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Lunch and Dinner Prep for Busy School Days
Are you all ready for back to school? If your kids have already started back at school, are you back into the swing of things yet? I love being home with my kids during the summer, but I also love the routine of the school year. For me, the routine is helpful [...]
Simple tips for Helping Your Children Save their Money
I like to look at the beginning of the school year as a time for a refresher course for many things! A refresher for learning in an organized environment, a refresher for being back on a rigid schedule and so much more. That is one of the reasons I am all about throwing [...]
Family Time = Pizza Time!
How do you make sure to set aside time to spend with the family these days? If you are busy like me, you probably have to basically put it on the calendar just like everything else. While that may sound like a sad thing to have to do, the truth is, we often [...]
It's time for a Sleepover!
When you were a kid, did your parents let you go to sleepovers? I lived in a small, everyone-knows-everything-about-everyone kind of town growing up. I’m not even kidding. My hometown has a population of 997, my graduating class had 17 students in it. I know that many people despise these type [...]
5 Tips for Staying Busy with The Kids This Summer
Well, it’s official. Summertime is just days away and the kids, if not already home, will be home for the summer soon! I 3 kids at home, which means that summertime is a lot of fun, but it can also get hectic and exhausting. For me it may be a little bit different [...]
Mythical Stories and Imagination go Hand in Hand
Are you a fan of scary stories? Were you as a child? I have always loved a good scary movie session, or monster stories around the campfire. I mean, who doesn’t love those cheesy, goofy spine-tingling tales? It’s not just these though, I mean, I love fantasy movies, mythical movies. Think about [...]
Top Tips for Hosting an Indoor / Outdoor Party
Spring has arrived my friends and for me that means it’s time to p-a-r-t-y! Okay, so I’m not exactly a hard core partier, but I do love me some fun garden parties, some indoor intimate parties and everything in between! I mean, what is not to love about springtime parties, am I right? [...]
10 Reasons You Should Garden With Your Kids
I know, I know we keep talking about getting your kids out in the garden, but I promise you it’s for good reason! First of all, the weather here is getting nicer and nicer and nice weather, for me at least, means it’s time to get out and get working on my property and my [...]
4th of July Treats for the Kids
What are your plans for the 4th of July? Are you having a big shindig to celebrate Independence Day? Are you planning to going to the town celebration? Are you heading to someone else’s party? Or, are you keeping it quiet with just your family this year? Let’s get real [...]
Creating Simple Birthday Magic
Let’s take it back a little shall we? I have been doing a lot of reminiscing lately and I am wondering what it would be like to be a time traveler, just to go back and revisit all of the amazing things that have happened throughout life. Maybe I’m really envisioning more of [...]