This is the seventh installment in our series, Homemaking Your Way. Catch up on the first six here. About a year ago it finally dawned on me that I was running a small business from home (this blog) and that I am really unable to "do everything" that a typical homemaker does during the day. I just don't have the time, the energy nor the desire to be any sort of "super woman." I took a cue from some very successful bloggers and decided that it was really okay to farm out some of the daily tasks that I wasn't completing on a regular basis. The one thing that I was consistently failing to carry to completion was the laundry. Right off the bat Keep Reading
Homemaking Your Way: Angela on laundry
Staycation (and vacation!) ideas from all over the United States!
Yesterday Emily posted on tons of frugal things to do in and around the Portland area as a part of the nationwide Year of the Staycation series. Today we are pleased to bring you links to Year of the Staycation posts from around the United States. Each post is organized by geographical region. Be sure to check out your summer travel destination as well as your local area for fun and frugal ways to make the most of your vacation! Frugal Vacation Tips Vacation or Stay-cation: Eating without Busting the Budget - Eat at Home Pacific San Diego, California - Life As Mom Yosemite National Park, California - Handbook of Nature Study Seattle, Keep Reading
Year of the Staycation: Portland
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Homemaking Your Way: Emily on laundry
This is the sixth installment in our series, Homemaking Your Way. Catch up on the first five here. Forget smart phones. I firmly believe that the humble washing machine is one of the world’s greatest inventions. I love washing clothes. While I am checking email or eating lunch or doing 24-piece puzzles, clothes are being cleaned while demanding nothing more from me than a scoop of soap and the push of a button. It is like magic. I could wash clothes all day long. Folding and putting away clothes, however, is a different story. This is a tedious, time-consuming task. So, instead of having a devoted laundry day, I just spread it throughout the Keep Reading
Homemaking Your Way: Angela on clothing
This is the fifth installment in our series, Homemaking Your Way. Catch up on the first four here. Clothing. Ugh. Emily did such a great job explaining her "system" for clothes, I really don't think I can add anything super helpful to the discussion (hence the five day late post...). But I'll give it a try. KIDS CLOTHES Here's the deal. The Davises have long been our friends and family's personal Goodwill. We get hand-me-downs like crazy, or at least we used to. When my daughter (my first) was about 2.5 years old, I saw a children's clothing consignment event advertised on Craigslist and I thought I would quickly go through Audrey's clothes Keep Reading
Homemaking Your Way: Emily on clothes
This is the fourth installment in our series, Homemaking Your Way. Catch up on the first three here. If you are on a tight budget, you know that buying new clothes is one of the first things that gets cut. As newlyweds, my husband and I were just barely scraping by each month. Our concern was paying rent and buying groceries. New clothing did not factor into the equation. Now that we have a bit of breathing room in our budget, we can afford to splurge occasionally on clothing. We go all out. Costco underwear. Old Navy clearance. Target sales. However, shopping for clothing with small children in tow is not for the faint of heart. If you are Keep Reading
Homemaking Your Way: Emily’s homemaking philosophy
This is the third installment in our series, Homemaking Your Way, where we are discussing different ways to. Catch up on the first two here. I admit it. I am that person who actually enjoys keeping my home organized and orderly. Even when I get tired of the process, I love the end product. My mom has always claimed that I was born this way. I guess that's as good of an explanation as any because I don't seem to be able to turn off this part of my brain. I vacuum my house two times a week and drop off bags at Goodwill like it's going out of style. I scrub the toilet while my children are taking a bath and mentally organize shelves while shopping at Keep Reading