Let’s take a look at what I’ve picked up from the library recently. Most of them are books that I selected via our library’s online portal and picked up when they came in. A few I just chose because they looked good at the library! The Rustler – Ok, this is a straight up romance… Keep Reading
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Meal Plan 6/16
Welcome to this week’s meal plan. If you are wondering why I didn’t post a meal plan for the last two weeks, well, it was because I didn’t do one. There was a lot of travel and chaos–and not having a meal plan made it even worse 🙁 I don’t know why I let that… Keep Reading
9 Earth Day Ideas from Frugal Upstate
Happy Earth Day everyone! To celebrate here’s a roundup of “Earth Friendly” projects and ideas from Frugal Upstate! These are some of my favorite projects and posts throughout the years that emphasize the “reduce, recycle, reuse” philosophy. First up is the recycled compost bucket made out of a “dishwasher detergent pod” bucket. I love when… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Fragrance for Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent
Dear Frugal Upstate, Do you have a homemade liquid laundry soap recipe with scents? I was buying some from a person who was making this. She had many different scents. That lady is now pregnant and can’t make the soap until her baby is born so I need to make my own. I haven’t been… Keep Reading
Bookbag 4-1-13
Here’s my second installment of the Frugal Upstate Bookbag report. Yup, this is what I have out from our awesome local library right now: An Age of Barns by Eric Sloane I discovered Eric Sloane a couple of months ago. His books are a bit older (this one is from 2001) and are what I… Keep Reading
Frugal Upstate Bookbag 3/18
My friend Pam used to work at our local library. Just yesterday she was saying how much she missed seeing what books I was taking out since apparently I always choose interesting books! She reads this blog and suggested that I start a feature where I share with everyone what books I have in my… Keep Reading
New Products from OxiClean! (#MC)
“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for OxiClean. I received three product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.” Laundry is my arch nemesis. Really. I have no idea how four people can accumulate so much laundry in so short a… Keep Reading
Fixing a Split Seam
Fixing a split seam is one of the easiest mending jobs out there! A split seam is when the stitching along a seam has somehow come undone without tearing the fabric. The repair is simply restitching the part that has come undone right along the line where the old stitching was. You must start where… Keep Reading
Meal Plan 2/24
It’s Meal Plan time! This is where I plan out my meals for the week to make my life just a bit easier. Seriously–it does make your life far less chaotic when you know what cooking for the week–since you take into consideration your family’s schedule, what’s in the fridge, and what you have in… Keep Reading
DIY Bookshelf from Unfinished Wooden Crates
This charming rustic bookshelf is easy to make out of unfinished wooden crates from Walmart. Let me show you how! I have seen a variety of attractive wooden crate projects over the years, so I was excited when Walmart recently started carrying unfinished wooden crates–I just knew that sooner or later they would ask me to do a craft project… Keep Reading
