Today's post is going way back to why I started this blog. I originally started this blog and the urging of friends. They were amazed that our grocery budget is $155 per week (it was even less when I started this blog) to feed a family of 4 including all of our cleaning products, toiletries, etc. I don't use any coupons and we eat primarily natural and as much organic as the budget will allow, ... Read More about Food Savings Tip: Freezer Packing Meat
DIY Stencils – Guest Post
Happy Birthday to me! I'm giving you a gift...two posts from me in one day! ;-) Only, I am not in my usual location for this post. Today, I'm guest posting over at The Frugal Girls. I recently went on a quest to figure out if I could make my own stencils. That way I could have custom stencils exactly the way I wanted them and I could save lots of money over what stencils usually cost. You can ... Read More about DIY Stencils – Guest Post
Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Week 13
Apparently, I started celebrating my 41st birthday early. When you see my training for this week, you will understand. I was a bit of a slacker OR I could say I lived my life and trusted that I have trained enough up to this point to let it go for a weekend. First things first, above is what I used for electrolyte replacement on my longer run this week. It is called Vitalyte. It was hard to get ... Read More about Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Week 13
Fall Centerpiece
Last week I showed you the main star of my fall centerpiece, the spiral rosette yarn wrapped pumpkin. Today, I want to show you what I came up with for our fall centerpiece on our table. Voila! Right now, I have a fall centerpiece with a slight Halloween twist. I will change it to just fall after Halloween (and I'll probably show you how I change it, too). I was forced to drink some wine to be ... Read More about Fall Centerpiece
Menu Planning Command Central {Tutorial & Printable}
Well, I'm back with the final installment of my Command Central series. You've already seen the Final Reveal...ohh la la! I finally finished! Yippee. When I last left you on the calendar and menu planning section, you knew it looked like the picture below. All finished it looks like this: Today, I wanted to show you how I put the menu planning section together and give you a printable for ... Read More about Menu Planning Command Central {Tutorial & Printable}
Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball Birthday Card
I'm back with another simple birthday card. My nephew had a birthday a while back. He loves baseball, so I thought a baseball card would be great for him. This card was quite simple. I used my Cricutand the Creative Memories This and That cartridge. I cut out the baseball and the stars from the This and That Cartridge. It has been discontinued, so I bet you could use this sports ... Read More about Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball Birthday Card
Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 12
This week as you will see below, I completed all of my plan. While that might sounds like a victory. It sure didn't feel like one to me. I guess this week was just an off week all the way around. I started the week off by sleeping in. I had slept really poorly on Sunday night and couldn't get up and go for my usual run. Mr. T didn't have job that day though, so in the afternoon, Snowflake and I ... Read More about Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 12
Swirly Wirly ~ Spiral Rosette Yarn Wrapped Pumpkin
I knew I wanted to make a fall centerpiece. Recently I saw a blog post about making yarn wrapped pumpkins and gourds. Yarn Wrapped Gourds & Pumpkins from Two Shades of Pink. I loved the rosette yarn wrapped pumpkin she showed. Of course I pinned the post, but I had a mental image of the pumpkin and never went back to see the details of how she made her spiral rosettes. My method worked ... Read More about Swirly Wirly ~ Spiral Rosette Yarn Wrapped Pumpkin
Command Central: Final Reveal!
Well, the day has finally come! I get to show you my Command Central all completed! After 5 months of ideas, planning, procrastinating, and putting together, I finished. I'm so happy and I'm so pleased with the results. Come with me while we take a more detailed look. When I left you last week, I had one part left to finish. Here is the final of my Calendar and Menu Planning Command Central. I ... Read More about Command Central: Final Reveal!
A Runner’s Blog Swap Interview with Not in Jersey
Today I'm swapping blogs with a fellow runner. I'm answering these same questions on her blog and she is answering them here on mine. You can read my answers to these same questions here. Dara and I have gotten to know each other through my blog. She writes a blog called Not In Jersey. She is also training for a half marathon on the same date as my half marathon. Of course, the race she is ... Read More about A Runner’s Blog Swap Interview with Not in Jersey