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Celebrate every day
I’ve been wrong this whole time. I thought every day was Chocolate Cake Day. Comes to find out that nope, it is actually Jan. 27. And much to my displeasure, I totally missed National Peanut Butter Day, Jan. 24, and National Pie Day the day before. There could have been much celebrating. But I missed [...]
Wet Weather? Play Together!!
With the first big rain since November, what are your plans for the day? Whatever you do, spend time together! Here are some suggestions: Observe. Open the blinds and watch the rain together. I know it sounds corny, but sometimes I just enjoy watching the rain…. with a cup of hot chocolate and my fuzzy pink [...]
Local Food Truck in National Competition
Have you paid any attention to the Food Truck craze? Did you know we have our own organic Food Truck here in Fresno? Dusty Buns Bistro Bus is perhaps one of the most popular Food Trucks in the Fresno area. Not only does this truck (bus) have a growing following, they are getting attention in [...]
Doctor or princess?
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Ask an average group of 10- to 12-year-olds in theUnited States, and more than one in four will say famous athlete or singer/actor. Pose the same question to their counterparts in the developing world and professions requiring a college education, like teaching and medicine, top [...]
The Fine Art of Couponing – Step One: Menu Planning
When people hear of couponing, they either think about the $.35 off two boxes of cereal, or the crazy people on the reality tv show—which is really NOT reality. I’m here to debunk these myths and share a few pointers on saving money. It’s a process, so let’s start at the beginning. This is a [...]
Duck Soup: Experience ruffles feathers
My daughter was just a small child when she knew she wanted to be a “vegetarian.” She’d tell anyone who asked. What she really was trying to say was “veterinarian,” but it always came out “vegetarian.” She was the kid who always took home the class pet during school vacations, had to visit the pet [...]
Herding Squirrels: It’s a color, not a bread
As a web designer of old I was once familiar with things like analogous color schemes and the importance of balance and the necessity of snarkiness and all black clothing. But being a web girl, I wasn’t really hip to the whole Pantone thing. I confused it with that Italian bread, which frankly is apparently [...]
The Mom Is The Message
Moms are sneaky. Sure, we have a reputation for being incessant nags, but we do some of our best work in secret. We put applesauce in the brownies to make them healthier; carrots in the cake; cauliflower in the mashed potatoes; yogurt in the smoothie. Kids never know what we will be up to next. [...]
It is soup season!
I’m cold. Seriously, seriously cold. I know I shouldn’t complain about being cold. I live in California, where the sun is shining and the only white stuff I’ve seen this winter has been fog. But I can’t help it. I’m cold. And that means I’ve got a serious soup craving. There’s nothing quite like warming [...]
FREE Family Events are ALWAYS FUN!
Yes, I am that “Fresno Couponing Girl;” but that does not mean we only save money couponing. Sometimes you need to look for free, fun, family things to do in town. Let’s face it, we all need to have fun and if the only way we know how to have fun is by spending money, [...]
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