What I Spent, What We Ate | It’s a new year!
Happy New Year, friends! I rang in the new year by….going to bed at 10:30. (Good thing I have never claimed to be a party …
Thankful Thursday | Goodbye, 2020
Today happens to be the last day of 2020! We’ve been doing Thankful Thursdays for a while now, and I have pondered the idea of …
Five Frugal Things | I bought 100 more pounds of flour
1. I saved on shipping at the Webstaurant Store This is the site where I’ve been ordering flour during the pandemic. Their prices on King …
Talk to me about robot vacuums
It’s time for an Ask the Readers post, and this time, the question is from me! Lisey is really wanting us to get a robotic …
Thankful Thursday | on Christmas Eve
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good …
Five Frugal Things | a protective dinosaur
Keep reading for more about the dinosaur! 1. I had a use-it-up lunch Which is nothing out of the ordinary; I often try to get …
A day in the frugal life
I first wrote one of these “day in the life” posts years and years ago, mainly because I thought it might be fun to see …
WIS, WWA | $50
What I Spent I skipped doing a regular grocery trip this week; I spent $40 on the trip I mentioned in the Five Frugal Things …
Thankful Thursday | a little December snow!
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good …
Five Frugal Things | black-thumb seed saving
1. I dried marigold and hyacinth seeds When Zoe and I were hanging the Christmas lights and doing a little yard cleanup, I grabbed some …
Our blue Cookie Monster tree
So, about our blue tree… You know how I told you we bought a blue Christmas tree? Well. It was Lisey’s idea. She really loves …
The 2020 cookie guessing contest
Congrats to DarleneH for getting all the cookie guesses correct! You can see all the answers in this post. Long-time readers know that at our …
Win a $50 Novica gift card!
This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Jennifer, the winner. Jennifer, you’ve been emailed! Never heard of Novica? Novica is a National Geographic company that …
Win a Cleanse, Smooth, Nourish package from Third Day Naturals
This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Carol, the winner! Carol, you’ve been emailed. I have a holiday giveaway for you from a small company …
WIS, WWA | I made chowder that Sonia can eat!
What I Spent More on the chowder down below. For now, grocery shopping: I spent $130 at Aldi and $90 elsewhere. So I had kind of a high …