When we began this 30 Days Of Nothing experiment, we knew we wanted to save enough money to make a difference for someone.  Though I wasn’t willing to be an utter fanatic about it, I did want to make a good attempt at saving a fair bit of money.  It has been amazing to me to see...
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Well, my hubby helped me make up my mind about my haircut.  First thing out of his mouth when he saw it was, “Wow, you look young!”  What better thing could a 39 year old hear?  So, yeah, I like it. And him.  Meals Breakfast was peanut butter toast and OJ.  I must have...
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…if you were totally incredibly bored?   Would it ever occur to you to whip out a scissors and whack off 4 inches of hair?  Yourself?  Then beg your 16 year old to come help you fix it.  Then stare at yourself in the mirror for an interminable amount of time, flipping your head repeatedly and...
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My hubby has spent much of his free time this month ‘working’ on a treehouse for our two 8 year old boys.  I keep teasing him– although he calls it work, we both know very well that he is just as excited about the treehouse as the little guys are.  Above left shows him in the...
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Had a startling realization last night:  Christmas is 3 months from today.  Straight off this 30 Days experiment, I’m moving right into the Christmas shopping season. (Usually I start early. I’ve got a lot of people to cover!) But I’m wondering…is this experiment going to make me more mindful of my Christmas shopping.  I think...
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Wow, day 24.  It’s starting to feel like the month is picking up speed, now that we’re so close to the end.  I haven’t actually started writing down all the things we’re out of, but several times I’ve begun my list mentally, then stopped myself.  Breakfast was cornflakes and apple muffins.  The cereal is...
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(Don’t miss the Blogging Chicks Carnival!)  Quiet day today. Hubby and 3 of the big kids went up to the mountains to gather one last load of firewood. Funny how it can feel quiet with ‘only’ 5 around.  No shopping today. Along with many other things, we are getting low on butter and cheese, but...
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(*Picture added below*) Today was a very good day because I did not can anything.  Hubby has concocted a plan to use the rest of the apples,  involving HIM (hooray!) filling the food dehydrator twice daily.  Thus he plans to deal with two dozen apples per day.  We have two bushels wrapped up in...
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As promised, here is the picture of my pantry. To get an idea of the quantities, the jars are stacked 3 deep. Each shelf holds about 33 quart jars. I stack most of my pint jars two high. Hardly looks like 30 days of nothing, does it? We are blessed.
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Worst day of shopping all month.  I spent–hold on to your hat– $32. –$24 at the grocery store (sugar, canning rings/lids, milk, eggs, scouring powder) –$8 at the thrift store.  I stopped in to check to see if they had canning jars.  They had only 5, but they were 5/$1.  Good deal there.  I also...
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