While I'm away this week on a home exchange to Victoria, British Columbia, you'll find guest posts from friends. This is a guest post from Rita, who writes the blog, This Sorta Old House, with her living/blogging partner, Cane. They believe that how we do home is how we do life. For the first year… Continue reading How to Make Meal Planning Work for a Blended Family
How to Make Travel More Affordable
While I'm away this week on a home exchange to Victoria, British Columbia, you'll find guest posts from friends. This is a guest post from Erin and Jeff. They're married and the creators of the budget-minded travel blog, A Week or A Weekend. They love to travel and have lots of experience traveling for a… Continue reading How to Make Travel More Affordable
Cloth Napkins for the Kitchen
I have been trying to get rid of our disposable kitchen items over the last few years and it has been a slow and painful process. I’m no longer purchasing paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates and cups – basically anything that gets used once and thrown out or composted. Paper napkins were the last… Continue reading Cloth Napkins for the Kitchen
Egg, Ham, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches
This is our Easter Sunday morning meal and it’s a crowd pleaser! If these look like a fast-food sandwich to you, that’s where the inspiration came from. These are tasty and easy to make. Egg, Ham, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches Biscuits :: These biscuits are not homemade but purchased from Trader Joe’s (national chain, U.S.).… Continue reading Egg, Ham, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches
Weekly Meal Plan
The trick with having beans on the weekly meal plan so often is to make them taste good and be good for us without adding lots of salt. Honestly, I’m trying to make them taste great and not just good! What I do is vary the flavor of the bean centered meals and cook them… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Easter Go Gingham Style
I am always so ready for Easter! To me, it signifies a rebirth and a springing back to life that we all need after winter. All around us, birds are chirping, trees are bursting, and spring flowers blooming. Thankfully, too, our backyard chickens are back to laying which means lots of eggs. Easter also brings… Continue reading Easter Go Gingham Style
Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 3
“Budgeting and How to Track Expenses is Part 1” is the first this series and “Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 2” is next. This is the final post (part 3) in this series and the first two are great places to begin if you're ready to start the budgeting and tracking spending process.… Continue reading Budgeting and How to Track Expenses Part 3
Weekly Meal Plan
The last of summer 2012’s tomatoes got thawed and devoured this week. I made the mistake of thinking the sauce could be used for two dinners but it was so good, we all had second helpings! All that was left was a very small container that I tucked into the freezer. It will make a… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Whole Foods Market Tulip Sale
I don’t usually buy fresh flowers but these are too hard to resist. Tulips are such pretty flowers and to me, they say, “Spring is coming!” And, along with it, warmer and drier weather. Raise your hand if you're ready for warmer and drier weather? Whole Foods Market is having a “One-day Tulip Sale” on… Continue reading Whole Foods Market Tulip Sale
Website and Blog Tips
Do you have a website or blog? If you answered “yes.” Read on because you may find some of these website and blog tips useful. If you answered “no,” you’re welcome to continue reading or you can click HERE for my archives page and find more reading options. Before going through this list, think about… Continue reading Website and Blog Tips
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