Have you ever tried Mint.com? I love it. You can list all your assets, debts, investments, bills, etc.
It keeps track of everything for you and it’s free. I love that I can set budgets and when I have exceeded a category (dining out usually) it will notify me by email. I also get a weekly summary.
I feel more in control of my finances knowing what my house is worth and what I owe.
I really like a fabric banner my friend has in her house and was toying with the idea of making my own. Then I saw another one on Stephanie Lynn’s website (which is totally awesome and I’m going to make her skewer starburst mirror soon…I’ll post the results) and thought “darn it, I’m doing it, I’m making one”. I have these windows around our bathtub where I usually hang a Christmas garland during the holidays and every year when I take it down, the bare walls just glare at me.
It took about two hours to make. Of course I always get inspired at the weirdest times to get crafty and this was during dinner time (I didn’t want to stop so we had sandwiches). I am also not the greatest seamstress…luckily, this was nothing but straight lines. But I would like for you to meet my new BFF….she came in handy more than once.
If you aren’t into sewing, All You has a no-sew banner that’s really cute too.
No, I’m not talking about weed, although there were some weeds involved. When we moved into this house, there was an old whiskey barrel planter here. We have lived here for 18 years, and who knows how long it was here before that.
We had it sitting on top of an old stump. Between the stump, the pot and 18 years, everything has decayed and rotted. When we moved the pot off of the stump, the stump totally disintegrated and termites started coming out. Ew! And then to make it even more exciting, bees started coming out of the side of the pot!
So, I very gingerly removed the lilies, the only thing out of the pot I wanted to save. I’m sure they are going to pout for a while having been transplanted in the middle of growing season. The slugs were getting them anyway, so they’re better off in their new home.
Fresh dirt, a shot of Miracle Grow. You’re welcome, lilies!.
A couple times a year I need to order from Dickies for work. Looks like they are having a pretty good deal on their clearance items right now. Check it out here.
Today is the last day to play………..
“Like” Alaska Airlines on facebook to play Alaska Airline’s instant win game. Today, Wednesday, July 20th, they are giving away two round trip tickets for two people to either Oahu, Maui, Kauai or Hawaii. Get crackin’!.
Here is a link to an article on eggs. I love fresh eggs. I went to check yesterday and brought in 12 from my hens. I guess my husband forgot to gather them while I was out of town. Chickens are so easy to keep and so rewarding.
Conventional: Hens live in stacked cages, usually four to eight chickens to a cage with at least 67 square inches of floor space per chicken.
Cage Free: Hens live on the floor of a barn rather than the outdoors or in a cage.
Free Range: Hens live outdoors or have limited access to the outdoors.
Organic: Hens are fed vegetables grown without any antibiotics, growth hormones or commercial fertilizers.
Omega 3: Hens are fed a diet containing ground flaxseed, which produces eggs containing slightly more polyunsaturated fatty acids.
These little pepper poppers are amazing. Of course, pretty much anything wrapped in bacon is gonna be good.
Ingredients:
18 peppers (you can use jalapenos, or Costco and Fred Meyer has a bag of mixed little mini red, yellow and orange peppers that are really mild)
An 8 oz package of cream cheese
1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
2 green onions, chopped
18 slices of bacon, cut in half
BBQ sauce
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. Slice the peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and membranes (be careful if you are using jalapenos!).
In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, cheddar cheese and green onions. Fill each pepper half with the cream cheese mixture. Wrap a slice of bacon around the filled pepper. Brush each pepper with bbq sauce. Bake for 1 hour or until the bacon is cooked through completely..
Summer has barely gotten off the ground here in the NW and already the back to school sales have started. Seems like the elementary school supply list was always quite extensive. I kind of half expected to see a desk on that list, or a school bus…just kidding. Thank you Coupon Connections for compiling a great list of school supply deals..
For special offers and savings, join the Home Depot Garden Club. Plus you get Access to professional gardeners for gardening advice..
Keep a look out in your Sunday papers for the Albertson’s Twice The Value Coupons! Remember…they are no longer available at the service counter at Albertson’s – the only way to get them is in the Sunday paper. Go to couponconnections.com or queenbeecoupons.com or your favorite coupon blog to see the Albertson’s coupon deals. Woo hoo! I love doublers!.
