Another month has past.  Here is how I did with my list of goals last month. May Accomplishments: 1.  My cleaning checklist is being ignored for the most part, but it did inspire me to clean the cobwebs out of the corners of my walls and radiators.  Here are before & after shots of my radiators:…
Things have been a little quiet around here because this past weekend I was on a vacation with my husband’s family. Â We went to a large cabin in the mountains. Â It was one of the most relaxing vacations of my life! Â I think I cried 3 times about having to come home. Here are some…
When I first started hearing about all these chemicals that I should be avoiding in my everday products, I became extremly frustrated. Â Why are these chemicals being put in my shampoo, laundry detergent and baby toys!?!? While I was hosting my Healthy Baby Home Party, which was sponsored by Healthy Child Healthy World, I learned…
Today’s guest post was written by Sharon from Real Life Deals. If you know me, you know I’m extremely frugal. (ok….sometimes even cheap!) I always want my kids to have ‘big’ birthday party memories but I don’t want those memories to cost me big bucks! Here are some ways we keep the cost down while…
One of my favorite dishes from my last freezer cooking day with Donna was the curried lentils. Â These were so easy to make and super cheap. Curried Lentils 1 cup lentils 2 1/2 cup water 2 beef bouillon cubes 1 bay leaf Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until tender. Â Meanwhile,…
It has been several months since I’ve shared any family photographs, so today I’ve picked out a few of my spring favorites. Grace is exactly 1.5 years old in this picture. Â She is celebrating by going swimming at a hotel pool. Too bad the water was freezing! Â We ended up moving the “party” to the…