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When you first start a blog most people can’t afford fancy schedulers and need to find a way to market their blog without them. Today I want to share with you what worked well for me back when I couldn’t…

Finding blogging tips that are useful and help with the actual process of starting and running a successful blog can be hard to find. Quite frankly, a lot of the tips are only things you can learn once you dive…

I remember those days. I remember searching endlessly for a way to bring in extra money to help cover bills. I have tried a lot of different things, researched a lot, and honestly didn’t know what to believe. That’s when…

I’m starting this post with a letter to my son explaining all the reasons why mommy really needs a timeout. Dear Son, It’s not you, it’s me. I’m overwhelmed by the mess in the living room, Daniel Tiger on the…

A few years back I read an article and a response article about why your husband should and shouldn’t be your best friend. Well I’m on the side of should be and today I want to show you why and…

When it comes to delicious budget meals I’m a pro. During the bad financial periods in my life I had to learn how to cook cheap meals. That’s where this Easy Cream Tomato And Spinach Pasta came from. It’s super…

For all of my adult life I have rented. I’ve rented houses, apartments, big, and small. No matter where I’ve rented there has been decorating guidelines that I needed to follow. These guidelines always depended on our landlord. We might…

Have you ever stepped on a Lego? At some point in your parenting adventure you will step on a Lego and it will hurt like hell. While I can’t promise that storage solutions for your kids legos will prevent stepping…

This year we started preschool at home. We got the educational materials, we set a schedule, and we got all our supplies. Something was missing though. We needed a homeschool station. We discussed several different options for our homeschool station.…

Around the time my son got mobile, Rob – my husband – and I started working with L – my son – to get him to be more independent. We felt that building his confidence to be able to do…

Daily cleaning shouldn’t mean you are making your house perfect. That is a set up for burnout, frustration, and a stressful living situation. I firmly believe your daily cleaning checklist shouldn’t take any more than 15 minutes to complete. The…

Being a work at home parent is tough. You would think that when both parents work from home it gets easier. It really doesn’t, it’s all the same problems with managing work and home just two people who have to…