Just a reminder to enter The Dollar Diet's contest to give away a nifty handbag made from recycled juice pouches. We made our first bag out of desperation when my daughter was invited to a birthday party during our month of no-spending.

You have a chance to win another one of our juice pouch creations by leaving a comment on the original post here. Deadline to enter is noon Saturday, Feb. 19.
 

Just a couple of days in to The Dollar Diet challenge, my 12-year-old came home from school giddy with excitement over the birthday party she had been invited to attend.
Her joy was my panic.