Desiree Gets Creative

Hi all! One of the things that I've found difficult during my no buy has been curbing my Starbucks addiction. I have allowed myself one trip to Starbucks per month (vs. my usual every time I'm shopping at Target, or out running errands and drive past one, or out running errands and not really driving past one but there's one that I can make a detour to, or just whenever I actually leave the house because, hey, I'm outside ...) So, in order to provide myself that pick me up that only a fancy coffee seems to give I did some research. Now I don't have a milk frother or anything fancier than a Keurig for my at home coffee making and I didn't want to buy anything because that would miss the point entirely, helloooo I'm on a no buy, so instead I opted for finding out how to make delicious steamed and frothed milk with what I had. All you'll need to make lattes and cappucinos at home is strong coffee (because I also do not have an espresso machine. Yes, I know...

Hi All! So I've been implementing a new workout/cleaning schedule to keep myself on track and unfortunately that's meant that I haven't had time during the week to blog. I decided today that I'll blog on the weekend from now on while my husband's home. My daughter doesn't let me do anything on the computer when she's awake (she actually closes my laptop!) and I've been using her nap time to write for Textbroker and do transcription. So, you'll be seeing one post from me on Sundays from now on where I'll discuss how my no buy is going, give tips, and let you know what item I've decluttered for the week. Valentine's Day weekend I had a minor regression. My husband brought home a bottle of wine to go with my Valentine's Day chocolates and I may or may not have had a glass too many. I woke up the next day to discover I had made a purchase while tipsy. What did I buy? Was it the adorable fabric I had my eye on for my daughter with the sup...