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Category Archives: Sharing Great Ideas
Going Thrifty Sharing Great Ideas: Wooden Pallets Become Furniture
I cannot tell you how much I love ideas like this! I see discarded wooden pallets on the side of the road on a daily basis and when I drive past them, I KNOW I am passing opportunities like this.
A few easy pieces of hardware, some stain of your choice and there you have it.
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Going Thrifty Sharing Great Ideas: Daily Hydration Log
Sometimes the simple ideas are the best ideas and have to be shared. Whether you are concentrating on weight loss, maintaining healthy hydration levels or working on cleansing the toxins out of your body, getting the proper amount of water needed is a challenge. I often start the day with great intentions and find I have been so busy throughout the day I arrive in the afternoon with only half my water consumed.
When I saw this I knew it was a tool that would work for me. I like schedules, I like structures and I like directions that are as plain as the nose on my face.
I would, however, recommend BPA free water bottles…
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Going Thrifty Sharing Great Ideas: Create Your Own Garden Space
I have become a huge fan of growing what food and herbs I can in my own little garden space. But I am reminded not everyone has an adequate space. When I found this, I knew I wanted to share with those of you are want to supplement your meals with your own home grown items.
Items like lettuces and herbs don’t require a large root space and are easily accomplished in small spaces. Just be sure to keep up the watering if the rains don’t come!
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Going Thrifty Sharing Great Ideas: Quiet Door Latch “Don’t Wake the Baby!”
How is this for a great idea? Do you have one of those doors that make too much noice at the latch when checking on the baby or the sleeping toddler? This idea is brilliant and I wish I had come up with it myself.
Ordinarily I am a DIY’er and if I had all the materials sitting around I would whip one of these up myself. But if I had to go out and purchase everything, it is almost easier just to order it.
Who was it that said, “Necessity is the mother of invention”? I’m a believer…
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Going Thrifty Sharing Great Ideas: Emergency Cell Phone Number Bracelet
Are you traveling this summer to visit amusement parks or places with large crowds when there is a possibility your little one might get lost or separated from you? (As I tell mine, sometimes Mommies get lost easily…)
When I saw this idea I knew a lot of you would like it as well. You know…just in case those mommies get lost from their kiddos 
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