Gift giving guide from a weird, cheap person

Before you start chastising me for already talking about Christmas, you should know I’ve meant to write this blog since about…oh, May. You know, before wedding season started. The truth is, there’s a good potential for needing to find a gift at any time of the year. Wedding, new babies, Christmas, birthdays, graduations, anniversaries…you name … Read More

Redneck city gardening-otherwise known as container gardening

Redneck city gardening-otherwise known as container gardening

You might be a redneck if … you use an old plastic storage bin for a garden. I went over to the so-called “dark side” of redneckedness by using an old green storage bin as a garden container. Here’s my latest addition to my container garden We started our container garden last summer when we … Read More

Home tip: Hiring a garage sale coordinator

  It used to be that homemakers were seen as less than competent or overindulged even if they hired out some of the chores many considered just part of the homemaking gig. Fortunately, that silly stigma is changing. Busy parents hire housekeepers, gardeners and nannies. And these people don’t have to be rich to accomplish … Read More