Summer is Here!
The calendar shows us that it’s spring, but summer seems to already arrived at our place. Today the Man of The House put the screens back in the windows and hung the exterior window blinds. (He did all of that … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Lifestyle
Throwback Thursday – Homemade Window Cleaner
Today I was thinking about this recipe for Homemade Window Cleaner I posted in 2009. Why was I thinking about window cleaner? The first reason is fairly practical. My windows really, really need cleaning. I’ve got that on my list … Continue reading →
Is It Safe?
As I wrote about earlier, we use Hulu for a lot of our television. It works great. We hardly notice its biggest drawback, the fact that television shows aren’t available for viewing on Hulu until they day after they air. … Continue reading →
Made From Scratch
The other week I read Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life by Jenna Woginrich. It chronicles Jenna’s experiences as she tries to simplify her life and become more self sufficient. It’s an excellent book for anyone … Continue reading →
Time Zips By
I was working on a book review for today. As you can see, I didn’t make it. I’ll get it done for Monday. In the meantime here’s an interesting link that I found this week: I Don’t Make Enough to … Continue reading →
TGIF and Big Red
We made it to Friday! I don’t know about you but I’m glad the weekend is within sight. We’ve got a few chores on our schedule. We’re also going to see some friends. So the weekend will be a nice … Continue reading →
I Try
I try to be frugal. I try not to be decadent. But sometimes it’s just hard. It seems like fate is against me. Take today for example. A new store opened at the mall near my house. It’s called New … Continue reading →
Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch died today. Randy had cancer and was given less than a year to live when he gave what came to be known as his last lecture. I hadn’t taken the time to listen to it until today. It’s … Continue reading →
Frugal Friday Saga – TV Upgrade
The Man of the House and I were in the minority when it came to TV watching. We didn’t have cable. Instead we used a TV antenna to bring in about ten channels. Yep, it’s true. We were still using technology … Continue reading →
It’s All About Attitude
Yesterday I treated myself to a trip to the used book store. I was checking out the cookbook section when something caught my eye, Wookiee Cookies: A Star Wars Cookbook. There’s a Star Wars cookbook? Who knew? The cookbook is … Continue reading →