Blog Year In Review {2011}

Thank you to my top referrers: facebook.com twitter.com parentclub.ganzworld.com ohsosavvymom.com tightwadinutah.com Most Read Posts: Deck The Halls Hop {American Express Gift Card Giveaway} {Written in November 2011} Ten Homeschool Room Setups I Love {Written in November 2010} Gratitude Giveaways Blog Hop {Visa Gift Card Giveaway} {Written in November 2011} Jeep Liberty Sport X All Terrain … Read more

National Weigh-In Day {And The Special K Challenge}

Today, January 2nd, is National Weigh-In Day, a day created for women to talk about weight loss. Most of the time I  tend to focus on the numbers on the scale and the amount of pounds I want to lose. In 2010 I said my goal was to lose 50 pounds. It didn’t happen and … Read more

Menu Plan {January 2nd-8th}

This week is a special one food-wise for me because today I am starting a healthy eating challenge with Special K and also the Boost Your Budget challenge. Here are my healthy meals for the week using many ingredients we already have: {For this recipe I need to buy the mixed greens and vegetables.} *** … Read more

Boost Your Budget {Week 1}

Welcome to week one of the Boost Your Budget Pantry Challenge with Shopper Strategy and co-hosts Making Time For Mommy, Going Crazy Wanna Go?, Matter of Cents, Frugal Mom of Two, Joan, Mama’s Money Tree, The Frugalista Chick, Coupon Pals, How About Free, Sweeping The USA, Pary Moppins, Coupon Pals, Thrifty Divas, TheItMom.com, Mommies Point … Read more

Dree’s Things {Blog Spotlight}

Post written by Cindy of Cute-Ecakes: Congratulations Dree! Dree of Dree’s Things is the winner of January’s MEGA blog Ad Campaign! About Dree I am a married mother of two. We have a new baby girl and a 20 year old son. We also have two dachshunds. I currently blog mostly about baby topics.  I’m … Read more

Red Gold {Giveaway}

I love good food but even more so than that I love good food that is easy to make. As a busy working mom I love to menu plan and most of the time use ingredients I have on hand. One food I use often is canned tomatoes. They are a staple here in our … Read more

Date Night Ideas {Saturday Stumbles}

I’m excited to be going out on an actual date with Sinisa for the first time in a very long time. Both kids are going to be gone so we are going to have date night. Here are some ideas I came across while looking for fun date night ideas: Have a Chinese themed date … Read more

Brave Woman

Did you know that one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime? With that statistic I think it’s safe to say that everyone who reads this post has either experienced violence or has a loved one or friend who has been physically abused by a domestic partner. Maybe some of you reading … Read more