January 2009

Have your utilities increased dramatically?

January 23, 2009 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment 

We got our electric bill and almost fainted! It took all but $40 of my husband’s paycheck to pay it this month. So, aftter I paid the electric bill – which had over $70 in fees from TVA – and going to the store to buy the bare necessities (which cost a little over $25), [...]

Have you heard about it?

January 13, 2009 by Mara Burke · 1 Comment 

A law was passed in August of last year that is supposed to protect children 12 and under from any product – toy, book, clothing, etc. – that contains lead or phthalates. While this is a great idea to keep children safe, it seems the powers that be may have gone a little overboard in [...]

Look what I found

January 7, 2009 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment 

I have been thinking about resolutions, seeing that it is the beginning of a new year. And I was thinking about setting goals for myself about things that I would like to change about myself, my life, and my home. Well, I found something you might like to take a look at. It’s called Simple*ology. [...]

What changes are you going to make?

January 5, 2009 by Mara Burke · 1 Comment 

Last year, I came across a blog called “Dandelion Seeds” by Amy Verlennich. I believe I blogged about her Create in Me a Clean Heart Devotional and Colossal Clutter Cleanup. Anyhow, Amy recently posted on Facebook that she’s started a group, and so it’s FINALLY time for me to start the devotional with many others [...]

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2009 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment 

You know, I’ll bet there will be tons of blog posts with that title today! LOL Are you someone who makes New Year’s resolutions? I’m not. I know I’ll give up before I even come close to realizing the results, so why set myself up for failure and self-disappointment? I do have some things I’d [...]