Save on Spa Fun

Mother’s Day is right around the corner; time to start shopping. The day set aside to honor the most priceless person in the world can put a major dent in your wallet, especially if you plan to shower mom with expensive presents.   However, if you are working on a tight budget, there are still plenty of wonderful ways you can show your mom how much she means to you. Rather than send mom to a pricey spa, treat her to a relaxing morning at a home version.  The following affordable ideas will allow you to pamper mom without putting your … Continue reading

Our Experience With Cradle Cap

My daughter was born chubby, bald, and beautiful. It doesn’t look like she’ll have a full head of hair anytime soon. Consequently, I didn’t see any reason we’d need to use one of those cute baby brushes on her for quite awhile, although we received a few as gifts. As I was lying next to her one lazy afternoon, I thought about how I love having my hair brushed. It always relaxes me and feels so good. I decided brushing my daughter’s hair with a soft brush might feel good to her too. I got one out, and started softly … Continue reading

Frugal Care for Your Hands

From creams to lotions, “body butter” to cleaning potions, there is certainly a l of expensive options out there when it comes to your hands. But of course you know what is coming next, don’t you? This is the Frugal Blog, so naturally I have some thrifty options for beautiful hands. Many of these ideas have been past down generation by generation, long before the birth of places such as The Body Shop or even Avon. Did you know that the very first hand lotion that we know of dates back to 2 A.D.? It was made of sheep or … Continue reading

Vaseline Intensive Care: Healthy Body Glow & Renewal Age Defying Lotion

Vaseline products have been widely trusted throughout many years, starting with basic Vaseline in a jar, and expanding to body lotions, lip treatments, and a variety of other skin care products. Whenever they have a new product to premiere it is most definitely worth trying. Vaseline Intensive Care has a new body lotion out, one that promises to give your skin a healthy, natural glow, just in time for the summer. Appropriately named Healthy Body Glow, this lotion comes in two shades: fair and medium. Unlike some self-tanners, this lotion doesn’t provide an orangey tan, and isn’t classified as a … Continue reading