Everyone gets the same 1,440 minutes in a day, it's what you do with those minutes that counts. I think about all the things I want to accomplish, the memories I want to make, and the milestones I want to be apart of. Each year I make a planning binder that helps me accomplish my goals and stay on task. I am an organized person but can easily get distracted and forget what I set … [Read more...]
A Glimpse Into Our Day
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #V8EnergyBoost #CollectiveBias With the days jammed packed with fun activities it's … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids About Money
This post contains affiliate links that three kids and a fish will be financially compensated for & all opinions are mine! Two years ago I set out to make a chore list and an allowance system for my kids, and it fell flat! I would forget to pay them, we would both forget they had chores to do, weeks would go by before I would get back to the system and then finally I just gave … [Read more...]
5 dinners for $50
I have read countless posts on budgets, money managing, freezer meals, and people who food shop and spend very little money. I usually read them, feel inspired in the moment and then do absolutely nothing about it. I try to set a food budget, but it never works out. I even clip coupons, shop at different stores, buy things on sale and still I spend a crazy amount on food! We eat super … [Read more...]
Back To School
I am in a little shock that school is around the corner, where did the summer go? It flew by, and really fast. In a week's time we will be starting our school routine and this year I am determined to stick to a routine that is going to make each morning go perfectly smooth! :-) I am laughing at that last sentence because every year I start off strong and then a week into the school year things … [Read more...]
Surviving Dinner Time
Water spills, crumbs dropping all over, trying to talk over one another, whines of "I don't like this dinner", up and down and out of the chair a million times, crying, negotiating how many veggies to eat in order to get dessert, getting up to go to the bathroom, can I have seconds before you have even taken a bite, quick eating to be able to move onto homework and other activities, eating in … [Read more...]