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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.
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Not Buying It Anymore
It’s been my repeated experience that for those who already feel the new sensibility, the old promises haven’t just lost their plausibility; they’ve lost their emotional appeal. It’s one thing to proclaim salvation from nature, history, and the human condition … Continue reading
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We’re home, and doing well. Talk to you soon… 🙂
Green Clean Week: Dishes
All this week I’m featuring my “alternative” cleaning methods, in depth, with recipes, processes, and failures. I’m laying it all out there, folks. There has been a lot of talk out there about what’s more efficient, hand washing or your … Continue reading
Summer Storms as Cheap Entertainment
We hadn’t had any rain in days, and temperatures have been intense to say the least. So it was a relief and a blessing when we got a pretty serious storm yesterday evening, even though it knocked our power out … Continue reading
Where does it all go?
Yesterday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl and Elizabeth from Ready. Set. Simplify. said she’s going to keep a time diary this week. Like both of them, I too have been feeling pretty scattered lately. I get to the end … Continue reading
Priority One
I’ve been working for a while to try and figure out the best way to make this house run smoothly. The cleaning schedule seemed to work fairly well, but there was still something missing. Housework would often get pushed to … Continue reading
Non-Toxic Ant Control
You know what they say – once you get ants in your kitchen, you can’t get rid of them. Well, I’m determined to prove that wrong. Enter diatomaceous earth (DE), a completely non-toxic, natural, and safe way to control your … Continue reading
Posted in Cleaning, DIY, Self-Sufficiency, Simple, Uncategorized
Tagged ants, bugs, DE, green, insect, non-toxic, pest control, simple
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Why I Don’t Worry About the Economy
Recently Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary of the United States, gave a speech about, among other things, what he believes caused the recent financial crisis: You can’t legislate away stupidity and risk-taking and greed and recklessness. What you can do … Continue reading
Posted in Finances, Self-Sufficiency, Simple, Uncategorized
Tagged economy, self-sufficient, simple, thrift
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In the Moment
SouleMama posted her “right now” post this morning, and I’m inspired to do the same. If you haven’t read Amanda’s blog, then have you been living under a rock why don’t you head over there and take a look? Some … Continue reading
Ode to a Simple Sock
How do you know when you’ve darned a sock one too many times? Well, let me tell you. It’s when you wear the socks for ONE day, and they go from being completely intact to looking like this: It’s kind … Continue reading
Posted in Frugal, Self-Sufficiency, Simple
Tagged darning, frugal, knitting, simple, socks
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