Life is demanding, and it’s very easy to feel that life is out of control. But you have a choice. You can bring balance to your life if you make it a priority. It’s easy to spend all day chasing objectives, only to feel that you’ve accomplished nothing at the end of the day. Rebalancing […]
Recent Posts
Meal Planning Wednesday
When meal planning, remember it can be more of a guide. It’s to help you not stress you. You’ll notice I often make one-pot meals. That way it’s easy on the cooking as well as the clean up, and the veggies are mixed in already. Which sometimes tricks the young one and sometimes it does […]
Meal Planning Wednesday
Meal planning isn’t difficult, however, having a system helps. You need to be somewhat organized and a bit patient. I base my meal plans on the local sales even when they don’t mesh with the recipes I have in mind. Sometimes I spring for the ingredients anyway, but I often put that meal on hold […]
St. Patrick’s Day and Easter Sales
If you’re looking for some fun homeschooling lessons for upcoming holidays, I love the stuff Amanda puts out over at UnitStudy.com. She always has great flash sales and weekly specials. It’s a great way to add affordable supplemental lessons to your homeschooling library. This week you can get 30% off the already low prices […]
Easy St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
St. Patrick’s Day is in less than two weeks. Now is a great time to get out the decorations. Here are some easy St. Patrick’s Day crafts for your kids to enjoy. You can’t celebrate the day without hats! You can easily make St. Patrick’s Day hats by using construction paper. You can accomplish this […]
Homeschooling
5 Simple Halloween Treats You Can Make in Minutes
The leader of our homeschool group is holding a Halloween party at her house next week. I’m supposed to bring something to share, so it’s got me searching the internet looking for ideas. Halloween is all about the treats and making fun and simple Halloween treats at home your kids will love is easier than […]
Back to School…Homeschooling That Is
So I’ve decided we’ll be trying homeschooling again, well, virtual school anyway. We used K12 once before, and we’re using Connections Academy this time. They both are considered virtual public schools. This means that while he’s completing the work at home, he still has to follow the state rules and regulations of public schools. It’s […]
Cooking (Foodie)
Soft White Sandwich Bread Recipe
I love the taste of fresh, homemade bread. My grandpa used to make all his own bread. Even after he was diagnosed legally blind, he still made most of their bread from scratch because you just can’t beat the taste. I have a hard time making it totally from scratch because arthritis in my wrists […]
Taco Tater Tot Bake
A couple of weeks ago, I came across this recipe for Mexican Tater Tot Casserole in a Facebook group. I pinned it for a future meal. When I realized National Tater Tot Day was the very next week and it happened to fall on “Taco Tuesday”, I knew exactly what to make! It came out […]
Freebies and Rewards Programs
Freebies and Rewards Programs
Here is a list of freebies and rewards programs I have found. I will be adding and subtracting from this list as time goes on so check back often. (If you find a link is no longer working feel free to contact me and let me know. I appreciate
