Here I go!

Well, I always have liked to tell people how to do things. I think that is why I became a teacher. My husband is really into technology (it's his job) and he has been blogging for a while now. He suggested I try this and at first I thought, no, why would anyone want to know what I am doing every second of the day. Then I realized that this would be a great opportunity to talk about the many things I have learned about running a frugal home. I think that we are in a financial situation in this country that is similar to the one that existed in the Great Depression and many of the skills women (and men) had then are no longer taught.

When I lost my job at the end of March I decided that I would take advantage of the opportunity I was presented to complete some projects. I have painted my family room, planted a vegetable garden, and sewn many purses. I am sewing purses to sell in order to make money, but it also allows me to use up the excess fabric I have. Any one who sews knows that fabric seems to breed in the closet...I have so much of it. But the biggest project is to rid myself of the stuff I have in storage. I am a recovering pack rat. I have purged before; when we moved to Crawfordville four years ago, as well as several purgings since then. I still have too much stuff. You cannot be frugal when you have excess. I am spending money for a storage unit that holds stuff that I have not had out of the box for over 5 years as well as stuff I can't put in my home due to limited space. So I am sorting through it tomorrow and taking a load to the flea market in Montecello, FL. I will let you know how it goes...