52 Ways You Know You’re A WAHM
photo credit: dammit_jill You know you are a WAHM when: The shirt your child needs for school pictures TODAY is at the bottom of Mount St. Laundry Your child develops a fever the night before a big presentation and then proceeds to throw up on said presentation You are reading a book aloud to your […]
Tips for Organizing your Christmas Decorations
With the Christmas season in full force, now is the time to organize your Christmas decorations. You know what you have, what you use, and what you don’t use. You will have it all out in front of you or at least out on the walls and doors. This is the perfect time to reorganize […]
25 Gifts That Don’t Come Under The Tree
photo credit: Terry Wha Christmas is all about giving (or should be) and the greatest gifts that you can give don’t come under the tree! So here are a few ideas that might help you help someone else: 1. Invite a single mom and her kids over for Christmas dinner. I was a single mom […]
40 Painless Ways To Trim The Grocery Budget
photo credit: KarlOnSea For the past 3 years, our family of 6 has stuck to a very tight grocery budget. It has gone up $100 since we really started budgeting our food dollars. However, in those three years we have added another 2 mouths to feed and allowed for some wiggle room due to rising […]
20 Organic Foods That Are Not Worth The Extra Cost
photo credit: Mr. T in DC I strive to feed my family as healthfully as possible while still sticking to a tight grocery budget. For my family, healthy eating includes eating organically whenever possible. Yet the organic foods we eat have to be tempered against our frugality. The desire to eat organic on a frugal […]
25 Days of Christmas: A Countdown of Tips to Help Keep Your Sanity
Here you have it! Exactly 25 days to Christmas. How are you going to get everything done!?! How about a little help from a friend!? That’s right…me, from one WAHM to another! Here are 25 ways to help you be prepared for the big day. If you do these things to the best of your […]
Have an Organized Christmas
The Christmas season can be very stressful. You may have Christmas parties to attend, gifts to buy, treats to make, and meals to prepare. With all the other normal things we have to do in a day, adding these things can cause an overload. If you prepare yourself in advance and organize your thoughts and […]
15 Ways to Prepare a Stress Free Holiday Meal
photo credit: davitydave This Thanksgiving was the most relaxing as far as the meal preparation goes that I’ve ever experienced, so I wanted to share the steps I took, so your next Holiday meal can be stress free as well. 1. Plan ahead. Kind of obvious I know, but it’s probably the most important. I […]
Organize Your Desk and Don’t Sacrifice Style
photo credit: Laure Wayaffe Regardless of if you work in an office or in a spare room in your home, everyone knows your desk is command central. The state of my desk typically reflects my ability to work for the day. Messy desk means less productivity because I’m constantly distracted by the clutter. A clean, […]
15 Ways to Step Out of Your Daily Routine???
You may be looking at the title and thinking “huh?!?” I would be too, if I didn’t write it…LOL. But as a former work OUT of the home mom, I had to have a daily routine otherwise I would have been late for work, ran out of gas on the way to work, or had […]