I heard about this show back in September when we were on vacation, and its topic piqued my interest. The reality show, called “Downsized” (which is done by PieTown Productions, the same company that contacted me about a reality show several years ago!) chronicles the adventures of a blended family (7 kids total) who has […]
Archives for November 2010
Monday Q&A | Cleaning Up, Food Processors, and Activities for Kids
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in a future Q&A post, just leave me a comment here or email me (thefrugalgirl [at] gmail [dot] com) and put Q&A in the subject line. I look forward to hearing […]
Help me put together some Christmas Q&A posts!
I know I don’t usually post on Sundays, but I was wondering if you all had any Christmas-specific questions for me. I thought it might be fun to do a Christmas-themed Q&A for a couple of weeks in December, but I need some questions to work with. So, do you have any questions about frugality […]
Baking, baking…
My kitchen has been kind of busy this week, and I thought it would be fun to share a few photos. Those of you who follow my Facebook page know that I tried Cook’s Illustrated’s recipe for Cranberry Bread and managed to only add half of the required baking powder (I’m just that brilliant!). Amazingly […]
Do you shop on Black Friday? (+ some misc. stuff!)
1. Last year, I explained why I am not a Black Friday shopper (the only shopping I’m doing will be at the grocery store, which is lovely and un-crowded the day after Thanksgiving!). Even though I’m not camping out at the mall this morning, I thought it would be fun to see how many of […]
Happy Thanksgiving! | My 2010 Thankful List
(my baking efforts from yesterday) For those of you that are new-ish…a Thankful List is an annual tradition around these here parts. I list 50 things I’m thankful for, in very random order, just because having to think of 50 things stretches my contentment/thankfulness muscles a bit. I don’t usually look over my previous lists […]
