Hi Michelle,
Money is tight this year, since my husband lost his job. We are doing fine, but there isn’t any “extra” money if you know what I mean. Can you give me some ideas on what to put in Easter Baskets this year that won’t cost a lot?
Thanks!
Anna, mom of 3.
Hi Anna!
I know exactly [...]
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When we lived in Vermont, my husband and I decided that we couldn’t rely on just one job to provide us with our main source of income. Instead, we came up with various ideas to make money for our family. In the six years we lived on the farm we sold vegetables and berries; made [...]
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Otherwise entitled: Why I can’t shop at Aldi…
Yup! You can call me yet another crunchy name…I am Michelle and I am a label reader. I read every label for every product that my husband and children (and me) eat, drink, spray, squeeze – you name it. If it somehow gets absorbed by our bodies – [...]
This essay, by John Taylor Gatto, has inspired me to no end. I hope it will inspire you too!
The 7-Lesson Schoolteacher
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Just stop. I know, I know but it’s so tempting…even I am tempted occasionally to buy complete crap: like funky little plastic cups for the 4th of July, or cute little porcelain baby-faced statues, or another plate, or another bowl, or another pan.
Now, I’m not talking about the stuff you need. I bought some [...]
Another reason to hang your laundry:
Hanging your laundry not only saves you money on energy by not running your dryer – it also saves you money on clothing!
You know all that lint in your lint screen? Yup – it’s your clothes, falling apart, right in front of your eyes! Who knows – maybe that’s [...]
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Make your own pizza and make friends!
We are a pizza-eating family. We love it. If you can put it on a pizza – we will…in fact, we will put a lot of things on a pizza that some people have never heard of – like BBQ chicken and pork!
Pizza is the ultimate fast food in [...]
My blog, Organically Inclined, is now available for download on Kindle! I’ll be honest, I love books. I like to tote them around. I like to put them on my bookshelf when I’m done with them. I like to stack them up and look at them.
But honestly, the Kindle is very nice. We received [...]
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Get the first two chapters of Michelle’s new book, A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children, for free! Michelle is the homeschooling mother of (almost ) 7 children and has lots of humor, tips and hints for living with so many for much less. Want to try it out for nothing? Just email Michelle and [...]
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