by Kelli Donley | Dec 8, 2006 | Domestic Art, Journal, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
I am not one to spend lots of money on fancy wrapping paper. Instead, this Christmas, I’m using things I already had around the house and a large dose of creativity. To wrap my advent gifts, all 250 of them, I used my alphabet stamping set, some red ribbon, a...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 6, 2006 | Journal
Dear Santa, Hi there! How are you? Busy from the craziness of the season? What’s that you say? You’ve been delegating your responsibilities after finding out you have Type 2 Diabetes? I’d been worried about your belly. You know, belly fat is the most...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 6, 2006 | Domestic Art, Recycle, Reuse
That crafty Martha gave me another idea. In one of the recent Living issues, she listed a handful of projects using old, matted wool sweaters. Living in Arizona, I don’t have many (any) of these hanging around, but thankfully I did have one gifted to me by a...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 5, 2006 | Domestic Art, Uncategorized
Do you have little ones in your life? Perhaps you are a mama, or an auntie or just a girlfriend with lots of friends who have children. While I don’t have any wee ones of my own, I’m “Auntie Kelli” to a couple of adorable boys and a friend to a...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 4, 2006 | Domestic Art
My friends and family will tell you — I love giving gifts. I look forward the holidays each year because of all the gift-giving opportunities. This year, I decided to go a bit crazy and celebrate all 24 days of Advent by sewing calendars and matching each day...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 4, 2006 | Journal, Public Health
The Phoenix Farmer’s market has about two dozen vendors selling a a variety of items — from fresh produce, to duck and chicken eggs, to preserves and fresh baked bread. I enjoyed wandering around the stalls and making my selections. I was frugal and...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 1, 2006 | Journal, Public Health
I’m not going to miss this snack. Tonight I’m joining friends for happy hour and will delight in ending this food stamp diet with a veggie burger and Ace Pear. It’s been a great week — one I won’t soon forget. I’ve learned far more...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 30, 2006 | Journal, Public Health
Michelle, a girlfriend from my knitting guild, emailed me yesterday with this photo. This is what she was able to purchase yesterday for $16.50 by watching the food ads and using coupons. All that food for $3 less than what I spent for my weekly diet. Can you believe...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 29, 2006 | Journal, Public Health
Last night’s dinner: spaghetti squash & sauce. It’s only day 3 and I’ve spent too much money. I’m slightly hungry and slightly light-headed. So, this is going swimmingly. I think the biggest problem with my planning (other than the...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 28, 2006 | Journal, Public Health
Yep. I just had $2 worth of coffee and oh my, was it worth every single drop. I actually thought of licking the cup before throwing it away, I was so sad to be finished with it. One of many lessons learned during this budget week — $.25 worth of coffee is sold...
