My menu board bit the dust. But I resurrected it.
Remember the menu board I made from a super-ugly Goodwill frame this summer? Well, it had a little accident. Large pieces of glass don’t take …
Green and Frugal
Q&A | Completely ditching paper towels & plastic bags | Re-dying black leggings
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …
Could this scream 1995 a little louder?
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. Maybe if there were a few hearts added (in dusty rose, of …
What’s the green appliance choice? Repair or buy new?
On Monday, I posted about how we got our old washing machine repaired, and about how we plan to keep going that route as long …
My washing machine, it is fixed.
This is good news indeed. Our washer started having some weird symptoms a little while back, and they exhibited themselves only when I washed several …
Goodbye, (first) compost bin.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. After six years of exposure to the elements, my very first Rubbermaid …
This is kind of not awesome.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. My washer is having issues. It turns out that we need a …
Remember when I Shoe-Goo-ed my black flats?
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I share a photo or two and just a few words. (I wrote about that and another shoe repair right here.) …
Make Boot Socks from Old Sweaters (super easy!!)
Recently, a couple of sweaters came in a hand-me-down bag from my cousins. (Yup! My cousins. My youngest cousin is slightly younger than Joshua, so …
This isn’t all that brilliant…
On Tuesdays and Thursdays I post a picture and just a few words. …but it’s been great for keeping my cabinets free of honey stickiness. …
How to replace a broken jean button
This recently happened to a pair of my jeans: Unlike Lisey’s shoe situation, this wardrobe malfunction didn’t happen right before church, it happened AT church. …
More Materialism, Not Less
There’s a post that’s been rattling around in my brain for a year or two on this topic, but for some reason, I’ve never sat …
multitasker toys for the win
The other day, Joshua helped the girls make this amusement park ride out of Knex. The battery operated motor makes it go around in circles, …
I’m lovin’ FrayCheck.
Remember the little dress Sonia was wearing in the Three Girls in Goodwill Pink photos from a few years ago? Well, it got handed down …
It’s Earth Day! Be green AND frugal.
Sometimes, you gotta choose between the two, but frequently the green and frugal paths converge. That’s a lovely sweet spot. 1. Don’t buy so much …