Shopping

I'm a relative newbie to Trader Joe's. I've been a loyal Costco customer for several years, and before that I was a regular HyVee shopper. Throw in my occasional trips to Aldi or New Pioneer Coop, and you'll understand...

I was raised with a healthy dose of, “Girls can do anything boys can do,” but it wasn’t until I had daughters of my own that I really started paying attention to all the indirect messages that society sends...

Y'all, it’s not even Halloween yet and there are still only nine Saturdays until Christmas. NINE. If you are anything like me and you celebrate Christmas too, you are already thinking about holiday gifts for your kids and extended...

I recently returned to a regular fitness routine after about five years of a mostly sedentary lifestyle. Turns out, running my daughter to and from ballet doesn't actually work my core! I made a commitment to myself to exercise...

When I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband) we combined two households of stuff.  After a couple years we got engaged, bought a home, got married, and had a baby.  That led to A LOT more stuff.  Shower...

School is right around the corner, which means Iowa's tax free weekend is right around the corner also. Every year the state of Iowa exempts stores (and their customers) from paying sales tax on clothing and footwear items costing...

Since having kids, my house is filling up with stuff.  The worst part is, many of the items are easily broken, not so great, or rarely used.  This got me thinking about the more unusual items that I find...

This time of year, there are a lot of habits that cost money.  The cable bill supports your love of Hallmark holiday movies.  The grocery bill takes care of all the flour and sugar for cookie exchanges.  Isn't it...

Temperatures are rising, and many of us are counting down the days until we get a break our kids are back in school. (At which time we will begin counting down the days until our first break.) But for now,...

Grocery shopping. Some of us hate it, some of us can take it or leave it, and some of us secretly enjoy it. I’m one of those that doesn’t really mind the act of grocery shopping. What I dislike the most...