Green and Frugal

The other day, I was cleaning the glass domes on my kitchen ceiling fan (a job which is done only rarely around here, let me …

If you’ve been reading here for a while, you know that I love to find new uses for old stuff. Heck, I wrote a whole …

Yesterday, I shared that I’ve chosen not to spend time line-drying my laundry because a) I hated it and b) it wasn’t saving me that …

It’s been a little while since I last stopped in at Goodwill, but this trip reminded me exactly why I love thrift store shopping. I …

That’s the sound of my dryer not squealing. It’s a beautiful sound. You may remember that last year, I had to take it all apart …

You know how I’m on a crusade to own the right amount of stuff at my house? And how I think the right amount of …

…I’ve been using my Third Day Naturals soap. It gets nice and lathery and works perfectly. I don’t know if it would work for a …

Would you rather store your leftovers in these? Or in these? Would you rather eat your meals with these: or these? And which is a …

How about a little refashioning to start off your week? This shirt came in a hand-me-down bag a while back. It’s a Children’s Place shirt, …

Way back in the early days of my blog, I wrote a post about how I pack a frugal, waste-free lunch for Mr. FG. Seeing …

alternately titled, I Finally Spent Some Of My Birthday Money. I’ve never had a nice soup ladle. I got a beautiful and sturdy small ladle …

“These” being roller assemblies for my dishwasher. They’re small plastic parts that keep the top rack of my dishwasher on the track. As you can …

Sonia and Lisey were feeling a wee bit left out when Zoe got her new bed, so I painted a little something for them too. …

This past weekend, we sat on a local beach, enjoying a lovely May day. Out of the blue, this bottle rode in with a wave. …

(2014 Edit: Apparently, putting lube on a squeaky wheel is only a temporary fix and can actually make the problem worse. If you have a …