One of the best ways to get your hands on cheap fresh produce is to buy it up when it’s in season. You know, the whole “supply vs. demand” thing. If it’s peak growing season, and the stores have tons of it, they have to mark it down to keep it going out the door….
I haven’t always had a real budget. Early in my young adult life I would have told you I had a budget because I knew that I had not over drawn my bank account. Even in my early married life our “budget” was simply making sure that we didn’t spend more than we could pay…
Guest blogger Rhonda writes: This post is perfect for the winter months when you are stuck in the house, yet you need a ‘pick me up’ or just a little updating especially in the one room of the house that gets used the most: the kitchen. I had a few memory foam rugs in my kitchen…
To be honest, I’ve had the materials to make this wreath since the winter of 2011. That however is when my son was born and I have just now gotten back to the point where I feel like being my super crafty self again. I wanted to pick colors for my wreath that were perfect…
Friends of the Heart & Friends of the Road I distinctly remember sitting in my Interpersonal Communication class in college and learning about the nature of friendships. (Yeah, I know what your thinking… My communication degree was probably the toughest college program ever invented…lol.) As we talked about friendship my professor described two types of…
By now you may be truly feeling the effects of the holidays. The bloating, the “I never want to see another piece of chocolate” feeling and then there’s ALL the new stuff. Great new stuff everywhere! Getting your eating habits back to normal may be easier for you than tackling the new stuff organization. So…
Last week I wrote a post about making large handled glasses from the dollar store into personalized drinking glasses with simple painting techniques. On the same visit to the dollar store I found some really adorable star shaped glass bowls. They are cute as is, but I thought with a little glitter paint and some…
On my recent journey to my local dollar store I found some amazing large, heavy duty handled glasses. My husband likes these because you can run water over them and then stick them in the freezer and get the glass all frosty and then pour yourself a nice cold Coke. When I saw these I…
One thing that always draws me into the holiday season is a peppermint mocha frape type drinks. The problem is, I’m super cheap. So going to “Fivebucks” as my father-in-law calls it, isn’t very thrifty. Therefore when I want to get the same holiday specialty drink, I try and make it myself. From year to…
When it comes to getting into the Holiday Spirit, one great way to do this is to watch your favorite movies. ABC Family generally does this for the month of December. They show a different holiday movie each night. A nightly movie might be a bit much but picking an evening and watching a series…
This is day 2 of my “Getting Into the Holiday Spirit” series. Every year I get so busy around the Holidays that they are here before I know it and I almost miss them. So this year I want to be very intentional about prepping my mind, home, family and spirit for the season! One…
I hadn’t planned on being a mom that did Santa pictures every year because they are super expensive. But my mom and sister kind of talked me into it my son’s first year. So I conceded (grandma paid) and the picture came out great! Now I’m really looking forward to his Santa session this year….
If you’re reading this, I’m sure your a guy. Being that your a guy I’m not going to ramble on or create a cute intro. I’m going to get to the point. The point is, you need help. I’m here to help you understand gift shopping for women. It doesn’t have to be expensive, it…
Are you a big shopper, spender or giver? Do the holidays always thrill you with the chance to get out and splurge a little since it’s Christmas. Does the credit card bill after Christmas bring you down from your giving “high”? Then it’s time for you to try a no debt holiday. Does that seem…
I’ve been married for about 8 years now. Each year I have struggled to develop my own holiday traditions. Now that I have a 2-year-old, it seems that it is getting easier and more exciting. So as this year comes around my head is teeming with ideas not just from my own brain but from…
On Wednesdays I’ve decided to start a series called “Daily Adventures in Parenthood”. The title is self explanatory but the content will change from week to week. This week I want to talk about my force fed kid. Don’t judge me yet. Just give me a minute to explain what I mean by “force fed”….
I’m a thrifty mom. So you would think that I love Black Friday. You would think that it’s the ONE DAY a year I live for or something. The truth is, it’s not. It’s actually the most stressful day of savings of my life. I literally feel like I have to prepare like a pro-athlete…
November is a month of giving thanks and reflecting on our blessings. As I scroll through my social media home feed, I’m noticing more and more people are posting something each day this month that they are thankful for. People are being intentional about thanks. As I was thinking about thankfulness I began to envision…
I regularly have quirky little parenting conversations with other mothers I know. I thought I might just do a little series on Wednesday’s called “Daily Adventures in Parenthood” to discuss topics related to parenting. This first post is all about daily interactions with children and strangers. Lately I’ve been running into these little situations where people…
It’s been 2 years now since I brought my sweet little bundle of joy into the world and as you are counting down the days, weeks or months you should know that life is about to change for you in ways you never imagined. You will find out what it feels like to be “a…
If you are reading this you are probably a parent or caretaker who is on the struggle bus right now doing your best to raise a healthy kid or more than one. So after you struggle with the situation long enough you start searching the interwebs for answers to, How to Make Kids Eat Veggies?…
As a new mom I quickly discovered the new method of baby food packaging is the pouch. There are very few companies that put baby food in glass jars anymore. But after dropping so much money on “organic” baby food pouches I decided to give it a go on my own. I mean those pouches…
Ever since my kid started walking, I regularly heard the statement, “He loves walking on those toes!” from well-meaning friends, family & innocent bystanders. In fact, I heard it so much that it started kind of bugging me. This post is our experience in how to stop toe walking in a fairly simple and consistent way. …
Most of my friends now are moms. One of the most frequent conversations I have with my fellow moms are ones in which we describe our ultimate mom fails for the week and then talk about how to do it differently in the future. Honestly, it makes me feel better to hear other women talk…
Target has blown my mind again. I thought the 5% discount every visit with the Target Red Card or Target Debit Card was great! But last week as my favorite Target Starbucks barista made my oh so delicious iced soy caramel macchiato we chatted as we always do. I mentioned saving some extra money that…