My brilliant daughter Victoria has a coupon system. She watches the sales papers, previews circulars online, combines with online coupons, then shops at Wal-mart where they accept competitor’s coupons.
When I purge closets, the garage, toys, etc I have a garbage box and donate box. It is MUCH easier for me to get rid of something if I know someone can use it. Otherwise, I keep items to save “until someone needs it.” Translation: it sits in the closet or garage for several months. [...]
This has been a super week. We’ve been going to the Agriculture Center every day for the Bedford County Fair. Tuesday night the Horse Whisperer spoke. We learned a lot about connecting with horses and working with them instead of against them. Yesterday afternoon was 4H Youth Day. The participants played games, ran relay races, [...]
Tackle clutter with canvas collapsible containers. You can find them at Amazon, Home Depot, Walmart, Target, Stacks and Stacks , Linens and Things, the Container Store, and several places online. They work for me, I use them in almost every room: They come in pretty colors too like this Simply Shabby Chic™ Canvas Storage Bin [...]
My daughter Victoria has 10 boxes of name brand cereal in her pantry and paid less than .70 a box. She buys coupons online. Sound crazy? She saves a bundle by ordering the coupons she will use and combining them with sales. She has 10 boxes of name brand cereal in her pantry and paid [...]
Please see my update for Robin on www.heartofwisdom.com/blog. Kathleen Robin’s friend in Virginia
Decluttering for Geeks, by Evan Goer is Part 1 of a 4-part series). Part 1 deals with decluttering computer components; here’s an excerpt: Typical decluttering books devote at least a chapter or two about why decluttering is a good thing. To save space, I’m going to assume that you’re already at least partly convinced. Here’s [...]
Grocery store prices are rising! Victoria (my third daughter) has been motivating me take advantage of the online grocery coupons. She calls to report her outrageous coupons savings. If you don’t have a daughter calling you, watch this video to see how you reap the savings of couponing. Barbra Franklin saves for her family and [...]
My last post was about a neighbor problem. I thought this an appropriate time to address forgiveness. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this [...]
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