It's catch up time, as we get back to real life around here. :-)  Friday - I made Trader Joes orange chicken & fried rice. Very eas...

 I dropped my parents off at the airport this morning, and then took Sam for brunch. He is a lovely companion, and chatted with me about all...

 We are back from vacation, and in fact, M is in Las Vegas with Nick, at a soccer tournament. I'm home with Sam, and my parents are here...

We added a teen driver to our car insurance this week, and that was the opposite of frugal in every way!  Saving on things we buy Used a $5 ...

  Workouts for the week: Monday - Orange Theory Tuesday - 90 minutes of elliptical Wednesday - Orange Theory Thursday - Spin class, plus a m...

  Friday - Nick ate at the football game. Sam & M had bacon wrapped chicken & green beans, and I had a taco salad Saturday - stir f...

Yesterday was a really nice day. It was also unusual, as we didn't have any soccer games to attend. I'd planned on taking Sam to his...

How is it already Saturday? All I know is that I'm dreaming about our vacation. M & I leave on Friday for Hawaii, and I'm *very*...

 The weekend was not terribly frugal, but was so, so much fun! I'm grateful for the unexpected family time. Here are a few frugal wins w...

 I decided to do a last minute race with sister, friend & mom. My sister, BFF, & her daughter did a half marathon. My mom & I di...

  It's going to be another wild menu, as we have a lot of activities during the week, and I'm out of town on the weekend. Friday - ...

In decidedly unfrugal news, M surprised me, by arranging a flight, so I could join my sister & BFF this weekend, as they were together. ...

Three days in a row of Orange Theory (an intense workout class that includes: treadmill, rowing & strength exercises) was quite hard! I...