TheKeswickBlogger
7-24-13, 2:21pm
Hi there!
I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself to you all. My name is Allison and I'm from Ontario, Canada. I used to be a WOHM, but for the past five years have been a SAHM. My husband and I have five children (four boys 19, 8, 6, 4, and a girl, 3).
I am always on a conquest to simplify, organize, reduce and save. I concentrate my efforts in re-purposing rather than tossing or buying new, food preparation and frugal purchasing, stockpiling to save later, never paying full price for anything (milk, bananas and apples are my only usual exceptions, grocery-wise). We have a small garden this year so will have tomatoes, zucchini, rhubarb and onions for a while into the winter months. I try to make as many things from scratch and try to stay away from pre-made meals and mixes.
I blog semi-regularly about anything and everything in my life in the 'wick. I love photography, writing, am teaching myself to crochet (albeit kind of badly, but getting better :) ), and feel like I work from 6am to midnight seven days a week at my 'job' of mother/wife/etc.
My life is generally busy, but I am getting better at paring things down, doing what I can and letting go of things that do not really matter.
I'm so looking forward learning more about all of you and all this forum has to offer in terms of new ideas and strategies :)
Despite the length of this, I tend to be rather quiet and I sometimes lose track of threads in forums, so if I do not respond to something you say, please do not take offense, it's just me, getting lost again >8)
We do not have guests very often, but we are expecting my husband's aunt tomorrow for the night, so I'm running like mad trying to get the house ready - an impossible task with my four smalls undoing everything that I do! LOL!
Thanks for reading :)
Have a great day!
I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself to you all. My name is Allison and I'm from Ontario, Canada. I used to be a WOHM, but for the past five years have been a SAHM. My husband and I have five children (four boys 19, 8, 6, 4, and a girl, 3).
I am always on a conquest to simplify, organize, reduce and save. I concentrate my efforts in re-purposing rather than tossing or buying new, food preparation and frugal purchasing, stockpiling to save later, never paying full price for anything (milk, bananas and apples are my only usual exceptions, grocery-wise). We have a small garden this year so will have tomatoes, zucchini, rhubarb and onions for a while into the winter months. I try to make as many things from scratch and try to stay away from pre-made meals and mixes.
I blog semi-regularly about anything and everything in my life in the 'wick. I love photography, writing, am teaching myself to crochet (albeit kind of badly, but getting better :) ), and feel like I work from 6am to midnight seven days a week at my 'job' of mother/wife/etc.
My life is generally busy, but I am getting better at paring things down, doing what I can and letting go of things that do not really matter.
I'm so looking forward learning more about all of you and all this forum has to offer in terms of new ideas and strategies :)
Despite the length of this, I tend to be rather quiet and I sometimes lose track of threads in forums, so if I do not respond to something you say, please do not take offense, it's just me, getting lost again >8)
We do not have guests very often, but we are expecting my husband's aunt tomorrow for the night, so I'm running like mad trying to get the house ready - an impossible task with my four smalls undoing everything that I do! LOL!
Thanks for reading :)
Have a great day!