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2009 Goals

Seasonal Binder

October 16, 2009

Binders are a great way to contain large amounts of information in one place, while keeping it easy to navigate. I use one for my recipes, my coupons, and to also contain my “brain” in my Home Management Binder. Every year when it came time to plan a holiday, any of them, I found myself [...]

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Making Crockpot Apple Butter

October 9, 2009

I remember eating homemade apple butter as a kid and thinking that it was the best thing. Ever. Let me tell you, it is! I’ve always assumed that making applesauce and apple butter would be a laborous task, that wasn’t really worth the final effort. Part of my 2009 Goals, we wanted to get atleast [...]

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Home Management Binder: Menu Planning/Master Grocery List

September 18, 2009

What would be a Home Management Binder without a Menu Planning section? Check out this post for some Menu Planning tips and tricks if you are still new to the game. This section is still a work in progress. My goal when it is finished is to have a complete Master Grocery List, and a [...]

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Making Your Own Butter

September 16, 2009

I will be the first person to admit that I was very intimidated by the very thought of making butter. The only image I had running through my mind was me churning butter with a an old crock and butter churn. Let me tell you…gone are those days! Making butter definitely goes on the easy [...]

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Home Management Binder: Cleaning Lists

September 9, 2009

A clean home is an incredibly inviting, welcoming place to be, although at times it can be daunting to clean it all. In addition to it being daunting, all the tasks are oftentimes hard to remember. I’ve often found myself lost and confused as to what needed to be done daily, weekly, monthly and even [...]

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Benefits of Raw Milk

September 9, 2009

If you would have told me a year or so ago that my family would be relying on a local farmer for our milk, I would have called you crazy. My naive mind thought that store bought was the way to go. Obviously not with just milk, either. But boy has my mind been changed! [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: 2009 Goal Update

September 4, 2009

It is time to take a look back over the goals that we set for ourselves and our homes for 2009. I cannot say how glad I am that I actually set specific goals for myself this year. It truly has helped me! You can see my complete list of goals for this year here. [...]

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A Full Pantry

September 3, 2009

A full pantry is a huge blessing and a big relief in those times when the grocery budget is feeling a little squeeze. This year we have been blessed with bountiful garden harvests. I am so amazed! Everytime I am harvesting our crops or putting them up so we can enjoy them in the cool [...]

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Buying in Bulk

August 26, 2009

While I’ve always had a pretty good stash of food, there was never really a reason behind. Most of the time it was the result of my obsession with numbers, and not being able to buy less than 3 of anything. I’m getting better. Maybe. Since I have been consistently making our food from scratch, [...]

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Grinding Wheat

August 19, 2009

I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a wheat grinder for many months now. The price of one had really turned me off from buying one, although the benefits are many. My birthday was in early July, and my husband kept hinting at buying me one. While I really, really wanted it–I didn’t think [...]

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