Back to School Giveaway Week, Day Four:

I’ve been so excited to offer a week full of giveaways in celebration of Back to School season. Today’s feature is all about pampering yourself. Trust me. You want this.

A few days before I headed to New York City for BlogHer this summer, I injured my back. Bad. I was in terrible pain with limited mobility the entire time I was at BlogHer (you were wondering why I wasn’t out there dancing, weren’t you?!). I returned home and my …

Back to School Giveaway Week, Day Three:

Those who have followed my blog for a while or have ever seen me participating in one of I Heart Faces’ Fix-It Friday memes will know already that I am a huge Lightroom fan. I bought Lightroom 1 a while ago after trying out the free trial version.  At the time, I had already upgraded from Adobe Photoshop Elements to Photoshop CS3, and I really thought that I would have no use for Lightroom. As soon as I “tried it on for size” I …

Last Saturday, we had a yard sale. We layed out the clothes that the kids have grown out of and the toys they no longer play with. We filled boxes with books that we’ve read and movies that we’ve watched. Car seats, strollers, and shoes. It had been quite a while since we’d put on our own yard sale, and this one was a spur of the moment decision. I’m glad we did it. Forget the $120 we came away with (not a huge amount)….the time spent sitting on the …

Since I’ve already shown off a picture of my oldest heading off to high school, I figured I’d better include a few of the younger ones on their way to school this week. The good news? Everyone is loving it so far, although KitKat is shocked at how much more work there is in high school!
Playing along with Wordless Wednesday this week. If you haven’t entered my giveaways yet, I’ve got new giveaways coming every day this week!!

It’s week #9 of Clair and Beth’s 90-day Budget Bootcamp, and our challenge this week is a fun one.
Do It Yourself
I’ve always been a DIYer in the kitchen. I don’t sew, I don’t do crafty projects around my home, I don’t fix my own car, but I DO D.I.Y. where food is concerned. Not only does doing it yourself save a bunch of money, often times (more often than not, I’d wager) the from-scratch items taste hands-down better than the store-bought versions. I didn’t change much in my habits this …