Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Have a family picture taken requires quite a bit of planning for the best results. And in most families, that job falls squarely on Mom’s shoulders. It is my hope to give you some tips you can use to help your photo session go more smoothly and make your family picture come out the best […] More
Laundry is the never-ending job of a mom, isn’t it? It is a daily grind that requires constant maintenance just to prevent from going under. I have learned a little trick about doing laundry along the way in raising my children that I want to share with you in hopes it will make your laundry life easier. The […] More
Flowers are blooming, the sky is blue and the air is fresh with the scent of warm spring breezes and lazy weekends spent enjoying the beautiful weather. Spring is here. Now is the time to put away your winter wardrobe, open the windows and enjoy the beauty that is new life. It is also the […] More
We all love coming home at the end of the day to a home that has warm and inviting scents. But how do you give your home that distinct smell that will always make your guests comment on it? You layer your home with fragrance. There are many tips on how to make your home smell clean and homey; these are the […] More
I’m lucky that I’ve always been moderately healthy despite having a rocky start in life. I was three months premature and weighed 1 pound 12 ounces when I was born. (My sister and I are proof that, yes, smoking during pregnancy does cause lower birth weights in babies. To my mom’s credit, she did “cut […] More
I am a young mom with two young children. I decided to work at home, so that I could be the one raising my kids. Although we are at home, I still strive to provide my kids with a schedule. Keeping a schedule allows them to feel structure and purpose. We still try to get […] More
As someone who does about 40-50 different tasks throughout the day, it’s somewhat difficult to accomplish all of these tasks in a cohesive and constructive way. At times when you realize all the mundane (and necessary) “stuff” you have to do it can become overwhelming and will actually prohibit you from doing your tasks in […] More
The economy stinks. We know this. People are losing their jobs every day. People are struggling financially every day. It’s almost the norm right now. Fact is, most people don’t want to resort to drastic money saving measures until they absolutely have to. And unfortunately in most cases it’s nearly too late when these cost […] More
I’m sure each of us could pull out a piece of paper and make a list of at least 5 different productivity plans and time management products we’ve tried in our lifetime. I personally have tried Getting Things Done (GTD), Flylady, Franklin Covey, OrganizeHer, 4 Hour Work Week, Outlook Tasks, Gmail Tasks, etc, etc. But […] More
With the abundance of guides and articles published telling us we should replace our appliances to save money and reduce our energy usage, is anyone telling us the value of the savings? No, many environmental sites just bully you into believing that you are a bad citizen of earth if you aren’t going green. With […] More
Five minutes, 300 seconds, it doesn’t seem like much in the grand scheme of your day. But have you ever really timed it? Once you do you’ll realize, as I did, how much you can accomplish in 5 minutes or less. Throughout our days, we can all find pockets of available time such as a […] More
Toys, toys and more toys. There comes a time when every parent will ask themselves, where did they all come from? Typically, the answers are having too many toys occupying the same space in which you live, for others it’s too many unused or outgrown toys that simply need a new home. So how do you reduce […] More