What is your favorite part of a birthday party? The cake? Decorations? Possibly the presents? I’ve always loved planning a fun party and having a large family means frequent parties (and lots of cake)! With 5 kids, birthdays can become a major expense! Most of my kids have birthdays during holidays which really squeezes the budget. […]
Archives for July 2015
Women With Intention Wednesdays
Welcome to Women With Intention Wednesdays! Welcome back to another great week of community building and support for one another! Last week’s most read post was Ifeoma at Purposeful and Meaningful’s post What Kind of Woman am I? I have caught my kids doing the same things I do, saying things that I say and sometimes, it’s scary! […]
15 Great Staycation Activities!
Summer is quickly winding down and school will be starting again soon. If you have found yourself not being able to get away this year, a staycation is a great way to have some fun while staying close to home! Staycations are a great way to save money, have a great time, and have less […]
5 Things I Love & Goals For The Week
Last week was full of excitement, animals and fun at the county fair! Normally we go all out with our 4-H projects (showing sheep, steers, baking, sewing, etc.) but this year our schedule was so full with building our home and Nora’s vision therapy we only took the animals to fair. I was a […]
Letting Go To Live Life & Women With Intention Wednesdays
Have you ever looked at the calendar and noticed that the week’s half over and you really haven’t got much accomplished? I had that thought today. I haven’t written a blog post in a week, my house is a disaster, and my kids have been filthy, eating greasy, yummy fair food, and we’ve been gone […]
5 Great Organizational Products & Women With Intention Wednesdays #28
I love being organized! As we are building our new home I’ve been busy trying to declutter my home and life of things I no longer love or use. Here are 5 great organizational products that I love and I think you will, too! 1. If you are on the beginning of a decluttering journey because you […]
5 Things I Love This Week
What was your favorite memory last week? If you are like me you have a hard time remembering what happened 2 hours ago let alone 5 days ago! This summer has flown by without us being able to really appreciate all the good things that have happened so I am being intentional about noticing what’s […]
Goals For The Week
Welcome to a new week! It’s another hot and busy week in July! We have one week until fair which means every day we are giving the animals baths, they’ll need a hair cut and the kids have been busy working with them multiple times a day. It’s a lot of work but watching them […]
July Deals & Steals
July is a great month to stock up and save money! Be on the look out for great deals if your family eats a lot of ketchup, loves to barbecue, or has kids going back to school soon. Deals & Steals to look for: July is a great month to grab clearance deals on summer clothing […]
Women With Intention Wednesdays
Welcome to Women With Intention Wednesdays! I can’t believe it’s Wednesday already again! Welcome back to another great week of community! This week’s featured blogger is Summer with her post Are You Happy? Summer has a beautiful poetic flow to her posts and reading this weeks post made me happy! I appreciate your posts and community each […]