What I Spent I am still adjusting to the heat of my new stove. It definitely runs hotter than my old one. See? I don’t think I have ever made a sandwich that’s the same color as my cast iron skillet. (!) I will get better at this with a little more practice, though. On […]
Thankful Thursday | from a cranky me
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; an exercise to help us hunt for the good that is in our lives and in the world, even in the midst of a pandemic. Full disclosure: I am writing this post while not in a very good mood. It’s the end […]
Owning a cat: An honest review
The other day, someone found my blog by searching for “owning a cat: honest review”. I’m guessing google sent them to my blog because I have a Dinnerly post that has the phrase “an honest review” in the title. I posted a screenshot of this search phrase on my Instagram because I thought it was […]
Five Frugal Things | science experiment bread
1. I made bread after a science experiment Zoe’s biology teacher assigned a yeast-growing experiment, so after Zoe was done, I used the yeast to make two loaves of bread. Of course, a few teaspoons of yeast doesn’t cost very much, but I felt happy not to throw it away. And I used the loaves […]
Four things that are saving my life right now
Anne Bogel from Modern Mrs. Darcy occasionally does “What’s saving my life right now” posts. They’re not meant literally, of course…they’re just lists of things that are making her life better right now. (Here’s one of hers from this year.) I randomly felt inspired to write one of these, so it’s what you get today. […]
WIS, WWA | Instagram vs. Reality
What I Spent Before we get to the spending…you know how people on Instagram do those Instagram vs Reality side-by-sizes, showing how easy it is to look good just by posing? Well, here is the Instagram level version of some fried chicken I made (SLR photo): And here’s a less glamorous version (a phone photo): […]
