In September I made some BIG changes that effected our home and my health. I cut out all sugar and began a low-carb lifestyle. I haven’t felt this good in a long time. I’m down 34 LBS and still have a long way to go. Because our life here in Ireland is busy, meal times…
A Simple System to Organize Your Monthly Bills
Need a simple system to organize your monthly bills? Today I’m sharing how we use a simple calendar to track our bills each month. This simple system will help you feel more organized with your monthly bills. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases…
Packing and Organizing Items for Long-Term Storage
Whether traveling, deploying, or moving away long term, students missionaries, and military families often need help packing items for long term storage. Packing up your entire home in preparation for a long-term move is a huge task and staying organized is KEY! In this post, I share our best tips for getting organized for long-term…
Simple Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Brussel Sprouts are a family favorite in our house. I was at Costco a few weeks ago and when I picked up the giant bag of sprouts the kids literally cheered! I got some funny smiles from the other shoppers. The key to loving them is roasting them. Simple, quick and so very yummy, here’s…
Our First Lapbook Project – All About Horses
I’ve heard of lapbooks for homeschooling before and they looked interesting. I hesitated before to try to make one because they just seemed like tons of work and I worried that they might be too advanced for my 4 & 6 year olds. I decided this week to give it a try and we loved…
FREE Printable Daily Quick Cleaning Cards
As a work-at-home mom making time to clean the house isn’t as easy as it used to be. To help with my crazy schedule I’ve created these easy Daily Quick Cleaning Cards to keep me on track. I created one card for each day. Each day has 15 minutes worth of chores listed. I made sure to choose…
How To Share Your Pinterest Boards With Your Friends
I know I’m not alone in my love for Pinterest. It is, after all, a great way to find great inspiration and organize all of the ideas you find online. Today I wanted to show you how to get the most out of your Pinterest boards and how to share your Pinterest Boards with your friends. This…
Before And After – Create a Kid’s Closet
When you have kids sharing a room it can be tricky to store all of their clothes. See how we created a simple shared kids closet. Our children have been sharing a bedroom for about 8 months now. We first moved them into the same room when my mother moved in back in July and…
Avoid Work-At-Home Mommy Guilt With These 10 Simple Activities For Kids
No one ever warns you about the intense “mommy guilt” you will experience as work-at-home mom. I had many misconceptions when I dove into my business 2 years ago. One of the biggest challenges I face daily is how to entertain our children while I work. I can’t always drop everything and run to the park…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Popsicles
This recipe brings me back… In 2006, I was pregnant with our first child and this combination: Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Banana was my big craving. I would be ashamed to tell you how many days I walked over to our local ice cream shop and had them make me a milkshake with this combo. Let’s just…
Blueberry Greek Yogurt Popsicles
Who doesn’t LOVE a homemade popsicle in the hot summer? One of our favorite summer treats are popsicles and we’ve been loving these Blueberry Greek Yogurt Popsicles! We purchased a Zoku popsicle maker several years ago and I can’t tell you just how handy it is to have in the freezer and ready to go. We love this…
Batch Cooking Day
Last week Rebekah from Simply Rebekah and I embarked on our second BIG cooking day. In 2010 we did a Once A Month cooking day. It was a long, tiring day but we accomplished so much and had a bounty of food to show for our hard work. When we started discussing doing another cooking…
3 Recipes to Use Up Eggs
My hubby’s new hobby is caring for his 3 chickens, Gladys, Henrietta and Peck. We are also Chicken-sitting our friends 3 chickens over the winter so that means we have an abundance of eggs to use up each week. We are currently getting about 6 eggs a day! I needed to find some different recipes…
Moleskine Professional Binder Portfolio Review
** This post contains affiliate links – Thank you for supporting this site ** After some recent “window shopping” on the Moleskine website I couldn’t resist the urge to order the new Moleskine Folio Professional Binder. I hopped over to Amazon and placed my order. Thanks to Swagbucks I didn’t pay a dime to place the…
Our Favorite Green Smoothies
One of my goals recently is to eat more veggies. I had heard of “Green Smoothies” in the past and I thought I would give them a try. At first, I was hesitant… Spinach or Kale in a smoothie? Could that taste good? I was surprised! They not only taste good I really love them….
