Well, I never really get everything done, but I have had a productive day so far. Nick had a friend over, so I got up early & made waf...

We have no kid activities this weekend, so I'm looking forward to being productive today. I did get a haircut this morning, and feel so ...

Nothing super exciting to report this week, but it always feels good to recap our standard stuff. Meal planned, and ate at home/packed f...

M & I celebrated our wedding anniversary last night (13 years!) & the kids really wanted to make us a cake. They were quite ambitiou...

I used to a do a semi-regular series on our grocery shopping, as well as our menu. I've been very frustrated by our menus lately (three ...

I can't believe I've been blogging for seven years! Things have changed so much in our lives, both financially, & otherwise. A...

Because I was out of town over the weekend, it was a bit crazier this week than I'd want it to be. Here are some of the frugal wins we h...

I'm back from a fabulous weekend with my sister & best friend. We spent a couple of nights at the Oregon coast (so much laughing) ...

It's a lovely day today, & I've already been on a two hour hike with a friend. Combining a workout & catching up once a grea...

Another week with mostly standard frugality in place. It's the little things! Here's what we've been up to this week: Drove...

I'm looking forward to a few fun things in October, combined with a girls weekend! The girls weekend will culminate in a half marathon. ...

My older son loves Asian food, and now that I'm avoiding dairy, a lot of our typical recipe options are off the table. Many Asian recipe...

I really thought September was going to be the month where I accomplished a bunch, but . . . maybe October? ;-) With a business trip (Tokyo)...