Free Mrs. Meyer’s Cleaning Kit
ePantry is back with another amazing deal. This time they’re offering FREE: a nifty Carabella cleaning caddy with some of your favorite Mrs. Meyer’s cleaning products, walnut scrub sponges and a Grove...
View ArticleHow to help your StitchFix stylist nail it
In a recent post where I talked about kicking low-maintenance to the curb, I mentioned that I restarted my Stitch Fix subscription. Stitch Fix is a wonderful service for people who, like me, hate...
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Printemps I love this time of year. At this moment I’m sitting on my deck sipping coffee while the kids play around me. And my coffee isn’t getting instantly cold! We had supper out here last night,...
View ArticleShort (grey) hair. Don’t care.
Or, why I stopped coloring my hair. Months ago, I decided I would eventually chop my hair off and at that time, stop covering the grey. I started coloring my hair almost 15 years ago, in my 20’s,...
View ArticleHacking my lipstick
Every mom of small children has had the experience of opening a lipstick tube, only to find that its contents have been smashed into the hastily slammed-on cap. A certain 4-year-old has ruined two of...
View ArticleBeing chic on a budget
If you’ve read here for more than a few minutes, you know I have a fascination with French eating, parenting, and tout choses les femmes francaises. So I’ve been enjoying this series of posts on Fiona...
View ArticleFalling for coconut oil again
It’s rare that I do product reviews here, but occasionally I find something that impresses me and wish to pass it along. Skinny & Co sent me a sample box of their products and I am falling in love...
View ArticleMy Minimalist Wardrobe
A reader emailed me recently and reminded me that I said I was going to write about having a minimalist wardrobe. I’ll admit now that the reason I have avoided this post is not because I don’t want to...
View ArticleWhat’s In Your Purse? (& Friday flâner)
What’s in your purse? Scroll down to see what’s in mine. When I was little, I sometimes would spend the night with my paternal grandmother. A highlight of the trip was when she let me go through her...
View ArticleFrugal Natural Beauty: making the most of your natural beauty
Being a frugal natural beauty isn’t hard if you know a few tricks. It’s just not necessary to spend a ton of money on beauty products to have great skin and a natural makeup look. While it’s great that...
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