Green Halloween: National Costume Swap Day Oct. 8

An organization called Green Halloween is helping thousands of people come together on October 8th to swap costumes. Read More

Homestyler.com: Useful & Free Room Layout Website

When I started the hunt for room layout sites I had pretty low expectations thanks to my paint experiment. However, thanks to a little plug in Real Simple magazine I found homestyler.com. In 15 minutes I had completely laid out my office as you see it below.Read More

Home: Home off The Range

Photo courtesy of Steve Heron (c)

On Monday of last week I told my husband I knew something wonderful was about to happen. Later that same day I was driving to lunch with a new friend whom I had recently connected with at WordCamp Fayetteville when I had the same feeling and repeated the same words. I just knew something magical was going to happen that week.

A little over Read More

Simplify: Lunch Making Station

If this is your first year for making school lunches, you might create a routine to help make the process go more smoothly.

My husband is a school teacher and Read More

First World Problems

Am I going to like mustard yellow long enough to buy curtains or is this just a fall 2011 thing?

At the beginning of summer we made a decision to turn off the news because Read More

Wordless Wedensday: $100 Kitchen Makeover

This is a link to an amazing article by an adorable young couple who made dramatic improvements to their sweet little kitchen for less than $100. Click the link to see the actual post. Her blog is full of great projects and ideas. Read More

Always Check for Promo Codes. Always.

Total MSRP: $312
Sale Price without Promo Codes and Special Offers: $168.96 (Not bad. Average 46% savings)
MY TOTAL after promo code and special offer: $116.25Read More

Best Argument for Extreme Couponing

Maybe you aren’t an “extreme” couponer, but you have some extra toiletries laying around the house.

You might think, “What’s the point of taking time to gather these things together. I don’t really have enough to justify the effort.” Here’s why:Read More