Yesterday, as I walked back to my office from lunch and passed by The Gap as I normally do… I furrowed my brow as I saw the latest promotion sign.
$25 SWEATERS
$10 SHIRTS
I didn’t walk in the store. I didn’t want to tempt myself with clothes that are too short… [...]
I was driving back from Monterey on July 4th when I got a call from Mr. M. “Don’t panic, but I’ve cut my finger and I’m going to the emergency room.” Oh boy. No context, just the additional fact that our neighbor was driving him and his mom would pick him up. So what did [...]
If you haven’t seen Extreme Couponing on TLC, it’s worth watching it just once to see what crazy clipping (and hours spent on the internet researching these deals/filing coupons/shopping at multiple stores) looks like. When I lived on my own, I was an avid clipper because our local Ralph’s had double coupons… and who [...]
In two years, I’ve called 3 different rooms my “office” here at work. I moved into the most recent office last fall, and with the move came 3 additional desks/workspaces for my 5 colleagues. I decorated my little “corner” and that was about all I could do.
Well, a few weeks ago, they all left [...]
Please excuse me for finding this somewhat fascinating, but olive oil could easily be considered a food group for me… so I’m ridiculously fascinated by these food studies coming out of the UC Davis Olive Center.
The latest news essentially reveals that people don’t seem to like “quality” olive oils, and instead prefer rancid [...]
I think I first shared my meal planning worksheets (the ones I print from Russell and Hazel) over two years ago. And guess what? I still use them weekly to plan out dinners!
Here’s this week’s planning list. I love this format because it keeps all of my plans [...]
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On Wednesday, there were two envelopes in the mail from law offices in Sacramento. Normally we only get mail from class-action lawsuit firms that want us to sue our home builder, so these envelopes were a little out of place and I’ll admit I was a bit [...]
You may have heard me mention previously that I limit my clothes shopping to a certain brands and stores. I’ve primarily done this to limit the amount of crying I do when I take a trip to the mall… trust me, it’s not pretty. I’m not sure anything will come close to the great Nordstrom [...]
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So the old yellow car is gone… and in her place is this spiffy new blue one! I could go into the details of how our new car buying experience was anything less that ideal, but Mr. M has already gone on that that rant, so I thought [...]
Some time every year, I become obsessed with revisiting our bank accounts and savings and reevaluating our goals and seeing what the situation is really like. It usually takes some story on Oprah or a clip of Suze Orman for me to have a money freakout and just check in with everything to make sure [...]
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The idea is so simple, but the concept goes a long way in a crowded closet. The Simply Sarah Handy Hold All™ ($30) holds all of those extra purses, scarves, hats, etc. all in one neat little place… all while looking uber cute and stylish. I first saw these in [...]
I adore magazines… and I have so many of them that they are a main diet staple of Basseterre the bunny and an irk to Mr. M when they pile up on every table in the house. I also love GIVING magazine subscriptions as gifts, because the small investment pays long dividends over the entire [...]
