My husband says, "No one likes a bargain like my wife!"
Click on the above link to see the article by that title about my ground beef bargain.
And since he's always right ;), I want to tell you about a couple of recent bargains.
You know these fruit trays can be really expensive if you've ever…

Can aromatherapy make you a better student? I've basically ignored all the discussions about aromatherapy and essential oils.
Why? Several reasons:
I have allergies and sometimes scents make my sinuses burn.
I thought it was just another fad that would soon go the way of all fads.
Then I read this article:
After you…

Declutter update
Under the bathroom sink before
Under the bathroom sink after
Declutter closet before
Declutter closet after
I finished this bathroom today, but it still looks a bit cluttered. We have really hard water and as a result, I sometimes use different cleaners on different things.
I still haven't gotten the white ring out of the toilet, so if…

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted.
I took a week off for our planning time, but I didn't plan to take a second week off.
That's life!
I've been taking advantage of having my son and his wife here between their apartment rental and the closing on their house. That's part of my excuse.
Happenings…

Is this how you shop?
Lift that turkey into your cart - of course, you picked the biggest one, right?
Three gallons of milk is next. How can we drink so much milk?
Oh, that's right, we need a gallon of vinegar.
Thank goodness for the small things, yogurt, eggnog, cheese.
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You know the feeling.
You open the fridge and instead of frozen food you see - water dripping.
Dread sinks from your head to the pit of your stomach.
Thoughts race...
Where can I put this stuff to prevent it from spoiling?
Who can I get to come and repair it?
…

©Write the Vision
Can you imagine 5 burnt brats on the bottom of your favorite pan?
I couldn't either, until the smell of beer brats wafting up the stairs became the smell of burnt beer brats.
Running to the kitchen I imagined it starting on fire any moment. I had filled the pan full, brought it to…