Long Break Is Over

I have missed writing! I've been using facebook to keep up with family and friends, but I really missed getting in here and writing and catching up with my blog friends.

I laugh at myself as I sit here trying to figure out what I want to say. Before I logged in, I was back in the pantry looking at all those canned foods, and for some reason, I had this wild thought... I want to write. I have a million thoughts. About canned food? Noooo. Stuff. Life. Chickens and coyotes. Bears. Star filled night skies. Cowboys and horses. Life in the country. My poor pitiful garden. I have so much to say!
So I came in here, logged in. It took me awhile to remember how to get into my blog here... really. Maybe the distraction of figuring it all out has given me a writers block.

I will get this figured out... I see I need to make a few updates to the website. But I really do have so much to say!

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Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap Recipes

I'm truly interested in making my own laundry soap, so I did some more research online. I found a detailed recipe with more information about the ingredients, consistency, and cleaning results from the homemade laundry soap.

My washing machine is a front loading high effeciency machine, and the website goes into more detail about using the laundry soap in an HE machine. For the informative page I found go here: Making Homemade Laundry Soap by Crystal Miller.

Duggar Family Laundry Soap Recipe

I just love watching the Duggar family. In case you aren't familiar with the Duggar family, they have a their own television series on the discovery channel. They are the large real life family with 18 children (nineteen children, now that their son Josh is married). I accidentally came across their family recipe page and found a recipe for laundry soap. I can't wait to try it out. The recipe for Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap - Front or top load machines is located here: Duggar Family Recipes It's super inexpensive for a batch and for the front load washing machines, one recipe makes enough for more than 600 loads of laundry! That's a lot of laundry.

Easy Home Baked Bread GMA Recipe

I have been thinking about baking bread, but I don't look forward to kneading it. So this morning, when I watched Good Morning America's segment featuring a no knead bread dough, I was excited to see there are easy methods to baking bread at home.

I wanted to save the link for future reference and figure other people might be interested in learning to bake bread too. Save Money Bake Bread At Home - No Knead Bread Dough Recipe

I am excited to try this! I'm sure it's fabulous, since it's a recipe from Chef Sara Moulton, but I'll write a review later. If any of my readers have tried this recipe, or have another one, please post a comment with your review. Thanks!

The Countdown Begins - 2 Months

This is a very generalized check list of things to do before moving day.

8 Weeks Out

• Start a file box of all important papers and receipts pertaining to the move.





• Purchase packing supplies.





• Decide what to keep and what to toss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Start sorting stuff - sell, garage sale, 2nd hand store, another family member, or trash





• If I'm having a yard sale make plans for it.





• Start packing up stuff we are keeping, but don't need. It can be stored in a storage unit.





• Start making a list of contacts to notify of a change of address - as my mail comes in, make a note, so I don't forget anyone.

We have already rented a storage unit and packed a few boxes of things I am keeping. I don't intend to have a storage unit after we move. So if this stuff doesn't fit into my new home, it's going into a yard sale or I'll sell it on ebay. But the storage unit seemed like an easy solution to help me start clearing out the house.

I just found some moving plan check lists online. Here are a few helpful pages:

• Two men and a Truck Plan Your Move





• American Moving and Storage Association





• ehow How to Plan a Move

My checklist will be changing as I go along. For now, I feel like I have a starting point.

Planning Our Move

The good thing about our move is we are only moving from the country to a small town. The bad thing about our move... oh let me tell ya, I have a list of bad things about our move, so we won't go there today.

I will tell you this, we've lived in our house for nearly 30 years. We have a lot of stuff. Tons and tons of stuff. I don't know what to do with it all. I've been sorting to get rid of the stuff, but as I've said before, it's really hard to toss everything.

Considering we haven't moved in 30 years, I have no idea where to start. I feel like I'm running around in circles doing dozens of things I know need done, yet nothing is prioritized. Seriously it feels like complete chaos right now. Things are getting done, but nothing is getting done. I know. I confuse myself too.

Anyway, I'm trying to get on with things here. I have just over two months to move. I figure the best thing I can do now is write out a plan.

Two months to move, last month I had 3 months to move and it felt like I had all the time in the world to get things done. Now I'm feeling the pressure. It feels like I am out of time to get things done. I've got to get a hold on my time... a plan is the way to go.

That's it. That's the key to my sanity right now... my plan.