Upgrade from Camping to “Glamping” with These Simple Additions
If you’ve been reading this blog for long, you know that I love travel and frequently write about the trips we’ve taken, and the points and miles tricks that got us there. But up until recently, there was one form of travel that I’d never tried: outdoor camping. (Cue scary music.) Over the past few […]
Read MoreUsing the Southwest Companion Pass Card to Its Fullest
A couple months ago, you may remember that I posted about the Travel Credit Cards You Need to Pay Attention To Right Now, and extolled the virtues of getting two Southwest Airlines Visa cards in order to get yourself 95% of the way to earning a Companion Pass. Always a fan of taking my own […]
Read MoreSo…how much honey does a beehive produce?
It’s about the eight-month anniversary of this blog. Hooray! And since that time, one thing has been very consistent. I get a LOT of search traffic from the terms: “How much honey does a hive make?” “Beginner Beekeeping Guide” “How much does honey weigh?” “Backyard beehive setup” “Laws and restrictions backyard beekeeping” “How hard is […]
Read MoreBecoming More Mustachian…
This post may be old news to those of you who are already long time fans of the Mr. Money Mustache blog. But the hubs and I recently started reading it and found it really jived with our existing philosophies on work, hobbies, and money. If you’re not familiar, MMM’s basic idea is that most retirement and savings […]
Read MoreDIY Garden Signs: Grilling Skewers + Wine Cork
As I bragged about yesterday, we’ve finally completed our wicking raised bed garden – a project I’ve been wanting to undertake for a couple years now! When all was said and done with veggies in the dirt, the hubby pointed out that it might be nice to add garden signs for what each thing is. […]
Read MoreBuilding a DIY Wicking Raised Bed Vegetable Garden
This spring we decided to do a little spring garage cleaning in order to fund some hobbies/projects we’d been wanting long term. I sold our big, old wine fridge that we never used on Craigslist for $400 and put that money towards building a wicking, raised bed vegetable garden in our front yard. And it […]
Read More15 Healthy Dinners to Start 2015: Thai Noodle Bowl
Listen up, people. I made the best dinner tonight. Like, fo realz. I know it doesn’t look like much; it wasn’t a dinner I was expecting to be out-of-this-world good, either. But it was SO DELICIOUS. I’m still using up the leftovers from the crock pot roast. I madeon Monday. Yesterday, I used the beef […]
Read More15 Healthy Dinners to Start Off 2015: Modified Bahn Mi
For the 14th recipe in our 15 Healthy Dinners, we combine ol’ fashioned American crock-pot wisdom with traditional Vietnamese Bahn Mi for a match made in spicy heaven. But Whitney, you say – white bread! Pork instead of fish or poultry! Mayonnaise! How can you include a bahn mi in your list of “healthy” dinners?! […]
Read MoreSprucing up boring furniture on the cheap
One of the hubbies favorite things about Christmas is that we move “his” recliner and side table next to the couch (thereby allowing him to watch tv from it) in order to make room for our tree. Yet this year, when we put the room back in its normal arrangement, what he missed most wasn’t […]
Read More15 Healthy Dinners to Start 2015: Baked Steelhead Trout with Chimichurri Sauce
We’re officially almost finished – recipe #13 in the 15 Healthy Dinners to Start 2015. We eat fish about once a week, and this week the fishmonger had a nice sale on Steelhead Trout. Generally speaking, I prefer Rainbow Trout over Steelhead Trout, but the fishmonger just advised me to treat it more like salmon, and […]
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