Wordless Wednesday – October 31, 2012

Wordless Wednesday - October 24, 2012

A little weekend project – ripping out the old fireplace and boarding it up so that we don't get drafts in the winter.

And we got more space!

Wordless Wednesday - October 17, 2012

A picture we messaged to my sister a couple days ago - she is in Guatemala on a medical missions trip.  Technology is wonderful :)

Prepping For A Busy Week

In an effort to help make my life more-stress free, and therefore more enjoyable, I am continuing to try out Pinterest Pins that I think will help me out.  This week:  pre-frozen breakfast sandwiches (my husband is starting his route this week with his new job at a courier company...which means early mornings...I am determined for him to have a good breakfast AND for him to not spend money eating  out!)

English muffins, cheese, egg omelette and ham, all ready and individually frozen!)

For myself, I know I need to drink more water every day, but to be honest...I HATE drinking water!  I ran across this Pin about apple cinnamon detox water and though that hey, it couldn't make water taste any worse, right?

thinly sliced apple, cinnamon sticks, ice and water...sitting in the fridge overnight 

These are now all ready and sitting in my fridge/freezer.  In the next couple days, I will be testing these ideas, and then post a review (I'll also share the websites/Pins where the ideas came from).  

In other news of house prepping, we are also trying to seal off drafts in my house (doors, windows, fireplace), as you can definitely tell the temperature is dropping out there.  It is October, and you won't hear any complaining from me (except maybe about the price of oil).  I actually don't mind cold weather.  

Perfectly Pumpkin!

Fall is by far my favorite time of year, and Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday… I love the whole concept of giving thanks, being around family… And of course the food :-) I also love decorating for fall.  I've collected some inexpensive decorations over the years, and I hope that it will help inspire you to do some decorating on a dime yourself.

Mini pumpkins from a local farm and I-Pick, leaf bunches from the dollar store, and platter from the store where I work when went on sale… Altogether only about $7

I got the garland at the Dollar Store (you need to keep your eyes open for the good ones, and shop around!), and the pumpkin candle holder I won at a baby shower...so total cost was only $1!  I love decorating fireplace mantles!

Again, the garland is from the dollar store.  I also cut up a garland to make little leaf bunches (which work great when tied around napkins with raffia for a gorgeous Thanksgiving table!).  I filled a basket I already had, and placed this on top of a bookshelf.  Total cost - $2

The scarecrow was from a craft I had made at church years ago (just toll painted wood pieces held together with wire, and hay glued into little hoes on the ends of arms and legs).  I placed little sparkly pumpkins throughout my house (I won these as well, but you can get them at Michael's, Walmart or dollar store).

Even though Thanksgiving day is over in Canada, there is still a long stretch of time before I start decorating for Christmas (usually December 1st).  I find fall decorations always give a cozy and homey feel to the house!  I always use the same decorations (plus any new ones I have acquired), but I don't always decorate the same way, in the same combinations.  That way, the decorating seems fresh every year :)

If you have any other inexpensive fall decorating ideas, I'd love to hear them, so please share!

Wordless Wednesday - October 3, 2012

Nothing like ripping out your kitchen, and trying to put it back together in one day :)
I don't really recommend it....