Over the last few months, I’ve worked on a lot of custom knitting projects and I thought I would share a few of them here. A good friend of mine asked me to make an army cap for the newest little addition to her family, in ACU colors, to honor her husband who is active… Continue reading Some recent custom knitting
Author: Amanda
Extra parking space? Yes, please!
Remember that To Do List we have been gradually whittling down? Well, the biggest project on that list was to put a concrete pad beside our existing driveway to address the awkward slope of our driveway and provide extra parking. Consider that done! Back in August, we hired a local concrete contractor to take care… Continue reading Extra parking space? Yes, please!
Carpet be gone (aka: new basement flooring)!
One thing we wanted to do to our house before listing it for sale that wasn’t on our big To Do List was replace the flooring in the basement. I don’t know why this didn’t make it on the original list, but it’s something we’d been wanting to do for awhile. As in, from the… Continue reading Carpet be gone (aka: new basement flooring)!
Money Monday (On Wednesday): Grocery spending goals and recipes
Last week, I talked about our grocery spending and how I had been slowly but surely reducing our weekly bill down to $80.00. And last night, I achieved victory!! We spent $78.69! And saved $16.45 (17% of our bill). That was for 38 items. The savings wasn’t as great as it’s been the last couple weeks,… Continue reading Money Monday (On Wednesday): Grocery spending goals and recipes
Money Monday: Grocery Spending in 2013 so far
It’s been a long time since there’s been a Money Monday update! I’ve been using the grocery tracker spreadsheet that I used last year to track our spending and I have to say, I’m pretty excited about our progress. I didn’t start tracking until March so this will run from March 2013-Feb 2014. Some background… Continue reading Money Monday: Grocery Spending in 2013 so far
How to Setup A Living Room and Playroom in One
The very first house Alex & I ever owned was a cozy little ranch – just about 1,000 square feet. We lived there for about a year before having our first kid. Which meant we were met with the challenge of making the most out of our space by making sure places like the living… Continue reading How to Setup A Living Room and Playroom in One