Kitchen Helper
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. Yesterday afternoon, Zoe was at loose ends, so I handed her a …
Dear Christians: It’s ok to care about the earth. Actually, we SHOULD.
Today is Earth Day. I know conservative people tend to roll their eyes at there even BEING an Earth Day, but I think this needs …
Well, I’m still no chalk artist…
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. …but chalk markers DO make it a lot easier to write on …
I’ll be me. And you can be you.
This is something I’ve been thinking about lately, partly because of Gretchen Rubin’s writings, partly because of conversations with friends, partly because we’ve been on …
What’s in the freezer?? Enough stuff for a freezer challenge, that’s what.
I mentioned last week that my kitchen freezer is getting a little bit out of control. Which is especially sad because when I finished my …
And now for something we DO like…
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. On Tuesday, I mentioned that our household is 6/6 for not liking …
Shoot Better |On Lighting (Part 2)
This post is part of a Shoot Better, weekly (ish) series on improving your photography frugally (a.k.a. not buying tons of equipment.) Last week, I …
Even the spring air can only do so much for math.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. It’s more tolerable with a warm breeze, but only slightly. 😉 (We …
Five Frugal Things
As always, hat tip to The NonConsumer Advocate for the Five Frugal Things idea. One I cooked dinner every night last week (I made homemade …
About that freezer below the fridge…
Every other Friday, I post about my food waste. I started doing this back in 2008 to help motivate me, and I’ve kept up the …
Shoot Better | On Lighting (Part 1)
This post is part of Shoot Better, a weekly (ish) series on improving your photography frugally (a.k.a. not buying tons of equipment.) Lighting is a …
Down to two…
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. Last year, Joshua and Lisey participated in egg hunting, but for some …
5 Things We Splurge On
(Inspired by a recent MoneySavingMom post about the things their family splurges on) Though we’re a fairly frugal household here at Chez FG, we’re really …
Since it’s Good Friday…
…and a holiday weekend (many of you will be away from your screens!), and also since I have an awful lot going on today (church …
Yesterday was one of the happiest days of my life.
And it’s not because we had 5 dentist appointments and 0 cavities. (Though that is always cause for rejoicing.) About 2.5 weeks ago, I was …