My Abundant Life

Hello Readers, my name is Wendy. I am a happily married mother of two adult daughters and three grandchildren. Together with my husband we are living an abundant life through growing some of our own vegetables and fruit, cooking and baking everything we can from scratch and being mindful of what we use and buy. God has blessed us abundantly. We try to be good stewards of those blessings.

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Showing posts with label Recycling. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Recycling. Show all posts

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Reusing Doilies

I must admit, I'm a fan of doilies and have used them around my home under vases, lamps and frames for almost 25 years. With the late...

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Look What I Made With A Vinegar Bottle.

Just the other day I emptied a small bottle of brown vinegar. As always I try to reuse, recycle or upcycle instead of tossing items in t...

Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Furniture Makeovers - My Very First Attempt

Earlier this year I purchased a timber chest of drawers on Marketplace for $40. When Darren arrived home with the drawers, I was quite su...

Wednesday, 21 July 2021

Free Alternatives In The Garden

Reusing, recycling and upcycling is a wonderful way to save money and help reduce waste. With more than half of Australians in lockdown r...

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Reusing Old Plastic Cereal Containers.

Over the last couple of years I've gradually changed my pantry storage containers from plastic to glass where possible. This has left ...

Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Let's Help With The Recycling Crisis

Recycling in Australia is now at a crisis point. China is no longer accepting our recycling ( which is fair enough ) and recycling giant SK...

Wednesday, 4 September 2019

Don't Throw Out Your Dishwashing Liquid Bottles.

At a time when many people are trying to reduce their plastic waste, finding ways to reuse what they have is a money saver as well as reduc...

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

5 More Ways To Reuse Glass Jars

I find it hard to throw out a glass jar. There are so many way to reuse them and reduce what goes into landfill. * Use the glass jars to...

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

5 Ways To Reuse Glass Jars

Do you look at empty pasta sauce jars, tomato paste jars and jam jars and wonder if you can use them instead of throwing them in the recycl...

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

The ' Use It Up ' Challenge Update

For the month of March we've been trying to use up items from around our home. This is a great way to save money, declutter and to fee...

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Reusing Old Socks

Just about every household has a collection of odd socks. It seems such a shame to throw out perfectly good socks just because the pair is ...

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

The 'Use It Up' Challenge.

Blog reader Patti mentioned a couple of weeks ago that she's on a " Use It Up " challenge to save some extra money. I though...

Thursday, 21 September 2017

25 + Ways To Reuse Iceream Containers

Plastic icecream containers are so useful and handy to use around the home. I find it really hard to throw one out. Instead, I find a new ...

Thursday, 7 September 2017

10 Items Frugal People Reuse

Being frugal or thrifty is NOT about counting your money and being stingy. More than anything it's about being mindful of what you use...

Thursday, 6 July 2017

Decorating On A Budget - A Few Ideas

Decorating your home can be an expensive hobby /task. Some people pay thousands of dollars for designers to do everything for them. Those ...

Thursday, 15 June 2017

Old Shower Caddy

It seems a shame to throw out shower caddies when they get a little rusty or grotty. After giving them a scrub with an old tooth brush, re...

Monday, 12 September 2016

An Extra 5 Ways To Use Bread Bags

Here are some great ways to recycle bread bags around the home - * Use bread bags as extra packing material when sending parcels in the m...

Monday, 15 August 2016

How To Recycle Shower Warm Up Water

One of my blog readers asked me this question a couple of months ago. She has a front loader washing machine and couldn't pour the save...

Monday, 18 July 2016

Another 5 Ways To Reuse Bread Bags

With all these uses for bread bags, you'll never throw one out again. Here are another 5 ways to get the most out of your bread bags -...

Monday, 13 June 2016

5 More Ways To Reuse Bread Bags

Who would have thought that the humble bread bag can be used so many ways ? By reusing a bread bag, you're saving money by not needing...

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