Are birthdays a big deal in your home? We sure love them over here! Birthdays are a great chance to really celebrate your child and make them feel special. And guess what? You can do that without spending a bunch of money or going all Pinterest crazy, I promise.
Today I want to give you some ...
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Summer 2019 in Review
Summer 2019 is in the books. Well, basically anyway. It's still pretty hot here in Texas, but the summer months are officially over and cooler weather is in sight.
Today I just wanted to share a "summer-in-review" post. It's fun for me to look back at the last few months and I hope it will be fun ...
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Our Plan for K5 at Home
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I thought it would be fun to share my plan for teaching Caleb K5 at home this year. I think that K5 (aka kindergarten) should be relaxed and fun. I didn't have a desire to invest in an expensive curriculum this year. I ...
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More Ways to Spend Less and Stick to Your Budget
A few weeks ago I shared a post with three ways to spend less and stick to your budget. In case you missed that post, here's a quick review:
Don't go shopping
Make a list and stick to it
Record every expense manually
Obviously I elaborated on each of these points in that post. Read it ...
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$50 Weekly Grocery Budget – No Oven Needed
Hey there friend! Ready for another $50 weekly grocery budget post?
Today's post is a bit different. Whether it's too hot outside or your oven is on the fritz, sometimes you need meals that you can prepare without an oven. Today I'm sharing a week of yummy meals that you can make for $50, no oven ...
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4 Reasons to Wear a Watch (+ a JORD Watch Giveaway!)
{Thank you to JORD for sponsoring this post.}
Do you wear a watch? I used to wear one years ago but somehow got out of the habit.
Then JORD sent me this beauty.
You guys, I am totally loving wearing a watch again!!
In this era of smartphones, I think many of us have just gotten used ...
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Can You Make Money Blogging? My Thoughts . . .
There are a lot of people blogging today - millions in fact - some of whom make money blogging. We probably all have at least a few blogger friends and maybe you're a blogger too like me. (Or maybe you still think bloggers are weird - I used to too, so I forgive you.) ;)
As you've read blogs or ...
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Holiday Photo Cards, Summer Sales, and More – 3 Ways You Can Prep For Christmas Now
{A big thank you to Basic Invite for sponsoring this post!}
We're smack dab in the middle of the summer. The temps here in Texas have been camping out in the high 90s and we just celebrated the 4th of July last week. We've been visiting our neighborhood pool multiple times a week and when we're ...
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Establishing Weekly Family Routines and Traditions
A family's traditions and routines are one of the things that bond them together. Are you looking to create more family traditions? Here's what we've been doing in our family lately.
Recently I've been trying to add a few more weekly family routines and traditions to our life. I felt ...
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