It’s that time of year again; you hear the announcement: “We need Vacation Bible School Volunteers!” You eagerly volunteer, mark the dates on your calendar, and then it gets closer to time to the big day. After attending a meeting (or two) for job descriptions, Bible Stories, crafts, and worship layout, you start to feel a little overwhelmed and promise yourself to never volunteer for Vacation Bible School again. I get it! I’ve been there, and every year I volunteer.…
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9 Genius Things to Keep in Your Beach Bag
June 19, 2017
Beach Trips are always a fun part of the summer. Since my family and I only live about 2 hours from the beach, we take a lot of beach trips. It’s on those beach trips, that I have learned what to keep in my beach bag. If you have kids, you need more than just a beach towel, sunscreen, and a change of clothes in your beach bag. Check out the nine genius things to keep in your beach bag.…
15 Bathroom Items to Toss Right Now
April 12, 2017
In the midst of Spring Cleaning, one room a lot of people forget is the bathroom. It’s an easy spot to miss because the bathroom isn’t a place you think of when it comes to Spring Cleaning; however, there are quite a few bathroom items to toss. 15 Bathroom Items to Toss Right Now: 1. Expired Medications and Prescriptions. Over the counter medications that are stored in the bathroom, but not used daily can easily go out of date…
More Than 50 Storage and Organizing Solutions Under $25
March 29, 2017
Spring time brings the urge for spring cleaning and decluttering. It can seem overwhelming to declutter (especially if you have kids who like to keep every.single.piece of paper). Then after the cleaning, you have to find organizing solutions that work for your space. The entire process can be extremely overwhelming. Using the Kondo method can make it a little less overwhelming since she suggests cleaning up categories of items instead of moving room by room. For example, instead of cleaning…
5 Home Budgeting Tips You Have Probably Never Heard Of
February 26, 2017
Have you had it enough of spending your hard-earned money on silly things such as cleaning products? I mean, they are just ridiculously expensive if you want to buy the really nice ones. Even if you try to cut down your cleaning budget by turning to their cheap alternatives, you will find out that even though you have saved some money the cleaning product is just not that good. I think it is ridiculous to pay such a big amount…
5 Quick & Easy Tricks to Cut the Clutter
February 2, 2017
Clutter free homes have positive energy and that reflects in the people who reside there. This is a known fact, yet very few could really take the much needed steps to make the home clutter free. This is because it is time consuming and may require extra space in the room, which is practically not possible. Some may think that having clutter-free homes may require lot of time and money investment. Just by thinking of the pain associated in cutting the clutter, people…
Game Changer! My New Favorite Mom Hack!
December 3, 2016This is a sponsored post by Anker. All opinions are 100% my own. It’s that time of year where there are kids’ Christmas programs to attend, Christmas parties, decorating the tree, the visit to see Santa, and so much more! As a mom, I want to capture these moments. Since I always have my phone with me, the quickest and easiest way for me to snap pictures of everything going on this time of year is with my cell phone.…
How to Find This Year’s Hottest Toy (Hatchimals)
December 1, 2016Hatchimals are the hottest toy this year! They super hard to find, unless you want to spend a couple hundred dollars for one from Amazon. You could luck up on one while shopping, but most of the major retailers who advertise Hatchimals sell out as soon as they hit the shelves. Spin Master (the maker of Hatchimals) has released the following statement: The consumer response to Hatchimals has been extraordinary, exceeding all expectations. Some of our first shipments have already…
STOP!! Don’t Buy Another Toy Until You Read This Post!!
November 25, 2016
I have recently read COUNTLESS Facebook posts in mom groups that complain about how (insert retailer here) RUINED their kids Christmas by shipping their products in the original box. What if I told you, they told you right on the product page that they would be shipping it in the original box?? It’s true. Look at this: and this: So, what can you do?? Read the fine print on the product page to see which retailers offer gift options.…
7 Ways to Use Overripe Bananas
August 19, 2016
My family loves bananas but it’s either feast or famine around here; they either disappear in a day or I am left with a mound of overripe bananas that are bound for the trashcan. We can only eat so much banana bread to use up all those overripe bananas until we are sick and tired of it (although it does taste amazing!). So what else can you do to use up those overripe bananas that seem to turn brown before…