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Hi, my name is Jessie. I'm an Atlanta software engineer, mom, gardener, and general life enthusiast. Please follow me in my journey to save money, do my part for the planet, and try to live a simpler life.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Sliding into Summer
With our warm days, I can already feel us sliding into summer here. My daughter is just beginning her final month of preschool before the break… … the garden is in full swing, in some places threatening to burst at … Continue reading
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A single moment, no words, thank you SouleMama
Food Waste Friday – Kiwi Squish
Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food Waste, Food Waste Friday, Frugal
Tagged compost, environment, food waste, frugal
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Independence Days Challenge 2012 – Week 12
Producing more food for my family and becoming generally more self-sufficient has been one of my long time goals now, so I was excited to see the Independence Days Challenge is back on Sharon Astyk’s excellent blog The Chatelaine’s Keys. … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Gardening, Independence Days 2012, Self-Sufficiency, Simple
Tagged food, garden, gardening, independence days, self-sufficient, waste
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Garden Update – April
I am currently on a journey to provide healthy, chemical free food for my family from our own land. My goal is to provide over half of our fresh produce during the year – I’m nowhere near there yet, but … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Frugal, Gardening, Self-Sufficiency
Tagged asparagusherbs, bees, gardening, legumes, self-sufficient, strawberry, tomatoes
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Cleaning Schedule for the Overwhelmed
Okay folks, as promised in last week’s goal post, I have made a cleaning schedule. First of all, let me give you a little insight into why I even need a cleaning schedule, because if I could have helped it, … Continue reading
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Do the Baby Shuffle
I think that it might be the first time on the blog that I’ve mentioned it, but we’re expecting another tiny person here at the Jessie : Improved compound – another girl, in fact. Now, just to let everyone know, … Continue reading
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Food Waste Friday – Whoop!
Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food Waste, Food Waste Friday, Frugal
Tagged compost, environment, food waste, frugal
3 Comments
Independence Days Challenge 2012 – Week 11
Producing more food for my family and becoming generally more self-sufficient has been one of my long time goals now, so I was excited to see the Independence Days Challenge is back on Sharon Astyk’s excellent blog The Chatelaine’s Keys. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Independence Days 2012, Self-Sufficiency, Simple
Tagged food, garden, gardening, independence days, self-sufficient, waste
7 Comments
Simple Upcycled Notebook
It’s been a while since I made something, and earlier this week I had a printer fiasco, so I decided to use some of those discarded prints for a better purpose than the recycling bin: I made a small notebook … Continue reading
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