Welcome to the first Simple Lives Thursday, a blog hop dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, cooking from scratch, real food, natural cleaners, sewing, recycling, thrifting, a mindset of simplicity, saving a buck… This blog hop is hosted by:
- Diana @ A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa
- Annette @ Sustainable Eats
- Alicia @ Culinary Bliss
- And me!
Share Your Simple Lives Thursday Post – With Thumbnails!
Bloggers, make a “Simple Lives Thursday” post on your own blog, then come back here to add your post to the linky box below. If you don’t have a picture, feel free to download the picture above and upload it using the script’s prompts (it is easy). Your post will appear on all four blogs! Include a link in your blog post to this Simple Lives Thursday post.
Non-bloggers, feel free to add a comment here with any ideas or thoughts about simple living.
Everyone, visit and comment at the linked blogs.
If reading this via email, visit this post to see the list of linked blogs.
The post I added today is over at my Such Treasures blog, where I share the story of our goat Piper giving birth yesterday when I was home alone.
About Wardeh
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I say it again, this is a great idea for a carnival!
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Very cool idea for a carnival! =)
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This looks like so much fun! I’m glad I came to visit, maybe next week i’ll have something to share. Thanks to all who are hosting!
blessings~carmen
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Hi Wardeh….glad to take part. Love this new idea for a blog hop.
Got one question……..it says above to Get the code…then says to copy / paste it into your blog post. It’s not working at all to do that, won’t copy. As far as I can tell it’s not on my end. I’ve tried multiple times. And could you explain better what is it for?
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Pamela,
You don’t need that feature, that’s just for the 4 blog hosts. For you — click on “Click here to enter” to add your link.
Thanks Wardeh! I was wondering why in the world we would need to do such.
I already posted earlier today…the Lacto Fermented Beet Kvass.
The nubian twins are adorable and very beautiful.
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Piper is ADORABLE!!!
Okay, so a few years ago, I found out about “The Compact.” It’s a bit over the top, and refuses to buy ANYTHING new (foodstuffs excepted, of course) for one year. Yep, for some, that even meant toilet tissue… I won’t get into the gory details, but I did come away with a new attitude on “single-use” items. I found some of my old sheets that didn’t fit or had holes in them (you know, the ones you save for when company is NOT coming over?) and ripped them all into approximately 1 foot squares. Voila, we haven’t purchased paper napkins since then, and have only bought paper towels (granted, it was a family pack, so it has doubly-lasted) once in THREE YEARS. Funny, my Mimi just bought me a copy of Real Simple magazine, and their ideas to save money are to buy things on sale, etc. My idea is to buy less, period. Oh, and on the page opposite the article about where you can save on what you’re buying this month: an add by Scott, that says, “Do you know how many rolls of paper towels a family with 2.1 kids and a small dog uses per year?” hee hee hee… I can confidently answer: LESS THAN EIGHT!!!
Of note, when washing these, I highly recommend washing them by themselves for several washings. They ends will fray and ball and tangle up, and I just continue to rip this part off when I’m folding them. They will eventually fray to a cute fringe, and the effect is quite shabby chic. Don’t have any extra sheets floating around? When was the last time you visited ARC, Good Will, or Salvation Army? (Hmm… I think I’m due for a trip!) I got about 30 “napkins” for a buck the last time I went!
Hi Wardeh and best of luck with the new blog hop! I posted a great brussel sprout recipe and also gave your new blog hop a shout out on my Thoughts on Friday link love! Alex@amoderatelife
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