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Shampoo Free. Seriously.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money, Green Living & Sustainability 7 Comments

If you follow me on Twitter or read my blog, you may think that I am consumed by my pregnancy. Not so. (Okay, mostly so. Let’s not address my complete and utter inability to focus on anything work-related. Ask me my opinion about a project that’s happening in September and I’ll probably stare at youRead the whole post >>

August 19, 2010 · 7 Comments

The "Right Time."

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money, Personal & Life Updates 3 Comments

This isn’t the right time to have a baby. It just isn’t. Mike will be starting a PhD program this fall and I currently earn 75% of our income. My job provides our health insurance.  I always thought work would be optional for me when when we had kids one day; that it would beRead the whole post >>

March 15, 2010 · Tagged With: pregnancy 3 Comments

Ashley Starts Budgeting | The (Totally Awesome) Plan

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money 5 Comments

First! Check out my hard work this weekend – I’m in the progress of redesigning this little  blog and am unreasonably proud of the new menu bar I created. It took days – but I finally got it looking exactly as I’d imagined. Roll your mouse over the links and see how fun it is!Read the whole post >>

February 16, 2010 · Tagged With: budgeting, saving money 5 Comments

Four Months. One Awesome Experience.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money, Green Living & Sustainability 1 Comment

photo credit. I did it! I went four whole months without buying one new article of clothing. In fact, I ended up only going shopping for secondhand clothes twice, spending a total of $50. From October until February, I spent $50 on clothing. Booyah. It was, surprisingly, ridiculously easy. I avoided clothing stores, because thereRead the whole post >>

February 5, 2010 · Tagged With: clothes 1 Comment

Ashley Starts Budgeting | Struggling with Living Simply.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money 4 Comments

Here’s the bottom line: I’m pretty good with money, I’ve just never made much. We don’t follow a strict budget – instead, we’ve casually kept an eye on our spending. We spend modestly on groceries, restaurants, and trips to Target each month and manage to save a smidgen here and there. I’d like to WeRead the whole post >>

February 2, 2010 · Tagged With: musings 4 Comments

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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Career & Business

A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

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