the Holidays are over. Healthy-eating-wise, that is. I have been making dishes all week and freezing them for T-day. Just sides and pies, etc. It is making me soooo hungry for something rich and sinful! :angel: And then after that's over (and the leftovers are eaten up), I will begin...

Does anyone else see this happening where they live? Over the past few months my daughter has been invited to several friends' birthday parties. To attend each party at the party venue the guests had to pay. My husband has been invited to a bachelor party this weekend. It is a catered event at...

ok, today sucks. i go outside (mistakenly thinking my youngest is asleep) to weed the yard (thanks code enforcement and stupid neighbor) I enlist the help of my two oldest kids. Neither of them listen. Both walk off wandering around in space. this HAS to get done by the 24th. Gotta do it by...

My cats are completely indoors these days because we recently moved and I don't think they are ready to go outside yet. Jacie is 5 years old. She throws up about 4 times a week. It isn't because of hair because I never see any in the vomit. Sometimes it is watery and sometimes it is food...

your price book out of the window??? With the way that prices are climbing every month,it's frustrating to try and rely on it anymore when I write out my budget.*sigh*

Okay somebody give me a pep talk. Someone tell me why I keep doing this. Tell my why I spend hours planing a shopping trip. Tell me why I spend hours looking at piles of dirty thrift store clothes to find something decent for my girls. Why do I keep going without so I can save a dime? Because...

I had some people over for a simple dinner and a movie party, and it was a big success. I served inexpensive fare- spaghetti with tomato sauce, homemade bread, steamed broccilli with garlic and lemon (all this is is broccilli steamed with some mined garlic and then tossed with a squeeze of a...

I give up, only me, this just wouldn't happen to anyone else. I was out hanging laundry, the line is hung between the electric pole and the black walnut tree. Just yesterday I told hubby to be careful because the walnut tree is right at its dangerous stage, some of the nuts are falling off...

Life has a way of throwing loops your way. One day things are going really well, the next your world seems upside down. One day your parents are well and living a life that is good, the next day they are like babies, needing to be taken care of. One day, we look around and nothing in our...

Give office paper new life before throwing it away or recycling it. If there is printing only on one side, cut the paper into 1/4 size sheets, punch a hole through them and tie them together with a string to make yourself a memo pad.

For over a year now I have tried my hardest at being frugal. I have had many successes, but I get so tired from it all, along with other things in my life. There are a lot of things that I want to just go buy, and don't because of frugality. For instance, my house is really needing some...