According to a research, the average kitchen wastes approximately $1000 in food per year. Roughly 40% of all food produced worldwide ends up in the garbage. Think of how many hungry people could be fed if we cleaned up our act and actually used what we purchased and thus only purchased what we actually needed. Our budgets would be immediately helped by making a few changes and wasting less food. I know personally I cringe at the idea of throwing away $1000 a year. I can think of many ways I … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
6 Reasons Why Living in a Small House is Better
We live in a society where people frequently purchase huge lavish houses in an effort to flaunt their social status and fit in within a certain "lifestyle" they deem superior. For many the cost of these homes digs a huge hole in their pockets and they ultimately have to forgo their other desires and expenses. Or they may work extra jobs or hours to keep this lifestyle afloat at the expense of their families and their health. If you take a quick look back in time, you’ll see that smaller homes … [Read more...]
Proposing Without a Diamond
It has been said that diamonds are one of the biggest marketing scams in history and I would have to agree. It is a modern tradition that men are supposed to present a woman with a diamond when they pop the question. The bigger the diamond, the more love there must be. Personally I am not sure why women have even allowed such a thing to become tradition (in this age of feminism) as it smacks of being "purchased" or bribed. Even worse is the fact that the practice of buying a diamond was all … [Read more...]
Natural Fixes for Winter Beauty Woes
The harsh winter weather can really take a toll on our skin. In the midst of all the snow, storms, and polar vortex's of late your skin may be feeling kinda dry and drab right about now and your hair looks dull and frizzy...not so much nourished and healthy as we would like. It happens to all of us who live in cold weather climates so rest assured that many others are in the same boat right now. That doesn't mean there aren't ways in which you can remedy the winter beauty blah's though. Here are … [Read more...]
When They Won’t Clean Their Room
A question from reader Jess: My husband and I are having a hard time getting our 7 year old to clean his room. His room gets so bad that I am afraid someone will kill themselves trying to walk through it. Yesterday we decided he needed to clean it but he just wouldn't do. He kept sneaking out or he sat and played in it and didn't clean. We resorted to yelling and then eventually to a spanking and yet he still didn't clean his room. I also felt terrible after he got spanked and he sat in his … [Read more...]
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