Monthly Archives: January 2012

Lily of the Desert makes all kinds of aloe products, from drinks to body care. All their stuff is organic. In fact, they’re the largest organic aloe company. They’ve been doing it for over 35 years, though that isn’t as … Continue reading →

Lots of exciting stuff is happening around here lately! Yesterday I got good news for my business, my job, and one of my side projects, so I feel like February is going to be very busy. So I have to … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking lately that certain thoughts are really expensive. Just thinking them drains my resources in one way or another. One thing that’s been really helpful is deciding that these are thoughts I can’t afford. Much like I would … Continue reading →

The treadmill desk has been in effect for a couple weeks, and I’ve let it continue acquiring miles instead of resetting it every time. I just passed 50 miles! Granted, those were 50 miles of walking pretty darn slow (2 … Continue reading →

We have one “Fish and Flax Friday” left to giveaway a bottle of Barlean’s Omega Swirls, but I’m saving it to next week. I haven’t had time to finish reviewing all the flavors and picking the best one to give … Continue reading →

Well, this week has basically been a success on the “No Food Money” challege. But there have been a few exceptions. (1) We used a Groupon Now! deal to go to lunch on Wednesday, but we left a $5 tip. … Continue reading →

Groupon Now! is a new-ish Groupon thing where you can get Groupons for restaurants that have to be used on the day of purchase within a certain time frame (lunch hours, dinner hours, etc). And to promote it, they are … Continue reading →

An interesting experiment that shows that pretty much all (not on sale) batteries have the same cost per energy. So, may as well get the brand name ones and, of those, the ones most on sale. Meanwhile, the 4 reuse-able … Continue reading →

This is a pretty neat set of photos for uses of binder clips. I am totally stealing that first idea to keep all my cables from falling under the desk. Sweet.

So last week, I decided to see if we could get through the week without spending any money on food. We did it. Which made me want to see if we could go another week. An influx of $30 in … Continue reading →