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I am a technical writer with over 15 years experience in various industries.

I detest bad grammar. I edit pretty much everything I read out of habit. I wish I could contact book publishers with the errors contained in their books.

I live in Canada. I am married and have one son.

I enjoy reading, writing, sewing, quilting and watercolour painting.

My passion is ...

I'm not sure - right now it is sewing and of course, my family.

I know too much about ...

I can never know too much.

My parents always told me ...

to treat people with respect.

My childhood ambition ...

was to make summer vacation last forever.

My favorite memory ...

wow - too many to choose from. The birth of my son is up there though.

Why I write ...

to get my thoughts out of my head.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Wayne Dyer, Paul KcKenna and lots of others.

My first job ...

electronic assembler

My best moment ...

when I realized I loved my husband ranks right up there with the birth of my son.

My inspiration ...

lots of people, lots of things

Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) How to stock your pantry frugally

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In today's tough economic times, having a fully stocked pantry is simply a smart thing to do. Knowing you have food on hand in case of an emergency helps relieve some stress. So how do you go about stocking your pantry? Well, you do not have to go out a spend a bundle and do it all at once. Most of us can't afford to do that anyway. What you need to do is check your local store fliers and each week pick the best few items on sale and buy a few to several of each. A key thing to remember is, only buy items you know your family will use. There is no sense stocking up on pasta if you family h...

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