Gardening is often viewed as a time-consuming and sometimes costly effort. There’s no denying that planting, watering, tending, harvesting, and storing vegetables can be hard work. Even if you’re not big on gardening and prefer farmers’ markets or stores, fresh produce can be quite costly. But what if you could regrow some of your organic … [Read more…]
Smoothies are delicious. While juice–the slightly more complicated and less-closely-related-to-ice-cream cousin of the smoothie–may be a bit more en vogue at the moment, smoothies have always maintained a little je ne sais quoi* that keeps people coming back for more. Healthy, tasty, pretty. What’s not to love? Maybe the cost, you say. In my quest … [Read more…]
It’s almost fall. As the temperature slowly starts to drop (at least in theory – not in the Midwest, though, apparently), that means it’s time for football games, homemade chili, sweater weather, and new goals. First up? Food! Most months our grocery budget comes in at around $250 for the two of us. Typically, household … [Read more…]
Mr. P and I are in the midst of a massive overhaul of our home. For the past few weeks, I’ve been a decluttering machine. Craigslist, Poshmark, Tradesy, local consignment stores. You name it, I’ve tried it*. I have also filled several trash bags to the breaking point and bequeathed them to my neighborhood Goodwill … [Read more…]
I’m a big fan of giving credit where credit is due: Cher Horowitz, this is on you. Growing up, my mission in life was to score a computer–complete with dial-up, of course–that would scan my closet and sound an alarm should I mis-match any of my plaid pieces from Contempo Casual. And while I never … [Read more…]
Every Friday, I’ll feature a simple change that I am implementing to lead a more purposeful life. I hope you’ll join me or share some simple switches that you’ve made to your life. Make your bed every day. That tip tops virtually every morning productivity list floating around on the Interwebs. So, when Mr. P … [Read more…]
A few short weeks ago, I met up with a friend who I hadn’t seen in a while. As the conversation turned to our plans for later that day, I casually rattled off the rest of my to-do list. After leaving our meet up, I would swing by the hardware store and then stop at … [Read more…]
We’ve all heard it. Maybe you’ve even been called it. The F Word. Frugal. I’d like to think that there is a difference between frugal and cheap. However, popular nomenclature seems to want to treat these two words as synonyms. Case in point? This lovely open letter written by Giuliana Rancic’s husband to her.* The letter … [Read more…]