So apparently, if you fail to put the yeast in the bread it will fail to rise, no matter how long you wait. Which I wish I had noticed BEFORE the dough spent 1 1/2 hours in the bread machine and 40 minutes in the oven (turned off but warm) to rise. Sigh. Yeah. No… Keep Reading
Meal Plan 1/7
Can I tell you how glad I am to have a regular, back to normal week? Sure, we always have a fairly busy schedule. . . but it’s so nice to have a routine. I really do better with a routine! And of course part of that routine is making my weekly meal plan. It… Keep Reading
Meal Plan 1/6
Life is finally starting to be back on track! Yay! I love the holidays, but the lack of a regular schedule gets to me after a while. Are you back on track yet? These are the considerations for this week: 1. It’s been super cold and it will continue to be cold (with the exception… Keep Reading
Meal Plan 1/2/13
I know the week is half done–but I’ve been back on track with meal planning, even if I didn’t get the post up 🙂 Of course the first half of the week was holiday and the second half is going to be spent trying to get back into our routine! So this is what I’m… Keep Reading
Don’t Panic!
To quote Douglas Adam’s famous Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy “Don’t Panic!” Here’s my annual reminder–for myself mostly, but also for everyone else out there. It’s time to stop shopping. Really. I know, I know. . . I start wrapping things and looking at what I bought and start to panic “I don’t have enough!… Keep Reading
The Great Hamster Escape
A fact you might not know about the Frugal Upstate family. We are a two rodent household. That’s right. Princess has a guinea pig named, well, Princess. The pig is over 4 years old which is frankly amazing. I’m surprised she hasn’t passed on to that big cage in the sky by now. And last… Keep Reading
Meal Plan: 12/17
Christmas is almost here! Woohoo! But that doesn’t mean that meal planning goes out the door. It actually means that it is even more important to think ahead and make sure that amidst all the fun and chaos everyone gets fed without Mama turning into a wreck. These are the considerations for this week: 1. … Keep Reading
To My Readers, Who I Love. . .
Guys, you know I love you. You know I do my best to have lots of varied content. You know I always try to balance out the number of my sponsored (read “pays the bills”) posts with other content–and to make sure that the sponsored posts include teachable/actionable information whether you are interested in the… Keep Reading
Meal Plan 12/10
Welcome to another week of meal planning here at Frugal Upstate! Considering how fast the holidays are approaching, I’m actually surprised I don’t have more to consider this week: 1. We have our regularly scheduled scouts, dance lessons and hubs pool night this week. I’ve got one day where I’m in town for a doctors… Keep Reading
Walmart Layaway Pickups are Due
Did you put things on Layaway at Walmart this year? Well of you did-here’s a reminder! All Walmart layaway items for 2012 have to be picked up by December 14th!
