How to Keep Slugs Out of Vegetable Gardens
I love killing slugs. Is it wrong that I enjoy destroying them so much? I’m going with no. Those slimy creatures slither and munch my precious veggies growing in the […]
Pasture to Plate and Fresh Tomato Salsa
It’s not often that I get the opportunity to share with you about a company that cares about its customers, their employees, the environment, and is right in my hometown. […]
How to Save Money Wisely
Saving money wisely is not rocket science. It’s smart and wise but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. It’s not – otherwise everyone would be doing it. If you think about […]
How to Green Up Your Entertaining
Throw fabulous dinner parties without throwing anything away with these 6 tips for greening up your entertaining. They’re easy to implement and the result will leave you ready to entertain […]
Costa Rica Travel: Creatures
While we traveled to Costa Rica last year, I wanted to share these creatures with you. It was a trip unlike any other mostly because of the creatures we encountered. […]
Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
I know coconut is all the rage right now but my daughter was ahead of the curve on it. She’s always loved coconut – and she’s had me baking coconut […]
How to Re-Make Sweat Pants
Remember my closet clean out from our year of home organization? Well, I had several pairs of old sweat pants. Remember when we just called them sweat pants? Now, we […]
Hello Site Re-Do
Well, it’s finally done – Go Gingham’s site re-do. Our IT department has been hard at work the last few months and they’re still working through some kinks so if […]
Craftsman Rocker Re-Do
You know I love chairs, right? If you don’t know that about me, read up. After getting rid of a lot of chairs, I had to keep this one. It […]
Cheddar Curry Cheese Spread
Oh, this cheddar curry cheese spread is a dip that is too good. I hadn’t made it in years but when my kids started asking about it, I thought it […]
Our Year Long Home Organization Project and Having Less Stuff
The results are in from last year’s home organization project and our goal to have less stuff. The verdict? I’m thrilled. The space is glorious. Drawers are opening and closing […]
Why You Should Fill Out the FAFSA Today
We’re in the midst of college applications and financial aid forms here. If you live in the U.S. and have a high school senior (or will shortly) or have a […]
Healthy and Frugal Living Make a Good Pair
Do you ever read an article and think to yourself, “My thoughts exactly.” That’s what happened when I read this article from U.S. News & World Report. It’s about developing […]
How to Eat Real Food at Home
The easiest way to eat healthy, real food, is to cook it at home. You’ll save money, too! By cooking at home, you decide what goes into the meal and […]
Easy Entertaining with a Dinner Group
Here’s what I love about being in a dinner group – it’s easy entertaining. It’s not elaborate. This is the key to stress free entertaining – keeping it simple. When […]
Why Can’t Stores Recycle Packaging and Items They Sell?
In most states, when you buy a six-pack of beer, you pay a deposit up front for the bottles. Then, when you return the bottles, you get the money back. […]
5 Reasons to Home Swap
While more people are renting homes, rooms, garden apartments or just a sofa for traveling, there’s another option that’s even better: home swapping. What is home swapping? Trading houses for […]
Why Frugal Living Matters
It’s tough trying to help people see the value in frugal living. People mostly think of it as deprivation. Or that there’s sacrifice involved. We’re all trying to improve our […]
Home Organization Project 52
Finally! The last week of our year long home organization project. It’s been a long year, hasn’t it? Time for another New Year and all of the resolutions that get […]
Home Organization Project 51
Question: How can you tell when it’s time to clean out, organize, and sort through household files? Answer: When you go to file something and the drawer breaks because it’s […]
Home Organization Project 50
We’ve waited until the gift giving time of year for this week’s home organization project and to straighten out all of our gift wrapping stuff. It’s not just the Christmas […]
Sustainable Holidays
Did you know that from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, the amount of trash we generate goes up by 25%? That’s a lot of stuff getting thrown out! From decorating our […]
Favorite Food and Health Books
We’re always reading books – from the library because we love the library – and this year, we had a food and health theme going on. We made a list […]
Home Organization Project 49
For week #49 of 2014’s New Year’s Resolution – yes, every week we’ve cleaned and sorted out a different area of the house – we’re going where very few have […]
Broccolette for Dinner and Le Creuset Giveaway
Thanks to Earthbound Farm and Le Creuset for teaming up with me for this healthy dinner and special giveaway! “Mom, what is broccolette?” My daughter asked me this when she […]