1. Making sun tea on a lazy afternoon.2. Growing a plant from a seed. 3. Ironing your sheets and pillowcases (makes them soft).4. Drinking a Monaco on your back deck (to make a Monaco: a dollop of grenadine syrup in a glass, pour cold beer on top). 5. Sending an old...
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A Letter To My Younger Self
Cheap Healthy Good had a letter to her younger self this week that made me laugh... and think about what I'd say to my twelve year old self. Dear Nicole, I know you are really expecting some divine intervention in the way of instruction as to what you're...
Ten Things You Need In Your Kitchen (Besides A Good Cook)
I spend a lot of time thinking about food. I think it's because I feel like buying food is more necessary then buying other products. It's consumable and nourishes my body in a way a sweater can't. I do a lot of my own cooking to save money and eat...
Times They Aren’t A-Changin’
In A Doom-And-Gloom Economy, There's Only One Thing To Do: Learn As Much As Possible Reading economics articles make me feel smart. I've included some links to some if you want feel smart too! Since schools all over the country are winding...
Times They Aren't A-Changin'
In A Doom-And-Gloom Economy, There's Only One Thing To Do: Learn As Much As Possible Reading economics articles make me feel smart. I've included some links to some if you want feel smart too! Since schools all over the country are winding...
Have You Joined The June Blood Drive?
There are still a couple of weeks to get in on the June Blood Drive Giveaway. Apparently, I psychicly predicted that this month is National Blood Donors Day (which was June 14). Trent at The Simple Dollar has also encouraged people to give blood as a...
Too Cute Tuesday: Tattoo Your Towels
Want to make a nice gift that costs you next to nothing and impresses your boyfriend? How about some embroidery? I got the idea from Tattoo Your Towels. I was in one of those cute stores in the city of Portland Maine, the kind of fun and retro-feeling...
Job Resources From The Web
You know how sometimes, your horoscope seems to eerily correspond to what's going on in your life? A similar thing happened to me but instead of communing with Miss Cleo, the magic was with my RSS reader. While I was going through this job...
The Guest-House
A thoughtful poem given to me by my friend Kate. Because it's Sunday, because I'm a little tired, and because it is true. The Guest-House This being is a guest-house Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some...