but I think this is my most useful collection - milkglass bud vases! How can you go wrong with something that costs about 25 cents at the thrift store, comes in beautiful shapes and patterns and is a lovely white color that goes with everything! I always have two or three flowers out of a bouquet that's done that still have some life left in ... Read More about The Collection Obsession
Pantry Basics – How We Manage On Less Money Pt. 2
This is currently my pantry. It's a plastic shelving unit in the shower stall of our downstairs bathroom that we don't use. All of our bedrooms are upstairs and we have two bathrooms up there so basically this part was just unused space. Sometimes you have to think outside the box to find a place for food storage! I don't think we ever took a shower in it the whole time we've lived here! It's ... Read More about Pantry Basics – How We Manage On Less Money Pt. 2
How We Will Manage On Less Money
How We Plan To Live On Less Money So as I mentioned before, when my husband was shifted into another position in his company we lost quite a bit of income - over $600 each check (that's $1200 a month!!!). Not only that, but, we didn't find out this was going to happen until 3 days before payday! Oh yes, somehow they didn't think it important enough to let him know. I found out because I always ... Read More about How We Will Manage On Less Money
What’s Been Happening
Foyer Wall A few people have asked what happened with my husband's job (when I ended my last blog my husband position was about to be eliminated do to the poor economy). Well they decided to keep him on in a position he used to do. He's back to being a District Manager. He's not happy about it because it involves alot of traveling but we're happy to still have our medical benefits and of course a ... Read More about What’s Been Happening