Frugality has always been in my life. I spent my summers as a child with my grandma in a very very small town about 150 miles away from where I lived the rest of the year. My grandpa is/was a farmer, had cows, and a diesel mechanic. My grandma was a farmer’s wife. I learned how to garden, sew, cook, move pipe, change oil, and learned how to drive on a tractor. At home during the school year none of these tasks were put to use. We lived in a suburb of a city with nearly 50,000 people, we didn’t have a garden, we had a dishwasher, etc. So at the end of the school year I was ecstatic to get to go my grandma’s house! I loved being there; I loved the fruits of my labor there. I felt as though I had a purpose. Fast forward to 5 years ago. I graduated high school, moved to Phoenix, got into a heap of money issues, wanted everything in sight, forgot everything my grandma ever taught me and then I moved back to Idaho. About a year and a half later I came to the realization that something had to...
I Love the Earth911 store idea! I'd love to see more stores offer this.
ReplyDeleteAhhh water- I try to conserve where we can- our home..in suburbia :(...doesn't have gutters, we are in the process of do the gutter thing so we can set up a rain barrel. We have been blessed this month with SO much rain, I am sad we are not taking advantage of it. Other than that- I try- I have 2 teenagers- lots of showers in this house!
Where else- our neighborhood HOA doesn't allow clothes lines (I know, I know ) so I have a drying rack set up inside, I manage about 1/2 of our clothes on it. Every little bit helps!
I love your blog by the way!
Have a beautiful weekend.
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