My family saves money each year by going to the library. Here are some of the reasons we love the library. 1. Many Choices There are thousands of books awaiting our arrival! I have a voracious 10 year old reader (she has a mommy who is one as well). If I had to buy all […]
Archives for November 2013
A Lesson In Grace: The Princess & The Nail Polish Incident
If you happened to notice my absence from posting yesterday, that would be because after sitting down to start working on the piece that I had planned to post (about the best Christmas gifts for 3-5 year old kids), I noticed the house was eerily silent. As the popular saying goes, silence is golden unless […]
November 2013 Reading List
Photo Credit Reading has always been a hobby of mine that I love to pursue! (Sometimes at the expense of other tasks that I probably should be doing!) I am a born learner and love non-fiction (which makes me smile because I hated it when I was younger!) Each year I make a goal of […]
Wishful Wednesday Update
I had a wish to complete today on Wishful Wednesday that really wasn’t very hard, time intensive, or even dirty but I have been procrastinating about it! I know that being an intentional woman is wonderful but without the discipline to complete that intention, the intention is worthless. My wish today was to clean […]
Wishful Wednesday
Photo Credit: Mufidah Kassalias via Compfight cc Wednesday is the day of the week where I take an intentional step to cross something off my “I wish that was done…” list. This wish needs to be completed today! (I usually aim for less than one hour to finish to be safe that I will get it done). The goal […]
5 Great Ways To Help A New Mom: Part 5 Send A Gift
Photo Credit What can you do when you have a friend, sister, or other family who have recently had a baby and are too far away to visit or can’t visit for other reasons (such as my sister-in-law with a premature baby)? Have no fear! Here are a few gifts for a new mom that […]
10 Goals For The Week
Last Week’s Goal Recap: Intentional Relationships (Marriage/Parenting/Mentoring/Friendships): 1. Make Jason cheesecake. (It’s his favorite and he’s having a minor knee surgery tomorrow so I thought it’d be a nice treat for him). 2. Figure out what them we are doing for the twins’ birthday party. They are boy/girl so I know we are doing a […]
5 Great Ways To Help A New Mom: Part 4 Run Errands For Her
Photo Credit Here is the 4th great way to help a new mom! 4. Run an errand or two for her or drive her to her errands. This tip is short and sweet! After having a new baby, the last thing a new mom wants to do is load the baby up in the car […]
Black Friday Success Secrets
Photo Credit 1. Have a Budget and No Matter What, Stick To The Budget! Before you go shopping on Black Friday and are surrounded by hoards of people, good deals, and the need to quickly grab and stuff every item in your cart or arms, you have to have a budget! If you can’t afford […]
Meal Plan Monday
Here is my meal plan for the week! Breakfast: French Toast Oatmeal Scrambled Eggs Cereal Pancakes Cinnamon Toast/Yogurt Poptarts/Cereal Lunch: Yum-Yums (Sloppy Joes), Mac & Cheese, Applesauce Chicken Alfredo, Broccoli, Garlic Bread Grilled Hamburgers, Baked Beans, Pears Beef Sandwiches, Peas, Fruit Salad Chili Soup Lunch With Family Lunch With Family Supper: Enchiladas, Corn, Peaches Grilled […]
