Recent content by cyrhere

You're right @sumi and @NH Homesteader, lots of violence in cartoons nowadays. Gotta keep watch of what the kids are watching. And its not just TV, there's YouTube and all those games they're playing. Back in the days, all we had for games was pacman and brick games. @MoonShadows, I'm the one...

This is such a fun thread! I had to go bother my cousin to dig up this photo of ours: My 5 year old son watches Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles today on TV but they all look all weirdly muscular to me. I'd still prefer the old ones. Then... and Now..

That's OK MoonShadows. I'm curious as to how you keep track of expenses? I'm kinda new at all these bookkeeping stuff.

I use excel spreadsheets for keeping track of my daily expenses. I jot down where my money goes throughout the day on my planner and input everything into the spreadsheets at the end of the day. For next year though, I'm thinking of letting go of my planner and use a mobile phone application...

Interesting post you have here @MoonShadows Quick question on rolled oats. I buy the ones in the supermarket with "rolled oats" in the label. But at the back, under preparation instructions it just says add water / milk and microwave for about a minute and a half. Now, would you classify that...

Great topic, cj! I'm a lady structural engineer by profession... I chose this field cause, first, I enjoyed math (not a geek. Numbers just make sense to me) and second, I wanted to choose a field where I can come up with something grand and tangible. Engineering being dominated by men never...

Hey everyone! Thanks for the warm welcome!

Wow. I had to look twice before realizing these were tires. I thought you erroneously pasted the picture or something. Cool.

That was the original plan. But I thought it may not be that comfortable without cushions? it would also be heavy. Thinking of adding a round glass on top and turn it into a table for the kids to play on. As they like playing on the floor- This would be the perfect height. :)

I changed tires a couple of weeks back. We have been looking for ways to upcycle them. Here is one my husband and I agreed on doing...

Hello everyone! I'm from sunny Philippines! Been lurking in here for a while now trying to get some cool ideas to help me get started on the self sufficient journey... I guess you can consider this as my first "actual" step to being self sufficient! Looking forward to sharing this life journey...