This is the soap made last week using calendula-infused oil. I love making soap. It's another piece of the self-reliance puzzle a...

Housework is boring!  Hmmm, yes, it might be. If I resented having to do housework, rushed through it so I could have time online or wi...

We had lunch with Kerry, Sunny and Jamie last Friday when we invited them to join us at a German restaurant up in the mountains. It was rea...

I used to hate being defined by my job. If I was anything, I said to myself, I was not a technical writer for the mining industry, I was mu...

I've been trying to find the time to clean out my laundry and finally got to it yesterday. I scrubbed the sink and bench, cleaned th...

I've been moving towards this project for some time.  A few months ago I found this curtain , added it to my Pinterest pages and st...

Before I start my post, I just have to say this to the world: Sunny and Jamie will be home again next week! I have missed them so much, I c...

I'm guessing that most of us try to live well without spending too much money. Some of us are forced via our circumstances to do it, so...

Most of us live on the edge. Although we live in cities, suburbs, rural towns and out in the middle of nowhere, we choose to live apart fro...

I think most of us want to feel that we’re spending our time wisely, that we’re productive, contribute our fair share and get the job done ...