This week’s I Heart Faces PINK theme is in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Don’t forget to get a mammogram and encourage the women you love to do the same! PS–We’re in the home stretch, friends!! Only a FEW DAYS left to vote for me in the Amazing Avocado recipe contest! Help me win…
Letter to Me
Raise your hand if, as a youth, you ever wrote a letter to yourself, to be opened many years in the future. I know I did. I stumbled upon a blog post entitled Listen to Your Own Advice and loved the idea of the older me writing a letter to a younger me. Just like…
Smile Like You Mean It
KitKat has always had a beautiful smile. She is confident and kind, and smiles openly and frequently. But she has spent many years being self conscious of her smile. When her teeth came in, it became very clear that she was going to take after her daddy’s side of the family. She was cursed with…
It Started 36 Years Ago
Help me win the Amazing Avocado Big Hit Grand Prize ($5000!) for my yummy Avocado recipe by voting daily for me at https://www.theamazingavocado.com/bighit/vote.php?id=8 My birth story My mom was due with her first child (me!) around October 20th, but by the 14th she had been in labor for several days. Finally, at her last OB…
Stinking Pests!
Stink bugs. They are everywhere. Everywhere! They stink. A few other things that stink: Broken dishwashers Failed electrical systems in houses 4 hours of sleep at night Dirty bathrooms Lost things Peeling nail polish Forgetting to transfer the laundry to the dryer (eww! stinky!) Headaches Backaches Obligations that prevent nap-taking in the middle of the…
10 Best Words That Didn’t Make the Dictionary
I’ve never been one to use big words. I have a decent vocabulary, but for the most part, I stick with the same old words day after day. I was surprised, then, when I read A blog post entitled Top 10 Non-Words of 2010, since some of the words that I use regularly were just…
Giving Back – Budget Bootcamp #12
I don’t know exactly what I expected when I began the 90-day Budget Bootcamp with Mummy Deals and In Good Cents, but I am probably not too far off in saying that I thought I was already doing well when I started this 3 month challenge. In fact, here’s where I was when I started:…
Rolling Rewards – Budget Bootcamp #11
This week’s Budget Bootcamp challenge is to Roll Rewards. What is Rolling Rewards? Basically, you make a purchase that results in rewards, and then use those rewards in another transaction to lower your out of pocket expenses. Beth has an excellent post about Getting Paid to Shop and Clair explains Rolling, Rolling, Rolling. Beth also…
Ditching the Extras – Budget Bootcamp #10
It’s week #10 of Clair and Beth’s 90-day Budget Bootcamp. Where has the time gone? Week 10 Budget Challenge: Think about one thing your family purchases that you could do without to save money – paper towels? Disposable diapers? Now, go without it for the week. How did it effect your life? How would it…
Labor Day Special!
I told myself that I was not going to blog today (we’re heading out to a BBQ and parade with friends shortly) but I felt compelled to share this really cool Labor Day deal from Groupon. If you’ve never used Groupon before, here’s the 10 second scoop: Sign up for free and get local (or…
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