I’m not sure if overfriendly, talkative grocery employees are just part of being in the South or the fact that I usually buy a boatload of food, but the cashier or the bag boy/girl usually strike up a conversation about the food I am buying.  Have you ever had that happen?  Store employees commenting on your food choices?  It [...]

There are parts of every season that I love and parts that I dislike greatly.  I’m working on my New Year’s resolution of controlling my outlook and perspective on life to seeing things as being half full instead of half empty.  So, I will refrain from ranting about all the things I hate about the cold, bare [...]

It’s Monday and I had grand plans for getting my house in order on Monday morning to start the week off right.  Pregnancy does strange things and in my case, it makes me completely intolerant of chaos.  I guess it is that nesting instinct going into hyper-drive.  However, all my good intentions of getting the house [...]

I don’t know about you, but we’ve been experiencing hotter than normal summer temperatures lately!  Hot weather takes the wind out of my sail in the cooking department. 
We’ve been eating lots of sandwiches and sliced cucumbers and apples for lunch lately!  I hate to turn on the oven or stove when it is so hot outside!  Last [...]

I love spring time.  I’ve been coming out of my morning sickness coma and getting back into the swing of things.  My house is still a wreck and while I am wanting everything immediately organized, I have to keep telling myself to focus on smaller tasks and don’t get overwhelmed by looking at the disaster! 
I [...]

Here’s a few pantry stocking tips for homemakers.  The grocery and household bill for a family doesn’t have to be huge and out of control and trying to build a pantry full of these supplies doesn’t have to be difficult. I think that any mom can benefit from learning some shopping tips as well as [...]

Welcome to the Penny Pantry blog.  This blog is my journey to spending less and stocking more.  I have been learning how to build a useful pantry while saving money.  Lots of moms are looking for ways to drastically cut their grocery bill in our current depressed economy.  Many moms would love to have a [...]