This photo is the path to one of the main pools. Doesn’t that tree look so cool? Dave and I spent the past week in Florida for a very last-minute vacation. Although it was a little crazy trying to work out all the details in less than 36 hours, the vacation itself was SO relaxing! …
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Maple Pecan Sticky Rolls
Remember my recipe for really simple, homemade bread? I posted it two weeks ago and raved about how quick and easy it was to make up a batch of bread dough, put it in the fridge, and then use it to bake fresh bread for the rest of the week. Well, it’s been two more …
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Simplify Your Spending
Our less-than-perfect economy has created a frenzy of budget related questions. I’m not even a coupon or finance blog and I still get loads of questions about how I save more, spend less, simplify our spending, and stretch our small budget. Now, I’m not a financial expert but I do know a thing or two about frugal living, budgeting, …
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How to Boil an Egg
I love eggs — LOVE them! I eat some type of egg for breakfast nearly every day and I’m still not sick of them. Most of the time, I simply scramble them with ham and cheese or fry them and eat with toast. It’s a simple, really cheap breakfast that leaves me much more satisfied …
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A Last-Minute Vacation!
Dave and I are headed to Orlando, Florida — right now! And while we certainly didn’t bring that much luggage, we are traveling with my aunt, uncle, cousin, and my cousin’s two kids…so the van is pretty full 🙂 We are so excited for warm, sunny weather {a huge change from West Michigan} and even …
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Marshmallow Fondant and Decorating Glaze
If you’re looking for a fun way to make “fancy frosted cookies” (as we call them) marshmallow fondant frosting and decorating glaze are just what you need! Not only are they relatively easy to make, they What is Fondant Frosting? Fondant frosting is the very smooth frosting {icing} you often see on wedding cakes. Fondant …
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Free Printable Password Worksheet
Do you have Too Many Passwords?? Over that past few months, I’ve been asked numerous times if I could create a simple way to track and organize all the passwords, usernames, account numbers, and other information that is SO easy to forget. Well, since “simple” is my specialty — I quickly whipped one up! Actually, …
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Make Your Own T-shirt Bag!
I’m always looking for ways to reuse old T-shirts — because we have SOOOOO many of them! I swear, we get a new T-shirt every other week, but they’re all free from sports camps, church groups, random organizations, school, etc. And I hate to just throw a perfectly good T-shirt away! So, I started making …
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10 Reasons People Don’t Use Budgets
Easy Vegetable Bake
Do your kids eat their vegetables?? Do you? What if I told you I had a recipe that might just get everyone to eat their veggies? A few weeks ago, I had a bunch of friends over to see our new house and eat delicious food. All the recipes turned out great {at least that’s what my …
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The Difference Between Ingredients
Have you ever been in the middle of baking or cooking and realized you were out of one of the ingredients you need? I’ve had this many times, and I often just go ahead and substitute another “similar” ingredient. Sometimes this works, other times it doesn’t! So instead of wondering all the time, I went …
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Simple Homemade Bread
I bet you never thought the words “simple” and “homemade bread” would go together in the same sentence. I didn’t think so either, until now… For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been making ALL our bread and rolls — from scratch. This was something I always wanted to do, but never thought I would have …
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Quick Tip to Save Time While Decluttering
Have you ever started to clean, organize, and declutter an area of your home, only to realize there were a bunch of things that needed to be brought to the basement, the garage, the trash, or another room? ….so you bring those items to the other room, and realize THAT room could use a little …
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I’m Cleaning Out My Cleaning Supplies!
If you’ve been following along for the past couple months, you know that I have experimented with a few different types of natural cleaning and beauty products. And since it’s official spring cleaning season, I thought it might be nice to compile all these posts into one location so you can see what I’ve been …
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How to Peel Difficult Fruit
Have you ever tried peeling an orange but the skin didn’t come off as well as you planned? That’s because cutting fruit is one thing — peeling is another. Sometimes it takes a little extra effort to get to the “meat”, but knowing a few tricks of the trade can make life a lot easier. …
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10 Things I’m Willing to Splurge On
It’s true, I’m one of the most frugal people I know — in a good way! Fortunately, Dave is totally “on board” with my scrimping and saving mentality because by not spending money on some things, we are able to save up for other more important things. Now obviously “the important things” are different for …
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Strawberry Shortcake Cups – Think Spring!
The weather here in West Michigan has been in the 50’s and sunny — spring is almost here! Yes, I know this warm weather won’t last, but I just couldn’t pass up an opportunity for strawberry shortcake. It’s my official “spring-time dessert”… and I just love how simple it is. For the first 24 years …
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Credit Cards — How to Use Them Wisely
Do You Use Credit Cards? If you don’t use credit cards — good for you {especially if you have a tendency to over-spend}. I think using cash is a great budgeting tool and one of the best ways to stay in-control of spending. However, if you’re like me and use a credit card for every single thing …
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