Tomorrow, May 16th, I will be heading into Portland to attend the #Safewayj4U blogger event. I'll be given the opportunity to get a sneak peek at a new savings program which Safeway is rolling out in addition to meeting other fabulously frugal local bloggers. It's going to be a blast!…
I'm kidding with the title of this post...a little. ;) As I've mentioned before, we've been in the middle of a total home renovation for years. I became a homeowner very suddenly at 19 when my mom passed away. The home needed a little bit of maintenance done to it,…
I've been reading a lot about the topic of setting goals recently. It's a subject that I see discussed frequently - between the new year and an ever-changing world, I think many people are feeling the urgency to make a change and improve their situation. Some individuals seeking to shake…
Ah, working out. I have a love-hate relationship with it at the moment, but not for the reasons you might think. I actually get a lot of enjoyment from exercising - it feels good to get moving, leaves me feeling better afterwards, and is a great way to blow off…
This morning I was awoken from a dead sleep at about 5:30 AM by a loud CLANG! CLANG! BANG! CRASH! Just like in "'Twas The Night Before Christmas", I jumped out of bed and ran to see what was wrong. No, it wasn't a late visit from Santa! As it…
Do you like the new meme that I created? ;) I made this as a joke after a very chaotic day dealing with a broken furnace. Our furnace bit the dust at about 10 PM last night and starting pumping out cold air, much to my dismay. While I shivered…
We woke up to a "Winter Wonderland" this morning! Click on the images to view them full-size Click on the images to view them full-size
Last week I created my own cookie recipe completely from scratch. I've always had a lot of respect for the work that goes into inventing a recipe for baked goods, and my own experience only cemented that. The hours of tweaking ingredient proportions to determine what sort of texture you'll…
New Year's is a holiday that is extra special to me, because it's mine and Jai's anniversary of becoming a couple. As of this weekend, we will have been together for 9 years - wow, the time has flown. We became an item on New Years' Day 2003, then got…
Check out my new favorite Christmas ornament: A Maroon 5 bauble! Yes, they exist - and of course I would have one! It's no secret that I'm obsessed with a big Maroon 5 fan, so when I found out that they had their own special Christmas ornament, I had to…
