Celebration of Appalachian Women 

My best friend and a friend of hers came up with the idea of empowering women by hosting a conference. It is a series of educational and entertaining classes designed for women. Over the past years there have been such classes as: The Law and You, how to fill out an EPO, car care, heart health and more. For some of the more fun classes; there has been, how to be chic on a budget, a yoga class, journaling, or some sort of craft class.  I think the past 2 years I’ve taught a class and will be doing so this year. 

I’ve been an active part of this for years; in one roll or another. Since I’ve started down this writing journey, I decided to add to my participation. 

A business can decorate a table through sponsorships. They can decorate it themselves or pay us to do it. If you self decorate, there is no cost. However; if we do it, there is a small fee involved. Over the years, we have had some amazing table decorations. Yes, there is a prize for the best decorated table. So here goes Chico’s Mom. Sadly, don’t think I can win. But that’s okay.

Ever since she said I could decorate a table; I’ve been planning for this. 

I decided not to put my bigger books out; sticking with journals, poetry, and the coloring book. 

The class

I have a book of poetry called; Waste not. Want not. These are all things I do living a frugal lifestyle. My bestie said one day, “you make this a game.” So I decided to really make it a game. Patent pending. I hope. 

The original concept is a board game. But for a class this size, I thought a question and answer style game would be more time efficient. The questions are mostly based on the poem. But I have added a few that I’ve researched to expend the play time, if needed. 

For the lady that gets the highest score, will win a basket. As of right now there are 41 in my class: How frugal are you? A fun game to pull yourself out of the mess your finances are in. This is not financial advice.

Basket:

Waste not. Want not., 2 dish towels, sawing kit, 2 cosmetic spatulas, 2 soap bags, travel sized first aid kit, eye glass repair kit, 6 piece set of screw drivers. 2 lock top trustable storage containers.