Trip Review: San Diego & Palm Springs Getaway
Last month, we set off on our first “real” vacation of 2018, joining some friends for a weekend in La Quinta, California, just outside of Palm Springs. Getting away from winter weather sounded like a fantastic idea, but we faced one big challenge: how to get there. As loyal readers know, we LOVE our Southwest […]
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Trip Review: the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk & San Antonio Cocktail Conference 2018
Every January, we make our yearly pilgrimage down the road to San Antonio to check out the fun & frivolity of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference. This year was no different, except that we ventured outside our normal Hyatt loyalty to check out a new hotel: the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk. The Wyndham San Antonio […]
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Four Things We Learned DIY-ing our Popcorn Ceiling Removal
The initial plan was to DIY our popcorn ceiling removal for the entire upstairs, by ourselves, in order to kick off our home office remodel project. By the time the dust had settled, we had whittled that goal down to just one single room. Here’s what we learned: Before you even start, you may need […]
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Save More and Spend Less: 5 Ways You’re Wasting $300 a Month
It’s New Year’s Resolution time! And according to basically every study on the topic, one of the top resolutions every year is to save more and spend less. As you’ve probably garnered from my many posts about Mustachianism, we’re actually pretty frugal around Mrs. Millennial HQ. Despite living the DINK (double income, no kids) lifestyle, […]
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Saving Money With a Second Freezer
Today, after having returned from our holiday vacation to visit family, it was once again time to go grocery shopping and stock up for the coming week. So, I made my list and proceeded to visit three different grocery stores, then filled our second freezer with my many goodies. Wait…what? Yes, you read that right. […]
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Planning a Summer Trip to Yellowstone: Lodging Basics
Wow! So it’s been over a month since I’ve last posted because life has just been totally crazy lately! And one of the things that’s been taking up a big bulk of my time recently has been planning our 2018 travel, including a planning a summer trip to Yellowstone, America’s very first National Park. As […]
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Spooky Snacks for a Halloween Party (2017 Edition)
Once again, we invited our friends and family over last weekend to partake in our annual Pumpkin Carving party. This is always a great opportunity to take in the fall weather, and also a great chance to try out the top new Pinterest-worthy snacks for a Halloween party. And I think it was our best […]
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Creative Wooden 5th Anniversary Presents for Men + a JORD Watch Giveaway!
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see our disclosures. I can’t believe it, but as of this coming spring, I will have been married for *five whole years*. Where did the time go?! And while I don’t always adhere to the suggested traditional anniversary gift ideas, it seemed like it might be pretty […]
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Trip Review: Three Day Weekend in New Orleans
Last weekend, we escaped the madness of the Austin City Limits festival in our hometown, and instead decided to take a delicious three day weekend in New Orleans. Having been to the Crescent City many times over the years, our goal this time was to try as many new and exciting restaurants and bars as […]
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Time to Order Holiday Cards – Don’t Miss These Coupon Codes!
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see our advertising disclosure. Listen up, y’all: it’s time to order your 2017 holiday cards, if you haven’t already! I know you’re thinking “but Whitney, it’s barely October! I’ve still got a couple months left before I need to worry about that!” But if you want the […]
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