This is my “Little Sister” Maricruz and me, dropping off baby blankets for a baby shower at a clinic in Los Angeles. This is the type of place that takes people whether or not they have insurance, and whether or not they are “legal.” They do an amazing service for the women who seek their […]
Support your local museum and get back more than you put in
Over the past few years, my husband and I have become members of two area museums and the experience has become such an integral part of our lives I wanted to tell you about it. Initially, we were given memberships as gifts, but now I can’t imagine letting the relatively small yearly cost stop us […]
Thanks for the Feedback
Hello readers! I’ve been overwhelmed by the supportive emails and comments and overall great response I’ve received to my request for feedback about the blog. After going through all of them, there won’t be any major changes, but the one comment I received most often was a request for more day-to-day posts, a glimpse into […]
Frugal Summer Vacations
This is a reprint of a previously published post. It’s officially summer, and if you’re low on funds and haven’t made travel plans yet, I hope it will give you some ideas. P.S. I wrote this two years ago, so the photo is now almost three years old. That’s a photo of me taken last […]
Checking in with Married With Luggage
Betsy and Warren Talbot of Married With Luggage are celebrating six months of travel with this phenomenal post about what they’ve learned along the way. You may remember Betsy and Warren from this guest post a few months ago, called “How Downsizing Upsized Our Lives.” The adventurous duo spent two years getting rid of everything they owned, […]
Portland on a budget
I visited my brother in Portland last weekend, and as always, I had a fabulous time. Portland is a great spot for a compact-y vacation. First of all, it’s a walkable city, and we took a walk every day with my brother’s dog Gracie (pictured here in her winter sweater). The best thing about Gracie […]