Some blogging friends and I had gotten into the winter slumps. Not really sick or anything – just dreary and generally “blah”. So we decided to celebrate spring by putting together a Spring Fling Giveaway! $150 gift card to Amazon, sponsored entirely by ourselves for you, our amazing readers. Because we thought it would be […]
Donating to Goodwill Creates Jobs and Saves Money (and Sanity) #DonateStuffCreateJobs
We just repainted Brianna’s room, and in the process, I had to cut my office space from a large L-shaped desk under Brianna’s loft bed, to a repurposed TV armoire. Oh yeah – and I had to take off all the books. Seriously…I have a lot of books. Stacks of them in the hallway during […]
My Journey to Launch a Food Swap Event
A little bit over a year ago (before I knew about my food allergies), I wanted organic fruits and veggies but didn’t like how expensive they were to purchase at my local health food store. So I thought– why can’t we go back in time back when we bartered for our food? “I will trade […]
How I Choose Businesses to Work With on Untrained Housewife
My regular readers know that I sometimes post sponsored posts – that is, posts where I’ve partnered with a company or brand to bring you a post written around a specific topic. I wanted to talk about why I do that, and how I decide which companies to work with. I get approached to work […]
