Comments on: Frugality Is Not A Contest http://www.domesticcents.com/my-thoughts/frugality-is-not-a-contest/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kathy Tilton http://www.domesticcents.com/my-thoughts/frugality-is-not-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-2611 Kathy Tilton Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:40:19 +0000 http://www.domesticcents.com/?p=2723#comment-2611 I was at the Friday workshop also, I mixed your laundry soap!! I have not used it yet but am looking forward to it! I just want to say Thank YOU so much, I walked away with a lot of information and have started implementing some of that info. I planned my menu and made a list... printed some coupons from your resource list and went shopping. I used the suggestion from the lady who suggested making your own hamburger! I bought a couple of roasts that were on sale WAY cheaper than any hamburger and pulled out my grinding attachment that came with my Kitchenaid mixer and I have to say WOW! Why didn't I do that sooner!!! what fantastic ground round was produced! High quality lean hamburger! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for doing that workshop! What a huge blessing to me because I walked away with my thinking changed! I was at the Friday workshop also, I mixed your laundry soap!! I have not used it yet but am looking forward to it! I just want to say Thank YOU so much, I walked away with a lot of information and have started implementing some of that info. I planned my menu and made a list… printed some coupons from your resource list and went shopping. I used the suggestion from the lady who suggested making your own hamburger! I bought a couple of roasts that were on sale WAY cheaper than any hamburger and pulled out my grinding attachment that came with my Kitchenaid mixer and I have to say WOW! Why didn’t I do that sooner!!! what fantastic ground round was produced! High quality lean hamburger! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for doing that workshop! What a huge blessing to me because I walked away with my thinking changed!

]]> By: Kathy Dunton http://www.domesticcents.com/my-thoughts/frugality-is-not-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-2599 Kathy Dunton Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:08:45 +0000 http://www.domesticcents.com/?p=2723#comment-2599 I attended your workshop on Family Frugality & Stewardship workshop on Friday. So much information. I really enjoyed it. You needed more time. I had not looked at my watch once and was disappointed when it was over. Great Job!! I am looking forward to reading your blog. I attended your workshop on Family Frugality & Stewardship workshop on Friday. So much information. I really enjoyed it. You needed more time. I had not looked at my watch once and was disappointed when it was over. Great Job!! I am looking forward to reading your blog.

]]> By: FrugalMaman http://www.domesticcents.com/my-thoughts/frugality-is-not-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-2538 FrugalMaman Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:45:52 +0000 http://www.domesticcents.com/?p=2723#comment-2538 First of all, congratulations on speaking at the retreat. Obviously others consider you an expert in this area and that itself is an accomplishment. It's very honest of you to admit that you don't follow all of your own advice. Your frankness is what makes your blog so approachable. It's not much fun to read about a Ms.Perfect to learn all the ways she is better than us. Personalizing the quest for a simple life and putting into perspective is something you do very well. As I look about my house right now, the living room strewn with toys, the kitchen full of last nights dirty dishes and pots and pans, my life may not look simple. On the other hand, I'm not stressed about it. I'm not hurrying to do everything at once. I'm not cursing the kids for leaving their things lying around. I'm not cursing myself for not getting to the dishes last night. Instead, I'm reading some of my favourite blogs (and commenting), hanging the laundry on the line (in November!!!), enjoying the precious sunshine, and sipping a cup of locally roasted coffee. That is simple. Were I to hold a magnifying glass to every aspect of my life, I would spot failings absolutely everywhere, but that is the antithesis of simple living, isn't it? It's about wanting less and being content with what you have. I can do that. First of all, congratulations on speaking at the retreat. Obviously others consider you an expert in this area and that itself is an accomplishment. It’s very honest of you to admit that you don’t follow all of your own advice. Your frankness is what makes your blog so approachable. It’s not much fun to read about a Ms.Perfect to learn all the ways she is better than us. Personalizing the quest for a simple life and putting into perspective is something you do very well.

As I look about my house right now, the living room strewn with toys, the kitchen full of last nights dirty dishes and pots and pans, my life may not look simple. On the other hand, I’m not stressed about it. I’m not hurrying to do everything at once. I’m not cursing the kids for leaving their things lying around. I’m not cursing myself for not getting to the dishes last night. Instead, I’m reading some of my favourite blogs (and commenting), hanging the laundry on the line (in November!!!), enjoying the precious sunshine, and sipping a cup of locally roasted coffee. That is simple. Were I to hold a magnifying glass to every aspect of my life, I would spot failings absolutely everywhere, but that is the antithesis of simple living, isn’t it? It’s about wanting less and being content with what you have. I can do that.

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