Frugal Tuesday Tip

Welcome to the Frugal Tuesday Tip! This is the weekly Frugal Tuesday Tip, a linky blog hop, dedicated to encouraging the frugal lifestyle. I am not on track after last week’s Wednesday holiday. My days are quite mixed up — did we have two Mondays and two Sundays? New to the Frugal Tuesday Tip? The…

Kitchen update

Last you knew, we still needed to add the granite countertop. We have now finished that, but need to add the overhanging trim pieces and backsplash: Before we put the granite in place, we tested our new sink and faucet. I really wanted a stainless steel sink. I grew up with one, I’m a fan…

Frugal Tuesday Tip: Fourth of July

Welcome to the Frugal Tuesday Tip! This is the weekly Frugal Tuesday Tip, a linky blog hop, dedicated to encouraging the frugal lifestyle. What are your plans for the Fourth of July? I feel odd with a holiday in the middle of the week. I guess that makes two weekends of fun? New to the…

Pin it! Do it!

My oldest showed me a nail art pin, then did it. I had to try, too. The original pin is here. I can’t get the Oriental original post anymore (Pinterest thinks it is suspicious), but basically the author has a lot of time on her hands to do her nails. Wow. Considerations for future nail…