My favorite Thrifty Post for today
September 18, 2008 by kellys
Filed under financial matters, frugal living
Mary Emma over at Quilting and Patchwork has such a great website for quilting and sewing. I have really enjoyed camping out every few days as I am now atempting a queen sized quilt! (Yes I have lost my mind!) So imagine my pleasure when I popped over today and found her 13 Frugal Finds for Quilting and Fabric Art post. What a great post! I love recycling. Can’t wait to show you my quilt when it is all finished. Check back for pictues and updates in about 14 months! I gave myself 2 years. I’m in no hurry and …read more
My shoe dilemma
February 26, 2008 by kellys
Filed under clothes, financial matters, frugal living
I have extremely bad feet. I am not talking about the gross kind. I mean that I had surgery on my feet when I was 25. Every time I take a step, I sheer off part of my big toe joint due to the way my legs and hips are formed. Sounds painful? It is. Nonetheless, I am what the old people call orthotic dependent. I can’t go barefooted and if I don’t have my orthotics in my tennis shoes, I can’t walk without pain. I have 1 pair of tennis shoes …read more
Frugal Valentine’s Day ideas
February 7, 2008 by kellys
Filed under frugal living, holidays
Valentine’s Day is my least favorite holiday. As a matter of fact, I don’t think of it as a holiday at all. It’s just another way for commercialism to suck the money right out of our pockets. I don’t need a particular day for someone to tell my DH that he loves me. If He can’t tell me that on any given day, then I don’t want him to tell me that on February 14th.
