I have found a GREAT exercise site, exercisetv.com.   It has lots of free videos to workout with, for any level.  In my mobile home space is limited and jumping is questionable, but they have so many varieties.  This is good for those bad weather days when you can't get out, don't have time or the kids can't go.  CHECK IT OUT!!!

and the rain, rain, rain came down, down, down.

So I'm stuck inside all day with a pot of homemade soup, my DH (dear hubby) and rain on the tin roof.  I've washed several of loads of clothes and my homemade detergent works good.  DH has had no reaction and the cost is next to nothing.  Now I'm on a mission to see how many other things I can make that are economical and better for me and my little world.  

If only I could go outside and get sticks to whittle for clothes pins.  

new year new life

With temperatures outside freezing we're still busy farming on the inside.  These chick started hatching Sunday which was our coldest day this year so far.  We have them under a 25 watt light and hope they survive.

It's that time again !!

Last year was the first year we made an effort to grow heirloom vegetables.  We had waited until almost march to get started so most of what we got came from online.  This year we have been bombarded with great catalogs.  This is going to be fun if we could only find the time to sit down together and make some decisions.

I love the artwork on the covers.  It's just so simple and homey.

 A bar of soap and a cup each of washing soda, baking soda and borax makes a simple detergent.

A vintage bread box to keep it in and a little apple cider vinegar for rinse and I'm off to a clean start. 

I did wash dishes in the detergent to see how well it worked and it did.  I don't know about a dishwasher.

What are you doing to improve your quality of life this year?

Off to a fresh start!!

I want to make this a healthier time for me and mine.  With all this good stuff I'm going to try my hand at Homemade Washing Powder.  Are you doing anything out of the ordinary for 2011?

I made this a few years ago.  Every year a ball or two falls off, but everybody likes so it goes back up.