A Practical Walk

What Lives On my Counters

When I started getting into decluttering and minimalist videos, I began hearing terms like, “Best real estate in your house” and “What lives here.” We’re a family of 4. We homeschool 2 high schoolers in this house. My husband is starting a business, this house is his office. I’m starting a small ebay business, this…
Frugal Five

Work on the garden continues, but it’s just little things here and there. My daughter shredded some papers for us, so we put those in the compost bin. I transplanted some more things. Unfortunately only one eggplant sprout made it, and after transplanting it, I don’t think it’s going to make it either. Good news…
More to Get Rid Of

I know I just posted a declutter post, but guess what, I found more! Most of these items will go in the trash, some will be donated and I’ll get a coupon for it. Happy decluttering folks!
Come Shop with Me!

Hi everyone! I LOVE grocery shopping! In Africa I loved going to the outdoor market, here I love going to our nearby grocery store. This is where I get the majority of our groceries right now. Occasionally I’ll get stuff at Wal-Mart and I love to frequent a discount bargain store when I’m in that…
April Bookstack

I finished three books this month. Miracle Worker By William Gibson One of my kids had to read the play Miracle Worker for school, so I read it along with them. I found it fascinating, as I’m a big fan of true stories. I knew the gist of the story already, but never actually read…
Warning: Slippery Slopes Ahead

My life is starting to feel a semblance of normalcy. Things aren’t completely awful right now. I’m feeling up about things. While this seems comfortable and I’m happy about it. I’ve known myself my whole life (ha!) and I know that when things calm down, I slowly start skipping Bible reading more frequently. I don’t…
6 Months Ago

About six months ago, we arrived back in the US, having made the difficult decision to leave West Africa for now. Even before our arrival, life had been full of tough decisions to make and it kept feeling like we were getting hit on all sides with challenges. It felt like we were never going…
How I keep my house from being a Constant Disaster

I don’t consider myself a naturally organized person (just ask my mom about my junk drawers as a kid). But over the years I’ve seen being more organized and tidy as not only making my life easier, but more enjoyable as well. In fact, I’ve gotten to the point that I get a thrill out…
Frugal Five

Since I shared that I’m viewing my job right now as making our dollars stretch, I thought it’d be fun to share some of the ways I’m doing that on a weekly basis. Personally I’ve really enjoyed reading this type of post at The Frugal Girl, The Prudent Homemaker and The Non-Consumer Advocate, so why…
Frugal Five

Since I shared that I’m viewing my job right now as making our dollars stretch, I thought it’d be fun to share some of the ways I’m doing that on a weekly basis. Personally I’ve really enjoyed reading this type of post at The Frugal Girl, The Prudent Homemaker and The Non-Consumer Advocate, so why…