What I Spent, What We Ate | about political ads
Hey, everyone! A reader from Georgia emailed me yesterday to let me know that she’s getting all political ads on my site right now. So, …
Thankful Thursday | red shoes, for starters
This week I am thankful: for my happy red shoes Thank you, eBay! for the readers who signed up for my food waste course There …
Five Frugal Things | food saves, closet shelving, a repair, and more!
1. I made a quesadilla to use up some elderly tortillas We had two tortillas that had been sitting around for a while, unloved and …
Want to stop throwing food away? Give me four weeks!
If you are an average person (and most of you are, by definition!), and you live in a somewhat wealthy, developed country, such as …
A collection of tiny blog posts
Good Monday morning to ya! (Well. It’s Monday morning as I type this. I have no idea when you will read it.) I’ve got a …
WIS, WWA | I’m done with the bookshelf
Happy Friday, everyone! I’m happy to tell you that I think we’ll be able to put the new bookshelf in Sonia’s room today. Which is …
Thankful Thursday | Guess what was wrong with my washer?
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good …
How do you make peace with things breaking?
A reader left a comment on my post about my washing machine breaking, with the suggestion that her questions could be a post topic. In …
Five Frugal Things | I have a new painting project
1. I picked up a free bookshelf for Sonia’s room Which means…I have a new painting project. I am a glutton for punishment. And also …
All the details on my new windows (plus lots of photos)
As you probably know if you have read any recent blog or Instagram posts, we recently had two windows installed in a wall that previously …
WIS, WWA | Election Week Eats
I don’t ever quite remember having an election WEEK before, but here we are. I mean, there was that whole mess with Gore/Bush in 2000, …
Thankful Thursday | my washing machine broke
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good …
Easy, Frugal, Not-From-A-Mix Homemade Brownies
I always am hesitant to make a chocolate recipe that calls for bars of unsweetened chocolate (and many brownie recipes do). While not exorbitantly expensive, …
Five Frugal Things | I did two appliance repairs
The other day I was thinking, “Wow, I’m really thankful that all my appliances have been working well.” And then two of them needed help …
Don’t buy this sweater (plus other random tidbits)
We haven’t had a randomness post in a while; it seemed like time for one! 1. Don’t buy this sweater if you’re built like me. …