
Places We Go : House Hunters International
Do you love House Hunters International on HG-TV? At our house, we take a 30-minute trip to some exotic locale a few nights a week. Technically a "scripted reality show," it features someone who is moving to a new country. We follow them as they tour three homes to either rent or buy. Sometimes, it's a college student with $250 per month and other times, it's a couple with a boatload of money. Either way, it's fun to see what's offered in other countries and how getting

Happy Hour : Fast Fall Decorating
Want a quick way to decorate for fall? For me, all it really took were two 69 cent Safeway pumpkins, a Michael's coupon and a 2-day delivery Amazon order. This year, with all fall foliage stems 40% off and armed with a coupon for sale items, I went a bit overboard at Michael's. I'm not a fan of fake flowers but fall leaves are so expensive (around here, the only fall foliage leaves are found at the flower mart - seriously!). So, $22 later, here's a big bouquet in our entr