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One Hundred Dollars a Month

I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.


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Upcoming Seattle Tilth Events and Classes

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seattle TilthThe Seattle Tilth is such a cool organization. They have been providing hands-on education in organic agriculture for 37 years. They believe that all people deserve access to healthy, nutritious food and that changing the way in which we grow, cook and eat food has the potential to transform people’s lives as well as the communities in which we live. Check out what classes and events they have coming up:

Grow Your Gardening Skills in 2016
Veggie gardening classesGuess what? New classes have been posted! Sign up for a class and learn new skills that can benefit you for a lifetime! Gift certificates for classes make a great holiday gift!
Most classes are offered at the Good Shepherd Center (GSC), 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, or Bradner Gardens Park (BGP), 1730 Bradner Pl S.
Veggie Gardening
Start Seeds Indoors Sat., Feb. 13; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC
Grow Fruit in Small Spaces Thu., Feb. 11; 6:30-8:30 p.m., BGP
Composting 101 Sat., Feb. 13; 2-4 p.m., GSC
Urban Livestock Classes
Beekeeping Beekeeping 201: Start Your Hive Wed., Feb. 17; 6:30-8:30 p.m., GSC
All About Chickens Sat., Feb. 27; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; GSCPermaculture & Sustainable Landscapes
Intro to Permaculture Sat., Feb. 27; 2-5 p.m., BGP

Check out their calendar of classes or see the full list. They’ll be adding classes throughout the year, so check back often for new listings!

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A Free Gift for the HH, No More Body Butter, More Scarves for Pinky and a Primitive Whale Rug

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As you know, I am trying to make all my gifts this year or acquire them for free. So when JCPenney sent out a $10 off a $10 purchase coupon a few weeks ago I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to find an item that was EXACTLY $10. But I did, and now I have something store bought to stick under the tree this year for the HH.

Kohl’s usually sends out a few $10 off a $10 purchase coupons throughout the year as well, so if all goes well, I should be able to find a few more treasures for the HH. 😉

Maybe I’m weird, but I am truly HAVING A BLAST figuring out ways to come up with gifts without spending any money this year. So far I’ve made a set of bird potholders for The Girl, a candle for my mom, and fire starters for my brother’s woodstove. Do I miss not shopping? Honestly, no. Being resourceful is kind of fun and I have a HUGE list of ideas for more gifts too. I haven’t been this excited about gift giving in a long time.

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It’s a sad day when you run out of your favorite coconut body butter. It’s a luxury item {not a necessity!} so I guess I’ll have to wait until next year to get another tub.

primitive hooked rug whale nantucketHot off the hook! I just finished this whale rug this morning and I’m hoping someone who lives on Nantucket Island or Cape Cod buys it to hang on one of their walls. Is that weird? Have you ever been there? I haven’t, but both places are on my travel wish list.

knitted scarvesAnd last but not least, a big thank you to Wendy, Jeri {the repurposed gardener} and Deanna for sending in scarves for Pinky and the Girls. They are adorable!! All our large flamingos are now outfitted with cozy scarves to keep them warm this winter. Thank you.

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How is YOUR Thursday going so far? Tell me what you’ve been up to.

~Mavis

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Television and Food

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Watching movies or television with a little snacky-snack has kind of become the norm. Unfortunately, merging the two pleasures: taste and sight, is apparently affecting our waistlines.  Big shocker.  According to an article on NPR, binge watching can often result in binge eating.

This is exactly why I have to limit my movie watching to Friday nights.  I personally love a little treat when I sit down to watch a movie–both sitting down to relax and the treat are huge indulgences for me.  While in recent months, my treat has been swapped out for rug hooking {my pants thank me}, I can totally see how this whole instant streaming thing might lead to over-consumption of red vines…or whatever.

The article followed cited a couple different studies, but one in particular, done by a University of Houston professor found a direct correlation between the numbers of hours people spent watching television to the quantity of unhealthy eating habits they had.  Plus, people who ate in front of the television or while watching television missed cues that they were full.  I think they call that mindless eating.  They also tended to eat at the pace of the show they were watching…so highly stressful shows or highly emotional shows elicited stronger desire cues for something to nosh on {likely due to the increased cortisol and emotional eating}.

The takeaway toward the end of the article was to measure out quantities consciously before turning on the television…or to choose healthier options, like sliced up veggies.  I think I personally will stick to keeping my hands busy with my hooking.

While the article is totally common sense when you get right down to it, I guess I never really stopped to think about binge watching leading to binge eating it until I read it.

How about you, do you think you eat more when you binge watch television?  Or do you have a strict separation of t.v. and food?

~Mavis

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Quote of the Day “Light travels faster than sound.  This is why some people appear bright until they speak.”

Hello Thursday!

Are you doing anything special for Valentine’s Day? The HH and I normally don’t do anything for the “holiday” but this year I think it might be fun to do something special on our date day. Do you have any ideas other than going to a restaurant? I’d love to hear them.

Have a great day everyone,

♥ Mavis

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Available Kindle Books I think look interesting…

The prices on Kindle Books can change quickly, so grab them while you can. Don’t have a Kindle? Download the kindle app on your other devices. It’s easy! 🙂

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Subscribe and Save prices reflect a 15% discount for ordering 5 or more items in 1 month.

Save Time and Money with Freezer Meals

Now is a great time to stock your freezer with freezer meals.  You’ll be all set for when spring sports start back up.  Find more cool projects on my DIY Pinterest Board.

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Do you have leftover candy canes?  Valentine’s Day is a great time to turn those suckers into heart-shaped cupcake toppers. These Valentine’s Day Cupcakes are sure to make all of the loves in your life smile.  {Pin it for Later.} Find more recipes on my Pinterest Board.

897794REI Outlet Deal of the Day – Oakley Dry Goods Duffel $63.73 shipped {was $160}

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The Men’s Columbia Men’s Trinity 35mm Feather-Edge Belt is on sale for $14.99

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*These are all Amazon Add-on Items and they will ship with qualifying orders over $25 and are eligible for free shipping on $25 orders with Amazon Prime {or will ship FREE on $35 orders without Prime}. 

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The Body Shop – Buy 3 Get 3 Free + $7 Body Lotions. Now is a great time to stock up on all your favorites!

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Kid’s Stuff

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Here Kitty Kitty…

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Have you heard? I gathered all of the gardening knowledge I’ve acquired through the years and packed it into 11 monthly {and awesome I might add} gardening eBooks. An eBook for every month of the year, with month-specific planting guides, gardening projects and chores and of course, seasonal recipes.

If you’re looking for all of my very best gardening content in one convenient spot, those monthly gardening eBooks are a must.  Check out Dig for Your Dinner in February for ways to get a started on your garden, no matter what your climate!

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Right now Amazon Prime members can get a 3-month FREE trial for Audible!!! {I like to listen to audiobooks while I garden.} With over 150,000 titles to choose from you’d be CRAZY to pass up this freebie. Listen with the FREE Audible app on your smartphone or tablet.

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