When people ask me what I do, I often tell them what I do for my “day job” and what occupies my time at night. Rarely do I say that I have a “business” blogging. Why? I think I am still unsure how to explain what I do. When I tell people that I have…
Dollar stores can have a stigma of having cheap, not-worth-it items. Some may never even step foot into one because it’s not “worth their money.” Well, I remember when we first were married, we had adopted a soldier overseas. We had contacted him and asked him what he would like in a care package. Many…
If you have been to our home, you may have seen the 14 scrapbooks that line our coffee table and shelf, that chronicle my life from high school to now. To say the least, they take up a good amount of shelf space, but shelf space worth spent! My sister started scrapbooking while I was…
Saving Money. Those two words cause our hearts to beat faster with excitement. Our eyes are glued to the magazine, screen, or person who is informing us on the how-tos. Our hands frantically try to implement those what we sometimes think are “life-saving and life-altering” ideas, only to find out we fall right back into our routine of…
Living frugally often comes across as being cheap. In fact, when some hear the word “frugal” they think of that person in front of them at the checkout line who is arguing with the cashier about the price. Or maybe that person who is always complaining about how much things cost. Or maybe you think…
Pile, after pile, after pile. Laundry is one of those never-ending tasks. It is time-consuming, but a necessity. Depending on the number of people in your home or occupations that are held by your household members, laundry may be more of a full-time job for some. So how do you make the most of your laundry…
