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What Is The Origin Of Father’s Day?
While there are several renditions relating to the origin of Father’s Day, the most widely held version is this: Father’s Day originated with a young girl named Sonora Louise Smart, who lived in Spokane, Washington. Apparently, after listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909, she wondered why fathers weren’t celebrated as well. At 16, […]
Continue readingWhere Can I Get Emergency Money?
We’ve all been in tough financial spots throughout the years and sometimes we need to raise some emergency money really fast to make sure we can make our house payment, pay rent or even just get food on the table. If you are asking yourself “Where can I get emergency money fast?” this article is […]
Continue readingHow To Tell If A Watermelon Is Ripe
Summer is the time for cookouts, picnics, and watermelon. If you’re like me, you can’t wait to break open the first watermelon of the season. Sometimes your rush ends up in disappointment because the watermelon you’ve chosen just isn’t tasty, which means it just isn’t ripe. Let’s discuss how to tell if a watermelon is […]
Continue readingSummer Vacation Time Is Here – Are You Making Plans?
Kids are out of school in most areas by now and parents are looking at each other wondering “now what?” If you haven’t already made vacation plans for the family, you may be wondering what you can do to make a vacation possible. There are several ideas about budgeting and scheduling a family vacation that […]
Continue readingHow To Freeze Apricots
I love apricot and right now you can find them in produce sections of grocery stores, fruit stands and even farmers markets across the country. Unfortunately these delicious little fruits don’t last very long on the counter. If you end up with more than you can consume in just a few days, I suggest you […]
Continue readingHow To Freeze Blueberries
A Hillbilly Housewife reader mentioned to me the other day that a neighbor gave her a huge box of blueberries…much more than she and her family could eat at one time. She was asking about how to freeze those blueberries. Since my in-laws have several huge blueberry bushes in their yard, we’ve had the same problem […]
Continue readingMake The Most Of Each Day – Learn To Live A Proactive Life
I love it when I find smart people talking about the lessons they keep learning. Even the most “together” people have bad days. It’s what we learn from those days that is important. We’re all trying to live a good, wholesome lifestyle; one that’s full of fun and time for our family and friends. When […]
Continue readingGrilling-Gluten Free
As I sit here writing this, it is hard to believe that here in the United States, it is only two short weeks until Memorial Day. It seems that for those of us in the U.S., Memorial Day is the official start to summer. Summer has always been my favorite season. I love the warm weather, the […]
Continue readingEarly Garden Harvest Project – Canning Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
Many conversations among gardeners this time of year start with the phrase “What am I going to do with all this rhubarb?!” It seems this prolific vegetable (which answers the other question “Is rhubarb a vegetable or a fruit?”) takes over many spring gardens even before the real earnest planting begins. My friend Tracy Falbe […]
Continue readingStay-At-Home Moms (And Dads) Can Make Real Money At Home
My good friend, Nicole Dean, has been making money working at home for many years now. So, when she wrote this article, I knew I should share it with you. Many of my readers have real concerns about how they are going to pay the bills, let alone put money away for an emergency, college, […]
Continue readingTime And Choices
By Ellen C. Brown from CreatingHours.com Oftentimes, morning turns too midnight all too rapidly as we frantically attempt to squeeze chauffeuring three children to four different after-school-activities, grocery shopping, a stop at the bank, picking up the clothing at the dry cleaners, returning neglected library books, and a mad rush to ship a package before […]
Continue reading12 Time Saving Tips For Parents
The following article of time saving tips for parents was written by my friend Ellen C. Brown from CreatingHours.com. She has written an excellent guide on finding more time in our busy days and I highly recommend it for any busy mom. You can order your copy here: http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/creatinghours 1. Trust yourself to make effective […]
Continue readingFreezer Cookie Recipes And Tips For Freezing Cookies and Cookie Dough
If you’re looking ahead to the holiday season and wondering how you’re going to get all your baking done, consider freezing your cookie dough or fresh baked cookies ahead of time. When the holidays get closer you can get that last bit of shopping done or last present made instead of spending all your time […]
Continue readingFrugal Living is Team Work
A couple of days ago my daughter’s school sent home their monthly newsletter. It always has some interesting facts and ideas in it and in this particular edition, it had a little article about team work. It included the T.E.A.M acronym. I have seen this before, but thought I’d share it with you today and […]
Continue readingEaster, A Great Holiday to be a Gluten Free Kid
Easter is a great holiday for a gluten free kid. Christmas is fun, but, no Christmas cookies for you, unless mom made them special. Thanksgiving is nice, but stuffing and pies? Not anymore. Ahhhh, but Easter? What’s not to love? There’s ham, potatoes, and the sides, all of which are pretty much gluten free. But the […]
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