Crusty Bread That’s Quite Possibly The Best Homemade Bread Ever
There’s just something about the smell of fresh baked crusty bread that makes you feel at home. If you like fresh baked bread but don’t like all the elbow grease that goes into it then keep reading. Bread makers were all the rage a few years ago and took a lot of the work out [...]
Spring Cleaning Food: Use Up The Old, Make Way For The Fresh
Last week at The WellGrounded Life, Lisa kicked off her Getting Ready For Spring series. Her first post was on Clearing Out the Cupboards followed by Replenish A Spring Time Pantry. Such a great idea, right? So I followed Lisa’s lead and it proved to be a very worth while effort. We, like everyone I’m [...]
We’re On A Mission: Our Posting Schedule
Well Serene Journey is nearly 2 months old and man are we loving it! We have met a lot of lovely and interesting people so far. A big THANK YOU to all our readers as well for showing a lot of interest in what we’re writing, for providing great feedback on what we do and [...]
5 Ways To Save Money With Young Kids
When we were a two income family, nothing really phased us when it came to money. We always knew we would have enough and in fact we were quite wasteful with the money we did have at times. When I found out I was pregnant I went through what a lot of first time moms [...]
Best Of Serene Journey: February 2009
Well it’s been a great month and we’ve met a lot of great people in this blog community. We want to thank all of you for stopping in, reading and taking the time to comment and providing feedback. Today we thought we’d highlight for you the 10 most popular posts from February. Thanks again and [...]
A Friday Night Out – At Home
Quick, if you were to plan a date last minute for this weekend what would it be? Odds are it would be dinner and a movie. Spending time catching up and chatting over dinner followed by an entertaining movie is a very nice way to spend an evening. If you go out however, it can [...]
7 Ways To Decorate Your Home With Stuff You Already Have.
Home decorating is more than throwing on a fresh coat of paint and rearranging you bean bag chairs. There is potential in every space, big or small, to feel glamorous, calm, rustic or formal. If hiring an interior designer isn’t in the budget (and it’s certainly not for me) then look around your home what [...]
Our Frugal Lifestyle
Yesterday I wrote about our journey going from relatively wasteful to being relatively frugal. To me frugal means being conscious of where your money is going, spending it wisely and recycling or reusing goods where it makes sense. After reading this you may think we are more cheapskates than frugal but it’s not that we [...]
From Wasteful to Frugal – Our Journey
My husband and I have been in several different financial situations throughout our marriage. We’ve gone through cycles where we’ve had a fair bit of money and cycles where we’ve had very little money. The times when we were both working and earning fairly good wages were nice. We rarely, if ever, worried about having [...]
A Simple and Effective Meal Plan In 3 Easy Steps
Whether as a means to shed a few pounds, get healthy or just to get organized when it comes to meal time, creating a simple and effective meal plan will help you get going in the right direction and stay on course. There are many ways to create a meal plan. There are a lot [...]
