It's over! You did it (and all across the continent, there is the sound of a collective sigh of relief)! In some ways, this month has been a real stretching experience, and in other ways, it's flown by and I barely even noticed that I wasn't spending any money. It's encouraging to know that life doesn't ...

No, this isn't some warped version of a vacation time share! But to this nutritionally minded gal, it almost ranks up there with a holiday (well, maybe... Greece or cow share? Hmmm, I'll get back to you on that...) Here's the deal: We are going to pay into owning a percentage of a small herd of ...

As requested, here is my favorite ketchup recipe. My disclaimer is that it's not my own creation- I wish it was. We like this so much better than bought ketchup. You could double or triple the recipe easily (or more, if you have a lot of little ketchup lovers), although it's so easy that I ...

On Saturday, when my blog was down, my husband and I read this incredibly sad and disturbing article, and I've been mulling over a post about it ever since. Here are some of the "highlights":Had Toni Vernelli gone ahead with her pregnancy ten years ago, she would know at first hand what it is like to ...

Just wanted to remind all of you that this Friday is the official end of the Savvy Spending Challenge! To finish the challenge off, I will be posting an overview of how our family did this month (I need to get my hubby to crunch some numbers for me, first). And... I will be giving ...

If I had known what the chapter was about, I wouldn't have read it. I should have guessed by the title, I suppose. But there's no going back now. I read it, and now I have to deal with the consequences. The chapter, in the book Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and ...

There is something so incredibly homey about having a piano. It just feels almost like a member of the family. I love to hear my husband song writing while I cook dinner, or to hear my little girl tinkling on the ivory keys as she belts out (with no particular melody), "nothing but the blood ...

Since I couldn't access my blog until late last night, I wasn't able to get my regular Making Do Monday post up. Seeing how this is the last week of the Savvy Spending Challenge, I wanted to make sure that I still posted the money saving post I had been thinking about. It's a topic ...

I wondered last time how many people were hoping for a list of every natural substance (vinegar, baking soda, lemon, etc.) and how I make different combinations and concoctions in order to cheaply make my house sparkling clean and non-toxic, with the scent of lemons wafting on the breeze. You won't find that from me. ...

  I know that one thing we are doing for sure is purchasing magazine subscriptions from Amazon, as I mentioned recently. This will account for at least 2 or 3 of our gifts. Another thing that we will be doing for our own children, rather than buying them "stuff", is that we are going to ...