November 2011

Nail Gun: Wordless Wednesday

November 30, 2011

While we were finishing up our family room remodel we had to install trim work and molding. To make the job easier we bought a nail gun, so for the first time I got to live out my Trading Spaces dream of wielding a nail gun. (thankfully that didn’t mean coming home to hay wall) [...]

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CA Wine Club Review: Castoro Cellars Pinot Noir & Gewürztraminer

November 29, 2011

This is my second month receiving a shipment from California Wine Club-a subscription service that ships wines each month for you to enjoy. I love that the variety is always different, and that the packages include so much detail about the wines including details about the winery itself. This month I received a shipment from [...]

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Before & After: Family Room

November 29, 2011

While this isn’t quite finished, I’m so, so happy that after 9 loooong months we finally have our family room back! Yes, it took nearly as long as birthing a baby. Mostly that was due to our increasingly busy lives, and the need for a TON of sanding that my Dad graciously agreed to do [...]

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Save Money While Holiday Cooking

November 28, 2011

Often times one of the scariest times to hit the stores is when you are getting ready to shop for your holiday feasts. I myself can remember many times in which seeing the printing out of my grocery bill would cause me to break out into a sweat. Fortunately I have discovered that holiday cooking [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2011

The list of things I’m thankful for is long, and will make me cry if I type it all out here. Turkey and streaky mascara don’t really go together in my book, so instead I’ll just say thank you. One of the things I’m most thankful for is you-and all my amazing readers. Without you [...]

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5 Ways to Save Time & Money This Holiday Season

November 23, 2011

When it comes to hosting fantastic parties, gifting luxury gifts and celebrating life, two experts know how to make it all happen while staying in your budget and doing it with your busy schedule. These two experts are Dawn Sandomeno and Elizabeth Mascali. Dawn and Elizabeth are entertaining experts, authors of Plan To Party, and [...]

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Save Money Holiday Shopping

November 22, 2011

The winter holidays tend to be the time of year that makes me lose my mind with joy. I love everything about it. I love the decorating, the food, the cookies, Santa, snow men, holiday concerts, cold weather, the fact that it is the only time of year we’re not in soccer season, etc. Because [...]

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The Sweet Spot: Mom Monday

November 21, 2011

Today is Mom Monday, a day when I talk about my life as a mom. The Centsible Life is a blog about money & motherhood so it’s only fitting that I share my thoughts on mothering. At times in our parenting journey we hit the sweet spot. That moment when you can breathe in deeply knowing [...]

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Black Friday Shopping Tips

November 17, 2011

When thinking about shopping for the holidays you can’t help but notice advertisers and their many, many, many advertisements concerning their Black Friday deals. You hear of dream like prices and bargains of yesteryear from your friends, but the idea of facing crazy, competitive shoppers and crowds of people at hours of the day in [...]

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