About to get a lot simpler

With the uncertainty of my husbands job, the way the economy has been, the rising price of electricity and insurances we have to cut our costs even more. To be honest I already cook from scratch as much as possible, buy my in season fruit and veges, op shop and reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible, we meal plan right down to the exact ingredients. We make our own laundry powder [which I am so thankful for. Although last week we ran out after the sickness in our house we had a lot more washing and ran out. By hubby brought a store brought one to get us through and it smelt potent] both of us still have it sitting there as after one load the perfume and chemicals had us feeling ill from the smell.
Back to the story........ so there are still some things I can so though. I stopped baking my own bread as my girls didn't like the thickness of it. [But they will just have to get used to it]. I am finally going to organise 3 or so chickens to lay us some eggs. I am also going to start my much anticipated vegetable garden.
I have looked at our electricity bill and recently we have started turning off all the powerpoints all the time instead of leaving them on. I am going to buy a car phone charger and charge mine and hubby's phone in the car instead of at home. We can't afford solar panels or anything but we have not got and decided not to get a heater for winter, instead we are going to use hot water bottles, blankets and dressing gowns and slippers to keep warm.
I would love any more tips anyone has to give me on how else we can cut costs. We need to cut them now and prepare for the worst which would be living solely on my income which at the moment is impossible despite our simple life.

Weekending

After days of sickness with upset tummies everyone was feeling healthy again on Sunday. So we cooked up a big batch of pancakes and made hot chocolates and cappacino's and enjoyed a delightful breakfast. It was so nice [although tiring] that the girls had so much energy again.
After a busy and stressful few days with sickness, washing, cleaning, disinfecting etc it was nice to send the girls back off to school this morning.
After having some health problems last night I decided my exercise routine would not happen so I strolled to the post office to pick up a parcel from my best friend and I was delighted with it too.

Anyone that knows me well knows I have a slight [I say that sarcastically] obsession with OWLS. In fact the owl is my toten animal and I even have an owl tattoo. So when I opened this package from my best friend I was immediately in love with her hand made felt owl. There is something so special about hand made items. You know that someone has poured their heart and soul and precious time into what they have created, and that itself is so so so special. I was also excited by the gorgeous greeen owl bangle and the 5 cute owl necklaces. How very lucky am i?

How was your weekend? I hope you enjoyed it and had gorgeous weather to match.

Sickness

My poor Husband and little Mia have been sick the past two days which has left me having two days off work. Usually I would jump up and down but all the cleaning and washing and everything has left this poor Mama exhausted.
I am hoping for health and happiness as we come into the weekend........................

I'm Back

After a long time blogging I am back with a renewed enthusiasm for sharing "The Simple Life of Us" with others. I anticiapate to blog at least weekly if not more as a way of documenting my family, how we choose to live and the joy that we create each and every day. I have been meaning to blog for a while now but with starting a new job and having limited time it has been impossible. Unfortunately my Husband has been very ill with a stomach bug so I had to take today off work to look after him. I have not seen him this sick ever. I am praying that no one else ends up with this horrendous tummy bug. So what's been happening? Well after a very unsettled 18 months things are getting back on track. Sometimes these so called 'things' in life mess us up, mess up our routine, our joy and our freedom. That being said, it teaches us lessons along the way. Lessons that I am glad that I have had. Things are settling more around here now. We are slowly finding our groove again, slowly setting into life in a blessed, joyful way and I look forward to sharing our new journey with you all.