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There are all sorts of things that are cannable, but we choose not to because frozen tastes better (asparagus, corn), has less in the way of preservatives (ie, berries need to become jam, so you must add lots o' sugar), or because it doesn't meet modern safety standards (canned butter, for...

We bartered for 5 gallons of BioPac dish soap several years ago. It is fine, and has lasted us an age. I wanted one of those foaming soap dispensers for the kitchen. I had a coupon, so I bought a Dawn Direct Foam container. Of course, I just used the soap inside until it was emptied and I...

There is an absolutely ancient laundry sink in my basement. It has an integrated washboard and a soapdish. The washer empties into it. There was no dryer hookup when we moved in here, just lots of lines in the basement. Which was fine when it was just DH and I. Laundry actually went really...

I enjoy children as a rule. I always wanted some. I was a stepmom before becoming a mom, which was great. I learned a lot. The first two years we were married were the happiest years of my life up to that point, and when I got pregnant with DD I was shocked to find myself panicked. I...

I use coupons for coffee, olive oil, coconut oil, bananas, toilet paper, green dish scrubbies, Magic Erasers, floss, toothbrushes, pectin, mason jar lids (though I am getting more Tattler lids and hopefully will just eliminate these), Dawn dish soap, canned tuna, black/green olives, peanut...

YOU DO NOT NEED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO GO TO COLLEGE. Repeat this at least three times and consider it Leta's PSA for the day. :cool: I know four people who did not graduate/attend high school and who have post-secondary degrees. Not a GED among them. One has a B.A., one has a M. Ed...

I wish we could just get our entire county on broadband. Tho' cheap broadband would be most welcome. :lol:

This is the best thing I have seen all week. It occurs to me that a Lexan tube could be made very large and very durable for colder, more extreme climates, and used in this exact way. Sealants: shoe goo, jb weld. Aquarium sealant. Plumbing sealant. Maybe liquid nails for a shingled roof.

Oh, don't get me started on cars. I manage to keep a van, that children ride in, consistently clean. DH's car, on the other hand... blech. I'd really like to buy a him a brand new car come spring, but thinking about how he treats his vehicle interiors is really giving me pause. I have a...

Yes, charcoal would work. If you have the space, you could also route greywater through a "dry well"- a hole filled with sand and gravel, which replenishes the ground water and vegetation. The dry well would also take some wear and tear off a septic system.

OMG, I want little cows so bad! They wouldn't have to be minis, just small. But all the ads I see for them are insane- $2500-$5000 for a heifer. :(

I can do the "1 year" rule for casual stuff, but not for dressy stuff. I have a limited wardrobe of nice clothes for weddings, funerals, parties, etc. I don't wear everything every year, but it does get used on a regular, if not frequent, basis. DH is the same, he has two suits, several pairs...

Wiki has a good article on these. This helped me grasp the ideas further, too.

Living in a 150 year old house has really made obvious the ridiculous amount of clothing modern Americans have. We have moved to the family closet set up, which is fantastic, but I'm wanting to pare down further. DH and I share a 50" enclosed garment rack as our "dressy" closet. We each also...

You have a beautiful daughter. I would have been too concerned about nom-noming those cheeks to even notice an underbite, so she is very lucky to have you.

Well, it's done. I feel the same way about debt, but I also know that we have been sucked into circumstances beyond our control with the state of this economy and real estate market. So we are making the best of it. We refied, and as far as costing us more money, it is not much. We are in...

Full disclosure: I have B.S. in public health. My husband has worked in food service for 15 years, including 4 years as a butcher. He teaches ServSafe. He also grew up on a working farm, so he is fully aware of safety precautions needed when working with live animals. We take food safety...

This is not in the least surprising, but sheesh, proteins don't have anything to do with it. It's the bacteria! I guess now we call bacteria that don't kill you "probiotics". Pasteur was a great scientist and a brilliant man, but he was trying to defeat disease in a pre-antibiotic, rapidly...

I would charge at least $3000 to join. That's real money, but not so much that it's impossible to save up. I think I would also do some sort of multi person discount. Like $3000 per person, $4000 per couple, $5000 for a family of four, etc. IMO, and there's no real way of knowing this...

Yes, Deb, I think you should totally sure over vanity sizing, too, while you're at it. :P