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You all know how much I detest food waste. It. Really. Bugs. It is such a waste of time, money, resources, etc. Everybody has their thing—and I guess this is mine. I’ve written countless tips on reducing food waste. BUT, while perusing the world wide web the other day, I came across an article on Read More >>
10 Tips for Getting Your Kids Involved in the Kitchen — They say that the key to getting kids to eat healthy is involving them in the growing and preparation of the foods. Since growing season is in a sad, but factual lull, this is the perfect time to get the kids, no matter their Read More >>
There is something true {and cliche} about the New Year making you want to rectify all of your bad habits, start new, make positive changes, blah, blah, blah. BUT, here’s the truth, what else is there to do in February? It’s cold outside, the money and family have all gone away after the holidays, and Read More >>
A big thank you to Andrea from facebook for sharing a link to this story about one of America’s first extreme couponers: Ann Cox Williams was the mother of a family of 4 in the 1940’s. She was married to a school teacher, so penny-pinching was an absolute necessity. She fed her family on $12.60 a Read More >>
Good morning from the Cotswolds!!! Stow-on-the-Wold specifically. We rented a little cottage in the village and are LOVING IT!!! We took the overnight flight to London and then rented a car. The HH wouldn’t add me as a driver {can you believe that? He doesn’t know what he’s missing!!} and so far so good. We Read More >>
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