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A Coupon Geek Exposed
The November issue of Little Rock Family has hit the stands, and it’s all about food. I like food, but mostly I like to save money when I buy food. So, I was very excited to lend my expertise to an article about saving money on groceries. If you’re a loyal blog reader, you’ve probably seen several of the tips included in the article here on the blog, but isn’t it nice to have it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Grocery Shopping, Spending Less, Write & Blog
We’ve Moved!
You probably haven’t noticed, but Instead of the Dishes has moved, and I brought you with me! I decided we needed to be a little further away from the kitchen sink. ; ) Not much has changed in the look of the blog, but the URL has changed. It is now http://insteadofthedishes.com. If you type in the old address, you will be redirected to the new address. But, if you subscribe via RSS feed or email, you’ll need to update your subscription. You can use those handy-dandy little icons over at the right to do so. So, thank you all for moving with me. I hope you like our new place. I am still tweaking, so if you find anything that is not functioning properly on the blog, please let me know. A … Read entire article »
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Arkansas Consignment Sales
Last week I had the thrill of having an article published in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette for the first time. The article was about consignment sales and ran as the lead story in the family section on Wednesday, September 29th. I’m not going to re-post the whole article here, but it ran with a sidebar that listed all the upcoming Fall sales across the state. I thought that might be useful, so I’m posting it. For those of you who have not experienced a children’s consignment sale, it’s a great way to score some excellent clothing, toys, and gear at great prices. It’s also a good place to make some money on all the stuff your kids are growing out of. It’s also very eco friendly, as you’re helping to recycle … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Spending Less, Write & Blog
There's a Word for That: Panqueque
Carina has become highly interested in the Spanish language over the past month or so. I thought it would be fun for her to read some books in Spanish, so we hit the library and picked up If You Give a Pig a Pancake in both English and Spanish. The Spanish title is Si Le Das un Panqueque a una Cerdita. I thought it was funny that the Spanish word for pancake is panqueque. Obviously, a pancake is called a pancake because you cook it in a pan. So, the Spanish translation would make more sense if it was something like pastel (cake) de cacerola (pan) or something along those lines. As it is, the direct translation of panqueque is Breadwhatwhat. I may be wrong, but I’m thinking that the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mommyhood, There's a Word for That, Write & Blog
There’s a Word for That: Squash
The official Fall season is one week old today. Even though the weather here in the south isn’t very Fall-like yet, there’s another way to tell that it’s Fall. Squash. I was given these beauties by the Hankins family. They gave me even more, but I gave some to the neighbor. Luckily tomorrow is my turn to make the supper swap dinner. Have you ever seen such huge zucchini? In the midst of trying to figure out … Read entire article »
Filed under: Garden, Go Green, There's a Word for That
There's a Word for That: Tricky D
Remember that G Love song called Cold Beverage? The refrain was, “Stick it in the fridge, stick it in the fridge, stick it in the fridge. Stick it in the fridge.” So, how come the word fridge has a D in it when the word refrigerator does not? (Even though I try to stick a d in refrigerator every time I type it.) This is a word-related question that I couldn’t find a direct, definitely correct answer for. What do you think? … Read entire article »
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