Here we are at Day Twenty-Five! This is amazing to me. Our son and I had some time together today and I asked him what he misses the most during the No-Shopping November, and to my surprise (and delight) he replied sincerely that he hasn’t missed anything. He said the meals were great and he didn’t feel […]
No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Four
We bought our turkey!! Day Twenty-Four. Walking through Earth Fare, down the aisles, back to the meat department, passing by all the gorgeous fresh, organic produce and foods we’d love to have… I had to fight temptation to stay with No-Shopping November. Seriously. At that moment, I didn’t care about the mortgage or utilities or […]
No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Three
Day Twenty-Three. It’s the beginning of a VERY busy week around here, I suspect for you as well. Thanksgiving week with days packed with things to do to get ready for family, food, fellowship and of course, faith and thankfulness. Our son will be seeing the surgeon and getting the plan and date for surgery […]
No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Two
Day Twenty-two and counting. I’m not as desperate for this to be over as I thought I would be at this point. I’m still finding this effort to be creative and stimulating to me. I cannot say my family feels the same, but they have definitely been supportive and helpful. No whining, no complaining and […]
No-Shopping November Day Twenty-One
Wow, 3 weeks. Day Twenty-One. It doesn’t seem that long, and on the other hand, it seems much longer. Right now the focus is on getting through the last week of the month, including a traditional Thanksgiving day meal and having family come and stay for the weekend. I admit I am enjoying taking inventory […]
Neti (Nasal Irrigation) Solution
Nasal irrigation solution (dry mix): 1/2 cup Real Salt (do not use table salt or salt with additives) 1/4 cup baking soda Make sure the salt is powder-fine. I whiz the dry ingredients in a blender. Place dry mix in a lidded container. Use 1/4 teaspoon dry mix to 8 ounces warm distilled or previously boiled […]
No-Shopping November Day Twenty
Day Twenty. I had the baking bug today. Do you ever get the urge to bake? I do. I love baking and especially baking with my daughter. I asked her what she wanted to bake and she replied “cookies.” So, cookies it was. Big, soft, chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. We used up the organic […]
No-Shopping November Day Nineteen
Day Nineteen. Back at home for the day, which is much easier to handle than having to be in town all day. As I wrote yesterday, we did not take food with us and spent most of the day in town, so we ended up having to eat out (son bought our meal), which we […]
No-Shopping November Day Eighteen
Day Eighteen. Each day is an exciting challenge, it really is. What can we make or make do with, only with what we have on hand? A good plan is key and I’ve been keeping tabs on what we have on hand and revising and updating the menu plan and strategies to reflect the dwindling […]