The Goods Are Odd

It’s great that I can choose to spend the extra money on Organic food, so that I don’t have any conventionally grown food available in my house and so that every penny I spend on food (which is a high percentage of all my pennies- more like 20%, versus the national average of 9%) But [...]

I’ve gotten my starter up and working again. This is the same starter I received in the Spring of last year. (It came from a very sprightly 80 year old, so that’s encouraging). I used it briefly but for most of the year it has sat neglected in the fridge. Now its clear that its [...]

This is a follow-up to my friend’s dilemma of what to buy in order to eat well on a tight schedule and a tight budget.
She asked me about essential foods I keep on hand and how to deal with the eating at the rushed times during the day at breakfast and lunch.
Here’s something I know [...]

I am about to go back to full time work. This is a relief on our household’s financial situation, but it’s hard to reconcile with the dream of working part time at something relatively easy but engaging and spending the rest of the time as desired. I thought that when I worked full time again [...]