• REVIEW: Grace-Based Parenting (Tim Kimmel)

    This book really got me thinking. Actually, it changed a lot about the way I think as a parent. I kept reading this booking waiting for the chapter(s) where it would give me tried and true “techniques” that I could…

  • Resolution #4: Journaling

    Journaling is #4 on my list of 2011 resolutions. This one is in the bag! Why? You are reading it right now. My new little blog is where I aim to document my little life this year and hopefully make…

  • Resolution #3: Flossing

    I really try to only do one resolution in each category but this year I have two in the health category. First up was exercise and now I’ve added flossing. My mom will actually be thrilled about this one. She’s…

  • Today: My Goodwill Trip

    I keep having the best luck at Goodwill. I seriously may never shop retail again. The prices are just too good. I can easily get items for 1/4 of the retail price (or less). Today I had coats and boots…

  • Resolution #2: Exercise

    I’m not really a fan of exercise. I hate that stiff feeling you get the next morning after a tough workout. I cringe just thinking about that feeling. However, it’s become more apparent that I should exercise for my health.…

  • Organization: Picture Files

    I love to take pictures, LOTS of pictures. In the first year of my daughter’s life, I took nearly 3,000 photos. No, I am not kidding. She was so new and so cute. đŸ™‚ Even before the little girl arrived,…

  • Resolution #1: Date Night

    As you saw in my 2011 New Year’s Resolutions I would like for me and my hubby have a date at least once a month. I wanted to share more about my specific plans to make sure this happens. First,…

  • Yes, I Paid My Child To Eat

    I swore I would never be the mom who made umpteen different entrĂ©es to appease each family member at dinner time. Boy, did I ever eat those words (yeah, pun totally intended). When the little girl was a baby, she…

  • Today: New Year’s Day & The Bacon Explosion

    I didn’t make it until midnight. Mike was sound asleep by 10. I was in bed jamming to iTunes with my headphones and working on my laptop but decided to call it quits around 11:30. Happy New Year! *insert noise-makers…

  • My 2011 Resolutions

    Drum roll please…… In 2011, I resolve to Have a date with my hubby once a month. Exercise twice a week. Floss regularly. Journal often. Learn to shoot a gun. Eat dinner together as a family. Transition to a paper-free…