SAVE BIG in 2013-Extreme Couponing Class to be Held at Windmill Farm

Our farm will be having a life changing class on January 26, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. We will be hosting an Extreme Couponing morning, where we learn to change our buying habits and make them into smart saving habits. Never pay full retail price again. And we aren't talking a few dollar savings, we are talking up to hundred of dollar savings, depending on how much you normally spend on food and other products for your family.

Super Saver Heather Manuel of Auburn will be teaching us all the secrets and she will be making it fun and easy. AND it just doesn't include items that you think you don't use any more. The savings are for just about anything that you want or use by your family.

Join us at Windmill Farm for our first class of the season. Please call 530-846-3344 or email me at windmillfarm@sbcglobal.net. Space is limited so please contact me asap and I will be glad to add you to my confirmed attendance list. Here is the information:

DATE: Saturday, January 26, 2012
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
PRICE: $25 includes refreshments, door prizes, instruction, class handouts, information specific to our area.
PLACE: 535 Obermeyer Avenue, Gridley, Cal.
CONTACT: Paula Carli-846-3344 or windmillfarm@sbcglobal.net

January Goal De-Clutter, Get Organized, Get Moving

My head is full of 2013 ideas, for remodeling, planting my fields, decorating, cleaning, organizing, editing, learning new skills, the list just goes on. I have 4 different magazines all open at different spots where I want to take the time to read an article, just trying to find the time. On my desk I have my new calendar with post-it notes as I am making up my project/classes that I will be teaching here at the farm for the year. I need to get organized!!

I have made up 5 folders of ideas on the corner of my desk that need attention. I Pinterest ideas and projects every morning and even print out a few and put them on Frank's corner desk that may require his handiwork (he just loves this :-)). I have started getting calls for people to sign up for our 2013 CSA (Community Supportive Agriculture) farming business and made up a folder for that too!!! I think we all are bracing ourselves lately, wondering with anticipation, caution, as to what is in store for us this year.  Especially people in business, we are always looking for ways to increase productivity, lower costs, spend less and to live within our means, no matter how small that may be.

What I have decided to do is divide up my year into projects by the month.

January is my month to clean, organize, toss, DE-Clutter, re-think, re-vamp the inside of my house, garden and my farm classes that will also revolve around that concept. I have found a great blog called Delightful Order. She has some terrific ideas and tools on her site that have inspired me.

One tool at the top of my list that I use all the time is my Brother PTouch label maker. I have also purchased some plastic tubs, some to use to sort what goes to the thrift shop, items to re-cycle, a tub for items that goes in the garage, another for what stays. My life is always so much calmer and easier when it is free of clutter and in some sort of order, at least for a while, anyways!!!

Speaking of re-cycling I saw on Pinterest a fun up-cycled item made from men's ties. How clever.

And I have two re-cycled or up-cycled items I want to make for my gardens. I think the ironing board lady would be cute to have right as you walk into my vegetable gardens and I can change out veggies or flowers in the granite pot, too cute.

I will keep you posted as to how my January revamping is going. 

Would love to hear from you out there in blog land. Any interesting goals/resolutions you have for yourself?