Reenie's Ramblings

Whenever I've heard this uttered, "I wish for world peace", the thing that runs through my mind every time is this: "Ain't never gonna happen!" I understand the desire for World Peace and I believe it is possible:  You BET its possible... if every single person in the whole world was selfless, there would be world peace. Someone said to me once "It all boils down to selfishness", we were discussing another topic, but I've been thinking about this since then.  If every one was self less... there would be world peace.  No more divorces, no more corrupt politicians, corrupt business etc etc. Sound too simple to be true? Stop and think about it, if you trace a broken marriage back to where the problems began, one party (or both) were choosing themselves over their spouse... if both parties were putting the other one first, or at least considering the other as equally important as themselves,  the marriage would last. Businesses/politician...

When I made the decision to stay home with our first baby, it added some stress and challenges to our financials.  While I had been working full time, we were still struggling at times to make ends meet.. Now I felt I needed to stay home with our babies and this meant cutting our income in half. Here's a few things I learned in order to keep our heads above water: 1. Don't be afraid of used. On a super tight budget, #Goodwill and Yard sales are the BEST way to go for clothing, toys and household items. Yard sales! Garage Sales!  Multiple choices less than $1!  LOVE THEM! If you wait until a yard sale has been opened for awhile, you will get even better deals on already cheap stuff... At this point they just don't want to have to pack it all up.  This is when "Stuff your bag for a dollar" happens!  I can get a LOT of clothes in one grocery bag! :)  Books $0.25 each???  My kids had lots and lots of books and I never, EVER, paid more than $2...

I have at times, been called the "Casserole Queen".  I can make a casserole out of almost anything and have earned this habit through necessity.  Living in the country, nearest grocery store miles away, causes you to become creative!  So here is a list of the few things I  always have on hand to live up to the "Casserole Queen" name! 1. Cream of "something" soups..           I always have at least 1 each: cream of chicken, cream of mushroom and cream of celery.            If Cream of potato or golden mushroom are on sale I sometimes grab these as well. 2. Always have potatoes, rice, quinoa and pasta on hand.  (whatever your preferences)          I am in the habit of every time I grocery shop to grab at least one off this list. 3. Keep one bag of your favorite cut of chicken.      ...

"No message could've been any clearer, if you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change!"  Michael Jackson song. This is running through my head today.  I LOVE this song, the music, harmony, choir at the end... but most of all I love the lyrics. "I'm starting with the man in the mirror.... I'm asking him to change his ways." Sometimes we feel the need to complain about everything going on in the world and everyone who is making bad choices or doing wrong to us... but really, to change our lives starts with us.  And ironically, that's the only thing we CAN change! So as Michael said "C'mon, make that change!"