Winter has finally begun to rear its ugly head around Central Virginia. Every year, we wind up with the same problem, a freezing cold garage. Our old townhouse had a decent home garage door, so I have some idea of what to expect. I figure on the garage to be a little cooler … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
The Reluctant Detox Partner
That is me ... the reluctant detox partner. Brian and I just finished the 3 week detox plan based on the 2012 Whole Living Action Plan. I joined in on this eating plan to support Brian. The idea of eating a 3 week vegan detox, a 3 week vegan diet, and 6 week vegetarian diet was … [Read more...]
Where do you live?
Grace's Kindergarten class is doing a fun project to collect Valentine's cards from all of the states. I have done pretty good finding family, friends, friends of family, blogger friends, and anyone who I can think of that lives in various states. But I still have a list of … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Spinach Pesto and Mushroom Pizza
This week, we finally finished the 2012 Whole Living Action Plan, a three week detox. The plan left me hungry, craving every bad food that you can imagine, and generally feeling yucky all over. At the end of the plan, though, I am down 20 pounds and a pant size, my energy … [Read more...]
Family Dental Plans
Do you have a dental plan at work? I do and count myself as being very lucky to have one. My parents on the other hand do not have dental insurance as my dad is self employed. They went a couple of years without a dental plan and then we heard about dentalplans.com. I wasn't … [Read more...]
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with 7 Breakfast-for-Dinner Recipes
Valentine's Day can be a tricky day to celebrate: you may not have the day off from work to prepare for the festivities and you may not have the luxury of enjoying the night out, as babysitters and dinner reservations are often scarce. So, why not enjoy a night in but with a … [Read more...]
Beth Week Approaches!
As Valentine's Day approaches, my stress levels begin to rise significantly. You see my anniversary is on February 10th. As if that isn't bad enough, my lovely wife's birthday falls on February 12. Yes, that's right, over the course of five days, we celebrate three huge days … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: Skippy Natural Peanut Butter
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
A Vegan Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is coming up! Even if your team doesn't make it, many of you will still tune in for an entertaining game. As I got to thinking about the game this year, I panicked! Beth and I will still be on our vegan diet! No cheese, no sour cream, no buffalo wings with blue … [Read more...]
Purex Crystals and Jockey Activewear
About Purex Crystals ... How to use: Add Purex Crystals at the start of the wash cycle with detergent—no need to wait for the rinse cycle or use messy "softener balls" to get great freshness. This way it spends more time with your laundry, infusing it with fresh scents that … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Carousel
Grace didn't have school on Monday so Brian took the kids to see his parents. They went to the mall since it was too cold to play outside. The mall had a carousel. I am not sure how Grandma was nominated to ride while Grandpa took picture but here are a few pictures he … [Read more...]
Pin It Tuesday #Pinterest – Vegan Baking
Are you addicted to Pinterest like I am? I have to pull myself away so I was excited to see this meme! Want more details? Find them here: This week's pins come off my Vegan board. I started looking up vegan baking ideas since we will eat Vegan next week. (This week is Vegan … [Read more...]
Mr. Chewy
Mr. Chewy has a great selection of pet supplies. The best part of ordering from Mr. Chewy is that deliver to your door! No smelly pet store or grocery store prices involved here! We had order this ... We have two cats and one dog so they thought it was Christmas for … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Chickpea-Brown Rice Veggie Burger
So here it is, the last week of our 21-day challenge. Finally, we get to add grains back into our diet (grains, yes, but gluten, no). It was soooo nice to feel full again yesterday! We thought we would try out this Chickpea-Brown Rice Veggie Burger. We aren't usually big fans … [Read more...]
Save Money in 2012
This is a guest post written by Shawn Ambrose and edited by Brian at Simply Budgeted. We hope you enjoy it! Gear up to save money in 2012 – Some budgeting tips that can assist you After the financial ups and downs of 2011, most of us are hoping to make huge changes to our … [Read more...]