Labor Day weekend is almost upon us. That kind of also means that summer is coming to an end. Bummer! On the other hand…. this means the sale season(s) are really close! First tip; get gas BEFORE Wednesday this week. I have already noticed that gas went up $0.20 overnight. I imagine it isn’t going to stop there [...]
August 2010
The first thing people think when they think of Costco is “where am I going to store everything?” And while that is a very valid concern, Costco is so much more than just a lot of “stuff”. The second thing is “I always spend so much money there.” Here is my first piece of advice: SHOP [...]
I like to think that I am doing a good job teaching my boys life lessons and not just being the [cool] mom that I am. I truly believe that being a single parent has forced me to be a *better* parent. I also believe that being a single parent has blessed me with the opportunity [...]
Green chile is one of the most difficult recipes to put down on paper because there is so much “personal taste” involved. Many green chile recipes are simply outlined and the personal touches are left for you to decide. This is much like that. (You can also make this fairly cheap if you purchase a pork [...]
I will surely be hitting up Office Max for some 1¢ packs of filler paper! (I hope you can read this format, it isn’t copying excel like I had hoped.) Item OfficeMax Office Depot Target Wal*Mart Walgreens+ 3×5 Index cards – 300pk $1.00 Binder – size not indicat. B3G1 free [...]
HOW TO (ACTUALLY) SAVE MONEY ON YOUR ENERGY BILL With my day job I went through a 2-hour “sustainability” presentation two weeks ago. What!?!? First off, sustainability means “capacity to endure”, as in Earth’s resources. Not only was I totally geeked out on the whole thing (because it was awesome) but I FINALLY learned what it means when people say “save [...]
One of the most awesome things still left to do that is free is camping. Last weekend the boys and I went camping with my friends Joe and Anna and their son Sam*. Here in Colorado we have the pick of the litter as far as where to camp. We can choose land as flat [...]
This lasagna recipe has been handed down in my family for a few generations and I swear by it! Every time I have made it people always tell me how wonderful it is. The secret: cottage cheese. Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef 1 diced onion 1 tbsp olive oil 1 box of lasagna noodles 1 [...]
Welcome to the club! The birthday club that is!! I have never, until verrry recently, paid any attention to “birthday clubs”. I get enough spam as it is and figured these things were just more of it. Um… August is my birthday month and although today is not my birthday, this is what I opened [...]
Have you ever noticed points on your “Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Sprite Zero, DASANI, POWERADE ION, Minute Maid, VAULT, Pibb Extra, Fanta, Fresca, Barq’s, and Mello Yello” containers? Thought you had no use for them? I dismissed them until recently… You can help out a participating local school by donating MyCoke Rewards points [...]
