The Sweet Life On A Budget

  Food Waste According to Global Reports on Food Crisis, 59 counties or territories have food shortages.    In 2023 the number of people experiencing hunger is up 24 million from the previous year.  In America, we are very focused on the price of food and how inflation has impacted our households’ ability to maintain our budget.    This is causing more people to live paycheck to paycheck which is very uncomfortable, especially for those who have not experienced this level of stress before,         In January of 2013, Brad Plumer wrote an article for the Washington Post on food waste in America. At the time, we were wasting $165 billion in food each year.  Most of this comes from restaurants, grocery stores, food production, and farmers which I can not change.    However, I was able to control my household and work towards reducing our food waste.   At the time, Brad reported that American household...

Linen Napkins are Making a Comeback. Going Green- 1 Step @ a Time Several years ago our family started eating a clean diet because of some health issues.  We accomplished this 1 tiny step at a time. We started off with 1 meal and then expanded it each week with 1 meal, snack or replacement item.  Eventually we were able to really clean up our diet and even if we fall off the wagon, we can get back on again quickly. This process I hope will also apply to our desire to live a more sustainable and green lifestyle. Come along for our journey. As a person who loves to hunt for beautiful things and even more so when I can find them at rock bottom prices, I always look at the discount sections in all the places I shop.  The other week, I happen to be shopping at Kroger and had just checked out when I spied a cashier marking down items. In the cart, I saw 2 packages of linen napkins. The first packet had a beautiful grey strip and the secon...