Simple Christmas

DH and I are enjoying a simple Christmas this year. 
After handing out frugal presents and cards to our extended families a few weeks ago at the Thanksgiving celebration we’ve had a very laidback season.   Tonight we are finally putting up a tree with my beloved ornament collection and we already have a pile of presents to go underneath [...]

Public Service Announcement: Child-free couples and the holidays

Celebrating during the holidays without children is a mixed blessing.  While it’s lovely to enjoy a peaceful, quiet fire and a cup of cocoa alone with the one you love or open more expensive presents (should you choose) than your family-friendly peers, it can also be a very difficult time and a test of strength and patience.
 
 I [...]

Cheap Entertaining

DH and I had some friends over last night and shared in a bit of frugal ”potluck entertainment” with them.

One friend brought a movie.  Another friend brought soda.  Another friend brought chocolate chip cookies.  We provided pizza and festive holiday bottles of grape juice (I couldn’t resist them!).  We talked about our jobs, watched a movie, and [...]

Starbucks Gingersnap Latte

warms my heart and soul

For anyone who is curious, this drink is slightly different than the Gingerbread Latte they previously served but just as tasty and wonderful.  DH and I enjoyed these on our weekly date this week.  Ah, the holiday season is here!

Becoming Bree

I’ve had a rough time lately.  DH and I indulge in viewing “Desperate Housewives” together each week despite not having cable.  What did people do before the internet and netflix?
Anyway, lately I’ve been wishing I was more like Bree. 

“Bree was known for her cooking, and for making her own clothes, and for doing her own gardening, [...]

The Quest for Cash

Craigslist still has not generated any nibbles.  I cut the price of the recreational equipment listed on there by 50%.  I’m hoping we can get some interest.
We also finished sorting through our double closets and now have 3 large garbage bags full of clothes.  It caused a bit of marital discord.  Apparently one of my [...]

Quality Time

DH and I have been talking about how we can increase our quality time together.  We are taking a break from classes this semester and feel as though we have a lot of free time.  We’ve squandered much of it (together of course!) playing video games, watching movies, and reading books.  While we’ve enjoyed this [...]

Pottery Barn makes me feel inadequate

Every few months I receive a Pottery Barn catalog.  We receive quite a few catalogs and most of them trigger similar feelings of inadequacy.  Williams Sonoma, JCrew, and even the occasional Sears catalog can trigger feelings of doubt.  The truth is, if we had the house, the kids, and the dog we’d likely never recreate [...]

Cheap Date

 
Here’s a “cheap date” idea:
The day started with a walk to get coffee.  It was a sunny day and it was enjoyable to hold hands and talk about life as we walked calmly to get to our destination.  We’d received a coffee card last month and had coupons so the coffee was completely free!  An alternative [...]

Followup: Just Do It

Wow, well, we certainly weren’t prepared for the marathon of 100 days of sex.  We’ve already failed.  Being tired, not having time after work, and travelling this past week all played into it but we’ve certainly missed too many days to even figure makeup sex into the calendar.
While the book was certainly an entertaining read [...]