Food Storage: My Storage Space Solutions
10/24/2011 • One of the common battles with small spaces and food storage is "Where do I put it all?!" Back when I wrote my 'Steps To Success' and talked about where to store the food, I gave a list of a bunch of ideas for places in your home that could be a possible home to your food storage. However, sometimes reading a suggestion and seeing a suggestion have two totally different effects on how well they inspire you. I recently did a food storage presentation for a friend's ward and one of their requests was for pictures of ideas/examples for more
Food Storage: One Goal Down!
01/11/2011 • Ask and ye shall receive! Woohoo! I asked Hubby last week if we could build a bookcase for our room and bada-boom-bada-bing! Ta-da!! I present to you our new bookcase! I was a little eager to get everything organized and put away on it that I neglected to take a picture before I started to fill up the shelves (and I was too lazy to pull all the books back off). :) But isn't it a beauty? We were going to stain it but forgot to get the stain while we were at the hardware store, and again... I was too more
Emergency Preparedness: 72-Hour Kits Finale
07/29/2010 • Alright... just one last push for 72-Hour Kits. Here's a complete checklist for you to download (see link at the end) that includes all the recommended contents from the post two weeks ago. Use it as is to help in putting together your own kits, or use it as a guide in making your own. Either way, I recommend putting a checklist in every kit so that you know what is included in each one (without having to go digging through the entire kit to see if you do or do not have a certain item). And remember that you don't more
Feature Frugal Friday: Homemade Rotating Can Racks
07/23/2010 • Howdy y'all! Alright... this will just be a quicky. This is both a super cool and super frugal idea (hence we've got a Feature Frugal Friday goin' on!) :) Anyway, I wanted to share a couple of links with you for anyone who is wanting a rotating can rack system for all your canned goods, but maybe doesn't have the resources to go out and buy one. (They can be pretty dang expensive!) Well, here are some guides to making your very own homemade rotating can racks. They range from small and super cheap (as in 'inexpensive') by making cupboard more
