We went grocery shopping for this week last weekend. We had a $25.00 American Express gift card from Christmas that we used toward the bill, so it put us under our goal… but I’m not going to include that for the total because it isn’t what we actually spent. I used a couple coupons and… Continue reading Project: Food Budget – Week 1
Author: Amanda
Learning how to food budget
I decided to participate in a challenge I stumbled across last week. It’s called Project: Food Budget and was created by Emily Levenson. This challenge began in October of last year (feels weird to refer to 2011 as last year!) but you can join in at any time. And January 2012 seems like the perfect time… Continue reading Learning how to food budget
Nursery planning
We have a house that’s on the smaller side. It’s a 3 bedroom, 1 and a half bath with an eat-in kitchen, living room and finished basement. Of the three bedrooms, one of them is really no better than a glorified walk-in closet. That bedroom, though, is going to become the nursery. The remaining two… Continue reading Nursery planning
What holds you back?
This quote by Eleanor Roosevelt was my inspiration back in January of this year. This year was meant to be a year of authority for me. A year of giving myself permission to finally live my life. It’s not that this year is no longer about that. It is. Next year probably will be… Continue reading What holds you back?
Suki Naturals: Review
As I’ve mentioned before, lately one of my consuming thoughts has been how to better ‘green’ my lifestyle. The easiest place to start, I think, is with cosmetics/beauty products. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a girl or guy – it’s very easy to pick up a bottle of earth-friendly shampoo the next time you’re out…… Continue reading Suki Naturals: Review
A Homemade Body Scrub Recipe
This homemade body scrub kind of took on a life of its own. I started out intending to make something to help with my son’s eczema flareups. It seemed like a lot of my friends’ kids had the same problem, and I was thinking, “Well, I can just toss something together to solve *all* of… Continue reading A Homemade Body Scrub Recipe