Preparedness Week 7–Water

) Do you guys remember this skit on Sesame Street? I seriously remember this one. You don’t want to end up like Luis, do you? Crawling across a barren soundstage in search of water? Of course you don’t. In case you didn’t already know this, water is THE most important… Read More

March 6, 2014

Hey Mormon Ladies!

Guess what I’m writing about over at Segullah today? Everybody’s favorite calling! By Hildie | Filed under Church 2 Comments Share

March 5, 2014

Sister Evangeline’s Dirty Forehead

This is a repost of a post I did years ago, but it’s a story I think of every Ash Wednesday. And who doesn’t love a good Ash Wednesday story? There is a low-point in everyone’s High School career and mine was Algebra 2 with Sister Evangeline. I went… Read More

March 4, 2014

Preparedness Week 6–Fruit

We’re already on week six! How is it going for you? Are you playing along? Have you managed to buy a little something extra every time you go to the store? This week we’ll be working on adding fruit to our pantries and freezers. I’d like you to get mostly… Read More

February 25, 2014

Preparedness Week 5–Rice

In case you haven’t noticed, Tuesday is working out better for me for posting new items. So wrap your mind about checking in on Tuesdays. Remember, this is supposed to be easy and do-able. Just buy as much of these items as you can afford/have room for each week. No… Read More

February 21, 2014

The Lady Who Cleans

I have a real love-hate relationship with cleaning ladies. On one hand I love them because who wants to clean their own house? (Hint: not me.) On the other hand, it’s expensive and what kind of lazy bones can’t clean her own house? What am I so busy doing that… Read More

February 18, 2014

Preparedness Week 4–Veggies

Our item this week is vegetables (canned and frozen). This is where a lot of your vitamins and minerals will be coming from so stock up as much as you can. A lot of young children may not care for veggies by themselves, but remember that canned tomatoes make great… Read More

February 11, 2014

Preparedness Week 3–Beans, Beans the Magical Fruit

Our food storage item this week is the bean. No, not that kind (although I do love that kind. He’s hugely popular chez moi.) This kind: In case you are thinking “what the heck do I want a bunch of beans for? I never eat them!” then I… Read More

February 6, 2014

Best Baby Advice

Is it just me or is everybody pregnant? Wait, that makes it sound like I’m pregnant. I am NOT pregnant. My eggs are shriveled and dried up. But everyone else, it seems, is very fertile. (If you are struggling with infertility, I’m really sorry. You are probably very aware that… Read More

February 3, 2014

Preparedness–Week 2–Fat

Hey everyone! How did it go with the peanut butter? (If you don’t know what I’m talking about you can read my original post here.) Here we go with this week’s assignment! Fat is your friend. At least in cooking it is. It’s pretty hard to cook without using oil,… Read More

January 31, 2014

The Best Audiobook Ever

You know how I finally figured out that listening to an audiobook is the key to painlessly getting your yucky chores done? I know. I can’t believe it took me so long to get this through my skull. I normally prefer reading an actual book (I’m a visual person) but… Read More