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{Frugally} Fighting FRUMP: Diet & Nutrition Week #1: Reduce Consumption
My PERSONAL CHALLENGE for 2013?? Fighting Frump – on a limited budget, of course! You can read more about why HERE. JANUARY - Diet & Nutrition Week #1 – “Reduce Consumption” (or “Stop Eating...
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Classic Pinwheel Cookies
These cookies are one of D’s favorites! The recipe came from his mom – I don’t know where she got it. I do know she’s made them for at least a couple decades. These cookies embody something I LOVE...
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Storing & Organizing Spices: Tips & Tricks (On the cheap!!)
As I mentioned when I showed you my Lazy Susan re-org, I have been an organizing machine lately. Another area of frustration on my end? Our spice/baking/misc. cupboard! We’ve tried a number of spice...
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{Frugally} Fighting FRUMP: Diet & Nutrition Week #2: Vitamins & Supplements
My PERSONAL CHALLENGE for 2013?? Fighting Frump – on a limited budget, of course! You can read more about why HERE. JANUARY - Diet & Nutrition Week #2 – “Vitamins & Supplements” (or “My...
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“Love Bug” Sugar Cookies
Once upon a time (like in September:) this crazy daycare lady thought I’d just free-hand cut some honey-bee and butterfly sugar cookies during “B” is for Bugs & Butterflies week at daycare....
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{Frugally} Fighting FRUMP: Diet & Nutrition Week #3: Healthy Snacking
My PERSONAL CHALLENGE for 2013?? Fighting Frump – on a limited budget, of course! You can read more about why HERE. JANUARY - Diet & Nutrition Week #3 – “Healthy Snacking” (or “Snacks – Not...
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Chocolate Milk for the Frugal Mama
My kids LOVE chocolate milk but for our family this is a rare treat. I HATE buying it because a) the small quantities are really overpriced and b) the larger quantities are more then we need to have...
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{Frugally} Fighting FRUMP: Diet & Nutrition Week #4: {Non-obsessive} Portion...
My PERSONAL CHALLENGE for 2013?? Fighting Frump – on a limited budget, of course! You can read more about why HERE. JANUARY - Diet & Nutrition Week #4 – “{Non-obsessive} Portion Control” (or...
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The LUNCH TIME Fiasco: Distracted Mommy Case File #2
Little Man got me again…perhaps you remember The Baby Powder Incident? Last week he topped it (at least in amount of clean-up required!!) I think the pictures convey the story – don’t you?? This...
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{Frugally} Fighting FRUMP: Skin Care {February}
My PERSONAL CHALLENGE for 2013?? Fighting Frump – on a limited budget, of course! You can read more about why HERE. February - Skin Care (or “I am SO NOT in my 20′s any more…”) First, a lesson...
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The Fabulous Flying Wonder Kids (aka The Silly Sisters & Little Man)
The time-honored tradition of playing airplane…I STILL remember how fun it was playing airplane with my parents and uncles. I, of course, have to pass on the tradition and how could I not photograph...
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Rubber Ducky 1st Birthday Party
Little Man’s PERSONAL Cake Little Man will be TWO in April – I figured it was time to post about his first birthday! I was not planning to do much for his birthday – a cake, a couple presents, etc. As...
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Storing & Freezing BACON!!
First off – a hearty apology to any vegans/vegetarians out there for the picture. Pictures of raw meat are not my thing and I L-O-V-E bacon. We are addicted to bacon around here. In fact, we buy it...
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Chocolate Almond Spread {Knock-off Nutella}
My kids LOVE Nutella or Trader Joe’s Chocolate Almond Spread for the taste! I LOVE Nutella because I can jazz up a Whole Wheat English Muffin or some WW mini bagels with a thin swipe and get the...
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Portofolio Re-Do: An Upcycled SWAG Project
While working as an Architect the sheer quantity of SWAG I received was RIDICULOUS!!! Product reps, general contractors, sub-contractors, etc. all giving you miscellaneous STUFF. Swag can be great...
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Little Miss “NO” Naps
Someone over at this house has been refusing naps lately. While I’ve enjoyed the longer night time sleeps (she’s usually up at 6 am sharp!) it has left this mama with less time to blog. Although, to...
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Creamy Ground Beef Stroganoff {One-Pot Meal}
Confession time…my kids aren’t the best eaters. I’d like to say they eat without a fuss but that’s just not true. Since we completely stopped catering to their finickiness its gotten a lot better...
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“SUPER” Super Goop
So, if your from the Midwest you know that Spring has decided to make a VERY fashionably late entrance this year. And by fashionably late I mean obnoxiously cold and drizzly, there SHOULD NOT be...
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Little Man’s Going Metro!
OK, actually not but… The GOOD news - I found Little Man attempting to brush his own hair this morning. If you know my kiddos you know that while the girls are particular about their clothes (not...
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EASY Paint Palette {Upcycled Egg Cartons}
I LOVE letting the kids paint but I HATE the clean-up that can be involved. Especially since the youngest two only paint for 10 minutes before exclaiming that they are “DONE!!” In the past I’ve used...
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