Simplify & enjoy life at home with littles.
One of our goals for our kids is that they develop a love for reading and maintain it throughout their entire lives. To that end, here are 10 specific ways we encourage reading in our home: 1. BECOME LIBRARY NERDS We go to the library almost every week. When the …
I thought I deserved me time. Everyone told me I did. “You should get your nails done.” “Just buy yourself a cup of coffee.” “Just do a little shopping.” “You’ll feel better if you can have a night to yourself.” And all those things are nice and were said by …
It seems like everyone wants to know how to cut your grocery bill down these days. Whether you’re trying to stop overspending on credit cards or want to spend less on groceries so you can hit a savings goal, this grocery-bill-cutting process works. If you stick to this system, I promise …
In this beginner’s guide, you will learn how to start using Google Photos, how to sync Google photos across your mobile app & computer, and the best habits for managing pictures with Google Photos. If you’re anything like me, you snap a zillion phone pictures a month and occasionally wonder… …
Our 4 year old’s bedtime habits had gotten out of control lately. One more toy, one more kiss, one more hug, one more drink… if we said no to something, dramatic tears ensued. Perhaps you can relate? Any one of those things on any given night wouldn’t be an issue. But, …
It all started when I had a 10 month old. We had just moved across the country and my husband was in a crazy intense masters program. I was staying home in our tiny 3rd floor apartment, with no family nearby, no friends, and no car. AND we’d just found out we …
People often feel like they don’t have enough money. Often, people think the solution to their financial problems is making more money… an “income problem,” if you will. While it’s possible that you do have an income problem, it’s also very possible that you have a spending problem or an expenses problem. So how …
(Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission off purchases from customers I refer, at no additional cost to you of course. Read my full disclosure policy here.)Have you ever said something to your kids impulsively? You know… where the words …
Wanna hear a little love story? It goes like this. Boy: “Hey, girl hey. My name is Ben, what’s your name?” Girl: “Oh, hi, Ben. I’m Renee. Nice to meet you.” Boy: “Wow, you’re nice. Wanna get married?” And they lived happily ever after Okay, okay, it wasn’t quite that …
Do you make goals? If so, how? Do you tend to crush them all, or do they just kinda float around in your head until you get interrupted by a kid who desperately NEEEEEEDS you to help them find that one little lego piece RIGHT NOW? As a mom, it’s so …
You guys. I have read a LOT of parenting books. And there are a lot of good ones out there. But this one is the best parenting book. If you have a kid or think you ever want to have a kid, this is a must-read book for you. It easily soared …
Alternate Title: What I would have registered for if I’d have known we’d move a zillion times in the first 5 years of marriage! In the past 7 years, we have moved a lot and rented a lot. While those beautifully organized rainbow pantries on pinterest are fun to look …
In this digital photography age, organizing and backing up pictures can be really overwhelming. It’s also kind of a funny problem because what the heck are you going to do with all those backed up pictures anyway? Sit on your computer and just click “next” a zillion times and look …
This post is geared at bloggers who are trying to figure out which hosting company they should use for their self-hosted wordpress site. If that sentence doesn’t make sense, read this post first: I Want To Start A Blog But I Don’t Speak Geek. If you already understand what hosting …
I’ve kind of accidentally become a quasi-minimalist over the past couple years. I’m sure I’m not a “real” minimalist because, let’s be honest, sometimes often almost always, my house looks like this. And if I search google images for minimalist home, I get this: So yeah. I guess I’m minimalist …
Every December, our church, presumably like many of yours, spends 4 weeks on the commonly celebrated themes of Advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. And each year, I’m more aware of how I and those around me so desperately long for those 4 things – hope, peace, love, joy. How …
Between Etsy, Zazzle, Amazon Homemade, and Social Print Studio, not to mention Shutterfly, Blurb, Mixbook, and on and on, there are a ton of custom gift options out there. It’s hard to know what will be high quality, worth the money, and not too time-consuming. This custom gift guide has the 8 …
Now that we (kinda sorta) have our heads above water with the whole 3 kids 3 and under thing, I’m back to planning meals monthly. I used to shop monthly too, although I haven’t done much monthly grocery shopping lately because it doesn’t really fit into our life right now. …
The thing about paying off debt is – life still happens while you’re trying to get out of debt. In the first 18 months we were tackling our student loan debt, we had a 3rd baby, fixed my old car several times, replaced my old car with a used minivan, …
Several months after our first baby was born, I found myself thinking that she was in my way. I had lists and agendas and time tables, and if her nap schedule was off, or she was teething or sick, the change was an inconvenience to me and my plan. Because …