November 4, 2008

Days 29 & 30: 31 Days of Nothing

My frugal feats of the day were to 1) make homemade baby wipes when I discovered that we were out, and 2) go get an ice cream cone and free cup of Starbucks coffee with my husband after voting.  I also got in a nice but brief walk in the clear, brisk air of this [...]

November 4, 2008

Did you know . . .

That 80 percent of what we keep we never use?
That 80 percent of things placed in home file cabinets are never referenced again?
That the average household has 25 percent more furniture and 75 percent more things than they need?

Source:  “De-Clutter Your Life,” January, 2007, compiled by Nancy Kershaw
I stumbled upon these facts in a book [...]