Love of Valentine’s Day
I love Valentine’s Day. Yes, it’s gotten too commercial but what holiday hasn’t? Valentine’s Day is special because it makes me stop and take a day to say, “Hey, I’m not taking you for granted.” Or, “How about we have a lunchtime date today?“ It also gives me an excuse to wrangle an extra hug {Read more about Love of Valentine’s Day}
Love the Lunchtime Date
Looking for a date idea for Valentine’s Day? Have a lunchtime date with your sweetie. Go ahead and schedule it right now. I’ll wait…you won’t be sorry. It seems extra extravagant when having a daytime date. And, when kids are in school, the parents should have a little fun, shouldn’t they? Dining at lunch, especially {Read more about Love the Lunchtime Date}
Frugal Gift Ideas for Teachers
It’s nice to show the people in your life who spend time with your children, how much they mean to you and your child. Teachers, school administrators, librarians, and day care providers all enjoy receiving a little bit of holiday cheer. While I do believe families should save their money rather than spend it, here {Read more about Frugal Gift Ideas for Teachers}
Teacher Gift Ideas
Ask Sara Question: “Just wondering how you handle teacher gift ideas. At our school, parents are sort of expected to contribute to a to a joint gift for the teacher. The suggested amount is about $15. This gift is usually an American Express gift card. It is a little tricky navigating the social aspect of {Read more about Teacher Gift Ideas}
Frugal and Easy Gifts
Giving gifts to friends and family members is something I love to do. I’m always on the lookout for gifts when I’m “shopping” at my usual spots. By “shopping” I mean the haunts I frequent – garage sales, estate sales, and second hand stores. With a little imagination, simple sewing, and a spin in the {Read more about Frugal and Easy Gifts}
Frugal and Green Gift Ideas
With wedding season approaching, and in honor of my friend Lane’ diligently planning her wedding, I thought I’d share with you three simple, tasteful wedding gift ideas. These gifts are frugal, green, and never go out of style. One gift idea you can even make yourself! Any of these would make wonderful housewarming gifts or {Read more about Frugal and Green Gift Ideas}
Bed Question: Where to Purchase a New Bed
Question: Our son needs a new mattress and box spring. Where would you go to purchase a new bed set? Answer: Ikea. Next time a mattress and box spring are needed at our house, I’m going to Ikea. They have all mattress contents listed on the beds and have some of the longest mattress warranties {Read more about Bed Question: Where to Purchase a New Bed}
Password Organization
Experts say not to use the same password for your different on-line accounts. This is good advice but what to do with all of those pesky little numbers and letters?! Who can keep all of those straight in their head? Dig out that old Rolodex and re-use it! This is a great way to keep {Read more about Password Organization}
Rate Hikes Disguised as News
Comcast hikes rates for Oregon cable TV, Internet access | OregonLive.com. This article was in our paper Monday and is about how cable bills are going up AGAIN. At our house, we don’t have cable and never will. So, maybe I wouldn’t mind cable (and I know my husband would like to have it to {Read more about Rate Hikes Disguised as News}
Wrapping Paper Alternative
With the holiday season fast approaching, are you looking for an alternative to purchasing gift wrap paper? Try my trick and wrap your gifts in old maps. I inherited my stash of maps from my grandfather’s home. He had quite the collection of outdated maps. Maps are practically free at second hand stores, estate sales {Read more about Wrapping Paper Alternative}
Don’t Toss Out Your Hardened Honey, Honey
Today was my day to make granola. Everybody loves granola and I have an easy, healthy recipe that I’ll share soon. While rounding up the sweetness (for the recipe and not the other sweetness – my husband) I discovered we were practically out of honey. The honey had hardened and was stuck at the bottom {Read more about Don’t Toss Out Your Hardened Honey, Honey}
