Cutting down on the grocery bill is always a goal of mine. With a few significant extra expenses in the last few weeks (some expected and some unexpected) combined with my husband losing his job a couple months ago, cutting back everywhere I can is higher on the list of priorities than ever. We have […]
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40 Bags In 40 Days — I Totally Need This
I’m not really a religious person. But whether you are religious or not, you probably know that we approaching Lent. And while you may know that Lent begins tomorrow, you may not know exactly what Lent is all about. Simply, Lent is a 40 day period leading up to Easter which symbolizes the 40 days […]
My parenting idol is an unwed mother who got knocked up when she was sixteen years old.
I’ve discovered why I love Gilmore Girls so much. And I’ll be honest. It took me a little while to get to this point. To the point of loving the show so much that I now feel the need to pace myself and ration episodes because I know I’m gonna be really depressed when I’ve watched […]
Two Pieces of Advice I Wish I Had Taken When They Were First Given to Me
People send me all sorts of suggestions and (unsolicited) advice all the time. Some things make my roll my eyes and sigh heavily. But there are plenty of things I am willing to try. The last couple years have just been so crazy that I haven’t acted on most of the ideas I think might be […]
This year things will be different. My pledge for this school year.
School starts in a little more than ten days. Every September I do the same thing. I vow to start the school year off differently. And then I disappoint myself by not following through. This year will be different. This year I will not disappoint myself. Because this year I will be realistic. Here is […]