At the beginning of the year, I made a little challenge for our family to try to give away as much as we saved/spent on consumables like groceries and household items. I called this the “Save to Give Challenge.” Today I finally tallied up ALL the mountains of receipts that I had been accumulating since…Continue reading 2011 Save to Give Wrap up and PRIZE!
Month: December 2011
The Naughty List
I haven’t been posting as much lately because, well. . . Christmas doesn’t exactly inspire increased interest in frugal living and healthful eating. Three weeks from now, I’m sure more of you will be logging on for resolutions, but right now, that sort of thing would just be irritating, right? Anyone want a lecture on…Continue reading The Naughty List
Poorganic Popcorn
Truthfully, Eating Poorganically has been a bit tricky in the snack food category. But, thanks to my brilliant friend Megan, I’ve recently learned a new AMAZING recipe for DIY microwave popcorn that absolutely tastes delicious and is not going to give me (or you) arteriosclerosis. But, I’ll be honest. I feel a little bad because…Continue reading Poorganic Popcorn
Caught You Blue-Handed
Anika (rhymes with Monica) is now such a big girl that we’ve gotten rid of her crib and gotten her a “big girl bed.” Despite her physical maturity, however, she is still annoyingly babyish and refuses to actually sleep in aforementioned “big girl bed.” Every bedtime or nap, she climbs out, lays on the floor…Continue reading Caught You Blue-Handed
Poorganic’s Not Organic
When I was a wee little girl of 9 or 10, I had a penchant for making up words. One that sticks in my mind is “geniously.” Oh, that’s such a geniously plan. Or Wow, that is a geniously idea. Or You are such a geniously friend. One day on the way home from school,…Continue reading Poorganic’s Not Organic