Foraged Purslane and Summer Fruit Salad Recipe — Easy, Vegan, and Paleo
So many people have asked me how I possibly teach foraging classes in the summer; what is there even to forage when it is so hot and dry? (Locally, it doesn’t rain at all in the summer season, other than the occasional fluke.) But there is definitely what to forage in the summer, and in […]
When Spending More is Frugal
My new, not quite so cheap, but still frugal pocketbook There are some people in the world that think frugality means spending as little as possible whenever possible. I mean, that can be one definition, but as I recently talked about, my definition of frugality is mindfully spending your money, so that you spend less […]
My Super Frugal Trip to Brussels, Belgium
It has been a good long while since December, and people keep on asking me when I’ll post my next post about what else I did when I went on a super frugal trip to Belgium in December. I am really bad about follow up with these things, because while I’m on the trip, the […]
My Husband Fixed Our Washing Machine!
As a mother of four kids, you can imagine our washing machine gets really heavy use. I’m also not so great at keeping up with the laundry, so often when I get down to it, I have a bunch of loads to do in one go. For example now we have about two large laundry […]
Reflections on the Evolution of this Blog and the Pursuit of Money Mindfulness
I’d planned on writing a whole long post in honor of my 8th bloggiversary… January 2 started my 9th year of blogging, which I have to say feels like quite the accomplishment…. But life got in the way and unfortunately this planned post is nearly six months late. Oh well. In honor of my bloggiversary […]
Save Money on Amazon with DealGoGoGo
Are you as much a fan of shopping online as I am? When you’re a busy person, whether because you’re a full time mom taking care of your children, or you work out of the house many hours, or even if its just that you’re a home maker and you’re spending lots of time taking […]
Homemade Cashew Based Hummus Recipe — Paleo, Vegan, and Easy
I’m a big fan of hummus, but as they like to say, it isn’t a fan of me. My body can’t tolerate any legumes, even if they’re soaked, fermented, sprouted, you name it, and the standard hummus is based on chickpeas, one of those legumes that I can’t eat. I’ve mentioned before how much I […]
Foraging Black Nightshade — Solanum Nigrum and How to Identify It
This is a post that is a long time in coming and is one that I’m nervous about writing for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest things about writing this post is that it’s about a plant that for some reason is very controversial. Black nightshade. It has a reputation for being poisonous […]
An Update and Some Latest Frugal Escapades
Sorry I haven’t posted the past few days. So I wanted to update you with what’s been going on in my life. I’ve been working on a really cool blog post about something I’m passionate about (take a guess in the comments below what it is) but it’s taking a lot of mental power and […]
When Your Therapist Prescribes Self Care
Last month, I had a really interesting and insightful interview with my friend Daniella about her experiences in therapy, and I mentioned there how much I support going to therapy. Here’s the thing, though. As moms, very often we put ourselves last, and when we’re living a frugal lifestyle, either by choice or by necessity, […]
