October 2014
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in lifehackCan You Stick To Your Grocery List?
This week I did my grocery shopping with the Little Miss. I made up the supper meal plan for October and saw that I could make do for the next week with what we already had. Our cat supplies and diaper levels looked good too. So I just needed to pick up the usual suspects […] More
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in lifehackThings I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving
In honour of Thanksgiving (Canadian Thanksgiving, eh?), I’d like to share the things that I’m thankful for this year. The Sappy Personal Stuff. I am thankful that our little girl is healthy and happy and am so grateful that I get to spend so much time watching her grow. I am thankful that my husband […] More
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Guess How Much We Cut Our Electricity Bill
I’ve tried to reduce our energy bill before by making the changes everyone suggests. I started doing my laundry and dishes at night and I turned off the lights in rooms we weren’t using. No matter how hard I thought I was trying, there never seemed to be any difference to my monthly bill. I […] More
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Engaged without a Ring: The Tale of our Engagement Cat
Before Mr. Simple Cheap Mom and I were married, we were in that awkward phase when you know you want to spend the rest of your lives together, but you’re not officially engaged. Weekend trips away would turn me into a sulky mess and, once it was clear he wasn’t proposing, the trip would end […] More
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An Update from Ottawa
I had planned a post to publish today, but after everything that has happened in our city today, it just didn’t seem appropriate. If you haven’t heard about the shootings today, I’ll add a link to the CBC live feed. The reports have been changing as the day has gone on, and I’m not a reporter, […] More
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in lifehackHow We’re Casually Selling Our Car (Don’t Try At Home)
We are a one car family. My better half commutes on the bus down town for work and the Little Miss and I have the car for errands. Currently, we own two cars. If you’ve read What I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving, you’ll know what we were very grateful to receive a free car this year. […] More
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The No-Electric Dryer: Part 1
We’ve been a machine wash and dry family. We have a small hanger with clips that we use to dry bras (previously diaper covers) but we’ve been reluctant to take the plunge and start hanging entire loads. We tried drying a load of cloth diapers outside once. They were still wet after 24 hours, so […] More
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3 Excuses For Fast Food That Don’t Work Here Anymore
I grew up in a house where what’s for dinner depended on where kids ate for free that night. We did get healthy meals too, but I grew up thinking it was OK to eat out multiple nights a week. I could spot the golden arches a mile away and would beg for Dairy Queen even […] More
