Category Archives: Saving Money

Top 10 posts of 2014

Posted on December 26, 2014 by gracieed

I started this blog on October 1, 2012 and while it’s taken me a while to settle into a regular posting schedule, I finally feel as though the train is heading steadily down the track. As I’ve been planning out … Continue reading →

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DIY Ironing Board Cover

Posted on October 29, 2014 by gracieed

I don’t know about you guys, but we do a lot of ironing and since I’ve been making dog beds and collars, the ironing board is a semi-permanent fixture these days.  Last year we bought a new ironing board that … Continue reading →

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Sporting some spiffy new Dog Collars

Posted on October 24, 2014 by gracieed

About three weeks ago, I made this dog collar for Mindy and blogged about it here.  Woody and Ellie are in dire need of new ones as well, but it hasn’t been until now that I’ve been able to make … Continue reading →

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Planners, Organizing and Projects Oh My! Part 2

Posted on October 15, 2014 by gracieed

At the end of August, I wrote a post about my current planner system but not much about organizing or projects.  So I wanted to give you a planner update (because I’ve made changes) and talk about organizing and projects. … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Dog Bed

Posted on October 13, 2014 by gracieed

I remember the first dog bed I bought for Sugar, our first dog.  It was a green pillow that fit into a basket and had just enough room for her and her stuffed toy bee.  It wasn’t long before she … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Haul

Posted on September 30, 2014 by gracieed

This past weekend I went to several garage sales with a group of friends.  We have a realtor in the area that arranges neighborhood garage sales.  Usually they’re 300+ homes all in the same area, but this one was 90+ … Continue reading →

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Project: UWYH

Posted on June 5, 2014 by gracieed

I don’t know about you, but I still feel like Summer days are radically different from any other day during the year.  I think it all goes back to being a kid and spending 9 months of the year in … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Challenges and Contests, Goals, Homemade, Organization, Paper Crafting, Project Life, Recycling, Repurposing, Saving Money, Scrapbooking, sewing, Yarn | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

5 Things I’m loving right now.

Posted on April 20, 2014 by gracieed

There are 5 things right now that are making me weirdly happy.  They are all things that are either helping me to be more efficient, helping me to get things done or just making me feel good. 1.  Groove book … Continue reading →

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Yummy Knitted Dish Cloths

Posted on March 20, 2014 by gracieed

As I’ve mentioned before, I love blogs.  I’m fascinated by the creativity of others and love to be inspired by their thoughts and ideas.  Every morning I take time while I’m drinking my coffee to browse through the 100’s of … Continue reading →

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Project Life – Going Digi

Posted on February 23, 2013 by gracieed

Back in January, I wrote about my experiences with the Project Life system of documenting your life.  I identified what I believed where the things I did that resulted in an annual album that only included 2 months and about … Continue reading →

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