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 good habits - for healthy and frugal living. How to Develop Frugal Habits: Changing your spending routine is similar to changing your health-related habits It's… Continue reading Healthy and Frugal Living Make a Good Pair
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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. The point is: you get to take the items back. This sort of 'taking back' is important - and it's not the money I'm concerned… Continue reading Why Can’t Stores Recycle Packaging and Items They Sell?
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 of our top food and health related books with a little review - in case you need a gift idea for a foodie or health… Continue reading Favorite Food and Health Books
Shopping eBay for the Holidays
Have you ever bought anything on eBay? I have - lots of used items - jeans, artwork, rugs, and many more! I've also sold lots of items on eBay. What I didn't know about eBay is that you can buy new items on eBay. What can you buy new? Well, I recently bought a new… Continue reading Shopping eBay for the Holidays
New Year’s Resolution Ideas
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
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
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
Home Organization Project 42
"Can't we just write about cleaning out my closet and not actually do it?" Well, no, we can't. The poor thing. He put off this week's home organization project until this afternoon and when he asked if I wanted wine and cheese, I said, "Only if you're still going to do your closet with me."… Continue reading Home Organization Project 42
Home Organization Project 40
Now that we're sliding into the last 12 weeks of this year's New Year's Resolution - which was clean out a different area of the house, get rid of stuff, and stop accumulating more stuff - or move from the home we've lived in for 19-years - it's made think about the size of our… Continue reading Home Organization Project 40
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