I am 74 and Soc. Security is my only source of income. I live alone so cooking for one can be challenging sometimes. I visit my local food bank about once a month to stock up on things I would normally buy like pasta and tomato products, etc. It's been a game changer for me to stretch my limited income each month.
I am one of those people with a lot of food allergies or genetic food issues. Because i can not eat anything put in front of me i felt wrong making those around me eat with no choice. I tend to make a few different items and put in frig. Then when is time to eat i tell them their choices and make each person a plate of what they choose. At this moment i just fed my daughter her left over chicken tenders and some fries, used the air fryer for her food. My husband, i made a burrito from the salsa chicken i made in crock pot and fresh grated cheese. Meals are really easier for me this way because everything is ready to put together and warm up. For myself i warmed up some cabbage soup that i cooked in instant pot. What makes this great today was that my daughters food was left over from her going out with grandma (no cost to me). My husband food all came from a local pantry. My vegan soup was from a pop up food truck to anyone who showed up. Typically all our meals come from food bank or a local pantry. Our food bank is a no access food bank so you have to go to the drive up locations around town during month to get Fresh Food Box ($20 value is what they claim. sometimes is less and sometimes is more). Your allowed to go to as many as you need which is a huge blessing for me. My food budget is Zero $ for the month because we do not have it. Had a car break down causing missed work. This caused missed payments which lead to repo fees even though car never left our hands. Over $3,000 in repo fees. Crazy... car payment charged $200 each month we were late on payment. What this really meant was that until car is paid up to date on payments we had to pay another $200 on top of making the payment and trying to catch up. This month we are finally caught up. Now we have to pay off the two car repair bills which total $8,000. Took us 8 months to pay the other. I do see the end even though it means we have to keep eating out of pantry and fresh food boxes for another year. I felt like we were sinking and no end in sight. Now that we can finally catch a breath i feel better. Hang in there and i would say look at what you get. Some meals i do what i call as meal prep. We get 1 pound hamburger packages. I use half for spaghetti for husband and other half i make patties for hamburgers for my daughter. I sometimes get a 1.5 pound pack of chicken thigh or breast. I will use half to make a chicken alfredo in crock pot with noodles. i will make breaded chicken patties with other half. We get lots of potatoes in fresh box so i turn them into mashed potatoes and wedge fries. Now they can have chicken and mashed potatoes or chicken and wedges or chicken alfredo during week. I usually cook everything on one day and put in frig. My husband wont look for anything so i just use some dollar tree plastic containers to put meals together and he just has to warm it up. Another meal i make a lot, is chicken soup with potatoes or with noodles. I only pick up and get spaghetti noodles so it is only noodle i use in anything. :P I think about what is liked with a meat and then choose meals for that meat. Hamburger - sloppy joe, chili, hamburgers, spaghetti, and meatballs. Then do i have what i need. BINGO you got meals for a few days.
Hi, turned 74 2 days ago. My biggest thing is cooking for one. Sometimes it doesn't seem like it's worth the effort if I'm the only one eating. Do you ever get into the sandwich or scrambled eggs mood?
@@karinpackard2041 I am in my 50's and i love sandwiches. I recently have been having a hard time with breads. I use Romain lettuce for my bread now. The rest of family seems okay with bread though.
Love your new home. Cozy. I think you need to try food for 1year at least.The cleaning party sounds great. Neat idea. Now I’m thinking we should ask our grown daughters and grandchildren to come for a decluttering part!
You should put the tv stand on the wall you said you wanted to put the desk. Then put the whole sofa on the long wall with the other piece kind of in front of the window and then that will open up the walking space and you can put the chair there by the line of the wood floor and tile so it will recline. It will be much more functional and make the space look so much bigger. You’d also have room then too for the cubby kind of by the front door/under the window.
You have a good stock. I've been stocking up so much that I've got two small freezers now and stackable containers in my kitchen that have small lights in them that are rechargeable, just like my cabinets. My second freezer is on my back porch in a small building that has space to put more containers for items that want hurt like paper good. My son that lives with me now that's disabled get a small amount of snap so we use that on top of my grocery allowance from my budget and work together to build this so that if anyone around us have a need we can now help them. God has blessed us so we are intentional on helping others.
So relatable. In the same boat not having a safety net . No parents alone in life gotta figure it all on my own. Its hard , but god is good when little is there its more than enough. Thank you for sharing and your realness these other youtubers are so unrelatable. I cried ... your are so inspiring and amazing with your family never forget that! Your doing great, my friend your not alone!!❤❤❤
I think your idea of a cleaning party with your friends is super cool! I'd totally be down for something like that with my friends. Put some music on, a dance party in between cleaning. It would rad!!
That's a nice pantry,well stocked.❤❤I am so happy you were able to find a place so soon.I am repeating myself but I was really concerned about y'all not having a place to go when your time was up.Thsy happened to me and my son.,but we only spent two days and one night on the street,20 degree weather.Iy was a bad experience and I don't want anyone to go threw that.love you take care.
@wilmabaker4500 thank you! I'm so glad we won't have to experience that either! That's why we pounced on this place and didn't look around. It was perfect!
My friends and I would clean together every fall and spring. It was great fun and we would always come up with new ideas on how to arrange furniture and decorate.
Good afternoon my beautiful friend ♥I would love that pantry! We barely have food storage built in so I have shelving across one 12 ft wall in my bedroom of food and totes under the bed. After we get done with the she shed and enclosing the back porch we will start adding the shelving to the kitchen and bathroom lol Always some kind of project going on!
Why not put tv console on wall when first come in door & put the couch on the long wall on opposite wall near the recliner, can put desk on small wall next to big window, & you may can bring your other piece of couch over
If you stack your home canned things, you can put a piece of cardboard between them. I stack mine in the boxes that the cans come in. Nothing wrong with having extra canned goods. Back ups to your back ups. Great looking pantry
Your positive attitude, organized approach and cheerful planning are really moving things along! Great job Carolina. I'm energized and inspired by your example. Thank you for all the effort you put into your life and these videos.
If you put your TV stand beside the closet then you turn your couch. The other part should go in front of the window. Then your chair on the other side of the opening. I'm sure you know but be mindful of putting your canned goods in the garage. Can't wait to see more coming together!
Thank you for convincing me that there is nothing shameful about using a food pantry to supplement our meals. Hubby and I are retired and have plenty to care for ourselves, but unfortunately, due to unusual blood clots in his lungs, our 38 year old fully disabled son has had to move back home and things are really tight. He does get a minimal disability check, Medicare that covers almost nothing and requires a 65 minute drive both ways to the only doctor that takes this insurance and $20 a month (you read that correctly) in food stamps. We are needing to cut into our savings in order to cover the extra costs of his medical bills, food and general expenses. The food bank has been a lifesaver!
You think you have alot of food stored? You have 5 in your family. It's just me and my hubby and I have at least 3 or 4 times that. Plus 2 1/2 freezers that are full. Been a home canner for 46 years. And I have always kept alot of food on hand. And believe me over those 46 years. They have really come in handy. Whether it was job loss or layoffs. Or just money was tight. It was nice not to have to worry about buying food. We had so much to choose from. So never feel like you are doing something wrong or weird having your stockpile. Be glad. People all over are trying to do this. And with prices the way they are right now. I'm super glad I don't have to buy that much.
I’d rather be invited to a cleaning party than be asked to load or unload furniture 😂. We have a project here building a gazebo and it’s to much for the two of us, so we have invited friends and family to help…providing food, drinks, and what not. It’s what friends do, we help them and they help us…not weird at all!
@@kerryberry142 Back in the day I had a Ford Ranger calzblemof carrying a fair amount of weight where as most of the people I knew had no trucks and many did not particularly have a vehicle. We were all young, fairly transient, and moved a lot within a few miles. I knew how to double, triple stack stuff tightly in that truck and you could find me moving at least someone I knew, knew someone I knew, or knew someone who knew someone who knew me. I grew to hate to pack other than packing things on the truck although I could pack pretty tight; if you can see air or light coming through that was unused space. One monumental Saturday we moved about a dozen people. We divided the work into pack and load, unload, and haul into places on a rotating basis as we went along. My goals were to get the truck loaded as high and tight as possible, get stuff transported and unloaded, and stuff inside.
Cleaning party sound good to me! I remember my sister having to move when my niece was 9 y/o. She is 39 now. she crayoned up her bedroom walls before magic erasers were invented. I scrubbed and scrubbed. I will never let my niece forget it. LOL
Bless your heart! I had that happen to me when I just started my first semester in College as a single mother with three kids. The church parsonage I was renting the deacons decided they didn’t want me there anymore. I didn’t work so I had to shift gears and find a place it was so hard. I didn’t have much notice. It sure affected my grades. But I made it. Then a doctor and his wife in my new church had a beautiful home for me to rent to own and I lived there while trying to get my degree in Nursing. However a two car accidents in five months took care of that! Then after being single for years God brought me an amazing husband and we have been married now over 14 years and I love my life now. Pray and ask God for help he is amazing! Things are so expensive now. I was checking in with you to watch your Souptember video. That is such a neat collaboration. I love soups. Yum yum. Take care and prayers for your move! 🙏🏻. Wendy 🎃🍁🙏🏻🇺🇸🌎
Have you tried moving your couch there at the window with the extension on the other wall I think inviting reindeer over for. Cleaning and having different dessert with pizza a big salad would be great
I moved in to a camper that fits on the back of a truck. Tiny home living enjoy ur new home space new beginnings and journey love the videos inspiring ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You asked about having a cleaning party, and if it is weird. I think it is a great idea. I have done something similar in the past and my kids were much more involved and helpful while other people were helping me clean. I got a chance to talk to friends who I don't get to hang out with, and was able to get a lot more done than I would have by myself. Good friends know when you need help, and if they can, they will help.
I love watching you and your family I'm happy that you found a good place to move and I just have to say you are a wonderful mom keep up what you're doing it works love y'all girl
I have a suggestion for ya about the furniture placement. You may have already tried this but I didn't hear you say that in the video so here goes nothing! The wall in the entry by the coat closet or linen closet as you referred to it maybe consider putting the t.v. there then place the couch on the opposite wall. Leaving more floor space then add your chair between the front door and the front window. Okay, I'm excited for all your new adventures in the new house. Hope everything goes smoothly for you! Love the kiddo's!!!
Idea- When you get ready to clean your old place , have a cleaning party. Make it pizza, salad, brownies and cool side. Ask friends to pick what they like to do- dust, vacuum , mop, kitchen, bathroom or you do the bathroom? Play music. Dance party while cleaning. Someone to play with the kids outside. Hope your whole move goes well!! God bless!!
Im so sorry for your loss. ❤ I do want to say thank you as me and my partner were struggling to find food access but we did go thru the process thru 211 and they helped us find one, in SoCal theres alot of help needed and we did find a place and we gor a tonne of fresh veggiea thatll last us till pay day. Thank you so much for your help. ❤
When I open the lg pkg of bacon bits, I fill a sandwich ziplock bag to put 9n the frig door and then the large bag goes into the freezer. Works great and you don’t have to worry about the bacon going rancid. We don’t like the texture out of the bag. Too chewy and greasy so I put the portion of bacon bits into a bowl and microwave for 10-20 seconds.
I would definitely keep an open mind with a cleaning party. Many would enjoy that and it sounds like it would be fun! You’re finally getting there with your new place, glad everything is finally working out for y’all! Your set up for pantry looks good, so proud of you my friend! ❤
I come from a family of hoarders - they hoard books, craft items, wall art, margarine containers etc. I come by my hoarding honestly and my thing is food. I have always had a surplus of food but we do very good rotating through it (I have only a few things dated 2022 - everything else is newer). My collection of food does comfort and assure me that everything is good. I am very good either way creating things in the kitchen and could not imagine life with a simple basic pantry. Having a mass collection of food helps me to be creative and prevents me from running out to get one missing ingredient which at the end of the day - saves me $$$
Its good to stock up. My problem is getting ideas for meals with what i got . But since watching you. I get ideas from you. Thx carolina. Jack looks happy in new home 2. ❤❤❤
I have an idea. A few sheets of plywood and some 2x4s, and a bag of insulation, you could wall off the space between the garage door(leavind a 6 foot space for garage storage of course) and make your garage a bigger living area. A few screws would hold the wall up. And since its a rental, it could be quickly and easily taken down. Yall could have the kids area in the house living are and yall could have a bigger space in the garage. You could even make your living room area a bigger dining area or a place with a desk for homework or whatever. The possibilities are endless when you have a garage lol.
Thank you for this content...I know living without is sometimes a challenge! As a young health care worker living on my own........ my groceries consisted of a bag of macaroni, 1 bottle of pasta sauce, and a block of cheese. These were my bulk groceries for 2 weeks, until my next pay day. Today, my grown kids and husband laugh at me for being a hoarder (40 years later).....Living without can be a real life changer for some. Good luck to you and your family. Again, thank you for your content.
I think a cleaning party could be loads of fun! I’d far rather clean someone else’s house than my own. Not sure why that is, maybe because cleaning my own house is so repetitive while helping someone else clean theirs is not boring and feeds my need to give. I cannot give money right now, but I can give of my time and energy! (And I really like to talk! 😂)
It’s good to keep extra food. Living in Montana you never know with the weather if you can get out. If your husband lost his job. Do a menu plan and have 1 year of food. Job lose can happen. I grew up in snow belt of Ohio
If you can't get to your big cans of food in time, open them and re-can them in a more manageable size. You can get a scrap piece of wood and have your husband cut it to size and put it to separate your jars, then you can stack them safely.❤
First of all, your pantry looks awesome!! Very organized. Second, Food insecurity is real. My wife and I volunteer 2-3 days a week at St. Vincent's de Paul and a few times a month at St. Marie's food banks. I'm not the final "say all" and there might be some people that disagree but there is nothing wrong with storing some of the food you get from food banks. We work very hard not to run out of basic foods but it does happen once in a while.(Usually from a truck that broke down bringing it to the food bank.) But even with a justifiable reason, that still doesn't feed a hungry person. What happens if you and your family gets really sick and can't get to the food banks? If you have food stored then it isn't as a catastrophic event as it could be. You are smart for preparing for such events. God bless you and your family!
I love your videos and your children are so sweet. Love your new pantry. And your home. Your fur baby is so sweet and looks like my sons doggie. so sorry to hear about your mama. My moms birthday was today. She’s been gone since 1993.praying for us all in times of hardship that we are having with inflation . So I believe it’s good we all have plenty of food in our pantry’s. You take care and stay safe and god bless you and your beautiful family.
I have recently taken a break from the food banks. I have plenty of storage and I do live alone. I concentrate on using up the food that I have and I rotate my food stores routinely. When I do shop I only buy perishables like produce, eggs, cheese, milk, etc. I was grateful for the food banks and I do know that if I ever need them I can go back to them. Sorry about the loss of your Mom.
aw! Carolina! your pantry is beautiful. good job on stocking it up in a lovely fashion! i think it comes from our society right now! people stockpiling foods for hard times! i think this is where it comes from. i could be wrong! lol! I cant pass a super good deal.i got 5 pounds of some kind of fancy rice today at walmart...for 2$. i get to go to the food pantry one more time this year. i am trying to work it to get the free xmas box. i think u have it wise to get what food amounts u have Carolina.
Hi 🥰🥰🥰! You are AMAZING! SO far along in such a short time!! Nooooooo, I don't think it would be rude to ask friends to help you clean & have a Pizza Party, whatever kind of Party🎉🎉🎉. It would be a lot of fun & a GREAT help. If I lived closer, I would luvluvluv to help you 😍😍😍. TYFS!!! 👍👍👍.
I like your pantry a lot. Mine is under the basement stairs and sometimes I forget stuff is down there! I actually do tend to stock up a lot in the autumn just because I don't want to have to go out in the snow/cold anymore than necessary....
Some states, in Minnesota we have "Second Harvest" which distributes to food pantries . They offer a monthly senior box. It has mainly self stable items. Ask your pantry if you are unaware.
I've had painting party,moving days more than once when my friends came and put up my food in cabinets refrigerator and whatever else was needed. Friends don't mind helping when asked.
Hi Mama B.!!! The pantry looks good. Why do people take the screw on caps off of stuff when your done canning??? We just left ours on. I noticed all yours are off. It really wouldnt matter if you left it on would it??? You wouldn't loose them then. I dont know...I dont see anything wrong with going to the food bank. I have never been but if I was able to go I would.Thanks for showing us how things are going for you...Great Video!!!...🦋
Your doing great this it just going to takes some time, I think that would be fun to have a cleaning party your last bash there. So sorry for your loss.
Where are you putting all your cooking equipment (Air Fryer, Griddle).. You could place them at the bottom (floor) of the pantry or on the very top shelf.. Get a small stepping stool to keep in the pantry too..
Looks good so far and I would ask my friends to help clean up the other stuff and if you don't want something maybe one of them will I can't wait for another video
Definitely have a cleaning party with friends. I'm sure they'd love to help! It's amazing how big a place looks until you start putting furniture in! Even more amazing is how much stuff you accumulate where you're at! Your pantry looks great! I sat let the kids help where they can and call in your friends!!❤
I would go 1 time a month, especially close to the holidays and during peak growing foods that you can process and preserve it . Use stuff, then put some stuff back because you don't know w hat is going to happen.
I plan meals out of my pantry. I usually have everything to make most of what is on my list. We made a tomato galette yesterday only had to buy goat cheese. We had an abundance of cherry tomatoes. So found a new favorite. Always keep a running list of ideas for meal, rarely shop, only pick up what I need to complete meals, dairy, produce and really good sales. 😊
@@mamabairds Honestly, consider it. All it takes is two people/ families, each with a project of some sort in mind. Or, someone who wants to learn better (or begin to learn) something another knows something about; sometimes simply learn how to do something while holding each other's instruction book. DO NOT use the words "barter" or "trade" while on an electronic device or on a land line; bartering and trading are taxable by the IRS and in least some income tax states.
You can ask friends for help cleaning. Then make them dinner,or brunch buffet and use up some of the food you have too much of. Feed them for helping and use up some stuff!
The local food bank in my county sux big time.. took a friend there one time and they had molding vegetables and fruits in a refrigerator, the canned and boxed goods were expired or expired within a week or two. and the frozen chicken they gave her had a sell by date of July and it was November. Now if you went a county over you would get cart loads of food and they weren't expired.. but because she lived in another county she couldn't get anything from them ..
My mom did stocking too because she lived through the rations of the war. She had to feed my dad and 7 kids, on just my dad's salary. She would also give my sisters food when we visited them. She was amazing. So sorry about your mom. It's so hard at times. 🙏♥️💔🙏🤙
I think that is a good idea. I am taking that adventure as well myself. What I think I am going to do is go to the food bank once a month and give away what I have an abundance of. Now, with this new eating direction, I am purging my pantry of things not on this venture and filling it with things I can have. I am really looking forward to the direction of your channel.
I'm 57 and on ssi I'm the one one in my household . You can only visit our local food banks once a month in which you cannot pick what you want . I do watch for sales at our local grocery stores and try to stock up if I have extra money after paying bills . My mom had taught me to stock up because she was raised up during the depression and had bad food Insecurities .When I cook for myself I cook enough for a couple of days and make homemade tv dinners and freeze them for a later date .
That's so awesome! My kids are learning that you must always have a back up of something! We ran out of ranch the other day and the kids say where is the back up and I said we didn't have any. They were shocked! MAMA!! That's not like you...it was so cute!
I remember in the early 2000's, my mom lost her job. Granted she did make a lot but the job loss did hit us hard. My financial & food insecurities stem from that. I remember her & I were in line to check out at the grocery store & she had 2 big bills she had to pay. She looked at me & said "which bill should I pay first because I can't pay both & get groceries." That's where my "extreme" couponing, matching the coupon with the sale & stocking up when there was both a coupon with the sale came from!
I used to live in military housing and before you leave they do a white glove inspection. I did all the cleaning myself . I would start early but it really didn’t take that long . Have your children help out .
Carolina, Do have a cleaning party then perhaps you and your friends can get together once a month and take a couple of hours helping each other tackle a project in their homes. Also you need to replace the things you have in your pantry so you don't find yourself coming up short, there are other far reaching expenses with moving like double utilities with turn ons and turn oss services. Change of address with business, school, md's etc. Animal issues while they get used to new place so don't do any major changes right away give tourselves a minute to take all the changes in. Good lick.❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
I have a food obsession I leave my house and I always come home with something to put in the cupboard me it’s the opposite I lived with my mother and never had so when I became a mom I have used the food banks and have grown my pantry and my freezer so me it’s the insecurity of not having so now that they are all grown I still over buy but I give it to them when they pass by 😊
I have made myself a list of all my local pantries and their specifics. I am 72 and retired with ever increasing rent and bills. I find pantries provide an essential service when living on a very limited income. God bless your family and utube channel and messages.
I use the food bank as I get fresh fruits and vegetables which are very expensive where I live.. I live on a fixed income and have lots of food allergies so a fresh diet is definitely necessary..
Your story is familiar to me. I have begun canning too and I love it. Looking forward to your upcoming updates. Any advice on "down-sizing". I tend to buy things again that I have donated.
I am 74 and Soc. Security is my only source of income. I live alone so cooking for one can be challenging sometimes. I visit my local food bank about once a month to stock up on things I would normally buy like pasta and tomato products, etc. It's been a game changer for me to stretch my limited income each month.
@@candismith4080 it really is a game changer!
I am one of those people with a lot of food allergies or genetic food issues. Because i can not eat anything put in front of me i felt wrong making those around me eat with no choice. I tend to make a few different items and put in frig. Then when is time to eat i tell them their choices and make each person a plate of what they choose. At this moment i just fed my daughter her left over chicken tenders and some fries, used the air fryer for her food. My husband, i made a burrito from the salsa chicken i made in crock pot and fresh grated cheese. Meals are really easier for me this way because everything is ready to put together and warm up. For myself i warmed up some cabbage soup that i cooked in instant pot. What makes this great today was that my daughters food was left over from her going out with grandma (no cost to me). My husband food all came from a local pantry. My vegan soup was from a pop up food truck to anyone who showed up.
Typically all our meals come from food bank or a local pantry. Our food bank is a no access food bank so you have to go to the drive up locations around town during month to get Fresh Food Box ($20 value is what they claim. sometimes is less and sometimes is more). Your allowed to go to as many as you need which is a huge blessing for me.
My food budget is Zero $ for the month because we do not have it. Had a car break down causing missed work. This caused missed payments which lead to repo fees even though car never left our hands. Over $3,000 in repo fees. Crazy... car payment charged $200 each month we were late on payment. What this really meant was that until car is paid up to date on payments we had to pay another $200 on top of making the payment and trying to catch up. This month we are finally caught up. Now we have to pay off the two car repair bills which total $8,000. Took us 8 months to pay the other. I do see the end even though it means we have to keep eating out of pantry and fresh food boxes for another year.
I felt like we were sinking and no end in sight. Now that we can finally catch a breath i feel better.
Hang in there and i would say look at what you get. Some meals i do what i call as meal prep. We get 1 pound hamburger packages. I use half for spaghetti for husband and other half i make patties for hamburgers for my daughter. I sometimes get a 1.5 pound pack of chicken thigh or breast. I will use half to make a chicken alfredo in crock pot with noodles. i will make breaded chicken patties with other half. We get lots of potatoes in fresh box so i turn them into mashed potatoes and wedge fries. Now they can have chicken and mashed potatoes or chicken and wedges or chicken alfredo during week. I usually cook everything on one day and put in frig. My husband wont look for anything so i just use some dollar tree plastic containers to put meals together and he just has to warm it up. Another meal i make a lot, is chicken soup with potatoes or with noodles. I only pick up and get spaghetti noodles so it is only noodle i use in anything. :P
I think about what is liked with a meat and then choose meals for that meat. Hamburger - sloppy joe, chili, hamburgers, spaghetti, and meatballs. Then do i have what i need. BINGO you got meals for a few days.
Hi, turned 74 2 days ago. My biggest thing is cooking for one. Sometimes it doesn't seem like it's worth the effort if I'm the only one eating. Do you ever get into the sandwich or scrambled eggs mood?
@@karinpackard2041 I am in my 50's and i love sandwiches. I recently have been having a hard time with breads. I use Romain lettuce for my bread now. The rest of family seems okay with bread though.
Love your new home. Cozy. I think you need to try food for 1year at least.The cleaning party sounds great. Neat idea. Now I’m thinking we should ask our grown daughters and grandchildren to come for a decluttering part!
I'm so sorry for the loss of your mom dear. You are in my prayers 🙏
Thank you!
Your pantry is a real blessing.
I’m so sorry about your mom ❤❤❤
@@hopereed2306 thank you!
I go to my local food banks and it helps me get through the month. It helps me so much.
@@aprilelser252 it really helps me too!
You should put the tv stand on the wall you said you wanted to put the desk. Then put the whole sofa on the long wall with the other piece kind of in front of the window and then that will open up the walking space and you can put the chair there by the line of the wood floor and tile so it will recline. It will be much more functional and make the space look so much bigger. You’d also have room then too for the cubby kind of by the front door/under the window.
Oh we didn't think of that way, thank you so much for suggesting that! Next time I'm there we will see if that works!
I was thinking the same thing
I love so much that you give us great ideas . You inspire everyone . I enjoy watching your videos you may use feel so at home.
Sorry you make us feel at home
@@ralphavello9133 thank you so much!
You have a good stock. I've been stocking up so much that I've got two small freezers now and stackable containers in my kitchen that have small lights in them that are rechargeable, just like my cabinets. My second freezer is on my back porch in a small building that has space to put more containers for items that want hurt like paper good. My son that lives with me now that's disabled get a small amount of snap so we use that on top of my grocery allowance from my budget and work together to build this so that if anyone around us have a need we can now help them. God has blessed us so we are intentional on helping others.
Had to say Jack your FURBABY is so Cute! AND LOOKS SO SWEET!😊❤
@@nancyimbleau2023 thank you! He just turned 13!
So relatable. In the same boat not having a safety net . No parents alone in life gotta figure it all on my own. Its hard , but god is good when little is there its more than enough. Thank you for sharing and your realness these other youtubers are so unrelatable. I cried ... your are so inspiring and amazing with your family never forget that! Your doing great, my friend your not alone!!❤❤❤
I think your idea of a cleaning party with your friends is super cool! I'd totally be down for something like that with my friends. Put some music on, a dance party in between cleaning. It would rad!!
So proud of you and your family
That's a nice pantry,well stocked.❤❤I am so happy you were able to find a place so soon.I am repeating myself but I was really concerned about y'all not having a place to go when your time was up.Thsy happened to me and my son.,but we only spent two days and one night on the street,20 degree weather.Iy was a bad experience and I don't want anyone to go threw that.love you take care.
@wilmabaker4500 thank you! I'm so glad we won't have to experience that either! That's why we pounced on this place and didn't look around. It was perfect!
You have a nice pantry.
My friends and I would clean together every fall and spring. It was great fun and we would always come up with new ideas on how to arrange furniture and decorate.
Your pantry looks wonderful. Hope you can keep it organized.
Good afternoon my beautiful friend ♥I would love that pantry! We barely have food storage built in so I have shelving across one 12 ft wall in my bedroom of food and totes under the bed. After we get done with the she shed and enclosing the back porch we will start adding the shelving to the kitchen and bathroom lol Always some kind of project going on!
Maybe hubby could make a wood shelf with brackets divide each shelf into 2 shelves & to double stack those home canned goods.
With another shelf added you're basically doubling you space for double the food
Why not put tv console on wall when first come in door & put the couch on the long wall on opposite wall near the recliner, can put desk on small wall next to big window, & you may can bring your other piece of couch over
@@tonistrickland4983 good thinking!
If you stack your home canned things, you can put a piece of cardboard between them. I stack mine in the boxes that the cans come in. Nothing wrong with having extra canned goods. Back ups to your back ups. Great looking pantry
Your positive attitude, organized approach and cheerful planning are really moving things along! Great job Carolina. I'm energized and inspired by your example. Thank you for all the effort you put into your life and these videos.
Thanks so much! 😊
If you put your TV stand beside the closet then you turn your couch. The other part should go in front of the window. Then your chair on the other side of the opening. I'm sure you know but be mindful of putting your canned goods in the garage. Can't wait to see more coming together!
Thank you for convincing me that there is nothing shameful about using a food pantry to supplement our meals. Hubby and I are retired and have plenty to care for ourselves, but unfortunately, due to unusual blood clots in his lungs, our 38 year old fully disabled son has had to move back home and things are really tight. He does get a minimal disability check, Medicare that covers almost nothing and requires a 65 minute drive both ways to the only doctor that takes this insurance and $20 a month (you read that correctly) in food stamps. We are needing to cut into our savings in order to cover the extra costs of his medical bills, food and general expenses. The food bank has been a lifesaver!
I’m so sorry to hear you lost your mom. Hugs to you !❤
Thank you!
I’m so sorry to hear about your mom! I too have food insecurities so understand the food hoarding!!
You think you have alot of food stored? You have 5 in your family. It's just me and my hubby and I have at least 3 or 4 times that. Plus 2 1/2 freezers that are full. Been a home canner for 46 years. And I have always kept alot of food on hand. And believe me over those 46 years. They have really come in handy. Whether it was job loss or layoffs. Or just money was tight. It was nice not to have to worry about buying food. We had so much to choose from. So never feel like you are doing something wrong or weird having your stockpile. Be glad. People all over are trying to do this. And with prices the way they are right now. I'm super glad I don't have to buy that much.
I’d rather be invited to a cleaning party than be asked to load or unload furniture 😂. We have a project here building a gazebo and it’s to much for the two of us, so we have invited friends and family to help…providing food, drinks, and what not. It’s what friends do, we help them and they help us…not weird at all!
@@kerryberry142 Back in the day I had a Ford Ranger calzblemof carrying a fair amount of weight where as most of the people I knew had no trucks and many did not particularly have a vehicle. We were all young, fairly transient, and moved a lot within a few miles. I knew how to double, triple stack stuff tightly in that truck and you could find me moving at least someone I knew, knew someone I knew, or knew someone who knew someone who knew me. I grew to hate to pack other than packing things on the truck although I could pack pretty tight; if you can see air or light coming through that was unused space.
One monumental Saturday we moved about a dozen people. We divided the work into pack and load, unload, and haul into places on a rotating basis as we went along. My goals were to get the truck loaded as high and tight as possible, get stuff transported and unloaded, and stuff inside.
@@kerryberry142 haha! Truth!
How wonderful that you found another place that had a pantry.
It worked out amazingly!
Cleaning party sound good to me! I remember my sister having to move when my niece was 9 y/o. She is 39 now. she crayoned up her bedroom walls before magic erasers were invented. I scrubbed and scrubbed. I will never let my niece forget it. LOL
Bless your heart! I had that happen to me when I just started my first semester in College as a single mother with three kids. The church parsonage I was renting the deacons decided they didn’t want me there anymore. I didn’t work so I had to shift gears and find a place it was so hard. I didn’t have much notice. It sure affected my grades. But I made it. Then a doctor and his wife in my new church had a beautiful home for me to rent to own and I lived there while trying to get my degree in Nursing. However a two car accidents in five months took care of that! Then after being single for years God brought me an amazing husband and we have been married now over 14 years and I love my life now. Pray and ask God for help he is amazing! Things are so expensive now. I was checking in with you to watch your Souptember video. That is such a neat collaboration. I love soups. Yum yum. Take care and prayers for your move! 🙏🏻. Wendy 🎃🍁🙏🏻🇺🇸🌎
Have you tried moving your couch there at the window with the extension on the other wall I think inviting reindeer over for. Cleaning and having different dessert with pizza a big salad would be great
I moved in to a camper that fits on the back of a truck. Tiny home living enjoy ur new home space new beginnings and journey love the videos inspiring ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That is awesome!
I'm like you. Expiration date means nothing. You use your head, you open, you inspect, you decide. I think a cleaning party is a good idea!
You asked about having a cleaning party, and if it is weird. I think it is a great idea. I have done something similar in the past and my kids were much more involved and helpful while other people were helping me clean. I got a chance to talk to friends who I don't get to hang out with, and was able to get a lot more done than I would have by myself. Good friends know when you need help, and if they can, they will help.
I love watching you and your family I'm happy that you found a good place to move and I just have to say you are a wonderful mom keep up what you're doing it works love y'all girl
Thank you so much my friend!
I did a packing and cleaning party when my friend moved. It was fun to do. It doesn’t cost anything to help out a friend. ❤
I have a suggestion for ya about the furniture placement. You may have already tried this but I didn't hear you say that in the video so here goes nothing! The wall in the entry by the coat closet or linen closet as you referred to it maybe consider putting the t.v. there then place the couch on the opposite wall. Leaving more floor space then add your chair between the front door and the front window. Okay, I'm excited for all your new adventures in the new house. Hope everything goes smoothly for you! Love the kiddo's!!!
@pattymcdonald6642 thank you so much! We figured out a solution!
I'd love a pantry like that!
Idea- When you get ready to clean your old place , have a cleaning party. Make it pizza, salad, brownies and cool side. Ask friends to pick what they like to do- dust, vacuum , mop, kitchen, bathroom or you do the bathroom? Play music. Dance party while cleaning. Someone to play with the kids outside. Hope your whole move goes well!! God bless!!
@@jacquethirlkel3001 love that idea!
Im so sorry for your loss. ❤
I do want to say thank you as me and my partner were struggling to find food access but we did go thru the process thru 211 and they helped us find one, in SoCal theres alot of help needed and we did find a place and we gor a tonne of fresh veggiea thatll last us till pay day.
Thank you so much for your help. ❤
I'm so glad you found some help! It really does make all the difference!
So proud of you and your family you could still go and get help and give it to the needy and winter is coming
Thank you!
When I open the lg pkg of bacon bits, I fill a sandwich ziplock bag to put 9n the frig door and then the large bag goes into the freezer. Works great and you don’t have to worry about the bacon going rancid. We don’t like the texture out of the bag. Too chewy and greasy so I put the portion of bacon bits into a bowl and microwave for 10-20 seconds.
oh that's a great idea!! Thank you!
I would definitely keep an open mind with a cleaning party. Many would enjoy that and it sounds like it would be fun! You’re finally getting there with your new place, glad everything is finally working out for y’all! Your set up for pantry looks good, so proud of you my friend! ❤
@@gageschmidt4023 thanks my friend!!
I come from a family of hoarders - they hoard books, craft items, wall art, margarine containers etc. I come by my hoarding honestly and my thing is food. I have always had a surplus of food but we do very good rotating through it (I have only a few things dated 2022 - everything else is newer). My collection of food does comfort and assure me that everything is good. I am very good either way creating things in the kitchen and could not imagine life with a simple basic pantry. Having a mass collection of food helps me to be creative and prevents me from running out to get one missing ingredient which at the end of the day - saves me $$$
That is so true!! Just the feeling of walking into your pantry and knowing you have food! It's such a comfort.
Its good to stock up. My problem is getting ideas for meals with what i got . But since watching you. I get ideas from you. Thx carolina. Jack looks happy in new home 2. ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!!
You should do a series of videos on eating out of your pantry!!
@@hopereed2306 thats a great idea!
Yesssss.....cleaning slumber party...❤
I have an idea. A few sheets of plywood and some 2x4s, and a bag of insulation, you could wall off the space between the garage door(leavind a 6 foot space for garage storage of course) and make your garage a bigger living area. A few screws would hold the wall up. And since its a rental, it could be quickly and easily taken down. Yall could have the kids area in the house living are and yall could have a bigger space in the garage. You could even make your living room area a bigger dining area or a place with a desk for homework or whatever. The possibilities are endless when you have a garage lol.
Great idea! Thank you!
Thank you for this content...I know living without is sometimes a challenge! As a young health care worker living on my own........ my groceries consisted of a bag of macaroni, 1 bottle of pasta sauce, and a block of cheese. These were my bulk groceries for 2 weeks, until my next pay day. Today, my grown kids and husband laugh at me for being a hoarder (40 years later).....Living without can be a real life changer for some. Good luck to you and your family. Again, thank you for your content.
Well, we know what it is like to go without and we don't want that struggle our whole lives!
I think a cleaning party could be loads of fun! I’d far rather clean someone else’s house than my own. Not sure why that is, maybe because cleaning my own house is so repetitive while helping someone else clean theirs is not boring and feeds my need to give. I cannot give money right now, but I can give of my time and energy! (And I really like to talk! 😂)
Cardboard between your jars works great! 💚🩷💙🧡❤️🦋🦋🦋
Im so relieved for you Mama B!
My niece had a big garage like yours she turned it into a big play area for the kids. .She still stored her fridge and freezer there
I think having a cleanout party sounds like a great idea.
It’s good to keep extra food. Living in Montana you never know with the weather if you can get out. If your husband lost his job. Do a menu plan and have 1 year of food. Job lose can happen. I grew up in snow belt of Ohio
I'm going to start meal planning with the new place!
If you can't get to your big cans of food in time, open them and re-can them in a more manageable size. You can get a scrap piece of wood and have your husband cut it to size and put it to separate your jars, then you can stack them safely.❤
Great thinking! Thank you!
First of all, your pantry looks awesome!! Very organized. Second, Food insecurity is real.
My wife and I volunteer 2-3 days a week at St. Vincent's de Paul and a few times a month at St. Marie's food banks. I'm not the final "say all" and there might be some people that disagree but there is nothing wrong with storing some of the food you get from food banks.
We work very hard not to run out of basic foods but it does happen once in a while.(Usually from a truck that broke down bringing it to the food bank.) But even with a justifiable reason, that still doesn't feed a hungry person. What happens if you and your family gets really sick and can't get to the food banks? If you have food stored then it isn't as a catastrophic event as it could be. You are smart for preparing for such events.
God bless you and your family!
@@user-cx1fv4pc1j thank you for that reassurance!
I love your videos and your children are so sweet. Love your new pantry. And your home. Your fur baby is so sweet and looks like my sons doggie. so sorry to hear about your mama. My moms birthday was today. She’s been gone since 1993.praying for us all in times of hardship that we are having with inflation . So I believe it’s good we all have plenty of food in our pantry’s. You take care and stay safe and god bless you and your beautiful family.
Thank you so much! I'm going to put a picture of Mom up in my pantry to honor her!
I had a painting party yrs ago after my divorce. It was fun. You really should consider it. Friends wanna help and it gives them the opportunity
I have recently taken a break from the food banks. I have plenty of storage and I do live alone. I concentrate on using up the food that I have and I rotate my food stores routinely. When I do shop I only buy perishables like produce, eggs, cheese, milk, etc. I was grateful for the food banks and I do know that if I ever need them I can go back to them. Sorry about the loss of your Mom.
@goodenough6331 thank you so much!
If you have too many of a certain food items, share with friends and family. To be able to have space for what I use.
aw! Carolina! your pantry is beautiful. good job on stocking it up in a lovely fashion! i think it comes from our society right now! people stockpiling foods for hard times! i think this is where it comes from. i could be wrong! lol! I cant pass a super good deal.i got 5 pounds of some kind of fancy rice today at walmart...for 2$. i get to go to the food pantry one more time this year. i am trying to work it to get the free xmas box. i think u have it wise to get what food amounts u have Carolina.
Love that pantry that’s a blessing 😊
It sure is! I just want to live in there..haha
Looks great 👍
Hi 🥰🥰🥰! You are AMAZING! SO far along in such a short time!! Nooooooo, I don't think it would be rude to ask friends to help you clean & have a Pizza Party, whatever kind of Party🎉🎉🎉. It would be a lot of fun & a GREAT help. If I lived closer, I would luvluvluv to help you 😍😍😍.
TYFS!!! 👍👍👍.
Sorry your mother recently passed away! God bless. Hugs for you. ❤️🙏
Thank you!
I like your pantry a lot. Mine is under the basement stairs and sometimes I forget stuff is down there! I actually do tend to stock up a lot in the autumn just because I don't want to have to go out in the snow/cold anymore than necessary....
That's a great idea!!
Some states, in Minnesota we have "Second Harvest" which distributes to food pantries . They offer a monthly senior box. It has mainly self stable items. Ask your pantry if you are unaware.
I'll do that! Thank you!
Please keep going to the food pantry! It’s there for you! 😊
Thank you! Other's are saying the same! Maybe I'll go every other week or something! Thanks for the support!
I've had painting party,moving days more than once when my friends came and put up my food in cabinets refrigerator and whatever else was needed. Friends don't mind helping when asked.
Oh good to know! It would help so much!
oh bless its a small living room hun but you will get it rite in the end
Looking good
Hi Mama B.!!! The pantry looks good. Why do people take the screw on caps off of stuff when your done canning??? We just left ours on. I noticed all yours are off. It really wouldnt matter if you left it on would it??? You wouldn't loose them then. I dont know...I dont see anything wrong with going to the food bank. I have never been but if I was able to go I would.Thanks for showing us how things are going for you...Great Video!!!...🦋
Your doing great this it just going to takes some time, I think that would be fun to have a cleaning party your last bash there. So sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for your loss 😢
Thank you!
Good idea
Thank you!
Where are you putting all your cooking equipment (Air Fryer, Griddle).. You could place them at the bottom (floor) of the pantry or on the very top shelf.. Get a small stepping stool to keep in the pantry too..
Looks good so far and I would ask my friends to help clean up the other stuff and if you don't want something maybe one of them will I can't wait for another video
Definitely have a cleaning party with friends. I'm sure they'd love to help! It's amazing how big a place looks until you start putting furniture in! Even more amazing is how much stuff you accumulate where you're at! Your pantry looks great! I sat let the kids help where they can and call in your friends!!❤
I would go 1 time a month, especially close to the holidays and during peak growing foods that you can process and preserve it . Use stuff, then put some stuff back because you don't know w hat is going to happen.
Cleaning party sounds fun. 🎉
Awsome
I plan meals out of my pantry. I usually have everything to make most of what is on my list. We made a tomato galette yesterday only had to buy goat cheese. We had an abundance of cherry tomatoes. So found a new favorite. Always keep a running list of ideas for meal, rarely shop, only pick up what I need to complete meals, dairy, produce and really good sales. 😊
The cleaning party is a 1970's (?'60's) thing. There were often work parties amoung the SHAMs, family/ men for building and major house things, rtc...
Let's bring it back!! Haha
@@mamabairds Honestly, consider it. All it takes is two people/ families, each with a project of some sort in mind. Or, someone who wants to learn better (or begin to learn) something another knows something about; sometimes simply learn how to do something while holding each other's instruction book. DO NOT use the words "barter" or "trade" while on an electronic device or on a land line; bartering and trading are taxable by the IRS and in least some income tax states.
You can ask friends for help cleaning. Then make them dinner,or brunch buffet and use up some of the food you have too much of. Feed them for helping and use up some stuff!
The local food bank in my county sux big time.. took a friend there one time and they had molding vegetables and fruits in a refrigerator, the canned and boxed goods were expired or expired within a week or two. and the frozen chicken they gave her had a sell by date of July and it was November. Now if you went a county over you would get cart loads of food and they weren't expired.. but because she lived in another county she couldn't get anything from them ..
My mom did stocking too because she lived through the rations of the war. She had to feed my dad and 7 kids, on just my dad's salary.
She would also give my sisters food when we visited them.
She was amazing.
So sorry about your mom. It's so hard at times. 🙏♥️💔🙏🤙
I think that is a good idea. I am taking that adventure as well myself. What I think I am going to do is go to the food bank once a month and give away what I have an abundance of. Now, with this new eating direction, I am purging my pantry of things not on this venture and filling it with things I can have. I am really looking forward to the direction of your channel.
@justcallmesuzzie that's awesome Suzzie! You do so much!
@@mamabairds Thank you. I am trying.
I'm 57 and on ssi I'm the one one in my household . You can only visit our local food banks once a month in which you cannot pick what you want . I do watch for sales at our local grocery stores and try to stock up if I have extra money after paying bills . My mom had taught me to stock up because she was raised up during the depression and had bad food Insecurities .When I cook for myself I cook enough for a couple of days and make homemade tv dinners and freeze them for a later date .
That's so awesome! My kids are learning that you must always have a back up of something! We ran out of ranch the other day and the kids say where is the back up and I said we didn't have any. They were shocked! MAMA!! That's not like you...it was so cute!
Do the cleaning party!!!! LOL
I remember in the early 2000's, my mom lost her job. Granted she did make a lot but the job loss did hit us hard. My financial & food insecurities stem from that.
I remember her & I were in line to check out at the grocery store & she had 2 big bills she had to pay. She looked at me & said "which bill should I pay first because I can't pay both & get groceries."
That's where my "extreme" couponing, matching the coupon with the sale & stocking up when there was both a coupon with the sale came from!
I look at the seams and the contents of all cans, new, dented, and pkd.
I used to live in military housing and before you leave they do a white glove inspection. I did all the cleaning myself . I would start early but it really didn’t take that long . Have your children help out .
Carolina,
Do have a cleaning party then perhaps you and your friends can get together once a month and take a couple of hours helping each other tackle a project in their homes. Also you need to replace the things you have in your pantry so you don't find yourself coming up short, there are other far reaching expenses with moving like double utilities with turn ons and turn oss services. Change of address with business, school, md's etc. Animal issues while they get used to new place so don't do any major changes right away give tourselves a minute to take all the changes in. Good lick.❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
All good advice! Thank you!
I have a food obsession I leave my house and I always come home with something to put in the cupboard me it’s the opposite I lived with my mother and never had so when I became a mom I have used the food banks and have grown my pantry and my freezer so me it’s the insecurity of not having so now that they are all grown I still over buy but I give it to them when they pass by 😊
I have made myself a list of all my local pantries and their specifics. I am 72 and retired with ever increasing rent and bills. I find pantries provide an essential service when living on a very limited income. God bless your family and utube channel and messages.
@@jacquethirlkel3001 thank you so much!
I use the food bank as I get fresh fruits and vegetables which are very expensive where I live.. I live on a fixed income and have lots of food allergies so a fresh diet is definitely necessary..
Yes that has helped so much with the budget is getting some of those more expensive things at the food bank!
Your story is familiar to me. I have begun canning too and I love it. Looking forward to your upcoming updates. Any advice on "down-sizing". I tend to buy things again that I have donated.
Don't get rid of it just to get rid of something. If you use it then keep it! If you haven't used it in over a year think about if you really need it!
Love your new pantry ❤
Hi, looks good! You can put cardboard in between home canned jars. Not safe to stack. Love your channel! Much love and hope you have easy move.
Cleaning party sounds great!