Now that Halloween has come and gone, I’m starting to get really excited about the holidays — and freaking out about getting a jump on DIY holiday gifts, especially things like infused liqueurs and other projects that need to be made more than a month ahead. Enter: InstaCraft.
One of the things that makes me the most homesick, the most regretful about missing fall in Boston this year, is not being there for the grand opening of my friend Abby’s new vintage cookbook & cookwares store Farm & Fable, which debuts to the delight of Boston foodies in the South End at the end of this month.
It’s only fitting that on this rainy Friday, while curating all our belongings for the moving sale tomorrow, I find out today is also National Book Lovers Day. Since my husband and I a
Sometimes, the thrift gods just give, and give, and give, and give, and last week I felt their devotion as I watched box after box of original
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t want to reduce stress, debt, and waste?
For those of you who’ve read Shoestring for any length of time, you know that we’ve been super lucky to have parenting blogger extraordinaire Christine Koh as a regular columnist, sharing her Minimalist Mama expertise in these “pages” over the years.
To say that the last few years have been a blur would be the understatement of my life. Since 2009, I’ve been so fortunate, lucky, and, yes, blessed to be part of the meteoric rise of the new sharing economy and to be able to participate in my generation’s new frugality.
It’s official: the next big, dropping-elbows, lining up for a chance to score a piece, limited edition sale, is so old school it’s kind of shocking.
Last night, my sister and I took my mom to see Black Swan for her birthday, and — unlike most of the reviews and reactions I’ve read of Darren Aronofsky’s new film so far — I really loved it and found it to be absolutely beautiful, visually and narratively.
Guys, we know that most of you hate to shop: you make a list, check it twice, find the store, get in and get out.