First, the frugal fail! Recently I’ve been guilty of throwing away too much food. (The horror!) Food waste, according to this study from Penn State, costs the average American family $1,866 annually. Ouch. I needed to get a handle on this, quickly. For a few weeks after we moved into the new house, I had […]
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Diet Cult(ure): Why I Stopped Doing Trim Healthy Mama
Preview: Why I stopped doing the Trim Healthy Mama diet after successfully losing weight on the plan. Ask a mother what her favorite smell is, and she’d likely answer as I do: newborn baby. What parent hasn’t sunk their nose into the soft fat folds of their baby’s neck or their downy soft hair, and […]
2017 Goals Update
After posting my goals for 2017 here, I promised to update periodically on my progress. I love reading other people’s goals. They’re inspiring to me, and I also get some great ideas! So I hope you don’t mind my occasional navel-gazing. Plus, posting updates helps me stay accountable. My first 2017 goals update was here, […]
Things I’m Enjoying Lately
Every once in a while I post things I am enjoying. It’s a sort of product review meets gratitude list. This list is for stuff I liked in February. I moved this month, so a lot of stuff will revolve around that (I’m talking to you chocolate, comfy shoes and Epsom salts!). Lily’s chocolate – […]
Frugal Natural Beauty: making the most of your natural beauty
Being a frugal natural beauty isn’t hard if you know a few tricks. It’s just not necessary to spend a ton of money on beauty products to have great skin and a natural makeup look. While it’s great that there are many natural and organic beauty products available nowadays, I’m going to focus on the […]
2017 Goals Update: February version
2017 goals update, February version. The short of it is that January pretty much rocked. I posted my goals for 2017 here. And I promised to update on my progress. I probably won’t do this monthly (because it may be boring to read about someone else’s goals? I dunno, I enjoy reading these types […]
2017 Goals
These are my 2017 goals in various areas of life. for several years now, I’ve been posting my goals here for public accountability. Last year, I was negligent in posting updates. I promise to do better this time! (Note: my first 2017 goals update, for February, is here. The second, in April, is here.) January […]
Disclosure: I went to IKEA
A No Spend Challenge update. This summer we’re saving for a down payment on a home, and I’m documenting my black-belt frugality moves. IKEA antics from a previous trip. We didn’t buy any flat packed furniture this time. I’ve been staying out of stores as much as possible unless there was some incredible deal I […]
No Spend Summer: What I’ve Already Done
As I wrote here, I’m embarking on a No Spend Challenge. I promised to share the strategies I’m using to avoid spending, and when it’s necessary, to spend as little as possible. A few things I’ve been doing so far for No Spend Summer: 1) I warmed up my coupon game muscles today. Two […]
What we ate last week
When I write, I want to move people. (Speaking of which, I wrote an essay for DesignMom’s blog about my high-risk pregnancy and subsequent premature delivery of my 27-weeker, if you’re interested, read it here.) At the very least, I hope to help people. So sometimes I feel silly writing about something as banal as […]