http://icouldsewdothat.com Spend less, live more. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/827?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chikn-qorn-chowder http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/827#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:27 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=827 As you may know from reading my blog I generally try to stay physically fit. I enjoy running and weight lifting and eating a healthy plant-based diet. I get plenty of nutrients from my food because my workouts are pretty moderate. My husband on the other hand has been doing P90x. With a workout this [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/664/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/636?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vinegar-and-duct-tape http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/636#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:58:41 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=636 Well, my husband is smart. Or at least kind of a smart alec. So, imagine my surprise when I excitedly bounced up behind him on the steps and said, “Guess what?” and unapologetic he replied, “Vinegar or Duct Tape?” Wow. That really took the wind out of my sails and gave me a darn good nasal [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/636/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/615?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serendipit-donating-100-of-sale-proceeds-to-japanese-aid-organizations http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/615#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:35:02 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=615 The catastrophic events that have taken place in Japan over the last week are almost unimaginable, the suffering of the survivors nearly inconceivable. Fortunately there are several charitable organizations already providing aid. For this reason I am temporarily converting my Etsy shop over to serve as a means to collect donations to support the efforts [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/615/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=better-oats-better-breakfast http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/606#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:34:27 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=606 I love to eat. I do not, however, like the calories in a bagel, the sugar in cereal or taking the time to cook my own breakfast unless it involves the microwave. I love oatmeal packets, but there is so much sugar that over time I stopped using them. I started buying quick cooking oats and [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/606/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/589?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-natural-all-purpose-cleaner-recipe http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/589#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:13:24 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=589 This weekend is spring cleaning time again around my house.  As you may have read in previous posts I try to use inexpensive, effective and natural cleaners wherever possible. I swear by vinegar for cleaning counter tops, stainless steel and cutting boards, but when it comes to all purpose cleaners for bathrooms, floors, etc. I [...]

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