Happy Mother's Day! I hope you are enjoying this special day yourself or celebrating it with your mother. Remember when I wrote about my Great-Grandmother's recipes that were written down in a little notebook on old Christmas cards? Well, that post put me in touch with my cousin, Katie Clemmons. Katie and I share the… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day and Journal Giveaway
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10 Sustainable Gift Ideas
My holiday shopping was done before Thanksgiving. What's the secret to being done so early? Not buying stuff. Give sustainable gifts to the people on your holiday shopping list and you'll find yourself done with your shopping, too. What are sustainable gifts? Items that have a purpose. They are gifts that encourage growth, inspire, and… Continue reading 10 Sustainable Gift Ideas
5 Things You Should Do Instead of Shopping on Thanksgiving
It's too bad Thanksgiving has turned into such a shopping holiday. There aren't special gifts for Thanksgiving or even particular candy with turkey wrappers made for it. It's just a day for giving thanks - and eating really good food! It used to be the best holiday - and one that everyone celebrates - until… Continue reading 5 Things You Should Do Instead of Shopping on Thanksgiving
Happy Five Year Blog Anniversary Plus a Giveaway
Yes, I'm skipping about wearing gingham because this month marks five-years since I first pressed 'publish' and Go Gingham came to be! Wondering how five years have gone so quickly? Me, too! Even though there's no gingham in these pictures - we're celebrating this five-year milestone with fruit instead of gingham. This apple came from… Continue reading Happy Five Year Blog Anniversary Plus a Giveaway
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 season that we're wrapping gifts for - in our house, it's the birthday season, too. From mid-November to mid-January, everyone in our family has a… Continue reading Home Organization Project 50
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 homes to gift giving and entertaining, we want to be festive but we don't want to waste. Here are three easy methods to reduce the… Continue reading Sustainable Holidays
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
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
Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Home Cook
Need a few last minute holiday gift ideas for the home cook in your life? Here are 5 of my favorite items to have in my kitchen and why… 1. One Tablespoon size ice cream scoop – Because I have a small kitchen, I need my gadgets to do double-duty. My ice cream scoop gets… Continue reading Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Home Cook
Frugal and Fancy for the Holidays
If you’re looking for ways to be frugal and fancy for the holidays, here are 5 quick tips to keep you enjoying the holidays more – and stressing less. 1. Entertaining For entertaining during the holidays, invite people you really want to see and enjoy spending time with. Turn up the holiday music mix and… Continue reading Frugal and Fancy for the Holidays
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