"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.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Homemade Vanilla Mint Honey Scrub ~

...on the to-do list 


Got the scrub made.   Recipe is on Mountain Rose Herbs blog.  I'm going to make another batch with sugar, for my youngest now.  It smells so good and feels great on my skin.




I finished a few more color options for the headbands.  They are posted on my farm store blogspot now.

Monday, January 14, 2019

Happy Homemaker Monday

I'm joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.  I can't believe I got through the holiday season without baking one pie.  I picked this photo today to inspire me to bake one this week or over the weekend.

We got 2 inches of snow Saturday night.  Sunday it was frigid. The wind was wicked and cold.  We ran out of cut/split wood Sunday morning, and it's not the first.  We got that job done ASAP and of course, Hubby was mumbling under his breath about not being better prepared (happens more often than not, ha ha!).  Another snow storm is heading our way this coming Saturday too.


On the breakfast plate . . .
Leftover blueberry pancakes


The weather outside . . .
23°F, and the wind has died down today.


Right now I am . . .
Getting the fire going again.  Some ding dong left the top damper open and it burned completely out last night.


Thinking . . .
I better get Youngest up in a bit.  They had a two hour delay due to the drifting yesterday, and some roads still need more plowing.


On my reading pile . . .
My youngest and I were just talking about this yesterday.  Both of us haven't been reading much of anything lately.


On the TV . . .
The Ranch (can't remember what episode we are on)


On the menu . . .
A crock pot week other than tuna and noodle, mashed potatoes and green beans
-Steel cut oats (breakfast)
-Spanish rice
-4 beans and sausage
-potato corn chowder and biscuits or homemade bread
-red beans and rice
-chili


On my to-do list . . .

-work out
-laundry
-dishes
-sweep
-vacuum
-tidy up the living room



What I am creating . . .

"F" bombs  - a lot of them for an order


New recipe I want to try. . . 
A homemade skin scrub. A lot of cooking recipes too.


Looking around the house . . .
Looks like my kitchen could use a tidy up job too.


On the camera . . .
I haven't taken any photos since our trip.



On my prayer list . . .
The kids.  I have some news on one of them, but can't share it just yet.  And no, no one is pregnant (thank goodness).  The other news is that our nephew and his wife are selling their trailer and buying a house.  It's a grand deal, but two kids can't afford to buy it until May, so we are hoping it does not sell until then. Otherwise the deal is off for them.  I hope it works out, but at the price it's selling, it may get sold before they can buy it (due to their lease at their apt).