I packed the entire household for our family vacation to the beach. I don’t mind doing this, not for my son or even my husband. It gets us out of the house faster. And really, my husband trusts me to dig up what he wants or needs. While packing, though, I noticed my husband was in dire need of new swimwear. The swimsuit he bought last year was completely faded out, the elastic had worn out on another, and the third had been eaten by a friend’s dog.
We were due to leave in mere hours, and Rick was at work, …read more

I realized my daughter is starting Kindergarten in September and there will be this mad rush for school clothes.
I can’t really understand why kids need a whole new wardrobe for school. I mean, kids get clothes all year long these days right? It’s not like in my Grandma’s day when she saved up enough to buy her children two pairs of shoes a year, for school and Easter Sunday.
I went garage sailing and picked up about all she’ll need for about $12. I’m not about to blow a couple of hundred dollars for this consumerist tradition. I picked up a …read more