[Update 2016: I found this post in my drafts folder, never published. It's now over four years old, like the baby. I was 42 weeks pregnant with baby #6 when I wrote this, and had never felt more (physically) miserable in my life. It's funny how much of this I had forgotten. With my next … [Continue reading]
Friday flâner
September 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
Good Friday! I hope you enjoyed your first day of autumn yesterday (I've never understood why we don't capitalize the seasons. Oh well.). It's still hitting 90 here during the day so I haven't needed my cardigans much yet. A few things I enjoyed from around the internet this week: I LOVE … [Continue reading]
From Crunchy to Soggy (plus giveaway)
September 21, 2016 10 Comments
As I review the nearly 2,000 posts published on this blog in the last several years, a few things have struck me. I've changed through the years. One … [Continue reading]
Read Aloud Roundup
September 19, 2016 3 Comments
Read aloud roundup is where I share great books I've read with my kids lately. Here are a few we enjoyed last week. This is Not My … [Continue reading]
Friday flâner
September 16, 2016 Leave a Comment
Flâner is a French word and concept that I love, and that we don't have nearly enough of in our fast-paced lives (assuming, of course, that you, dear … [Continue reading]
5 frugal things
September 15, 2016 1 Comment
When I went to Aldi to get groceries Sunday, they had a shopping cart full of kid's stuff for 50% off. I got several packs of socks, undies and a cute … [Continue reading]
Unsung Benefits of Frugality
September 10, 2016 3 Comments
My No-Spend Summer is officially over. We're well over half way to our savings goal. For a number of reasons, we've decided to stay put for another … [Continue reading]
5 frugal things
September 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
1 - Today I went to the local kid's consignment shop to get Josiah a few shirts. I had a pieces to sell to them as well. We arrived before the … [Continue reading]
Mothering up
September 5, 2016 Leave a Comment
In the last couple of weeks I've been going through archives on this here blog. My intention is to dust off all that old content to make it better, … [Continue reading]
Buying Back to School Clothes? Check out this sale!
September 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
My No-Spend Summer ended with a whimper, mostly because my kids have this annoying habit of growing. Don't they know about my fiscal freeze? The 13 … [Continue reading]
