(This post contains affiliate links) Wouldn’t it be nice if I could make that my title each week? 🙂 How fast I’d get skinny. I know 6 pounds a week isn’t even close to being a realistic expectation. If I were to lose 6 pounds each week of this 12 week Get Healthy & Fit Series, I will have lost 72 pounds. Yeah…I’m thinking that it will slow down…..probably way,
A Fun Apple Snack
As you all know, I’m currently trying hard to eat healthier. I’m eating more fruits and vegetables as well as cutting out sugar…..especially my long time love, Dr. Pepper. In the process, we decided to make healthy snacks for the kids today. Butterfly Apples These are super simple! I had made one for one of my kids this afternoon and before I knew it, everyone was requesting their own. Here’s
Coconut Oil for Acne
Several months ago, my son, then 14, started getting acne on his face. This is something that my husband is very passionate about and takes very seriously! You see, he also struggled with acne as a teenager. It wasn’t until he went into the Army Reserves and while at Basic Training, they sent him to a doctor for treatment, that he realized something could be done about it. They
Sidetracked by Weight Loss
Day 1, Week 1 Today is the day! September 10th. The day that I committed to begin eagerly (and I’m sure sometimes not so eagerly) trying to lose weight and attain a more healthy body! I’m making a commitment to you and to my fellow bloggers that I will work hard for 12 straight weeks. Each Monday I will give you a special update letting you know how I did
Embracing the Excuses
I was going to write you all an AWESOME blog post tonight, but I was a little distracted. I had to save the kitchen from the invasion of the dirty dishes. I even had to hand wash them! This led to talking with my 12 year old daughter about boys and how crazy & funny they are. We talked about other kids her age who are already dating and
Learning to French Braid
Are you good at doing girls’ hair? I’m not. And I have 4 girls! Remember me? I’m the unobservant one. The one who rarely even notices if you got a hair cut. But, somehow, I’m supposed to notice if my girls need their hair done, right? Oh…actually, I do notice. It’s after we got somewhere with their hair a mess and I realize…..”oh no, I meant to brush their hair!”.
Mom Ramblings #4
Hello dear friends! I hope you all are doing well this week! I am in the mood to ramble, so I hope you’ll bear with me a little. Mom Ramblings posts share a little about what is currently going on in my life at the moment and give you many little shortened versions of what I’m up to! I hope you enjoy…and feel free to ramble a little to
Keep Up With Your Home’s Problem Areas
Your question answered by moms like you. Last week, we had the Mommy Time Facebook Party. Our topic of discussion was Organizing & Cleaning. One of the questions we discussed was: How do I keep up with the problem areas of my home (such as mud rooms, entrance way, where things get piled, etc.)? Below, I will run through the answers that were shared by the other women attending
The Tiger Cake
It seems like we’re having lots of birthdays around here. One a month all summer long! August is the month that my fourth child was born! She turned 7 this month! She and her older sister, poured over the Family Fun website looking for fun cakes that we could make for her upcoming birthday. She chose the Tiger Birthday Cake. My 12 year old made this cake for me. I
Organizing the Spice & Pill Cabinet
Welcome back to 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning! 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning in the Kitchen brought to you by Fridge Coaster Day 1: Cleaning Under Your Kitchen Sink. Day 2: Keeping Your Refrigerator Clean & Organized. Day 3: 10 Things to Use in Kitchen Organization Today is Day 4, and we’re talking about Organizing our Spices & Pills. Organizing Your Spices & Pills Bottles, Bottles,
10 Things to Use in Kitchen Organization
Welcome back to 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning! 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning in the Kitchen brought to you by Fridge Coaster Day 1: Cleaning Under Your Kitchen Sink. Day 2: Keeping Your Refrigerator Clean & Organized. Today is Day 3. 10 Things to Use in Kitchen Organization Did you all go to the Mommy Time Facebook party last night? If you didn’t, you should go
My Refrigerator, Keeping it Clean & Organized!
Welcome back to 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning! Don’t forget to check out the 21 other bloggers who are participating. There are great topics, like Organizing on the Cheap, Organizing When you Don’t Feel Like it and Organizing Your Toys into Centers. Also, you can enter into a $50 giveaway and many other giveaways by clicking on the picture below. The giveaways are at the end of the page.









