Archive for entertainment
A frugal and meaningful Valentine’s Day
The word on the street is that people plan to be more frugal and practical this Valentine’s Day. No surprises there. The big question is how to do it without looking or feeling cheap or thoughtless.
Fortunately, ideas abound. Just search the internet for frugal Valentine ideas, or try some below.
Chocolate. It’s practically required, but how [...]
Back To School Celebrating
Today my son started his first day of school in his kindergarten class. It was a very bittersweet moment for me as a mom. On one hand, I am just so darn proud of him and that we have made it to this amazing milestone in our life. On the other hand, the selfish part [...]
Another Summer Gone By
I am one of those people who is best in an air conditioned room, holding an iced tea, and lounging around on the couch. I loathe heat, sweating, and the rugged outdoors. You could say that I am a true girly-girl so you might be surprised what our favorite thing was this summer.
This summer has [...]
Summertime Slacker
I heard the splat before I turned around. It took me only a moment to watch half of a gallon of apple juice spill all over my kitchen floor. An overflowing fridge, a messy kitchen, and recyclables laying in a pile next to the trash can lay in a pile of juice all glared [...]
Six Months Until Christmas
As we calm down from the Fourth of July festivities, a new thought begins to loom in my brain. I can already hear it in my head, “Six months until Christmas.” Just what you wanted to hear, right?
Well, the frugal woman in me has to think early. In fact, I am sometimes the crazy lady [...]
Kicking Myself Out of the Frugal Hack’s Club
I begin my entry today with a confession… I was not frugal this week. I had made the decision to cut our satellite television package and I had many grand ideas for how wonderful it would be without television. I posed all of the wonderful scenarios we would have this summer- playing board games, talking [...]
Beach & Fun in the Sun Reads
Summer is the time when I actually can do some fun reading and I look forward to that time in the sun when I can kick my feet up with a good book. I know parents talk a lot about what we can do to motivate our children to read in the summer, but I [...]
Connecting With Others
I went to the library a few weeks ago and noticed that they had reissued, “Your Money Or Your Life,” by Joe Dominguez & Vicki Robin. Our library has never carried this book so I was so excited to see the updated version now available.
For die-hard fans of this book though, the issue is pretty [...]
It Is Officially Summer…
As I seem to have lost track of day and forgot to write yesterday! Please forgive my lapse in judgment and let’s blame it on it being officially summer!
Here is a list of some great things to do as you prepare for the summer season!
1. Go to the parks- find out what is available in [...]
Keeping The Mind Sharp
As we age, it becomes more and more important to engage in activities that help keep our minds fresh. In 2007, Chicago, engaged in a major 5 year project that studied over 700 patients that had aged 80 and over. Through this study they found that an elderly person not practicing a brain activity is [...]
Breathing In Some Inspiration
We are approaching our five year mark of living in our home. This is the longest we have ever lived in a house and I am beginning to see the dilemmas and joys of living in a space for this length of time.
The joy is, of course, having had all of this time to make [...]
Keeping Summer Essentials Handy
Keeping kids entertained in the summer is just so much easier than it is in the winter. My kids can be entertained for hours with paint brushes and water, washing their toys, and spending quiet time drawing in a nature journal or coloring books. When it gets a little warmer, sprinklers offer fabulous entertainment for [...]
Simple Writings Bring Simple Pleasure
One of my dearest friends and I built our relationship up through daily email exchanges about our lives. We started emailing when my husband and I were just newlyweds and she was in a committed relationship. Our emails continued as we journeyed to Massachusetts and settled down in our first home, through my pregnancy, her [...]
Entertaining in Smaller Spaces
My home is not what I would consider “small,” but my house is a split-level which makes entertaining on one level very difficult to do. I have discovered that it takes a lot of thought and preparation, when we are hosting large groups, to make my house flow in the way that it should for [...]
Celebrating Earth Day
I apologize that this is a cross-post from my site, but Earth Day is an important day and can supply a wealth of entertainment for a frugal family. I could not resist sharing about it here and also sharing some links to some great green resources for families.
I am hopeful that you all will be [...]
