Drudgery never smelled so good

I have been trying to follow a basic household cleaning routine for the past month or so, and even though their have been some glitches or skipped days every now and then, for the most part it has worked well for me.  On Thursday nights, we do laundry (my husband takes it all downstairs and [...]

The results of my crocheting adventures . . .

I made this today using an amazingly easy pattern I found here.  The pattern is supposed to turn out to be 16 inches in circumference, fitting an average 3 month-old’s head, but mine turned out a bit smaller, which will hopefully be good for my son’s newborn-sized head.  It was fun making this as I [...]

Housing crisis

My husband and I have always been okay with living where we are at, at least for right now.  Both of us have had the opportunity to live overseas in parts of the world where you are considered lucky if you have running water, and even luckier if you have an indoor bathroom.  Our current [...]

A temporarily new look

Call me pregnant, call me bored, but I felt the need to change things up a bit appearance-wise.  I’m hoping to get a new header up soon, but have a hard time deciding on what exactly I want the picture to be (maybe this is another reason why my walls are so bare too!).
After another [...]

Favorite Frugal Recipes: Thai Chicken Noodle Salad

A few weeks ago I got a link to this great recipe from Cook’s Illustrated for Thai Chicken Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing.  The only problem was, I really didn’t want to roast and debone a whole chicken just to make the salad.  After tinkering with the ingredients for the dressing a bit, I came [...]