From the Everyday Cheapskate I'll admit it, I'm a little weird. I like doing laundry. I also love mending. There's just something about preserving something so expensive so that it lasts and looks good. This works! I've used it for...Read More
Author: Marti
Eyeglass Elixir
From the Everyday Cheapskate I wear glasses, almost everyone in my family wears glasses. I HATE dirty glasses. I keep a bottle of this little miracle and a microfiber cloth in each car, in the arm of my chair, in...Read More
Bentonite Clay Toothpaste
From the Mindful Momma I have this weird aversion to the most common ingredient in DIY toothpaste, baking soda. Whether it's all in my head or it really does make me want to hurl, I can't say. I just can't...Read More
Days 7-10: Oklahoma!
On leaving Texas (and saying goodbye to my brother and sister-in-law, we headed for Oklahoma. We have been here before but went on a little different route to end up in the same place. Our day seven was a stopover...Read More
Days 1-6: Benson, Las Cruces, Roswell, Amarillo
Our trip started off with a whimper. Larry was doing his usual pre-trip checks of the truck and trailer. We were scheduled to leave on a Tuesday. Larry found a break in the trailer's brake line on Friday. We spent...Read More
2023 Up, Down, All Around
This was our “Let’s get out of the Arizona heat and check some stuff off our bucket list” trip. Our first post-COVID trip. We started in early May and wrapped up the tourist-y portion of our trip in late June....Read More
Grandma’s Goulash
From the kitchen of Mary Marjorie Winslow Lewis Steele Rumsey This is one of my mom's go-to recipes. She used the same recipe for both her goulash and spaghetti. This recipe seems like it's a little on the bland side....Read More
Lemon (or Orange) Hair Spray
I know this sounds totally weird, but yes, I make my own hair spray. At first, it was a novelty. Try it, they said. It will be fine, they said. Guess what? It IS easy. It DOES work. And my...Read More
Shower Magic
From the Everyday Cheapskate Take it from someone who HATES to clean, this is the best cleaner to use when you let cleaning the bathtub or shower a little (or a lot) too long. I spray it on after I...Read More
DIY Dawn Power Wash
I love Dawn Power Wash. I DO NOT love the price. I use it in the kitchen for dishes, also in the laundry as a spot remover. It also works well for other grimy jobs like cleaning patio furniture. So,...Read More
2018 North to Alaska
These posts are from our trip with Fantasy RV Tours, Alaska Your Way. Sixty-two days. What a great trip, everyone should see Alaska! [catlist name="North to Alaska ~ 2018" numberposts=-1 orderby=date order=asc]
2019 Arizona to Texas
In January of 2019, we joined friends Jim and Bonnie Opie on a road trip to Texas. Just because. [catlist name="2019 Texas Trip" orderby=date order=asc]
Sprinkles Body Powder
I'm sure, by now, everyone has heard about the dangers of talc used in baby and body powders. Lawsuits and such all over the place. I first heard about this when our oldest was still in diapers (40 some odd...Read More
Turkey Time-Table
From the kitchens of Reynolds Wrap Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Yes, 450! Prep the turkey any way you like it. I like to keep it simple, salt, pepper, butter under the skin. Maybe some seasoning salt. You can...Read More
B.O. Deo(dorant)
From Our Oily House This is my new favorite recipe! It's a liquid, in a spray bottle. It's a little, well, wet. It's not anti-perspirant. But it works. Horses still sweat, men still perspire, and women still glow. I was...Read More
Frankincense Face Cream
Modified from Organic Authority I have used Aveeno Daily Moisturizer for years (lots of years). It is SPF15 and doesn't cause my sensitive skin to flair. But, the older I get, the cheaper I get and since I've retired, I...Read More
Whipped Body Butter
Modified from Wellness Mama I have made this several times and it turns out great every time (never with mango butter, so can't speak to that). If you use cocoa butter in addition to the shea butter, you will get...Read More
Almond Flour Waffles
From Low Carb Yum These are actually pretty yummy. This recipe makes two good sized waffles. 1 cup almond flour sifted (add more if needed) 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum optional 1 cup heavy cream or heavy cream and a little water 2 Tablespoons oil 3 eggs In large...Read More
Houston Space Center
No trip to Texas is complete without a trip to NASA's Houston Space Center. When we went to Cape Canaveral a few years ago, we saw that the Kennedy Space Center was focused on the past. The Apollo program and...Read More
Matagorda Bay
We stayed for a few days at the Matagorda Bay Nature and RV Park. It was a great park. The weather was cold and cloudy, but the views and the beach were awesome. As you can see from the pictures,...Read More
Things that make you go hmmm! Texas style!
Stonehenge II One of the places we visited is Stonehenge II and Easter Islands Heads in Ingram. Very interesting, but such an odd find in Texas. It was kind of a foggy, misty day but worth the trip. One of...Read More
Onto Luckenbach, Texas
What a fun place to go! The whole town of Luckenbach is a bar, a post office and some outbuildings for bigger crowds. Oh and attached to the bar is a gift shop. And we can't forget the pet chicken...Read More
Soliel du’Coeur Park ~ January 2019
Soliel du'Coeur Park, Bandera, TX This may well be the best kept secret in Texas. Only downside is that it is adults only. No children (under 18). But this really isn't a problem for us. We like it that way!...Read More
White Sands National Monument
We love visiting places that highlight America's greatness. All of this firepower is amazing! Please click on any picture in the gallery, to view the larger version of the image. Use the left / right arrows to move through the...Read More
Random Sightings in Las Cruces, NM
Waterfall? Fountain? Things that make you go hmmm! Seen outside the Basilica of San Albino. I guess this is New Mexico's idea of a Christmas tree. Works for me!