1. Bring Hostess Gifts. Nothing says “forgive my beautiful children for adding their fingerprints to every surface in your home” quite like a nice gift. This is not the gift that is your Christmas gift, this is a separate gift. Something to take the burden off of your host and hostess or to pamper them. 2. Let […]
Holiday Budget Worksheet
It may not be as fun as spending willy-nilly throughout November and December, then fainting at the credit card bill in January … but you might consider budgeting the extra expenses of November and December instead. Here is the budget format I use. I try to remember all of the things that end up costing […]
Christmas Gift Lists
Thinking of gifts and shopping for gifts is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. I like thinking about the people I love, especially my children and husband, and finding things I know they will appreciate. I get so excited for them to open their presents, because I can not wait to see their reaction! […]
4 Ideas to Earn Extra Cash At The Holidays
November and December are expensive months. Ideally we would save for the extra cost all through the year, but even then some extra cushioning wouldn’t hurt! Here are a few ideas to earn a little extra cash for the holidays. 1. Double your dinner and sell the extra part to friends to save them from […]
Thanksgiving Meal Planner
I’ve been waiting a year to share this post with you. I didn’t realize until the night before Thanksgiving last year that my little method of planning out our meal, then written on notebook paper with a pencil, had been saving my Thanksgiving sanity for years. I planned then to share it this year. I’ve […]
Easy 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Muffin Bites
These muffins are a fall staple of mine, because pumpkin is so perfectly fall-esque. These muffin bites are so easy to whip up, even my young girls can do it with minimal supervision. They are delicious and simple, an excellent combination. I first heard about these a few years ago from a friend. I’ve never […]
Tips To Make Laundry Easy
Laundry is super easy, right? Right?! Okay, maybe not. BUT, there are a few ways to make it bearable and almost-easy. First, I’m just going to say, unless you just want to hire out your laundry, there is no method of getting the laundry clean and put away without going through the steps of cleaning […]
Make Laundry Easy: Laundry Sorting Groups, Wash Cycles, and Sew Your Own Laundry Bags
Well, I’m going to tell you right from the start that I’m leaving you with a cliffhanger at the end. These laundry bags make my weekly laundry chore of adult laundry so much easier, but you’ll have to come back to find out my whole laundry routine and how I make laundry for a family […]