frugal

I Reached 100 Subscribers of DagmarBleasdale.com!

July 28, 2009

I reached my goal of 100 DagmarBleasdale.com subscribers yesterday! I don’t know if that is a small or a large number compared to other mom blogs, but that doesn’t matter — I am so glad and honored that more and more women enjoy reading about my opinionated, green, frugal, breastfeeding, attachment parenting, proofreading & editing [...]

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BlogHer, here I come!!!

July 25, 2009

Well, next year. I just read a rumor on Twitter (yes, I have become a social media addict since I wrote this!) that the BlogHer conference will be in New York City next year. I am so exited! I was going to do my best to attend no matter where it takes place, but now I am [...]

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Channeling The Pioneer Woman

July 21, 2009

Ree: “I’m the wife of a rugged cowboy. I’m the mother of four spirited children. I have horse poop on my porch. I’m Ree Drummond, also known as The Pioneer Woman.” Me: “I’m the wife of a rugged carpenter. I’m the mother of one spirited child, whose poop sometimes misses the toilet. I’m Dagmar Bleasdale, [...]

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How to Save a Lot of Money at the Supermarket

July 18, 2009

I haven’t written about my frugal ways in a while, so here we go — I wanted to share how I saved 30 percent off my supermarket grocery bill! Don’s sister Lisa invited us to attend Much Ado About Nothing at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at Boscobel, and I went to A&P to pick [...]

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Traveling With a Toddler — Day 4: Bremen, Music, and a Toad

July 8, 2009

Recounting the fourth day of our Germany trip. Please bear with me here, I have so many great pictures of this day. I hope you enjoy them! After eating a nice, cheap breakfast (Brötchen, Eier, Käse, and Marmelade) at a local supermarket restaurant with Nani and Opa (I inherited being frugal from my dad!)… …Landon and Nani and I [...]

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Self-tanner, an Arbor, and a Hudson River Wedding

June 28, 2009

I just came back from Jen and Dan’s wedding at Monteverde Oldstone Manor in Cortland Manor, New York. I left early to pick up Landon from the babysitter — it’s already past 11 p.m — Don gets to party some more. I hope he’ll bring me a piece of the cake! The one thing I [...]

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Busy Moms, Treat Yourself to a Massage!

April 28, 2009

What a great day! (Except for the black ant invasion that greeted me this morning in the kitchen, ugh… Do you think 8 traps will do the trick, fast?) I got so much done, it’s beautiful outside, I had a massage . . . I made a phone call, finally ordered some new contact [...]

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How to Save Money on a Saturday — Coupons and Church Sales

March 29, 2009

Today was a great day, and even better — a frugal day. We got up after 9 a.m. (somehow Landon seems to know that it’s the weekend, during the week he gets up around 7:30 a.m. I needed that sleep, I had been up until 2 a.m. again blogging!) and ate a healthy breakfast. I made [...]

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My Stimulus Plan — Being Grateful

March 24, 2009

What makes you feel grateful for everything you have in your life? For me it is hearing the wind howl in the trees outside. I’ll explain . . . Last night, I crawled into bed at 1 a.m. after finishing an editing project, and as I sighed and got all cozy and warm next to [...]

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Sane Fitness QuickStart Card Deck Review and Giveaway!

March 22, 2009

Sane Fitness QuickStart card deck gets busy moms in shape in no time!

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Tips on Being Frugal and Green!

March 13, 2009

I want to share some tips with you on how I save money — and who doesn’t want to these days — while being kind to our environment. 1. Save cardboard, address stickers, and toilet paper rolls for art and craft projects Growing up in Germany, I remember that my mother always collected little boxes [...]

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