FUN & FRUGAL

DATE(S): Monday, October 11, 2010

TIME: 6:30-8:30pm

LOCATION: RVMS Board Room

COST: $20

INSTRUCTORS: Cindy Haugland & Beth Gasser

Is your family on a budget? Maybe you want

to save for a special trip or purchase. Learning

frugal tips and tricks will help you save

money in a heartbeat. This unique class

blends the best frugal ideas online and offline.

First, you will learn where to go and how

to find the best online savings, coupons, free

shipping, free samples and more. We’ll help

you protect your private information and save

money safely using the Internet. Then, we’ll

move offline to help you save money and

time in your daily routine when we cover bulk

buying tips, bulk cooking and freezer meals,

homemade cleaning supplies and other simple

tactics perfect for any budget.

Registration deadline: October 4, 2010

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HOMEMADE CLEANING SUPPLIES

DATE(S): Monday, November 8, 2010

TIME: 6:30-8:30pm

LOCATION: RVMS Board Room

COST: $20

INSTRUCTOR: Cindy Haugland

 Have you taken a trip down the cleaning aisle

at the supermarket lately? If you believe the

ad hype – you can’t keep a clean house without

loading your shopping cart with multiple

specialty cleaners. Hogwash! Come to this

class and find out how to toss those expensive

chemical compounds and clean your

home a safer, cheaper, natural way! Follow

Cindy Haugland, Professional Organizer’s

blog at www.tidytightwads.com to keep up

with new homemade recipes.

Registration deadline: November 1, 2010

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STRESS-FREE HOLIDAY

DATE(S): Thursday, November 11, 2010

TIME: 6:30-8:30pm

LOCATION: RVMS Board Room

COST: $20

INSTRUCTOR: Cindy Haugland

Please join us! Local professional organizer,

Cindy Haugland with Tidy Tightwad$ will

share her favorite organizing tips, techniques

and strategies to create a memorable, stressfree

holiday geared toward busy women.

You’ll leave with relevant, helpful organizing

information that you can use immediately to

improve the quality of your daily life. You will

fill out a holiday inventory, a holiday task list,

a holiday countdown calendar and a holiday

gift list all tailored for you and your family.

Will also receive some holiday gift giving tips

and holiday simplifying tips. Registration

deadline: November 4, 2010

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 ONCE A MONTH COOKING

DATE(S): Tuesday, October 26, 2010

TIME: 6:30-8:30pm

LOCATION: RVMS Board Room

COST: $20

INSTRUCTOR: Cindy Haugland

Come to this class and learn all of the information

you need to start your own once a

month cooking club with friends. This class

will help you get organized and provide you

with tips and tricks to avoid time and money

“wasters.” By the end of this class you will be

armed with a process to create easy shopping

lists and many wonderful freezer meals.

Participants will receive 25 recipes and will

have ongoing e-mail contact with Cindy

Haugland, professional organizer and founder

of Tidy Tightwad$, should you have questions.

She will continue to post money saving

tips and Once a Month cooking-related topics

on her blog at www.tidytightwads.com or Tidy

Tightwad$ on Facebook.

Registration deadline: October 19, 2010

*If interested, contact:  http://redwood.mntm.org/ to register. 

FIGHT THE PAPER WAR Come to this class to find better paper management strategies and some helpful hints on filing. Do you ever ask yourself these questions? “Where do I start?” “Should I put this in a safety deposit box?” “How long should I keep this piece of paper?” “How can I de-junk my life?” If so, this class is for you! Join Professional Organizer, Cindy Haugland of Tidy Tightwads to ease your stress level at home and find out why her motto is “Less is More.” Date…Thursday, November 18, 2010 Time…….6:30 to 8:30 pm Location…Jr/Sr High School Fee……..$20 Instructor……..Cindy Haugland Minimum enrollment of 5 Maximum enrollment of 20 Registration Deadline November 11, 2010

ADVANCED COUPONING STRATEGIES Creativity pays big dividends when it comes to couponing. Learn how to increase your coupon savings with strategies. You can stack plates and you can stack laundry, but did you know you can stack coupons? Come find out how Cindy Haugland, Professional Organizer and founder of Tidy Tightwads, saved $119.06 on one shopping trip. Date…Thursday, November 4, 2010 Time…….6:30 to 8:30 pm Location…Jr/Sr High School Fee……..$20 Instructor……..Cindy Haugland Minimum enrollment of 5 Maximum enrollment of 20 Registration Deadline October 29, 2010

HOMEMADE CLEANING SUPPLIES Have you taken a trip down the cleaning aisle at the supermarket lately? If you believe the ad hype–you can’t keep a clean house without loading your shopping cart with multiple specialty cleaners. Hogwash! Come to this class and find out how to toss those expensive chemical compounds and clean your home a safer, cheaper, natural way! Follow Cindy Haugland, Professional Organizer’s blog at www.tidytightwads.com to keep up with new homemade recipes. Date…Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Time…….6:30 to 8:30 pm Location…Jr/Sr High School Fee……..$20 Instructor……..Cindy Haugland Minimum enrollment of 5 Maximum enrollment of 20 Registration Deadline November 2, 2010

STRESS FREE HOLIDAY Please join us! Local professional organizer, Cindy Haugland with Tidy Tightwad$ will share her favorite organizing tips, techniques and strategies to create a memorable, stress-free holiday geared toward busy women. You’ll leave with relevant, helpful organizing information that you can use immediately to improve the quality of your daily life. You will fill out a holiday inventory, a holiday task list, a holiday countdown calendar and a holiday gift list all tailored for you and your family. I will also give you some holiday gift giving tips and holiday simplifying tips. Date…Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Time…….6:30 to 8:30 pm Location…Jr/Sr High School Fee……..$20 Instructor……..Cindy Haugland Minimum enrollment of 5 Maximum enrollment of 20 Registration Deadline November 9, 2010

Contact Marj @ mmaurer@acgc.k12.mn.us

Ants:  Ant invasions can be deterred by washing countertops, cabinets and floors with distilled water.

Grease:  Filmy dirt and greasy residue can be removed from stove and refrigerator by wiping with vinegar.

Grass or Weeds:  Kill unwanted grass on sidewalks and driveways by pouring on vinegar.

Chrome:  To polish chrome and stainless steel, moisten a cloth with white vinegar and wipe clean.

Shower Curtain:  Rub a cloth dampened with vinegar to remove soapy, steamed-in film and mildew from your plastic shower curtain.  Or, remove it and wash it with wash machine adding a little vinegar.

Coffee Maker:  To remove stale coffee residue, fill the reservoir with vinegar and run it through a brewing cycle.  When finished, run 2 cycles of water through it.  I do this once a month with my coffee pot.

Anybody that knows me, knows that I buy vinegar by the gallon, actually by the 3-gallons!

You can use it for so many things……..there have been books written on uses for vinegar.  Plus, it’s cheap!

Glassware:  1/2 c distilled vinegar added to a gallon of rinse water will remove soap film from glassware and make it shine.  I actually use it as a rinse agent in my dishwasher instead of Jet Dry.

Toilet Bowl:  Clean and deodorize your toilet bowl by pouring undiluted vinegar into it.  Let it stand for about 5 minutes and then flush.  Stubborn stains may require scrubbing.

Bathtub:  Wipe down bathtub with vinegar and baking soda to remove film buildup.  Rinse with clean water.

Recycle your garden pots………I spent some time this morning in the garden cleaning out, dead heading and clipping off spent blooms.  I emptied out pots and tucked them away until next spring.  I put the plastic ones into the recyling.  I thought…..I wonder if there is any place that recycles these.  Some garden centers do.  For a complete list of the garden centers participating in the recycling program all season long, so to www.gardenminnesota.com/help-for-homeowners/plastics-recycling.

If you want to be a green green thumb, let’s help keep plastics out of our landfills.

We have ants and I have talked to a couple others over the weekend who said they had them too.

This recipes makes 4-6 ant traps

1/4 c. sugar

1/4 c. yeast

1/2 c. molasses

Mix all the ingredients in a 2 cup measuring cup.  Smear a layer on an index card or piece of cardboard.  Place the cards, sticky side up, wherever ants are.

Making Herbal Medicine Workshop

Sunday, June 28, 2009       

2:00 – 4:30 pm

The Lamb Shoppe    61231 MN Hwy 7    Hutchinson, MN

Cost: $15 - Please bring 3-4 small jars with lids (2 oz.) ie. baby food jars.

Come and spend an afternoon learning about some of the many different preparations used in herbal medicine.  You will learn just how easy it is to make herbal tinctures, oils, salves and syrups that you can use for everyday ailments right at home.  Find out the best seasons to make different plant medicines from plants foliage, blossoms, berries, barks and roots.

You will also learn some basic herbs to use for various health conditions. We will gather plant material and prepare it into a tincture that you can bring home and you will gain confidence in your ability to make your own remedies. This class includes hands-on and you will bring home a variety of herbal preparations.

Instructor: Connie Karstens, Herbalist – www.healthbyconnie.com – 320-587-6094

Pre-Registration Deadline: June 21, 2009

About the instructor:

Connie Karstens holds a BA in Biology and a Masters in Health and Nutrition Education. She taught college nutrition for 14 years and has worked as an organic livestock farmer for the past 25 years. She also operates a USDA processing plant and farm store west of Hutchinson called The Lamb Shoppe which features grassfed lamb, beef, chicken, eggs, and other wholesome foods. She teaches a wide range of health classes both privately and through Community Education and conducts workshops to facilitate health and healing.  Connie is a clinical herbalist and offers private wellness holistic consultations incorporating whole foods nutrition, herbs, stress management techniques, and other natural remedies to support and build overall health and to re-balance the body.

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Easy! Just add a few tablespoons of vinegar to a bottle of clean, cold tap water. Shake well and spray on veggies and then wash under flowing clean water as usual. Helps to clean those fruits and veggies better than ever – and it’s a lot less expensive than those commercial produce washes.

Really great tip to get fruits and vegetables clean before eating!