Giving thanks

I saw as someone’s facebook status update that they would post daily about what they are thankful for since this is month of Thanksgiving and all.  I’ve decided to start my blog posts this month with things I am thankful for.  Today’s thankfulness is also sort of a PSA:
I am thankful that hairspray will remove [...]

Homemade Laundry Detergent

Doesn’t this make you want some cheese? It’s grated Fels Naptha soap. I was able to find it and the other ingredients needed to make my own laundry soap at the Kroger near my work. I followed the directions I found at Common Sense with Money. I’ve only washed a few [...]

Bread

A while back I had read a post from Wendy about how she made her own homemade bread. I loved the idea but was too intimidated. I didn’t learn until recently that they put high fructose corn syrup in bread. BREAD! (Apparently, it’s in almost everything). Somehow Ken and I [...]

Crockpot: Black beans and candles

Not long ago I discovered a blog: A Year of Crockpotting: a new year’s resolution to use the crockpot every day in 2008 by Stephanie, “the crockpot lady.” I just love her profile picture where she is hugging her crockpot. I don’t think I love any of my appliances enough to hug them.
I [...]

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

These are a good low(er) calorie treat. I like to eat them with a dollop of Cool Whip. I got this recipe at Weight Watchers meeting once upon a time, and have seen it a lot online.
Ingredients:
1 box spice cake mix
1 15 oz canned pumpkin
1/2 cup of water
Mix it all together and bake [...]

A random blog

I saw a cute knit baby bib on Flickr called “The Perfect Baby Bib.” I thought it was genius – instead of a button or tie, there was a rib knit neck that you just slip over the baby’s head. I couldn’t find a pattern for it on the internets so I winged it. [...]

Food, Clutter

We’re always talking about picking recipes and making a meal plan for the week.  I finally did it this week!  I ended up spending a little more on meat and poultry for the various recipes, but my overall grocery bill was less than it usually is.  My usual grocery trip doesn’t include any kind of [...]

(Almost) Free Kashi, Organizing

I bought two boxes of Kashi GoLean Crunch and two boxes of  Kashi TLC Granola bars for…EIGHTEEN CENTS!  Find out how at MoneySavingMom.
I am FINALLY getting some organizing done around the house.  I am coming to terms with the fact that I will never have a huge chunk of time to do this, but it’s [...]

Itty Bitty Boogers

Our itty bitty baby has an itty bitty cold.  It’s pretty minor, but she’s stuffed up and we have to go at her with the nasal aspirator to extract stringy boogers.  You’re welcome for that visual!  It’s sad to hear her snorting and trying to breathe while nursing/eating.  As I said, it’s pretty minor and [...]

Saucy

We had a bunch of tomatoes from our (very small) garden and I decided to make some spaghetti sauce.  It’s been YEARS since I tried making it from real tomatoes.  I used this recipe: Stephanie’s Freezer Spaghetti Sauce.  I halved the recipe and cooked it on the stove because I didn’t want to drag out [...]