My 5 yr. old son asked for another piece of pizza, a rare treat at our place since I am gluten-free and don’t usually have the energy to make it myself and avoid certain ingredients for my healthy eating standards. He was so happy when I said sure…but when I gave it to him, he…
Month: January 2018
How Being Intentionally Involved Moms Invites Joy Into our Lives
Finding joy as a mother has been a long journey for me. Yes, there was the instant joy and love during the bonding phase with each of my children as newborns. After that, however, I really struggled with the realities of life as a mother… Mainly, the lack of sleep. Lots of anxiety. The postpartum…
Representin’…the SAHM life.
This week while grabbing more veggies and milk at Target (which doesn’t have the best deals–I prefer Aldi– but that’s where we had a gift card to, and Ibotta* gives back a little) I conversed a bit with the cashier. She thought my little girl was cute, and thankfully Threenager didn’t give her a stinkface…
After a Week of the No-Credit Challenge
After a search for podcasts online about ways to successfully save money to “get in the zone” and distract/motivate me as I folded laundry, I discovered a lot of people do a no-spend challenge. (Which, in actuality, really means no impulse buys, because people still need to buy food to eat, in most cases, for…
Aiming high in 2018!
As I take down and prepare to recycle our 8-year old, pre-lit, 4 ft. Christmas tree that slowly dwindled down to having only 1/5th of the lights working, I start to think about how I might miss out on the after-Christmas sales, where I was hoping to snag a replacement. They’re probably all sold out…