Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sunday Morning Muffins
I’ve gotten many wonderful, simple and delicious recipes from Mark Bittman’s Minimalist column in the NY Times over the years (and from his blog, Bitten), and this one for whole wheat muffins that he posted a couple of weeks ago … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes, Reducing waste
Why Am I Still Doing This?
My final paycheck arrived in the mail late on Friday afternoon, and was $67 more than I had expected. Woo hoo! I should have put the extra toward one of our many debts, but you know what I did? Yup. … Continue reading
Filed under Debt, Debt Elimination, Frugal Shopping, Living a Frugal Life
Saturday Weigh-In
147.6# this morning. That’s .2 of a pound up from where I was from last week, but considering I am not working any more and have been sitting around and blogging most of the week (or reading blogs), I’m satisfied. … Continue reading
Filed under Weight Loss, Weight Loss Maintenance
Food Waste Friday: The First Attempt
Another tip of the hat to Kristin, The Frugal Girl, for this great idea. I love reading all the links to Food Waste Friday posts on other blogs as well. The good news first: The only thing I threw away this … Continue reading
Filed under Food Waste Friday, Reducing waste
Payday
First of all, can I say I love Friday? I love knowing that it’s the last day of our usual long and busy week, and that when I get the girls picked up at the end of the day we … Continue reading
Filed under Debt, Debt Elimination, Living a Frugal Life
Secret Weapons
As I fixed my breakfast this morning I thought about how it had become one of my “secret weapons” in last year’s weight loss and this year’s management plans. I have eaten the same breakfast daily for the last year: … Continue reading
Filed under Weight Loss, Weight Loss Maintenance
Frugal Recipe of the Week: Spaghetti with Greens
Spaghetti with Greens is an incredibly fast, easy, inexpensive and filling meal, and is one of our favorites. I could probably fix this every week and no one would complain. And, made with whole wheat pasta, it fits in perfectly … Continue reading
Filed under Frugal Recipe of the Week, Weight Loss
Circling the Wagons
Heavens. Has it really been that long? I just logged back in after a time off and noticed the date of my last post: January 17. That evening, when I logged my oldest daughter (age 14) into her email account … Continue reading
Filed under Miscellaneous
