I always find that the start of a new season or a new school year puts me in the mood to create some new structures and rhythms. As my kids get older, one thing I like to encourage is helping around the house! Even very young kids can learn to do simple tasks, and having […]
If you or someone in your home has food allergies or is on a special diet, it can really affect your grocery budget. And while cooking from scratch and only using whole ingredients can be an easy way to avoid certain things, sometimes you just need something more convenient. I’ve rounded up the top gluten […]
I have been a consignment sale girl ever since I helped run a local sale 17 years ago through our Mothers of Twins club. When I first started, though, I had no clue what I was doing and would come home with a ton of things we didn’t need just because in the moment they […]
The market for streaming TV is overwhelming with so many providers like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Disney+. For consumers though our monthly cost is only going up as we keep adding on services. I really want to really think about how much you are paying for entertainment. All of those streaming services have a monthly fee, and while […]
In the summer, I’m really into meals that don’t require a lot of time standing around. With a sheet pan meal, I can do other things while dinner is in the oven and don’t need to stay in the kitchen. This Italian chicken sheet pan dinner was a big hit with everyone in my family, and […]
It’s summer as I’m writing this post, and with lots of day trips and activities, it seems like my kids are wanting to eat constantly. They get three good meals a day, but sometimes they just need a snack in between meals. I want it to be something that will actually combat hunger, so I […]
Living in the South, when summer comes, I’m not in the mood for meat and potatoes. Breakfast is fruit or smoothies, dinner is something on the grill, and for lunch I love a good salad. Not only can I take advantage of fresh garden produce that we’ve got in our vegetable garden, but I can […]
Summer is here, and no matter where you live, warm weather has probably brought mosquitoes to your door. Even if you avoid having the kinds of things in your yard that attract them (like standing water), sometimes there’s not much you can do. I’ve rounded up a list of the 7 best mosquito control products […]
They have been around for a while, but Turkish towels seem to be all over the place. The most popular kind is the name brand Sand Cloud beach towel. Their towels come in a variety of sizes and colors and seem to be trying to get the corner on the market. These towels are cool […]
