Are we all in the midst of the holiday scramble or what? Gift shopping, wrapping, and shipping. Or hiding of gifts. Card signing and sending and ordering. The parties, the weather, the school performances. It's a lot, isn't it? Here's one more item to think about. In one short month, we'll begin another year. A… Continue reading New Year’s Resolution Ideas
Author: Sara {Go Gingham}
Sara, creator of Go Gingham, writes about real food, green living, and a healthy lifestyle - on fewer resources - {Stylishly Frugal Living}. She loves gingham - but tries to keep that in check.
Home Organization Project 47
Remember the pile of magazines from last week's home organization week #46 project? Well, that's what we tackled for this week's project. We get more print magazines now than ever before. Are you wondering why in the age of digital would we get more print magazines? Our local newspaper went from delivering the paper 7-days… Continue reading Home Organization Project 47
Harry and David Pear Giveaway
How about one more giveaway to celebrate the Four-Year Blog Anniversary of Go Gingham? How about a box Harry and David pears? Harry and David is famous for their Royal Riviera® Pears and the winner of this giveaway will receive one box of beautiful pears. The pears are grown in southern Oregon - in a… Continue reading Harry and David Pear Giveaway
Home Organization Project 46
It's not really fair to blame this week's home organization project on a jar of homemade jam, but I'm going to do it anyway. It all began this summer when we made jam - and for once we canned it instead of making freezer jam. We needed jam (kids and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches… Continue reading Home Organization Project 46
Le Creuset and Bonne Maman Giveaway
Let's get this Four-Year Blog Anniversary Party started, shall we? How about a giveaway with Le Creuset and Bonne Maman? Yes, please! The giveaway has ended. Thanks to all who entered. Here's what one lucky winner will win: three each, 13-ounce jars of assorted Bonne Maman (retail value = $13.50) + a 3 Quart… Continue reading Le Creuset and Bonne Maman Giveaway
Happy Four Year Anniversary Plus a Reader Survey
Where does the time go? It's been four years since I first pushed the "publish button" here at Go Gingham! Four years plus one month - I'm actually not sure where the month of October went - but we'll celebrate now. When I decided to launch this site, I didn't really know much about websites,… Continue reading Happy Four Year Anniversary Plus a Reader Survey
Home Organization Project 45
Hello home organization weekly project #45. You're even dustier than last week's kitchen cabinet clean out. While I'm calling this week's project 'home entertainment,' this is straight out of the '80s and '90s. The VCR machine - yes, we still have one - and VHS movies but also a few DVDs that we'll never watch.… Continue reading Home Organization Project 45
Home Organization Project 44
This is week #44 of our ongoing home organization project. This crazy weekly clean-out was our New Year's Resolution for the year. My plan was to do several projects ahead of time and then write about them. What's actually happening is that I'm completely scrambling on Fridays and spending the afternoon cleaning, organizing, and sorting… Continue reading Home Organization Project 44
Home Organization Project 43
Is it Friday again? Must be time for another home organization project! This is week #43 of our year-long clear out stuff and own less project - which was our New Year's Resolution for this year. I checked the master list yesterday to see how many projects I have left - since I'm trying to… Continue reading Home Organization Project 43
Say Hello to My Newest DIY Project
There are two things I love: camping and DIY projects. The part I didn't like about camping was sleeping on the ground. With this DIY project, I'm done sleeping on the ground. Say hello to my newest DIY project: a 1963 Aloha Travel Trailer also known as "Scamper." I've been looking for one of these… Continue reading Say Hello to My Newest DIY Project
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