While I don’t air much of my “dirty laundry” very much on this blog, I’m finding that this particular Christmas season is shaping up to be almost as basic as the one in which I was still in the midst of morning sickness. I found out yesterday that my hormone levels are pretty crazy low […] Read more…
Sugar Cookies for Dummies
When I got an email from Jessica at Life As Mom about a good old- fashioned link party I was excited. Until I saw the theme. I am a creature of habit and during one of my baby-moons I shared ALL my favorite recipes. BUT! I finally remembered that I just found a dummy proof […] Read more…
Thanksgiving Menu & Timeline
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! Whether or not we stay home for Thanksgiving, we always make our own feast, too. I love to cook once & eat for a week! Here is our normal Thanksgiving menu — a mix of store-bought & homemade so I can be thankful & […] Read more…
How To Set Your Holiday Budget
*** This article originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It is reprinted with permission. This post contains affiliate links; thanks for your support! *** The holidays can be a super crazy, stressful, and expensive time now that you are the grown-up in charge of it all. The best […] Read more…
5 Strategies for Making a Holiday TIME Budget
*** This article originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It is reprinted with permission. *** The holidays can be super stressful. Your time, budget and family are all being pulled in a million directions at once. Recitals, pageants, parties, ornament & cookie swaps, craft parties, open houses and […] Read more…
5 Minutes to a “Company Clean” Bathroom
You have people coming over in 5 minutes. Yikes! The house is a mess and you can only do one thing before they come. What do you do first? Clean the bathroom! It’s one room that everyone has standards for. There are apps for finding clean restrooms for a reason :). Here is how to […] Read more…
3 Fall Cleaning Tasks You’ve Put Off Too Long
The weather has started to turn cold already and while I’m still hoping for an Indian Summer, I’m not counting on it. Now that we are back from our vacation, we are in full on winter preparation mode. Here are 3 fall cleaning tasks that you may have put off too long. 1. Furnace […] Read more…
7 Minute Life {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
I love God things, don’t you? Recently, I had the opportunity to review The 7 Minute Life™ Daily Planner through the Schoolhouse Review Crew. I have to admit, I was kind of “meh” about. I had a planner I loved. It’s been replaced. 7 Minute Life Planner The 7 Minute Life™ Daily Planner is a 90-day spiral […] Read more…
Weekly Lunch Planning Form {with Printables!}
So lately I’ve decided to get back to planning our lunches because I’d like to get the girls to help and if I’m not organized, they can’t do it. To help, I’ve made this weekly lunch planning form. There are spots to plan a lunch (or theme) for each day of the week plus 6 […] Read more…
35 Minutes to Making a Summer Bucket List With Your Kids {@Homemaker’s Challenge}
Has 1/3 of summer passed you by and you can’t even believe it? So it’s not just me then! Ha! Over at Homemaker’s Challenge, I posted about creating a summer bucket list. I LOVE summer. You couldn’t even begin to imagine how much I love it. After a week or two of 50 degree […] Read more…