tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30733766049759319262024-03-03T21:59:16.897-08:00Frugal Ain't CheapMake the most of what you gotDaniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.comBlogger420125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-66350779118645020212019-06-26T12:45:00.001-07:002019-06-27T11:23:33.497-07:00Park Bench Restoration<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I have always had a thing for park benches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Maybe it's because they are made out of two of my favorite material:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">What's not to love about that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Don't you just want to sit down and read a good book?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I was blessed to receive this bench.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It needed some TLC, as the wood was very dry and worn out and the cast iron showed some rust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I used only 1 product to restore this </span><br>
</div><a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2019/06/park-bench-restoration.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-63545428561038831822018-07-20T10:41:00.001-07:002018-07-20T10:41:55.765-07:00Farmhouse Kitchen Island DIY<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When we moved south, we had to sell and give away a lot of furniture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I needed to find a wooden table or desk to be used as a kitchen island.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I know I had plenty of inspirational pictures on my Pinterest board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I luckily found this table for only $15...and it was only a couple of miles from us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Price and location were a plus, if you know the feeling of moving to a totally different area and not knowing were everything is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I soon got to work to clean and sand it down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I liked the patina, but you know...germs and</span></div>
<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2018/07/farmhouse-kitchen-island-diy.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-47295803212846868382018-06-19T08:38:00.001-07:002018-06-21T03:40:22.755-07:00Fixer Upper Kitchen<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Don't we all love a fixer upper kitchen?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Or fixer upper anything?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I surely do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When we moved to South Florida,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">we had to look for a fixer upper house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">That's what we could afford.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It seems a challenge for some people to look past what they see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Not everyone has a vision of what could be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Fortunately for me, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am a visionary at heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Always have and always will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We lived in the house for about 5 months before we started the gut job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">During those months, I ripped up the floor and replaced it with the laminate </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">(<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2018/05/laminate-floor.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">here what I used</span></a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I changed out knobs and pulls and also replaced the appliances. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">In addition to that we went ahead and added new cabinets (that you see in the background in the following picture) in what was going to be the new kitchen expansion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br>I knew what I wanted to do with this kitchen, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and I had most of the material priced, </span></div>
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<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2018/06/fixer-upper-kitchen.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-68129152137440134752018-06-04T18:43:00.003-07:002018-06-04T18:51:56.528-07:00The Dining Room<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When we bought our home,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">one was the formal living room, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and the other was called the family room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">That said, there was only a dining area, a very small breakfast nook area...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and a really small enclosed kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Having an interior design background,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I decided that we needed to change up the floor plan a bit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So the plan of action was to remove the kitchen wall, expanding the kitchen </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">to the</span></div>
<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-dining-room.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-51800935678685014882018-05-04T05:35:00.001-07:002018-05-04T05:35:19.614-07:00Laminate Floor<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">As I promised, I am starting to share our remodeling journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The day we signed the papers and got the key of our new home,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">we immediately went over and started to remove the old carpet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I had exactly 4 days before our container arrived, to remove ALL the carpet in the home and replace it with new flooring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I had to get the floor done before we could move our furniture in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">To say that this was a stressful process is an</span></div>
<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2018/05/laminate-floor.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-28403795239803893912018-04-11T05:46:00.000-07:002018-04-11T05:46:03.844-07:00Florida Life<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">You know the saying "when life gives you lemons, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">well, lots of lemonade over here lately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">For the last 6 months we have been enjoying our new </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">South Florida life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">That's right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">In November we sold our Nashville home </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and moved 1000 miles south and migrated to warmer weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We ended up buying a home down here that needed a major, MAJOR facelift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I have done floors, lighting, electrical, plumbing, bathrooms and finishing up the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am beyond exhausted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I will be sharing soon all that I was able to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">For now, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">here a sneak peak of our home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Stay Frugal,</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-62093894323743430632017-07-14T12:13:00.003-07:002017-07-14T12:13:38.959-07:00How to repair hardwood floor. A Beginners' guide.<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: inherit; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Oh the joys to be a homeowner! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Ever tackled a project you thought you could possibly: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>A-</b> not be able to finish </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>B-</b> turned out not so good </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>C-</b> all of the above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Well, I have done plenty of both, but somehow, most of the times, the end results have been quite surprising.</span><br>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Or at least decent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Lately I have been in fixing mode. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Yes, fixing is a verb in the south ya'll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We have been in this house for over 11 years. When we ripped the carpet, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">we uncovered the linoleum floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And when we removed the linoleum floor </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">we uncovered the hardwood...</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today I will share my chairs rehab story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It kind of happen when I was not looking to replace our dining chairs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But you know the moment you see something and you think </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And the moment you realize that something is not expensive and sometime even free?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So back to the chairs...I'll spare you the pictures of the completely before.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">This project was a way to control the flow of rainwater across our front landscape. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I started out by clearing the grass and digging the shape of the creek bed. You can use spray paint to mark out the shape of your creek bed, making it look as natural as possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Most of you won't have boulders already in place, so find rocks and boulders of different sizes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">For a more natural look, instead of lining the sides of the creek bed with rocks, try to create clusters of different size boulders along the river's edge for a more natural look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I used a mix of small rocks that I found for free and 3 bags of river rocks I bought years ago for a different project that never happened. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>They sell the nice natural stones for landscaping, but some of them will have a free pile of rocks that they can't use.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>That's where I got all the landscaping rocks around our house.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who does not like a super simple, fast and delicate dessert that will make you and your guests wanting more?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am sure many of you had the Italian dessert known as Tiramisu'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, this dessert is mascarpone cream <i>without</i> the coffee taste and the carbs (from the ladyfingers).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Given that Tiramisu' is my favorite dessert ever,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and given that I literally run on coffee and carbs,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have to say that this mascarpone cream is pretty good too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I was in high school,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I worked for a little bit in the kitchen of a restaurant called </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">L'Antico Giardino,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">just outside Ferrara's city limits,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in Italy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every time I go back to Italy to see my family, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I make sure I stop by to hug the owner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Signora Maurizia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Such a sweet lady.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">...end of rabbit trail...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At this restaurant they have this dessert,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and it was there where I had it the first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, let's make it</span></div><a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2016/09/mascarpone-cream-dessert.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-75074294818693766702016-07-22T06:31:00.000-07:002016-07-22T06:31:42.720-07:00Evolution of the Garage<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Slowly but surely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The idea started with turning our garage into living space + laundry room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">(our washer and dryer were already down there).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It has been a year since we started this process...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">yes, we are taking our sweet time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Right now we have a mess, but the concrete walls have finally drywall on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We had already done electrical and connected heat and air to this room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The next couple of weeks will be finishing the walls, with second mudding, priming and paiting...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and floors???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Then the fun part of actually putting the room together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When I say the next couple of weeks...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">it does not really mean exactly that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It will probably take me longer...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">much longer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Remember when I said we are taking our sweet time?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>don't worry. This has since been covered with plastic until further notice :)</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But this is the mess in that room right now, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">so I am going to do my best to get this room in presentable conditions ASAP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Here is the slow process in fast motion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">First of all I applied 2 coats</span></div>
<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2016/07/evolution-of-garage.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-69741283542321772732016-06-25T14:16:00.001-07:002016-06-25T14:16:42.096-07:00Cleaning a Wooden Deck (naturally and easily)<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Do you have a wooden deck that is covered with green gunk?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Algae, mold, will grow on decks that are in the shade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Our deck has been in need of some cleaning...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">but I am happy to report that our deck is looking like new again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I spent just a little over $1 to clean the entire deck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am not a fan of chemical cleaners, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">not inside nor outside the home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So my quest for cleaning the deck came down to </span></div>
<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2016/06/cleaning-wooden-deck-naturally-and.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-90347542639458238512016-05-18T13:56:00.001-07:002016-05-18T13:56:43.900-07:00Pesto the Easy Way<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When I start harvesting our basil,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">it's a sign that Summer is here</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">(almost...the last few days we had much cooler temperatures)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I love basil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> and yes...you can grow basil in pots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Pesto requires few ingredients,</span></div>
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<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2016/05/pesto-easy-way.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-62310336733472859552016-04-06T13:14:00.000-07:002016-04-06T13:14:28.151-07:00Decor Updates on a Dime (or less)<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Most times the decor in our home is very</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">simple</span><span style="font-size: large;">...</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">original window frame from our Italian farm house, built by my great grandfather</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">but ALL the times, the decor is very inexpensive. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">free <a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2013/03/pallet-frame.html" target="_blank">pallet frame I built (HERE)</a></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am also currently at week 13 (of 16 weeks) of my Spring Marathon Training.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">which means I have ran about 550 miles in the last 3 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">That has meant running 6 days a week (averaging 35 to 55 miles weekly),</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Looking forward to get back to "normal" life after my 26.2 miles race at the end of April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">...or maybe this has now become my new normal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And I am ok with that.</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-53220186663356849852016-03-04T14:54:00.001-08:002016-03-04T14:54:47.345-08:00How to clean a pallet<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I love pallets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When I get "new" ones, I usually leave them outside to naturally age the wood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">so I went outside to cut down the pallet I choose for my project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">This is a project that anyone could do in those occasion when you are limited in space,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">or when you just want to be efficient in using the square feet your house has to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I tackled this <a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2015/12/coffee-station.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">coffee station project.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">(as a long distance runner, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">One thing though was not working out very well in our kitchen,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and that was our recycling bins situation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Most times I am stuck by inspiration in the least convenient moments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">That's not always a bad things...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">but can be at times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So I decided to make a simple glass jars holder.</span></div>
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<a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2016/02/glass-jars-holder.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-89627909171762639982016-01-06T12:15:00.000-08:002016-01-06T12:15:54.263-08:00On the 12th Day of Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">One of the things that has always struck me funny about Christmas in the USA,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">is that the majority of people put their tree up so early,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">but then, right after Christmas day is over,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">There is actually a song about the 12 Days of Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">That would be the 12 days after Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Advent means "coming",</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I love moments like these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Now, as we leave a year behind and embrace the new one,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">26.2 miles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Stay Frugal,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I like both coffee and hot teas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">You would think that I had a coffee and tea station all my life.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Not so, not so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But I had been thinking about having one in our home for quite a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and I didn't want to cram too much stuff so not to be able to walk in there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But I finally came up with an idea...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So I moved the microwave station to the side of the fridge, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This year has been such a full year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But such is life, and would rather live a full life than have it any other way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and I got busy to at least put our tree up and few lights around the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The children wanted the star with lights in their room,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">You want the star, </span></div><a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2015/11/christmas-time-is-here.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-19517100007302291672015-10-23T13:22:00.001-07:002015-10-23T13:22:10.555-07:00Fall and the Garage to Rec Room makeover<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am mainly a Christmas decorator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But Summer has ended and I am not done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I knew I wouldn't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But we made progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The old (exposed) insulation was taken down, and I am pretty sure we will leave the</span></div><a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2015/10/fall-and-garage-to-rec-room-makeover.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-73725562101567800902015-09-27T19:04:00.004-07:002015-09-27T19:04:30.713-07:00Almond Harvest (and a recipe)<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">One thing about going home (to Italy) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">early Fall means figs...fresh figs...lots of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">One day we spent harvesting the almonds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It has been over a month since my last post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">A lot has happened and we just got back from Italy, which is home for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I unloaded the suitcases from our trip, and these are few things I was able to bring back with me.</span><br>
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</div><a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/2015/09/from-our-italian-farm.html#more">-->CONTINUE READING-->CONTINUA LETTURA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">To read full post, http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/ This post is from Frugal Ain't Cheap. Publishing any part of this article (including images) without permission of the author is a violation of copyright law. © 2012. </div>Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785196779476490372noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073376604975931926.post-15822918454574856382015-08-11T12:53:00.001-07:002015-08-11T12:53:24.925-07:00DIY Produce Wash<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Honestly I am a fan of homegrown, organic produce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We have 1/3 of an acre lot, and we have planted and eaten a variety of produce grown in our yard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Fruits like peaches, blackberries, pears and figs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Vegetables like tomatoes, sweet peas, zucchini, lettuce, spinach and so on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">But with a family of 5, we still buy plenty of produce at the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Although I am always on the lookout for marked down organic produce,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">truth is, we can't always fill our cart with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So our next best option is to wash our produce with our homemade produce wash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It's easy, effective, affordable and safe for us and our environment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Here is how to make yours.</span></div>
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