Max Your Menu: Camping out with Teryaki Cashew Chicken, Snow Peas & Rice

August 5, 2010

There’s nothing like spending a week at a campground to teach you the value of simple fashions, back-to-basics cooking and water conservation. I am writing this article from the laundry mat where you will usually find me roughly two-thirds of the way into our annual week of rustic living to wash dirty jeans, socks, towels [...]

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Read the Reviews!

August 5, 2010

The bigger purchase you are making, the more research you should put into knowing everything you can about the item or service. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? And still, people get busy. They make hasty purchases on a cheap item when they don’t realize that a better version is out there for [...]

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My daughter wants a bedroom makeover!

July 27, 2010

And, so the time has come that my soon-to-be 12-yr-old pre-teen wants a bedroom makeover. The ladybug stickums flying around the top of her wall just aren’t cutting it anymore.
So, I’ve looked at a number of things from a bedroom vanity like the ones over at CSN’s Just Vanities to paint colors, new bedspreads, new [...]

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Entering The Zone to learn about Toxic Fat

July 22, 2010

Dieting and spending have a lot in common and most of it centers around our ability to gain control over our compulsive nature and then maintain that control in the face of a vast array of colorful and delectable temptations that have made overeating and overspending an epidemic in America.
I spoke with Dr. Barry Sears [...]

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Vlog: Making Black Bean Soup on Let’s Dish

July 20, 2010

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FREE Screening of Ramona and Beezus today!

July 19, 2010

Today, a FREE screening of the new movie Ramona and Beezus will be held at the Ritz 5 on 214 Walnut Street in Philadelphia at 10 AM!
Join my kids and I for a fun morning!! Oh, and check out my phone interview with the stars of this movie (Selena Gomez and Joey King) along with [...]

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6 Tips on planning a beautiful and frugal summer vacation

July 14, 2010

Today David Brown joins me with a guest post:
“I am leaving on a Jet plane don’t know when I’ll be back again” -John Denver
As the mercury level rises, something inside you whispers that it is time to take a break, it’s time to rejuvenate your soul. So you start looking for places to relax and [...]

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77Kids Do Good Day with local Philly Bloggers & The Motherhood

July 14, 2010

Head over to my “mom” blog by clicking HERE to read about the 77Kids Do Good Day where I joined five other local bloggers in a really cool project for the morning.
77Kids is a youth clothing division of American Eagle that is opening this summer and promoting community involvement with pay-it-forward projects all [...]

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Reviews over at Cheapism.com

July 10, 2010

Hey, head over to Cheapism.com to check out my first EVER frugal reviews for this site:
Cheap Kids Bikes
Cheap Lawn Mowers
{Thanks a buzzillion to Maralyn for her infinite editing patience and Max for allowing me to write for them!)

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Staying Cool on Hot Summer Days

July 8, 2010

Are hot summer days getting you steamed? Experts agree that one of your first steps should include grabbing for a glass of cool, fresh water rather than caffeinated, carbonated, sugary drinks like soda or flavored teas.  Alcohol can also act like a diuretic that will sap fluid out of your body instead of replenishing it. [...]

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