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With a growing family comes growing expenses, and I am always looking for ways that we can be more efficient with our money. One thing I have noticed recently, while paying our monthly bills, is that we spend a lot of money on our cell phone service. With our current provider, we have a family plan that includes three lines with unlimited voice, text, and data. For this service we are spending as much as some people would spend on a … [Read more...]
When I am deciding what to cook for dinner or what to make when I'm entertaining, I think of three things.... 1. Is it quick and easy?? I can be definitely be ambitious sometimes, especially when it comes to throwing a party, but when it comes to cooking with 3 little girls, quick is the name of the game. 2. Can both adults AND kids eat it? I am totally over making multiple meals for me and my husband and then my girls. If I'm making … [Read more...]
Just to give you a little background, I was a teacher for eight years (grades 4th-8th) and then I made the decision to stay-at-home once my daughter was born. I tried with daycare for her when she was 5-months old until about a year old, but then we moved states from CA to IL so I just decided to stay home with her after that. I loved my time at home with my kids! We did library time, playgroups, music classes, etc. We were always busy! Staying … [Read more...]
True confession time. I am not at my goal weight, I do not eat everything I am supposed to, and I struggle daily with weight issues and food. It's been like this my entire life. All my family members are the same way. We gain, realize we need to lose, lose the weight, and then put it back on. I have tried everything from Weight Watchers to Nutrisystem to a Personal Trainer. Do they work? Yes they work! They all work. The key though it that they … [Read more...]
I started following Ted Rubin on Facebook and Twitter a while back. He is so inspirational and intelligent. I love following his posts daily that help to educate and motivate people in the social media field and beyond. I highly recommend checking out his posts! When I heard he co-authored a book with author Kathryn Rose I was ecstatic! I can't wait to hear all the information they have to share! Just from following Ted through social media … [Read more...]
Most of you know that I was a teacher for eight years, but what you might not know is that I was privileged enough to be able to travel to Japan twice for teaching experiences. The first trip I took was a three week stay with the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher's Program. It was an amazing experience. I traveled with 200 teachers from the United States to Japan for an educational journey to learn about their culture and academic system. I stayed … [Read more...]
As part of my New Year's Resolutions, I want to work on spending time on myself. This includes not only eating better, exercising more, but also spending time to fix up with make-up! It's truly amazing how putting on a little bit of make-up can make you feel better about yourself instantly. I was completely out of all my make-up, so I decided I needed to purchase an entire set of everything from lipstick to foundation to blush and much … [Read more...]
I am going to make a confession. We have been letting the kids eat less than healthy meals, and for part of my New Year's Resolution series I am going to show you how we are working to make a change. I am a former teacher, so I should definitely know better. Kids require healthy food, especially for breakfast, to have them learn effectively. You always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so I am going to work harder to make … [Read more...]