A Practical Walk

Food, Family, & Feelings

I don’t quite know how to put this into words, but something happens in my family when I cook certain meals. Last night I “cooked” creole etouffee sauce (it was already made sauce I found really cheap). I served it over rice. Even though we’d never had this particular sauce before, it reminded us of…
This Is What I Like About Ebay

I probably will sound like I’m promoting myself, because I’m a seller on ebay. And…well…maybe I am. But I also like purchasing on the site and here’s a perfect example of why! A while back I wanted a nice pair of running shoes. I wanted them good quailty, light weight, and cheap. So we headed…
Homeschool Update

I did it! I got both the kids’ school portfolios mailed off to NARHS! This was both my first time doing 2 high schoolers and my first time mailing the physical portfolio instead of an electronic one. I’ve done the electronic one previously because we were overseas, so it worked much better in that situation.…
How My Emotions are Like Malaria

Not everyone experiences malaria the same, and there’s different strands, but here’s how malaria has affected me. I start feeling a little off, usually in the evening. I start getting cold (even in the African heat), I climb under the covers and shiver. My fever spikes. I drift off to a feverish sleep, and then…
Frugal Five

My husband’s been the deal finder lately. He got some cedar pickets to put a fence up around our back yard. He spotted them on facebook for $1 a piece. He said at a home improvement store they’d be around $2000, but he spent $400. Now that’s what I call a savings! They aren’t in…
Thankful Post

Some things aren’t going my way right now, like our city water went out AGAIN! Another leak! I don’t feel like I’m living in a first world country. But then I remember the flooding and lost lives not far from me, and know that I have much to be thankful for. Today I’m thankful for:…
My Proudest Harvest

You see this kinda misshapen cucumber? I’m extremely proud of it! When I transplanted my cucumbers to the raised beds, there was this particular one that didn’t look so good. In fact I was pretty sure it wasn’t going to make it. The scrawny sprout looked like it’d had some damage done to it’s stem.…
June Book Stack

Just like last month, my book “stack” is one single book. I was really hoping to have more read by now. At least the one I did finish was excellent! Blame It on the Brain? Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience By Edward T. Welch My husband was purchasing some books online, and it…
What Do You Do At Your House?

After having lived in 5 different countries, I sometimes get my cultures mixed up. I’m not only American in my cultural values, I hold things from each place I’ve lived. Sometimes this causes confusion, like I can’t remember what is normal American culture. A perfect example is something I’ve been contemplating lately. Do most Americans…
Frugal Five

Got my first referral on fetch rewards, which gave me 2000 points! This was right after I redeemed my points for a $5 gift card. Because I don’t try to buy things with extra points, I simply make my usual purchases, it takes me a while to wrack up to a gift card. This is…