First, for readers who requested them (Janel, Susanna) – and anyone else who might be interested – I’ve updated our home tour post with a few new photos, to reflect some of the chan...
Life has been very busy, but it’s the fun kind of busy (mostly). As always, my husband and I have been working on household projects, which never seem to end. For example, when we were remodeli...
If you would like to share your frugal, simple life story, please send it to me at wantwhatyouhaveblog at gmail dot com. Thanks so much for sharing, Nicole! My twenties were a crazy time financially....
DJ’s portrait sessions are frustrating and exhausting, because he has ZERO interest in having his picture taken, and I have to beg and plead and coax to get him to cooperate. I spend the entire...
In his sermons, whenever he’s about to make an important point that he really wants us to remember, our pastor always says this. It’s kind of like a wake-up call, to let us know that if w...
With the exception of a frame for our old mirror, our bathroom remodeling project is finished! I plan to write a more detailed cost breakdown, but I need to gather up all of my receipts and itemize t...
If you would like to share your frugal, simple life story, please send it to me at wantwhatyouhaveblog at gmail dot com. Thanks so much for sharing, Sasha! Hi there, I read that you want to know the ...
I think you’re all familiar with mine, but in case you’re not, here are the highlights: 2000 – Minimalist girl falls crazy in love with very cute pack rat guy. Pack rat guy has a wh...
Happy May Day! When last I left you, I was busy cleaning up the terrible mess DJ made with a tube of butt cream, and that’s an experience I would rather not repeat. I wasn’t successful at...
But I failed to plan for what I’ve termed “unexpected events.” Such as a 2-year-old boy who decides to eat a tube of Desitin, AND smear it all over the furniture and the carpet in h...
Q: Hi Heather. I have just begun the herculean task of replacing all of my kitchen equipment a piece at a time. The problem is we have never purchased any kitchen stuff for ourselves (even though we&...
Several readers requested this simple and delicious recipe after I wrote my Typical Day post, and if you’ve made my Awesome Pot Roast, you’ll recognize that the gravy is the same. This is...
Since yesterday, we’ve been dealing with something I never thought would be an issue for any of our kids – the chicken pox. I do vaccinate my children, and they’ve all had the varic...
Q: I’m considering using cloth diapers mainly to save money. I have never used them before or even changed a baby that did. So I’m just wondering what you recommend as far as where I shou...
Yesterday, I went through the blog email inbox, and I was a little overwhelmed by the backlog of questions I needed to answer (some were almost 6 months old!). I really love hearing from readers, and...
Or…how I saved 55% on our cable bill, and made our lives better in the process. This post has been a long time coming. Back in October ’11, I mentioned that I was planning to drop our cab...
I recently read that a study conducted at the University of Leeds in England determined that excessive internet use is linked to depression. It struck a chord with me, so much that I cut out the litt...
If you get my updates on Facebook, you know that DJ has been very sick since last Thursday. My husband spent Easter morning at Urgent Care with him, where he was diagnosed with a double ear infection...
This is not an impossible dream, though it does seem that way sometimes, doesn’t it? After I wrote my “Typical Day” post, I received several emails (which I will respond to individu...
One day each year, I keep my camera with me and document the day’s happenings. I do this because it’s not the big events, but the minutiae, the everyday, ordinary, workaday things that really make a ...
Sometimes, it doesn’t really seem like I accomplish much (or anything) because I spend my entire day just dealing with these two: Of course, they’re the reason why I stay home, and I woul...
I’ve become somewhat famous (well, not really. OK, not at all) for writing about our family misadventures, but the truth is that we probably don’t have any more of them than any other fam...
Since I posted about this last week, many readers have asked for the recipe. And understandably so – this cookie is one of my top 5 favorites of all time (along with white chocolate macademia n...
We’re enjoying amazing weather here…it’s supposed to be 70 degrees and warmer all week! This is good for many reasons, but especially because my husband can finally paint the cabine...
Here are the rest of our menus from last week: Breakfasts Peanut butter toast, kiwi fruit Scrambled eggs with cheese, orange segments Oatmeal with raisins Lunches Leftovers Grilled peanut butter sand...
On Monday, when I posted about our weekly produce purchases, a couple of readers asked if I would include some menu ideas for using up all those fresh fruits and veggies. This is a great idea…e...
Out I say! Yes, I have an English degree, and it colors all areas of my life. Including the laundry. I also have a journalism degree, which means that I can’t read magazines or newspapers witho...
Lately, my husband and I have been revisiting what seems to be our quarterly debate about whether or not we should buy a bigger house. I’ve mentioned before that we live in a small house. Of co...
On Saturday, the kids played outside in the snow for a long time. When they got too cold, they came in to get cozy on the couch, and I made them popcorn while they watched a movie. DJ was annoyed bec...
After happily watching the number of blog followers steadily rise for the last 4 years – and getting all excited when it finally broke 1000! – I was very disappointed to find out that I s...
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