by Carrie on June 4, 2010
Trying a new format for my What I’m Reading roundups. In the roundups, I’ll pick only the best of the best and add my thoughts. If you still want to see the list I was doing before, you can check out my new and improved blog roll. Let me know what you think of the new format and what your preferences are.
The Local Cook shows us how to make formage blanc. It looks so easy. When I went on my tour of the Cowgirl Creamery in April, we each got a few full size products to take home and formage blanc was one of them. I just finished my tub earlier this week. It’s so good on a bagel in place of cream cheese or spread on crackers.
Cheap Healthy Good weighs in on food, finance, and judging others. Posts like this remind me that I’m very fortunately to be able to afford all of whatever type of food I could ever dream of wanting. It’s truly a luxury and I think most people in the same position often forget that.
At Finance for a Freelance Life, you can read about how Mrs. Micah is moving past wasteful frugality. I’m a big believe in enjoying quality items to the fullest. I’d rather have fewer, higher quality things that I use all the time than a house full of junk. Whatever you do, don’t buy the high quality stuff and then “save it” by also buying the junk and using that instead.
Get Rich Slowly suggests when you save money, actually put it in savings. I don’t always do this, but I do have a special ING account that I put “extra” money from things like stuff I sell on eBay in.
People are going nuts over this $149 Wii deal and the $199 Wii with free Wii Sports Resort deal but I think most people are missing the point that the standard Wii now always comes with Wii Sports Resort.
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by Carrie on May 22, 2010
So I’m trying out a new format for my blog roll page and I hope you’ll find it much more useful than before.
In case you’re not familiar with the term, a blog roll is a list of links to sites a blogger likes.
The old way had a list of sites that I had deemed relevant about a year ago and hadn’t really done much to update since.
The new way is self updating and shows the 10 most recent articles I’ve tagged as I read them in Google Reader and they’re automatically linked to the blog roll page (using Google Reader’s “add a clip to your site” function in the Folders and Tags settings in case you want to set up something similar for yourself).
I subscribe to hundreds of blogs and am constantly looking to expand my blog reading horizons so this new format will always provide you with my most recent finds without overloading you with hundreds of links to check out. If you find something you like, subscribe to their blog. If you’re looking for new content for your reader, check my blog roll for my latest favorites.
Hopefully this will provide a much more current and relevant blog roll experience for you. The best and most timeless of these posts will still be wrapped up in my bi-weekly What I’m Reading posts.
Check out the new blog roll!
by Carrie on May 21, 2010
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by Carrie on April 23, 2010
- Money Saving Ideas to Spruce Up Walls I love finding stuff for my walls that’s a little non-traditional. I’ve shown you how I’ve framed postcards and vintage calendar pages. In other rooms of my house, I have framed concert posters, embroidery by my great aunt, paintings by my grandmother, handmade greeting cards, and prints of photographs from iStockphoto.com.
- Use Your Wii to Stream Netflix to Your TV My parents don’t have a Wii but I got my mom to order the disk any way so that I can use it and it’s pretty awesome. Doesn’t cost anything extra and I can stream instantly from a pretty wide selection of media. My only complaint is that my 30 year old microwave interrupts my wireless network so I can’t stream a movie and make popcorn at the same time though.
- Volcano Raises Asparagus Demand in UK That volcano in Iceland has forced the UK into eating local if they want fresh produce. Asparagus is one of my favorite veggies so I wouldn’t be complaining.
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by Carrie on April 9, 2010
I just love free reusable tote bags. I’ve already got a stack all of which were free but a few are starting to get a little worn out so I’ll be planning to pick these up this month as well:
Check this post out for info on Seventh Generation coupons and rebates to score some really cheap Seventh Generation products (and don’t forget to enter my Seventh Generation giveaway for a chance to win some free products):
And my main issue when it comes to food is portion control (especially on the junk food) and I have a good friend who has had fabulous success with Weight Watchers which I thought was all about portion control but this post reveals that a lot of it comes down to artificially fat free products and food substitues:
