What I’ve Been Reading
Every so often, I write a post about the books I’ve been reading lately. Here are the two I’ve finished most recently. Garbology I mentioned …
So. I’ve been feeling a little scattered lately.
And in general, I feel like I’m not using my time optimally. I have some idea of where I’m wasting it (excessive email-checking, anyone???), but …
Anyone want $50 to spend at Novica??
This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Kate T., the winner of the Novica gift card! You know you do. 😉 Novica is a National …
Food Waste Friday | Ugh. Me and zucchini.
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
Zoe’s bed, in white, at long last!
For those of you just joining us on this bed-update journey, poor Zoe had been sleeping in her crib-now-converted-to-toddler-bed for her whole life. She did …
Monday Q&A | Which Klean Kanteen to buy, plus basics on grocery savings
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 giveaway from Little Bird Designs
I’m so excited about today’s giveaway. It’s from Little Bird Vintage Designs, and I think you’ll love it. Little Bird Vintage Designs is owned by …
Food Waste Friday | I looked through my fridge…
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
A little bit of this, a little bit of that.
My blogging time didn’t go quite as planned because while trying to install a Pinterest button on Lisey’s baking side, I broke her site. And …
Monday Q&A | Bacon Grease and Frugal Stock (the soup sort)
So, after I posted about frosting our fire log with bacon grease from my freezer, a lot of you had questions like, “Why in the …
What kind of weekend are you having?
Mine is shaping up to be a good mix of getting things done and hanging around and having fun. Of course, sometimes getting things done …
Food Waste Friday | Of Peppers and Pancakes
A slimy pepper half was living in my vegetable drawer, so now it’s gone off to my compost bin. And last night, one of my …
What I’m thinking about: Summer Plans
June will be here tomorrow. And that has me thinking about what I want to do with my summer. Since I homeschool, summer represents more …
So. I got a Fiskars reel mower.
Mr. FG’s been eying the Fiskars StaySharp Max Push Reel Lawn Mower (he’s had one too many frustrating sessions trying to get our gas mower …
A small Goodwill painting project
Sonia and Lisey were feeling a wee bit left out when Zoe got her new bed, so I painted a little something for them too. …