Make Do Disinfecting Wipes

Good Morning!

I hope everyone is well and all nestled in their quarantined homes. LOL. Who would have ever thought this would be happening in our great nation? We have heard about this sort of thing but to live in it. Wow!

Of course everyone is very germ conscious right now with gloves and masks if you can find them. Our little town got hit two times as it concerns toilet paper, paper towels and disinfecting wipes with first of all the tornado then this yucky virus.

The grocery stores looked like they had been raided in just a few short hours. I couldn't find wipes of any kind but I did get a spray bottle of Lysol. So I thought why not cut a roll of paper towels in half and put then in an empty wipe can. Then why not pour that Lysol over the top and ta da.. there's a disinfecting wipe ready to go.

I'm sure other people have come up with make do ideas, too. Someone told me you could make up a 50% bleach and 50% water solution and use a rag to wipe things with. Well, I couldn't find any bleach either.

All of this just proves Americans are very creative and they surely know how to make do in a crisis. I hope you all stay safe from the virus and there is no telling what all we will learn from this quarantine business.

Remember to "Stay Thrifty" too....

Prepared for Emergency!

NOTE:
This post was written right after the tornado but before all the craziness set in. The picture I originally had of the chicken hair would not upload so I had to wait and find one that would. I realize this will have to be applied when the dust settles but it is still really good information for times such as these! I also see if I had followed my own advise I wouldn't have been standing in the store hoping I could find some hand sanitizer and wipes. LOL!!!

Calling all Thrifties:

Oh Yeah, that's what chicken hair looks like if you have never seen it. No doubt we could look like this if we don't do some sort of emergency preparation.

Our sweet little community just went though a tornado this past week. If was awful to say the least. Lives were lost and so many homes, schools and businesses were damaged or completely destroyed. As I was thinking about this I realized we haven't been through anything like this before so we didn't have a clue.

We go to the grocery store and fill our car up every week just like everybody else. While we have a few packs of dried beans and some Ramen noodles we don't have much in the way of emergency stuff. So I thought maybe since this is fresh on our minds we could think about having some things in reserve instead of thinking nothing will ever happen to us and we won't need it. Well, this week was an eye opener for me.

First, let me say as women we hate to stop and fill up our gas tank. I had rather eat worms than do it but I've learned it always better to have a tank full of gas in case I have to leave quickly. It might be a trip to the emergency room and there you are with your car sitting on empty. Oh dear! So always keep you tank filled.

Moving on... cash. We all use credit or debit cards for our purchases. But this past week I heard someone say you better have cash because the grocery stores card system is down. Wow! That's bad. Especially when you are in a bind needing things. Now I'm not saying you need hundreds of dollars but you need more than a couple of dollars stashed away for emergencies.

Then we need some sort of a first aid kit. They aren't very expensive so you could get one for the car and the house. It has more than a few band aids in it.

We are so dependent on electricity for everything. But we need to have some other things like lanterns, flashlights and lots of extra batteries. Plus it pays to have one of the manual can openers to get your cans opened.

We need wipes and hand sanitizer. These things won't go out of date but they will really come in handy in an emergency. So you can stash them with no worry.

Of course there are so many more things I could include but this is at least a start toward being prepared. This post is not intended to frighten people but the wake up call we had last week tells me I'm not going to wait until something happens then begin scrambling around trying to get it together.

No chicken hair... let's be prepared!!! Have a good week and keep your mind open for things to add to your emergency stash!!

Bedroom Upgrade

Hello to everyone!

I've been delayed for about a month in posting this upgrade but wanted you all to see Thrifty Honey's hard work in one of our spare bedrooms. It had carpet that was beyond being salvaged. But we had some extra hardwood flooring from another project as well as some leftover paint. So he decided now was the time to attack this room and within a week it looked like a completely different place. All I can say is this man is amazing.

He even picked out the new bedding and installed the blinds. Wow!! So the cost of this upgrade was $550.00 and most of that money was spent on the bedding. What a blessing to have such a multitalented husband. Thank You Thrifty Honey for making our home over the top!!

Have a wonderful weekend and pray for the people involved in the tornado destruction. The outpouring of love and support has been overwhelming. The people of Tennessee are helping each other in every way possible.

Anticipating Spring Tablescape

Hello to all you "Thrifties" out there!!

Aren't we all about ready for spring to come to our neighborhood? I've seen some hyacinths and a few buttercups in bloom but we all know there will still be some cold weather coming. 

But I decided today some form or fashion of spring was going to arrive at our house. The best place for me to start the spring thing is the kitchen table. Not only can you see it from the kitchen but you can see it from the living room too. So I got out a pitcher of yellow tulips and pulled out a green polka dot tablecloth. I also remembered four leaf placemats I got at Pier One a few years back. I had totally forgotten about the china we picked out after we were married for five or six years that has been stashed in the top of the kitchen cabinets for I don't know how long. LOL!! The china has flowers on it not too many but enough that the plates look like spring. The white fluted chargers help to show off those place settings.

There were cups, saucers, bowls and some desert plates too so it really filled up the table with happiness. When most of your decorations are flat on the table you have to add things that will bring the eye upward. So I found those yellow gingham napkins for the glasses which looked so plain just sitting there. I set the pitcher of tulips up on a wooden stand I got at the flea market. Then just added a couple of little green evergreen potted trees and a sense of spring has arrived. 

If you are looking forward to the coming of spring why not bring it on the inside regardless of what is happening on the outside? May ya'll have a blessed week and go ahead... get those spring creative juices flowing!!