Blatant Self-Promotion, aka Shop My Etsy Shop for Christmas!

After my Frugal Friday post, you might read this post and think “Hypocrite, much?” I know, I know…but the real message of my “Just Say No to Christmas” post was to be aware of your spending this holiday season. Not to not  spend anything. So if you’re going to spend … Continue reading

We Have A Winner!!

This was so exciting for me! I love writing this blog, and one of the reasons I do is because of my awesome readers. Y’all have encouraged and challenged me, and been my friends. So being able to give something away to you made me go “squee”! I took the … Continue reading

My First Giveaway!!

So, we’re all clear on the fact that FPIES has made the Cradle Rocking Family start stretching pennies into dimes, right? And that even without having our house crumbling around us, we may be in serious dire straights this summer if I can’t manage to return to work in a … Continue reading