"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~

Pioneer Woman at Heart

One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!

One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

Monday, February 7, 2011

More Peas Please

Our goal was to make sure our dogs had a healthy weight balance, by substituting 1/2 their dry dog food with peas and carrots.  The results are wonderful.  Not only are they loving the change, but they now go from their own bowl, to the other bowls in search for any leftovers.



This morning "topped the cake" with results.   We found one of the cats sneaking peas from the bowl right after we poured them in, and before the dogs could even get to the bowls.

My daughter told me that if your dog is overweight by even 8 pounds it could cause havoc on their health.  In our efforts to create a healthier diet for them,  we have drastically cut down on our dry dog food costs.  I can't say that making our own food is out of the realm of future possibilities either.

Journal Junkie ~Organizing Junkie

My spiral notebook, a journal for homemade Christmas gift ideas is over flowing.  I had to move it to a reused binder from the kids.  I reused their tab dividers also.  Now, I have patterns, craft ideas, recipes and more, nicely organized.  Of course I could simply add a file to my file drawer, but it would soon become a mess.  Now, everything is marked and there is a nice slot for my original "Christmas Journal."