see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival you can visit to celebrate creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. If you want to participate, you can share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Envelope-Notes
At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival you can visit to celebrate creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. If you want to participate, you can share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]
Bike Lock Debacle
As you now know from the title of my forthcoming book, we seek to live a slower life—a "not so fast" life. Plenty of people are living far simpler and slower lives than we are, but we're making choices that do set us apart in our suburban area. One simple choice is to use our bikes as often as possible.When my four kids and I head out through the neighborhood on bikes, we … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Imperfect Closet
At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival you can visit to celebrate creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. If you want to participate, you can share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Used Game System
At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we're simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we've got.It’s a carnival you can visit to celebrate creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. If you want to participate, you can share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Soup
Join the Food on Fridays carnival–any post related to the topic of food is welcome!To participate, write up a post (borrow the broccoli-button, if you like), publish, then return here and click on Mr. Linky below. A screen will pop up where you can type in your blog name and paste in the url to your own Food on Fridays post (give us the exact link to your Food on Fridays … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Pictorial Review of my Birthday with a Make-Do Camera
It's Monday. Time to talk about how we're making-do.That's what this carnival is all about. Here, we discuss all the creative and humble (or even humbling) ways we're making-do.How are we duct-taping our furniture together or tolerating a lumpy old couch for another few months (or years)? What kinds of products are we squeezing every drop out of before forking out a few … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: A Deck of Cards
Make-Do Mondays is a carnival dedicated to sharing the creative, frugal or even humble ways we’re making-do.To participate in Make-Do Mondays, simply join in the discussion via the comments or Mr. Linky.The Mr. Linky for WordPress.com isn’t as robust as the version that Typepad and Blogger can use, but I'm making do in all kinds of ways. Even with blog technology.Here’s … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake
Join the Food on Fridays carnival–any post related to the topic of food is welcome!To link up, click on Mr. Linky below. A screen will pop up where you can type in your name and paste in the url to your own Food on Fridays post (give us the exact link to your Food on Fridays page, not just the link to your blog).You can also visit other people’s posts by clicking on Mr. … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Make-Do Heritage
Make-Do Mondays is a carnival dedicated to sharing the creative, frugal or even humble ways we’re making-do.To participate in Make-Do Mondays, simply explain some way that you’re making do. Join in the discussion via the comments or Mr. Linky.The Mr. Linky for WordPress.com isn't as slick as what Typepad and Blogger can use, but I figure I should make-do with that, as … [Read more...]
Time Are Hard
[Updated: Whoops. Left a little too quickly this morning. Of course the title of this post should be "Times" are hard. Otherwise it suggests an enigmatic statement about the Theory of Relativity mixed with a "Kids 'R' Us" phrasing.]Yesterday, The Belgian Wonder and I turned into the Goodwill parking lot."Look!" I cried out. "A limo! At Goodwill! Quick, let's get a picture. … [Read more...]
Steel Cut Oats Bonus Track
I love to be helpful, so when I manage to provide readers with something useful, thought-provoking, or dig up information they can use to solve a problem, I'm thrilled. That's why it's been unexpected but delightful to discover that one particular blog post seems to fit the bill. This post, explaining step-by-step how to cook steel cut oats overnight by using a crock … [Read more...]
Make-Do Mondays: Building Self-Confidence with a Roll of Duct Tape
Last week, I launched Make-Do Mondays, a carnival dedicated to sharing ways we’re making-do.Right away, Jenni pointed out that this carnival can do more than entertain or inform--learning to make-do can also empower:I love this idea! I don’t think that people realize how empowering it is to come up with creative ways to use things lying around, or just to summon up the … [Read more...]
Christmas Crepes
Somebody in our family is having a birthday and requested my famous Kroeker crepes for breakfast. Then I got to thinking how delicious crepes would be for a holiday breakfast or brunch and decided to recommend them to you. Because so many of my friends were too intimidated to try making crepes at home -- and were forking out ridiculous sums of money for a single … [Read more...]
WFMW: Online Versions of Devotional Books
I like real books. I like holding them in my hand and turning pages. I like hauling them around in a canvas bag (A-B-A-B).So, I also like using several books as part of my daily devotional routine. My routine changes from time to time, and a conversation with a dear friend inspired the following choices (links to book versions are provided first). I've returned to an old … [Read more...]