Reclaim . Reimagine . Redo ~ whether it’s an idea or a treasure of yesterday waiting to become a treasure of today and tomorrow.

Hi, my name is Cindy.

I live on the banks of a meandering little creek, in a tiny little town. Looking out at the creek there is a simple, natural, constant flow. No matter what the environment brings it’s way, it keeps meandering.  This is how I view my life today.

My career has always been as an office manager/bookkeeper. After being laid off from the corporate world in the auto industry in 2008, my values have changed regarding materialism and what I need in my life to make me happy. I decided to step back, get off the corporate bandwagon, and live my life a little more simply. Making and banking money wasn’t making me happy.

I am learning more skills, more about the earth, more about me as an individual.  I love the simple life. Simple doesn’t necessarily mean easy.

The discovery of myself has led to many more interests, hobbies and things in every day living.  Mostly it has led me back to doing things with what you have and doing it how many would consider old-fashioned–cooking from scratch, growing and preserving my own food, creating useful unique decor from what many would consider “junk”, enjoying family on a much more intense level, using everyday life as a canvas in my photography hobby, and using the already love of creating from wood. 

This site was created to share how life can be fulfilling by being frugal. Join me as I find ways In the Backyard, Around the House, In the Kitchen, and In Life to make things more affordable and healthier…our life simplified.