I never thought about scrapbooking that way before. I do make shutterfly books when I think about it...I am sorely behind.... but that is a good perspective. Thanks.

Good points. Thanks for that.

I need to look into this too. What makes them so great??

Now that is a great idea too. Thanks.

That is my fear... and so not sure if this is the hobby I want to do or not. But then I think of other things and think the same thing.

Thank you!

The neighbor idea is a great thought... thanks!

Sorry for asking... but what is an OCC box and Pi/PA blast group? I never thought using them as door prizes... or give aways. Nice thought. Thanks.

So... I am going to try my hand at a couple crafts that look somewhat interesting to me...crochet, macrame and felting...but I am looking at the practical side of it too... what do you with the things you make. Those little crocheted animals are so cute... but I certainly don't need them sitting around either. I know I won't start with a more complex project... but... just thinking ahead... What are your thoughts?

It looks like this is 3 meals a day.... but they really only need about 4-5 meals a week.

Hmmm.... how does one find out more about this in their area??

Yeah.... that's what I need. Have any of you guys had any experience with Meals on Wheels?

Good to know...I will look into Factor. What's hard is that every company wants my personal information before even giving me pricing or many details. I don't want my inbox exploding with ads etc.

My in-laws live in Michigan... how do I find a similar program there?

My in-laws want to stay in their home. They are 90 and 92 years old. We are looking into a meal prep service for them that might help them stay longer in their home. ( they already have snow removal, lawn care, and house cleaning services). We live over 1000 miles away. They have friends who look in on them, but I didn't want to burden them anymore than needed. We are looking at companies like Hello Fresh, home chef, dinerly.... but we have no idea about how good these are. They wouldn't need daily meals and they really don't have any major dietary restrictions. My father -in-law doesn't like pasta. They eat out often, but with winter coming, it will be much harder for them to get out to eat. Might anybody here have any idea about these services.... or even a better one. Thanks so much.

How difficult was it to become a CASA volunteer? I totally would love this. However it would probably also break my heart over and over again. Can you tell me more please?

Thanks for these ideas too...I have dreamt of volunteering at a pregnancy crisis center, but we don't have one close. But maybe I can find another cause. Thanks.

No, I haven't heard of this. Sounds very interesting. Thanks!!

I like puzzles and thrifting The doll thing sounds so sweet... you must make so many little girls so happy.

What is hard scaping?

I tried the simmer pot thing... but for some reason the scent throw didn't make it out of my kitchen.... so then I tried a mini crockpot...not a strong scent either. What am I doing wrong? I did really want that to be something...but I do what the you tube videos told me to do and my reaction to the scent doesn't match theirs. I would really love to know why.

Interesting...maybe I am. I will have to ponder that. Thanks

I recently thought I wanted to make candle tarts for wax burners out of all natural ingredients. And I did some research and discovered that no matter how you slice it, the only way to get the scent throw I really wanted was to use fragrance oils which gives me headaches so I can't even consider that. I tried essential oils but those aren't strong enough unless you use an expensive amount of oil and even then... not as pleasing as I desire. I pretty much maxed my ability to understand the science... so I don't think I can go deeper into that to figure out chemical compounds of this, that and the other thing. I just wanted to make my house smell good. So then I thought about natural potpourri but that ends up the same thing... most boost the scent throw with fragrance oils. So...I don't know...I guess I just need to keep looking...

Really? Maybe the 3 of us need to get together and help each other.

We don't live within a reasonable time frame to any of these things...but I will ponder this some...maybe I can find something.