Every once in a while I come across a news story that just turns my stomach.  This CNN report on pesticides in produce was one of those stories that made my stomach somersault both figuratively and literally.
I am not generally a fan of the US media/news outlets as often their information seems to be more [...]

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Five years ago by body was attacked, and I waged war with everything my doctors could give me to rid my body of cancer.  After three months of chemo and 3 weeks of radiation treatments, I won that battle.  And I kept fighting.  I keep fighting because progress is being made every year with new [...]

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What would you say if I told you that you could print your own money?  It is perfectly legal and there are no poor consequences.
After this week’s grocery shopping trip, I’ve decided that printing coupons is like printing my own money.  There are a few different groups of thought on coupons.  Some folks make their [...]

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Many Christian traditions celebrate the season of Lent, which is observed beginning on Ash Wednesday and spans 40 days until Easter.  While the Catholic Church is the most known for calling parishioners to sacrifice something during this time in order to deepen their focus on Christ, other denominations like Presbyterians and Lutherans also follow this [...]

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NOTE: This entry is rated PG for language.  Please do not read if easily offended
Before my daughter was born, I had my cleaning all organized out and had grand plans to keep to my 4-week cycle to keep my home clean and in order after the baby arrived.  HA!  Yeah, I know you [...]

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You will see links around my site for a few hand-picked vendors and websites. Yes, I do get advertising incentives when you click on some of these links.  Others are just fun coupons I’ve stumbled upon and have linked up to.  I only post sites that I have used and feel comfortable recommending. [...]

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I am blessed that HandyMan will eat almost anything and doesn’t mind leftovers at all.  Often at the end of a meal, I will plate up the leftover in lunch size containers that can be easily grabbed out of the fridge on his way to work.  Sometimes though, I’ve planned the excess for a second [...]

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When I was pregnant with GBaby, HandyMan and I had many conversations about the diaper options for GBaby.  He was an all-or-nothing cloth diaper side: start from day one, no need for disposables.  I, on the other hand, was a bit more wary because I knew realistically who would be doing the laundry and had [...]

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2009 is our third year with a garden and unfortunately due to a very cool summer it’s not doing that great this year, but in the past two years we’ve done very well.  When we bought our home I was thrilled to see seven raised garden beds already in place and we have since added [...]

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Last week i talked about how shop for your family and stay on a budget.  Now here comes the true confession:
I do not like shopping in stores.  For anything.  (Give me the internet and that is a completely different story!)  I live about thirty minutes from all the major shopping in my area so completing [...]

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