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How to Organize a Cookie Swap

Family Balance Sheet

I grew up baking cut out Christmas cookies with my mother and grandmother. How to Organize a Cookie Swap. What’s your favorite Christmas cookie? We call them Sand Tarts. They’re like a sugar cookie, but they are very crisp. I love them. I’ve started my own tradition with my daughters. It was perfect.

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Foods You Need to Buy Organic, and Foods You Don’t

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grandmother, who turned 102 earlier this year, remembers when “organic” wasn’t even a word used when talking about food. Before it became a “fad”, a “necessity”, or a “ripoff” (depending on who you ask), everything was organic. But back to the “organic” issue at hand.

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7 Organization Apps to Get Your Home in Order

Couponing 101

When you discover a jug of milk in your fridge that expired three months ago, misplace your keys, or can’t find your grandmother’s cake recipe that you desperately want to make, you may feel beaten down by life. These seven organization apps may help you get your home (and life) in order.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Give your Gift of Organization. Do your friends and family call you the most organized person EVER? If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. This sweet little candy dish was a gift from my grandmother. My great-grandmother made a lot of her gifts.

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Organic, Natural, and Gluten-Free Coupons, Deals, and Freebies

Couponing 101

Here are the best Organic, Natural, and Gluten-Free Coupons, Deals, and Freebies this week! 1/2 Stonyfield Cups, Pouches, Smoothies, or $1/1 quart, pint, or multi-pack $1/1 OCHO Organic Candy Bar Freebies Currently free for Kindle (Kindle freebies often last only a day or two): Grandmother’s Natural Medicines.

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12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s been around forever in one form another, whether back when your grandmother reused glass bottles for canning or in 2014 when a truck comes around to pick up all those empty soda cans you put out at the end of your driveway. Instead, donate it to an organization that makes wigs for sick children. Ah, recycling. Cell Phone.

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Day 14 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Weekly Recap

Family Balance Sheet

This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: We went to our favorite local pizza/sub shop for lunch with my parents and grandmother. I also made one side trip at a different store for a gallon of organic milk that was on sale for the great price of $3.99. Today is Day 14 and I’m recapping the week’s menu and my shopping trips.