Frugal Friday and my 100th post !

I've been blogging for a couple months now and this is my 100th post . I'm really happy with the way this blog is going so far but see some impovements could be made . Please let me know what you would like to see on this blog in the comments or drop me a letter in the contact me area.

Frugal Friday:

I've been thinking alot about time recently, since it seems I suddenly have very little of it ! By being frugal with our time , and how much of it we dedicate to certain people and activities we can , at the same time be more frugal with our finances .

Be frugal with your free time : Everyone needs a break from time to time and we should certainly carve out a slice of our schedules for some me time. By doing so we will be less stressed and more productive the rest of the time. An hour a day dedicated to rest, a passtime , or any activity we enjoy is a great way to be frugal but not stingy with ourselves.

Make a schedule : For everything . Bills, dinners, shopping, play , sleep ...there should be a time for everything. We can further enhance the productivity and the time needed to dedicate to an activity by cutting out procrastination and making everyone in your family aware of what will be done at what time. Soon everyone falls in line and the time explaining what needs to be done and how it needs to be done is diminished ..making each task easier and faster.

Give up the ghost : We all have an idea of how things "should" be , which is usually drastically different than the way things are . It's ok to lower your expectations a little bit . Your kids will make messes, your husband/partner will not always do what you need or expect , you'll have a meltdown ...life happens and it's just not always pretty . If you have unrealistic goals for your household you will spend ( waste) countless hours of your life trying to accomplish the impossible . Set realistic goals and work towards those , stop trying to be "The Joneses".

Take what you need : Stuff gets in our way . By assessing exactly what you need now or at some point in the forseeable future we declutter our lives . By only getting the things we need we won't spend time and energy making more clutter we will eventually have to cull and we can use that time, money and energy towards things that will truly make us happier and more well off . If you want to get rid of some of the clutter try visiting a site like http://freecycle.com. If you need something , remember it's always frugal to reuse and you can get some great freebies on the site as well.

Jami

Frugal Friday

It's frugal Friday , and I know some of you are wondering when i'm going to take that maternity leave I was talking about ...Not quite yet !
I found a Frugal Friday appropriate link and while i'll sit back and leave the frugal tips for this week up to one of my favorite mom coupon bloggers, Melissa Garcia from Consumer Queen.com.
Read her post on how to make everything from fabric Softener to window cleaner RIGHT HERE.

If You have any frugal tips , help me out and post them in the comments area below .

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Jami

Frugal Friday - Green Gardening

I remember as a little girl my grandmother used to have a small garden in her back yard . She wasn't too concerned with size or variety of foods. She simply grew what she liked to eat most and a large sampling of different herbs that she cooked with . I don't think she ever bought a single herb at a grocery store and she was, quite possibly , the best cook to have ever lived . Maybe it was the fresh produce or the fresh herbs that earned her the title of best cook to have ever lived but whatever it was she was deffinitely GREEN before it was fashionable or cool to be so.

Since she was older , and not in the best physical shape , she also took into consideration what was easiest to grow . Now this was in New York folks , so LOTS of things grew there. Living in Las Vegas now , things are a bit more restrictive. I remember picking Flat Italian beans that grew up around the base of her trees along side Roma and Cherry tomatos. She loved Zucchini and grew that beside carrots, green peppers and the hands down tastiest cucumbers I've ever eaten. In the shade of her house was the herb garden with Mint, 2 kinds of Parsley, Chives, Basil , Oregano, Thyme and a couple other herbs I don't recall.

What was so green about this , and i'll be brief here, is that she did not have to go any further than her back yard to get what she needed. She also knew people who grew different things and would trade or be given what she wanted or needed ( sort of like a makeshift community garden) . If there was more of any one think that she couldn't use , she canned or froze it . With the herbs she dried them out and then froze them , and them pulverized them ( that was her proceedure , yours might be different) . So instead of going down the street to the grocer , go to your back yard and grow something . It will help the environment , your wallet, and it's a great family memory that , believe me sticks with you !

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