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My family eats a lot of garlic. In fact, I can’t think of a single dinner we eat that doesn’t include garlic. The problem is – peeling and chopping garlic is time consuming and tedious (and gives you smelly fingers!). And I don’t like anything that stands in the way of getting dinner on the table as quickly and easily as possible. So I’ve come
Happy New Year to all! January 1st feels like a fresh slate, this year perhaps more than ever. Your mind may be flooded with good intentions, plans, sound strategies and serious commitments. But if you are like me, you might also feel a twinge of pressure, a smidge of guilt from past years, and an ever-present weight of the overwhelm of daily responsibilities. What’s going
Happy to New Year to all! May we forever remember the lessons of 2020 while quickly forgetting its miseries. Here’s to happier days ahead.
If 2020 has taught me anything – and there have been plenty of unwelcome lessons this year – it’s that there’s no need to overcomplicate things. Life is going to find plenty of ways to keep us on our toes. So I’ve adopted a mantra for this Christmas: Simplify. And that starts with the food. I’ve decided I don’t want to spend all Christmas day
Aren’t we all germaphobes these days? It’s hard not to feel at least a little nervous about bugs and bacteria with a global pandemic underway. The good news is that germaphobes are easy to shop for! We’ve found 10 perfect gifts for germaphobes that will bring peace of mind to all the nervous nellies in your life. And these days, odds are that everyone on
Walmart’s first Black Friday event of 2020 starts today (November 4) at 7 pm ET, with more deals going live on November 7. Today’s deals are online only so no need to rush to your local store. Here are some sales worth watching the clock for: Electronics Apple AirPods 2 for $99 HP Pavilion i5 GTX 1650 Gaming Laptop for $449 RCA 480p Projector for
This Halloween we didn’t have as many visitors as we’re used to so we have a TON of leftover candy. Since my nephew is only five (and already hyper enough) we’re trying to get the leftover candy out of the house as soon as possible. For this reason, I’ve been looking for uses for leftover Halloween candy…because no candy should go waste! Here are 12
As I post this, I am literally surrounded by fires. My poor, beleaguered state is in flames, and my family is hunkered down trying not to expose ourselves to the air that at times has reached “hazardous” (the most dangerous level) on the air quality index. I first wrote this post in 2016, which seems like a much more innocent time now! In light of
If you’ve followed BargainBabe for a while, you may have seen me mention my lifelong love of thrifting a time or two. Typically, a huge proportion of our clothing and household items were discovered at our favorite charity thrift stores, including my summer wardrobe. During quarantine, I went nearly four months without going thrifting, which might be a lifetime record for me. When I finally
Back to school sales have officially begun. Typically I would be hunting down sales for Ticonderoga pencils and college-ruled paper right now, but this year I’m at a bit of a loss. Like most parents, I’m not sure what to buy because I just don’t know what school is going to look like this fall. As of now, our school district is planning to hold
I vividly remember a jumpsuit being one of my favorite outfits as a child. My particular ’90s style jumpsuit had a bright floral print on a black background with a loose, flowy cut and super-soft fabric. I specifically recall that I loved it because I was obsessed with gymnastics at the time and the forgiving style allowed for endless summer cartwheels on the grass in
Did it just occur to you today that Father’s Day is this Sunday? You are not alone. I just spent several panicky minutes googling for last minute Father’s Day crafts my kids can make by then. (It’s been a week. I accidentally put my daughter’s phone in the wash, and if you have a teenager I don’t think I have to tell you how that
If you’re thinking about bringing a puppy into your life right now, I highly recommend it! I live in a family of enthusiastic dog lovers and all of them have been dreaming of a new puppy for a couple years, so my husband and I decided it was time to take the plunge. For extra drama, we kept the secret from our children and surprised them
It’s hard to begin a post like this, because honestly it’s not one I ever expected to write. Like the rest of the world, I never dreamed that 2020 would take this kind of turn! To my readers, I hope that you are safe and surviving this difficult time well. If you are out of work, my heart goes out to you. If you are
You have probably increased your hand washing by roughly 1000% in the last few weeks, as you (we all) should. And while that’s great for limiting the transmission of the coronavirus, it comes with a distinct downside: dry, cracking skin. I feel your pain. One of my knuckles is literally splitting open and bleeding as I type this. Not washing our hands is not an option,
