My Eight Year Old Sewed New Pillows, And You Can Too
Lee, super proud of the two pillows he just sewed! Today was a busy, busy, busy day in my house- the Penniless full home makeover on a budget is well underway and today most of the work and transformation was done. As I was sewing things for the house, my 8 year old, Lee, asked […]
So Long and Thanks For All The Wash
Anneliese wearing a prefold cloth diaper, in a bikini twist fold and secured with a Snappi, at a few days old. The end of an era is here. Today, all my cloth diapers and cloth diapering accessories are leaving my house. Those cloth diapers were one of my first things I blogged about on this […]
Frugal Foraged Spring Rolls Recipe- Vegan and Paleo Options
I love getting food inspiration from my various foraging friends, because, while I sometimes come up with creative ways to use my foraged foods, more often than not, I just repeat the same methods again and again, which gets old. The other day, I saw Leda Meredith post pictures of her sow thistle spring rolls […]
My Super Frugal House Makeover- Part 1
My pinterest board with my dream living room My friend, Sarah, recently put up some pictures of her new living room, and it made me wonder how people decide what they want their living room to look like, what pictures they want to hang on their wall, etc. Because I, quite frankly, had no idea […]
Foraging Sow Thistle- A Versatile Wild Edible
It’s the middle of the best season for foraging where I live. Rain falls and plants grow, greenery is everywhere and most of it near me is edible. I find that I can spend less money in the grocery store since the greenery is so abundant that I use it to replace a lot of […]
Ways To Reuse Those Little Boxes
I know many people like myself have lots of empty boxes lying around their house, whether from cereal boxes, contact lens boxes, etc… I hope you enjoy this guest post filled with these creative upcycling ideas as much as I did. If you are lucky enough to get daily disposable contact lenses, like the popular […]
My Last Few Grocery Shopping Trips- And Some Great Deals I Got
I have done some really terrific shopping trips lately, scoring some absolutely amazing deals each time, and each time I want to write up about my grocery shop, and then don’t get around to it until I’ve done yet another shop… and so, my last three grocery shops, what I got and why. First shop […]
Bhutanese Style Curried Fish With Oranges Recipe- Gluten Free, Paleo
I wrote yesterday about having been inspired by pictures of people’s weekly groceries from around the worldb to want to explore the cuisines of various cultures around the world, specifically to check out Ecuadorian, Guatemalan, and Bhutanese recipes. Bhutanese recipes, I’ve discovered, are difficult to find on the internet, and many of the ones that […]
Picado De Rabano- Guatemalan Radish Salad Recipe- Paleo, Vegan, Low Carb, Fat Free
I must admit that, like many other Americans, when I think about Central American cuisine, I really have no idea what it is like- I have this misguided idea in my head that it’s all Tex-Mex style, guacamole and chili and salsa and burritos and tortillas, and that every country in Central America eats exactly […]
How To Make Super Frugal Healthy Breakfast Muffins Using Revamped Leftovers (Gluten Free and Vegan Options)
I’m a big fan of making muffins for my family for breakfast, and I find it ironic that despite making them so often, I don’t really have any recipe on my blog for the types of muffins I tend to make for breakfasts. See, the reason is that I don’t have a specific recipe I […]
