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Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money 12 Comments

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 food as fuel and why I eat. JUST KIDDING. I’ve never done a juice cleanse and the only diet I’ve ever tried was a “low carb” diet for aboutRead the whole post >>

March 2, 2016 · Tagged With: buy nothing month 12 Comments

September Updates + October Intentions.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 8 Comments

[September Update] Don’t buy anything except gas and groceries. Success. (Mostly. I bought the pacifiers and an app). I went into Target exactly ONCE (for peanut butter – they have the cheapest natural peanut butter. Did I really just admit that? My life is so exciting I can’t handle it), which is pretty amazing considering mostRead the whole post >>

October 1, 2014 · Tagged With: budgeting, business, buy nothing month, child care, cleaning, internet addiction, marriage, monthly goals, running, social media 8 Comments

On Buying Nothing. Or Almost Nothing.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 21 Comments

I am halfway through a self-imposed Buy Nothing stint for the months of January and February. And I’m going to tell you a little bit about it so far. Why are you doing this to yourself, crazy lady? Shut up. You’re crazy. Okay. So, here’s the honest truth: we were in the red for theRead the whole post >>

January 31, 2013 · Tagged With: buy nothing month 21 Comments

On Still Being Me…and Buying Nothing

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 1 Comment

From reading my blog, it may seem as though being pregnant has somewhat taken over my body, brain, and life – I promise it hasn’t! I am still very much me and I still very much have desires, goals, and values independent of the baby I’m now home to. I don’t say this to remindRead the whole post >>

April 26, 2010 · Tagged With: buy nothing month, pregnancy, saving money 1 Comment

And Then I Found Five Dollars.

Filed Under: Green Living & Sustainability, Personal & Life Updates 7 Comments

Good news abounds over here at Our Little Apartment! 1. YOU GUYS. I cannot believe I haven’t told you about this yet, because Lord knows I’ve told my husband, like, five times already. I’m a Targ-a-holic, right? I’m not in denial –I’m fully aware that if I give myself an excuse, “Oh I need aRead the whole post >>

May 7, 2008 · Tagged With: buy nothing month, internet 7 Comments

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

How and Why We Budget.

We've been reconfiguring our budget over the past few months, so I thought I'd share a little about budgeting - namely, why and … [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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