Three (book reviews, that is)
If you follow me on instagram (I’m thefrugalgirl, naturally), you know that last week, I spent a rare day on the couch. I had some …
Reviews
In which I try an Android and miss my iPhone miserably.
I’m sure you all know by now of my love for Ting Wireless. The $21/month bill for two iPhones is a little bit hard to …
So, I got some black flats.
Remember how my cheap flats finally bit the dust? And how I was mulling over a bunch of different high-quality ballet flat options? (The comments …
A Year of No Sugar, A Beautiful Mess, and more (What I’ve been reading!)
I seem to have been reading blue books lately: We’ll start from the top. Year of No Sugar I received a review copy of Year …
Which food storage containers are the best?
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. I’m kind of …
What Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook should you give?
A reader emailed me the other day asking for a Cook’s Illustrated cookbook gifting recommendation, and while I have a lot of reviews sprinkled around …
What I’m reading right now
I always love it when other people share what they’re reading, so every now and then, I do the same. Here’s what I’m currently working …
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 …
Happy Money
I’m not quite sure how I ended up getting this book from the library….maybe one of you suggested it? Or maybe I got a PR …
What I’ve been reading of late
First, some books. Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (by Ellen Ruppel), was sort of like Overdressed, except that it had a much broader …
Food Rules
Recently, I picked up Michael Pollan’s Food Rulesfrom my library. It’s basically a condensed version of In Defense of Food…just the, “How then should I …
Over-Dressed
I first heard of this book sometime last year, and it instantly piqued my interest, so I contacted the publisher to see if they’d like …
A vintage-inspired jewelry deal for you!
Hello, readers! I’m pleased to report that my illness has pretty much left the building…just a quiet, slightly hoarse voice remains. Which means that I …
I now own a new Miele Twist vacuum. Woo!
Isn’t it purty? After our vacuum met an unfortunate end, Mr. FG and I read review after review and article after article (and all of …
Want to know something I’ve never baked from scratch?
Yup. Never done a gingerbread house from scratch. I didn’t really grow up making gingerbread houses, so they’re not something I think of baking. But …