Category: Sarah
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No-Spend September: Week One Groceries and Meals
This week was the first full week in no-spend September! I began training for this month-long challenge two weeks ago with my $50 grocery challenge last week and my $100 grocery challenge the week before that. The Preparation The key to any no-spend week or month when thinking about groceries, for me, is shelf cooking.…
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My Minimalist Wardrobe
This week….I got inspired. I got the urge to purge. I felt the need to weed. OK, that’s it for really bad rhymes. I have been interested in minimalism and downsizing my “stuff” for many years now. I’ve always enjoyed clearing out clutter and organizing spaces. When I was a kid, I actually cleaned and…
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$50 Grocery Challenge
This week, we kicked it up a notch. I set out to spend less than $50 on groceries and cook entirely out of my pantry and freezer otherwise. Here’s how it went. What I Bought I mentioned in my previous grocery challenge post that I shop for a family of six including my mother. My…
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$100 Grocery Challenge
This week, I am gearing up for my planned no-spend September by easing in to a reduced grocery budget. *This post is not affiliated and any products or stores referenced are for informational purposes only. My goal this week was to spend no more than $100. Now in all fairness, I stocked up my pantry…
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Peel-and-stick stair update
This week, I had an Amazon gift card burning a hole in my pocket. Well, not my literal pocket. It was digitally uploaded and all. But I was still eager to use it! Especially since no-spend September is coming up… But I digress. Anyway, I have been thinking about updating the main stairwell in my…
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Impromptu Painting
This week I was dragging. I didn’t get enough rest any night this and was left feeling fatigued. This always leads to bad decisions and lower-than-normal productivity. But at the end of the week, A and I made a to-do list for the upcoming week and it must have jump started my motivation again. I…
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Gluten-free Chocolate Peanut Butter Zucchini Muffins
This week… The need to use the overwhelming supply of zucchini coming from our garden prompted me to make a variety of muffins. It all began with a basic whole wheat chocolate zucchini muffin. But then I decided that a chocolate peanut butter zucchini muffin would be better. And then I wanted to share these…
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Peach Jam
This post is not affiliated and any products referenced are purely for informational purposes. This week, we finally scored some peaches on sale and made peach jam! Each year, we try our hand at canning and/or jelly making, but we had yet to attempt any group canning efforts. I had made a variety of refrigerator…
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Chalk Art Contest
This week was all about checking things off the summer bucket list. With only a few weeks left before school starts, it feels “down to the wire” to squeeze in all the summer fun. Of course, as a homeschooling family, there is no saying we couldn’t adjust our school schedule one week or maximize an…
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Week Four: SMART goal eating
This week.. I’m back, baby! I feel really good about this week overall. Here’s how it went: Day One 32 oz homemade green juice (cucumber, kale, apple, ginger, and lemon) 32 oz homemade carrot-ginger-apple juice Banana smoothie bowl topped with my friend’s amazing nutty granola, fresh strawberries and coconut A small bowl of BBQ lentils…