Tag Archives: Dollars & Cents

Both my kids have summer birthdays. This means that I'm usually safe for good weather, but the flip side is that throwing two parties in two months can be stressful. I am not a Pinterest mom, nor do I...

Has the novelty of summer vacation worn off (even if it’s just started)? Are your kids (and very possibly you) looking for some new stuff to do? Keep reading to find new ways t...

We recently moved into a new house, and “cosmetic fixer” is putting it nicely.  As I walked through the place giving my friend the grand tour and pointing out all the proj...

Where does all our money go? Do you ever ask yourself this? It’s amazing how quickly trips to Costco and Starbucks can add up. Not to mention, of course, those pesky bills...

When I was a little girl, my dad told me I should be a lawyer. It was nothing more than an off-the-cuff remark, but from that moment on, I determined I was going to law school. As a kid I would watch ...

My friend Alysha owns and operates a successful salon and boutique in downtown Bellingham, Washington. It is a darling little shop, sleek and stylish and full of sparkle. It is appropriately named Bli...

I can see it so clearly in my oldest daughter—that constant yearning and wanting and always needing something more.  No sooner does she get what she wants than she is on to the next thing, ...

Hi there!  My name is Ruth, and I share my adventure of finding the Good Life on a budget over at LivingWellSpendingLess.com.  While that might make me sound like some sort of finance guru o...

It was a few years ago, and we were still relatively new to our neighborhood. We’d just started getting to know our next door neighbors and one day, the sweet Mama (who now happens to be a great...

When I think of the healthy home, I get a little obsessed, and yet I can let my home get pretty crazy messy! We are just sooo busy, that sometimes it’s hard to get to the nitty gritty cleaning t...