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9 Ways to De-Stress and Spend Less Over the Holidays

December 4, 2010

I guest-blogged for Amy, the lovely Frugal Mama, while she was on a break after having her fourth child and now I get the honor of hosting one of her always well-written posts. Takes her suggestions to heart and have fun this holiday season! Making the holidays special for the kids doesn’t have to cost [...]

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Food for Thought on Earth Day 2010

April 22, 2010

Today is the 40th Earth Day! To celebrate this, I want to encourage you to read previous posts of mine that dealt with being green. You can find them, apart from a green blogroll and green resources, on my Go Green page. You might also like this article I wrote for Bedford-Katonah Patch: In 2010, [...]

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Not Me! Monday — Printing Coupons at 4 A.M.

February 22, 2010

I did not get up at 4 a.m. after I fell asleep with Landon to check e-mails, etc. We spend yesterday at the Aquarium in Norwalk, CT, and at Grandma’s with most of the Bleastdale Clan, so I didn’t touch my computer at all yesterday, which is rare. I did not print out Target coupons [...]

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How to Make the Best Popcorn on the Cob

February 21, 2010

Want to know how to make healthy microwave popcorn? I’ll tell you in a minute: This morning we went to Gossett’s Indoor Farmer’s Market again. Landon must have had five samples of grass-fed Angus sausage and bread with butter each — I finally had to pry him away from the samples. Don bought a fruit [...]

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Getting Ready for Santa . . .

December 25, 2009

In the last two days we got ready for Christmas and Santa’s appearance. We started with the little Christmas party they had at Landon’s preschool. Yummy, cupcakes for breakfast! After nothing but sugary treats, those 10 kids went bananas! Landon got to dance and play a little bit and then we left, because he usually [...]

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Not Me! Monday — Dagmar’s Frugalitis

December 21, 2009

Attention, this Not Me! Monday post also serves as one of my frugal posts. I did not go to CVS to return some supplements, only to buy the same ones back — to save $16.44! No, not me! This is what happened — frugal folks, take note: A week ago, I bought two bottles of [...]

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Our Fake Christmas Tree 2009

December 20, 2009

As always, I was going to buy a real Christmas tree this year, but I ended up with a fake one. Why? Because frugal me saw the price on the kind of tree I wanted — medium height, thick branches, preferably in a pot so I don’t have to buy a stand and can plant [...]

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14 Ways to Save Money and Be Green

November 14, 2009

It’s time for another frugal entry. Here are just a few money-saving tricks I use, and some of them not only save you green, they also let you BE green: 1. We just moved, and I didn’t pay a cent for moving boxes (and we needed a lot of them). I asked for free ones [...]

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Fun in New York City at My First Bloggers Brunch

November 14, 2009

As I mentioned before, I get invited to a lot of blogging-related events now. This Wednesday I attended my first bloggers brunch after I was invited to the Second Child’s Play Communications Bloggers Brunch at the Williams Club in New York City. This brunch was designed to enable bloggers to connect in person with Child’s [...]

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Landon’s 3rd Birthday Party and Frugal Tips

November 5, 2009

I am almost done with unpacking/repacking/shoving things under the bed. This place is starting to look like I want it to look — sans the drapes and the color on the wall in the living room. And oh, wouldn’t it be nice if I could get Don to finally fix that rod in my closet? [...]

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Not-So-Frugal Sunday: The Grange Fair

September 14, 2009

We killed a couple of hours today at the Grange Fair in Yorktown. We went for the first time last year and had so much fun with Landon that I wanted to go again this year. Unfortunately, as you may know, these fairs are ridiculously expensive. It cost us $12 to park, $30 in tickets [...]

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Check out Your Local Farm for Free Fun With the Kids: Cows, Fairy Dust, and a Cat

September 9, 2009

This Sunday, Don was going to be gone all day to watch some tennis games at the US Open with his mom, so I was looking for something fun to do with Landon. Muscoot Farm, a nearby working farm and great place for kids to run around and see all kinds of animals and farm [...]

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Frugal Tip: Take Advantage of Your Local Library

September 6, 2009

We owe $16 in library fees — we didn’t return the Elmo, Wiggles, Potty Power, and Trucks DVDs in time. Again. This is it — from now on we only take out one, maybe two DVDs at a time. Our library charges $2 for every day a DVD is late, which happens easily, especially if [...]

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7 Easy Changes to Go Green in Your Home

August 10, 2009

I’m still always learning new things about being green, but I’m passionate about keeping my family, and especially my son, healthy. It starts with a healthy diet, plenty of fresh air, and the choices I make in our home. I want to share with you what I do to make sure our home environment is [...]

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How to Save a Lot of Money at CVS and Other Drugstores

August 4, 2009

(This is the second installment of my “How to Save a Lot of Money at…” articles. Here is how I save a lot of money at supermarkets.) While Landon was in preschool for a few hours today, I went to CVS to finally get some pictures printed off of my camera – my parents in [...]

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Tips for Moving with a Toddler

August 2, 2009

We are moving, and I am super exited. The new place will have a big yard for Landon and much more living space. The kitchen is a lot bigger, so my goal is to spend more time in there. Maybe I’ll actually cook once in a while? As luck will have it, our new neighbor [...]

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