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Jello for Stinky Feet
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 | By Rockcandy248

is it the gelatin or the flavoring? Could we just use the plain knox so our feet don't turn red or green or whatever flavor Jello we are using?

I want to start frugal scrapbooking (with stuff I buy from the Dollar Store as opposed to the rip off operation/cult of Creative Memories.

Love your Chatty Blog, I'm looking forward to more

I also used day old bagels to do this craft. We saw that it attracted more raccoons at night than birds during the day, but it kept us excited nonetheless.

staying with my daughter in Ky for the week. looking for a crochet pattern for a hat for a toddler but I only have scraps from the hat and gloves. i need some ideas. I also need a way to keep my mind busy.any suggestions?

Hello,
Just wanted to share some of the things I do, maybe it will help. I am single with 5 kids. I work full time and go to school so I have learned many tips to simplify my life.
First: Get on a good mutivitamin..do not skip this step. I take Geritol Complete. It is cheaper than some of the others and I find it works better for me. I also take a B-12.
At least once a day,get the baby in the stroller and get out of the house. Walk the block or street for at least 30 minutes. This is a great stress reliever for both of you. IT will greatly increase your energy.
Second: Many churches have a mothers day out for a few hours during the week. CHeck into this and get the baby in one at least once a week. Take this time to run errands,grocery shop or just go home and take a nice hot soaky bath.
Third: Make out a menu for the entire month for dinners and lunches. This has freed me in so many ways. I look at the menu in the morning, set out what I need to cook and go to work. On the way home I am not worrying about it and the kids already know what we are having. I always plan my menus so that if I have leftovers I eat those for lunch the next day.
You did not indicate if hubby takes a lunch, if he does not then pkg leftovers for him to carry, thus saving the expense of eating out. Spending $5-7 a day on lunch adds up to hundreds a year.
I agree with the post advising you to utilize your typing skills in medical transcription. I would check into that.
Plan a budget and disipline yourself to stick to it. Dont worry about the whole month at a time. We are talking get through one day at a time.
When my kds were small, I bought a used sewing machine and made all of the clothes they wore. When they outgrew them I sold them at a yard sale. I also used sheets to make curtains and upholstered furniture with them. A sewing machine is a great tool to stretch a budget. When I had scraps I made quilts to use for bedcovers.
Make a habit of looking for good used items. You mentioned having to buy lawn tools. I hope you didnt buy them new. I have found all of my lawn stuff at garge sales and in thrifty nickel papers. I recently bought a riding lawn mower for 200.00 perfect condition. Now I am looking for a leaf blower.
I realize how hard it is to be a stay at home mom. I have been there. But now,being a single mom it is much more challenging to juggle all of the hats I now wear. Enjoy this time with your child. The memories you make are precious and are gone very quickly if you do not preserve them.
I also found out that my local college has students who cut,color hair,wax eyebrows etc for next to nothing. I always go there for beauty stuff. Cut and color is about 20.00. Read all you can. Write and make sure goals. Focus on them and you will get there. I hope you have a supportive husband because they can be a tremendous help to you. My last advice is no matter how little you have TITHE! Even if it seems to be a sacrifice. God honors this and will increase your abundance.GOOD LUCK

Here in the U.S. it really all depends on credit. I can't say what it takes in the U.K. For the past 5 years here, if your credit was okay, you could buy a house with nothing down. Of course then you had a mortgage plus a mortgage for your down payment which meant that your chances of losing your house are a good bet for the lender. Plus with adjustable rate mortgages, your rate could go up from 6% to 11.5% which is a huge amount when you are paying on large mortgage amounts.

Here housing has gone up tremendously in the past few years. In many places it has doubled or tripled making it all the harder for regular wage earners to afford anything.

The division of them thats got and them that don't has widened a lot, probably as much here as there.

I wish I could give you some advice on what to do there but here, save as much as you can for a down payment, pay all of your bills on time so your credit is good and look for a house for which you can afford the mortgage payments. Here 10 to 20% down is normal to get into a house.

I wish you the best in your quest.
Susan from ThriftyFun

Sounds like heaven :) My husband and I
just have a fishing boat, but it is so nice to
go out where it's quiet to fish and enjoy
each others company. Have fun! Joyce

I wish I was smelling honeysuckle right now, instead I'm smelling Glade from the Men's Room, across the hall from my desk, not a pleasant smell at all.

Now I want to be outside gardening somewhere instead of being at work.

I love this story. My best buy so far this year, is a pair of crimson silk harem style pants for 50cents. From a thrift shop, Yes.. but looking like brand new, and I'm planning to wear them to my birthday party at the weekend!

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