PT and I went apple picking last weekend and for the price of a dinner for two, were allowed to roam through a local orchard in Ipswich, chomping on apples, and occasionally dropping the most perfect red, round orbs into a peck-sized bag. It was a gorgeous day, bright and crisp, and the orchard was ...
Fashion design couple Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi’s line Preen has been on my mind for quite some time. In 2009 Preen proposed a more traditional fashion-girl but 2010 marks the turn of a recession. Preen has pushed this once light-hearted girl into darker, more demanding territories. The andr ...
Landed this morning at Woodlands, and Pop helped to sign for it. So there, meet my #3. I swear I am officially on bag-ban for the rest of my working days. Laugh~ Thanks to the ever-so-kind HB, i can finally bring my NDS and a paperback out again. So here it is: 09 Red Maxi Flap in Caviar The red is ...
I’m a Facebook junkie…… Admitted. And lately…those ads on the side of every page has suggested to me a place called ModCloth. Now, those things are supposed to be checking out your Fbook and profiling you into a certain target market. In other words: they are supposed to only be showing you ads that ...
Sometimes we all have to splurge a bit. Those that truly manage their finances prepare for this moment. For example, I put a bit of money back each month in a “no guilt” fund. This money has no purpose, but I can blow it any way I like. It is my reward for managing our money wisely and living frugal ...
One of the most important things you can do on a single income is control your spending and find ways to save money. Life for most families is much easier on two incomes in most cases, but there are very good reasons why sometimes families have to live on just one income. Saving money just makes liv ...
Tim and I are usually pretty frugal travelers. But on our honeymoon, we were willing to grow the budget a bit. Great locations and awesome style made our choices of two Buenos Aires hotels an easy decision. In our first post today, I’ll focus on the Vain Hotel, a boutique hotel in Palermo. I was smi ...
I was trying to think of something different for the Tuesday Splurge this week and I finally came up with jeans. I am very picky about my jeans and I only wear Martin + Osa, and I love them. While a new pair of these jeans costs around $100, I have never spent that much or even close to that on a pa ...
There are many cruise ships now that have Freestyle Dining (Norwegian Cruises) or Choice Dining (Prince Cruise line) available. Or on Disney Cruise Lines they have what is called “Rotational Dining”. They have you and your tablemates rotate through the three restaurants each evening. TIP: There is u ...
