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Homemade Frozen Dinners

I go through spells when I look for new recipes to try, but for now, I'm out of new ones. I've decided to just do regular posts on Friday. I'll do homemade frozen dinner topics whenever I try another recipe or find one I'm interested in trying, or when I have another homemade frozen-dinner related topic. I still welcome recipes from readers who also make their own frozen dinners. Feel free to email the recipe here.

Black Friday Sales

I've never, never, never thought I'd get out of the house for a Black Friday sale. It's far too much crazy for me. This year, though, I have a couple of gift ideas that are out of reach unless I can get a darn good deal on them. (I can't say what they are because they're for my husband, and he reads this blog.) So, for the first time, this year, I'm going to scour websites and fliers to see if maybe one of them might be on sale this year.

Extra Income

Next month, I will attend a craft fair to sell some of my handmade jewelry. I hope to get quite a few new pieces made between now and then because the booth will cost me $35, I'll probably need a hotel room for the night, and the cost of gas and food all factor in to the total cost of the event. I figure I'll need to clear more than $100 just to break even. I hope it's a successful weekend.

My hope is that eventually, I'll be able to make enough money with my handmade jewelry to make a living at it. I'm pretty far away from that right now, though.
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