Raise your hand if you love Amazon. I bet you did. Amazon has become part of almost every household. It has become an amazing way to save money, buy items you can't find locally, and even be incredibly convenient. I bet you have even heard about Amazon Subscribe and Save. Are you taking advantage of it or are you a little confused? Don't feel bad if you are a bit confused. It can be a bit difficult to understand at first. However, Amazon Subscribe and Save can be a mama's best friend...and … [Read more...]
Double Batches to Save Money and Time
If you are like a lot of people trying to live on a budget, you probably make a lot of your own items yourself. For me, that means I make most of our baked goods. My husband takes two muffins for his breakfast and a couple cookies as part of his lunch every work day. I used to make these each and every week but some weeks, especially since the addition of our second child, get a bit crazy and I start to feel stressed for time. Many times this would mean my husband would stop at the grocery store … [Read more...]
Real Life Ways to Make Time for Yourself as a Busy Mom
Sure. You want time to yourself. We all want that. You keep hearing how you need time to yourself so that you are refreshed and ready to be the best mom ever! But...seriously? All those tips? Those involve actual time. Or older children. It can be next to impossible to make time for yourself as a busy mom, especially with children under the age of 5. And you probably don't believe all those moms who claim that they get to read or get a pedicure or shower without an audience. Heck, you'd give … [Read more...]
Keeping Your House Clean Without a Schedule
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You want to be able to have a consistently clean house so you start to research cleaning schedules. It works well for a couple of weeks...and then life happens. You don't vacuum on Tuesday because you had to take a child to the doctor and you sat in the waiting room for 45 minutes, the exam room for 30, and then with the doctor another 10. By the time you got a prescription filled and back home, you just didn't have time. Or you didn't to the laundry on Monday … [Read more...]
Making Your Mornings Intentional
Do you struggle with your mornings? What is it about getting up and moving that is so difficult? It's like the bed sucks you in and won't let you go. Then, once you do manage to escape their warm embrace grasp, it's like moving through mud all morning. Before you know it, half the day is gone and you are scrambling to get anything done. These are definitely what my mornings always looked like. I always had good intentions of getting up at 6am, reading my Bible, and doing some work before my … [Read more...]