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Cloned Coffee: Mock Coconut Mocha Frappuccino

Filed under Frugal Living, Kitchen & Cooking by Kimberly on March 24, 2012 at 1:43 pm {4 comments}

Super Simple Homemade Coconut Mocha Frappachino Recipe

Last summer, Starbucks got me addicted to the Coconut Mocha Frappuccino, then stopped selling it. Want to know how to make your own at home? Here’s how! Last summer, a web design client very sweetly gave me a $50 gift card to Starbucks as a thanks. I still had money on my card when the [...]

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Freebies!

Filed under Chores, General News, House & Home, Motherhood by Kimberly on March 15, 2012 at 12:33 pm {4 comments}

Beyond the Chore Chart: Chores, Kids, and the Secret to a Happy Mom

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been out-of-doors, enjoying the gorgeous weather! Pussywillows are blooming, and bulbs are coming up. We nearly have some spring lettuce. It sure feels good to take care of those springtime chores together with my kids. In the mean while, my new book, Beyond the Chore Chart: Chores, Kids, [...]

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Paper Floors: An Eco-Friendly, Frugal Idea

Filed under Frugal Living, House & Home, Projects by Kimberly on February 28, 2012 at 3:30 pm {5 comments}

Craft Paper flooring Project for bedroom floor

As I wrote earlier, we did some small, frugal repairs and remodels to our house, only out of extreme necessity, and spending the bare minimum. We are in the process of foreclosure (still not notice as to when, so for that we’re thankful) but we had some cracked plaster walls, and a few other issues. [...]

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Homemade Bath Fizzies

Filed under Frugal Living, Projects by Kimberly on February 14, 2012 at 6:15 am {4 comments}

Because it’s Valentines’ Day I feel like I need to talk about something romantic…but this week, I’ve planned to do posts for all of the frugal organizational projects I’ve done lately. This is a slight deviation. It’s a frugal project, but with a heart theme I wrote in my book, Shopping & Cooking Frugally, I [...]

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Simple Clothespin Hat Hanger

Filed under Frugal Living, Motherhood, Organizing, Projects by Kimberly on February 13, 2012 at 7:42 am {4 comments}

Well, this hat hanger out of clothespins could actually actually hang pretty much anything, not just hats. Simple, cheap, diy goodness! This is one of the projects I did to help my younger girls organize their room better, after we decluttered of course. E. has lots of hats and so I wanted to figure a [...]

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