Planning a Fun Summer on a Budget
Sometimes I miss homeschooling my kids. We weren’t bound to a school year schedule and could take trips whenever suited us. However, now with all my children in school we only have off around the holidays and summer break, so any trip we do is then, with all the crowds and packed buses and it […]
From Climbing Trees To Hunting Culture: Free Family Activities That Are Plenty Of Fun
It’s important to spend time together with family, but sometimes the fun activities you would like to do together are rather pricey. Here are some great free and fun family activities that have another perk- they’re all in the great outdoors. Children today spend less time outdoors than previous generations. The Centers for Disease Control […]
Making a Quick (and Very Imperfect) Zebra Costume For My Daughter
I had a hard day today, and that sucked because it was my birthday. I had no energy for pretty much anything. And then I was reminded that my daughter Rose needed to have a costume to wear for a costume party next week, and she’s leaving to her dad tomorrow and I won’t be […]
Lending a Helping Hand, On a Budget
I thought long and hard about writing this post. I write all sorts of things for all sorts of reasons, but I wanted to make sure that I’m not writing this post to pat myself on the back and show off “Look what an amazing person I am”. Because if that was the intention I […]
DIY COVID Friendly Mall Photo Scavenger Hunt Idea and List — Pandemic Safe Frugal Fun For the Whole Family
My kids currently are on winter break and I wanted to make it memorable for them, to give them pleasant holiday memories, especially as a single mom. There are just a lot of strikes against us right now, because so many things aren’t doable, because of Corona safety rules and shut downs, not to mention […]
Financial Aid Programs for Military Service Members and Their Families
My dad joined the US military when I was 16 and already living out of the house, so I don’t really know what it’s like to have the experience as living as the child of military members (other than the fact that he phoned in to my sister’s wedding from Iraq but fortunately 4 weeks […]
Versatile Saag Paneer Recipe with Wild Edible Options, Vegan Options
Vegan saag paneer, with tofu and coconut milk, made with lambsquarters and sea beet (wild swiss chard) There are some posts that I think about and write about that very same day, and then there’s other posts, like this one, that I’ve wanted to write about for years, but haven’t for a lot of reasons. […]
Ode to the Sea Beet (A Delicious Foraged Wild Edible)
Some plants, I write about. But when I’m oh so in love with a certain plant, and for very good reason, I let my dork flag fly and I dedicate a whole long poem to it. I hope you enjoy (and find it educational as well). Ode to the Sea Beet (A Delicious Foraged Wild […]
How To Become The Ultimate DIY Parent
I’m a big fan of DIYing in all sorts of ways, either for fun, or to make something for your family that you need instead of buying it, or fixing your broken items on your own instead of paying a professional. DIY saves money and can be quite enjoyable as well. But not everyone knows […]
Free Lambs Heads and What I Did With Them
This post contains graphic pictures of lambs heads. You have been warned. Don’t read on if you will get grossed out by pictures. I recently had a conversation with someone about veganism, or rather, why I have no plans on ever being a vegan. I’ve written about it here before on my blog, but while […]
