Healthy Eating: Black Beans, Quinoa, and Broccoli

By MaryAnne

black beans, broccoli, and rice

Black beans, quinoa, and broccoli is one of my family’s favorite healthy dinners! I love that it is super easy Read more…

March 23rd, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: family, frugal living | 28 comments

My Cloth Diaper Solution

By MaryAnne

the cloth diaper cover that works for me

I’ve been using cloth diapers since Emma was nine or ten months old, and and after four kids and six years’ worth of experimentation I’ve finally found a solution that works really well Read more…

October 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: frugal living | 11 comments

Use Fleece to Patch Clothing

By MaryAnne

skirt repair or embellishment with fleece scraps

I’ve written before about using fleece to patch clothingRead more…

September 12th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: frugal living | 17 comments

Learning Laboratory: Mess-free art, improved!

By MaryAnne

Lily finger paints through a gallon ziploc freezer bag

This activity is a super-simple way to let your child finger paint without dealing Read more…

September 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: children's activity, frugal living | 34 comments

Emma Designs Tutorial: Doll clothes from cast-off tops

By MaryAnne

Emma's dolls dressed in tops and pants made from old sweaters

After the success of the doll shrugs Emma designed, I Read more…

September 8th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: craft, frugal living, tutorial | 10 comments
 
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