Oh, the great recycle debacle. My 10-year-old wants to recycle. I wasn't so sure I wanted to. I am not opposed to recycling; I just honestly don't really know what I am doing concerning what to recycle and how...
It's a party!!! For Mother's Day, my daughter had to fill out a survey about me. One of the questions was, "What does your Mom like to do?" Laila's answer was, "Throw parties." She knows me SO well! I've...
Every parent starts racking their brain on the cheapest way to feed their family when they step into their local Kroger store. But for the best results, budget your cash before you even step into your local grocery store....
It's the most magical and wonderful time of the year! And... often the most expense time of year! To help you fellow moms, we've put together three thrifty tips for the holidays :: how to save throughout the year,...
To buy or not to buy secondhand... that is the question! I don't know about you, but the sticker shock of a lot of items brand new keeps my buying in check (most of the time). Thousands of dollars...
There has recently been a new social media trend going around, asking people to name an unserious generational curses that they are breaking. If you don’t know, a generational curse is a negative habit or practice that has been...
Everything for a few years was COVID, COVID, COVID. I had wanted to write this post so long ago, but I just couldn't. I tabled the idea and hoped that the world would one day return to (mostly) normal,...
Working from home (WFH) while simultaneously taking care of your kids feels a lot like running a race. You’re riding down the Churchill Downs track with people closing in on either side of you. All you want is to...
We live in one of the worst seasonal allergy locations, so my whole family takes daily allergy medicine. All the bottles come with easy measuring cups, so I have a plethora of them. I try to reuse most plastic...
As we prepped for baby #2, it became clear that it made the most sense to keep our older son's room as the nursery and move him across the hall to what was currently the guest room. Since he...