Owlhaven put out a challenge to spend less this month. Her goal is $75 a week for her family of 10 at home. I’ve seen similar things on other blogs, like Small Notebook’s 30 days of nothing in July. I am always intrigued. I love the idea of a challenge. Maybe because I’m more competitive [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Doing Without’
August 29, 2009
Free Samples
Awhile back I requested some free samples, something I almost NEVER do. I don’t even remember what all I requested. I got my free candy bar coupon…that was cool and is tucked in my purse for a treat while shopping. I got some baby wipes that I tucked into the stroller for our library hour [...]
April 21, 2009
Are all needs equal?
Everywhere there are articles and blog posts about evaluating needs vs. wants. I have no doubt we’ve all convinced ourselves that a want was REALLY a need. But are all needs equal?
When I lived in HomeTown, it wasn’t unusual to go out to the store for one or two things right when I realized I [...]
March 18, 2009
How I Wanted to Buy a Stove
Over a year ago I was not a happy baker. My oven had given up baking nice and was being temperamental. One minute it would be 350 degrees and happily baking cookies…the next minute it would shoot up to 450 degrees and would be burning cookies. I would sit in front of the oven window [...]
March 13, 2009
Washing Dishes
I like washing dishes. Really. Some people in this house will tell you I don’t and that they do all the dishes. Those people are not to be listened to. I like to do dishes like I like to paint…on my own and without interruption. I love the solitude of it, the simplicity.
What I don’t [...]
August 7, 2008
Buying a Truck
For most of the time Dan and I have been married, we’ve only had one vehicle. There were varying reasons over the years. For awhile we had an old, beat up truck as an extra vehicle. A few years into our wedded bliss we had two vehicles that were both decent, dependable [...]
