What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms? Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random.Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Mamavation Monday: Nutrition Plan
It is Mamavation Monday time again! Did you catch my Balance Ball post last Tuesday? Here is if you missed it! Oh and that work out is kicking my butt still.So I got in three cardio balance ball work outs (30 minutes each) and we did a 1.2 (or so) mile family walk on Friday … [Read more...]
Thursday Thoughts
Why not try another weekly series? What the heck! Rules ... Leave a comment with the direct link to your favorite blog post that your wrote this week (since last Thursday) by the end of today (midnight PST .. why not, I won't be up at midnight anyway!) As a result of … [Read more...]
Wednesday Randoms
What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms? Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random.Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your work out today or maybe you didn't. Anything is … [Read more...]
Mamavation: Balance Ball Check-in
No it isn't Monday but I needed to write this post tonight.I said I would do some Balance Ball work outs this week and I am happy to say I got one in today! I did the "Express" (30 minutes) workout on the Cardio Balance Ball DVD I have. (I bought it from half.com if you want to … [Read more...]
Mamavation Monday: Delayed Start
It is Mamavation Monday time again!I said I would start up my work outs again last week. I didn't. My energy went some where and my time went to a million other places. Totally my fault, I admit it. This week I WILL be back to the balance ball work outs and will report in next … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: Apple Pie Bread Recipe
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Living on a Budget. The whole point of this feature is to share some of my favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to … [Read more...]
5 Ways Even Shopaholics Can Save Money
If you know that cutting shopping completely out from your life would be a big sacrifice that you could not possibly make, have no fear by following these five simple tips, you can still indulge your inner shopaholic without breaking the bank. 1. Become a coupon clipper. … [Read more...]
Wednesday Randoms
What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms? Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random.Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your work out today or maybe you didn't. Anything is … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Create Personalized Holiday Cards
Are you thinking about personalized holiday cards for your family? Don't tell me it is only October and that isn't on your to-do list yet because that is MY excuse! =P It wasn't hard for me to find a favorite from the selection at Purple Trail. I love the ornament pictures in … [Read more...]
Simple Budgeting: Tax Increase Budget Readiness
Last month, I wrote about Holiday Budget Planning.This month's topic is way less fun but even more important ... Tax Increase Budget Readiness. (NOTE: This is about the current facts. No politics. Keep the politics out of this discussion as this about planning for your personal … [Read more...]
Prayer Request
This isn't something you normally see here on my blog but my heart is heavy today and this is all I can think of to do at this time ... I am not going to share details as I don't feel they need to be shared but if you are of the praying type, can you keep my sister in your … [Read more...]
Mamavation Monday: Time to Start
It is Mamavation Monday time again!Last week was a schedule challenge for me. If you have managed to figure out my schedule, you are better than I am because I have a hard time myself. I am mostly working at home these days because I can. This lets me help watch our kids while … [Read more...]
What’s Cooking? Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes and Baby Spinach
This is my new way to be at least slightly accountable for our dinner meal planning efforts. If you have been around then you know my husband is the cook in our family. He loves cook where as I cook because we need to eat. This recipe is a classic recipe ... umm, not really. It … [Read more...]
One Hand, Two Hands (Book Review)
I recently had the chance to get a copy of One Hands, Two Hands by Max Lucado thanks to BookSneeze.com. Details ... A delightful way to show little ones how their hands are a blessing from God that they can use to do help others. Written in rhyming text and illustrated with … [Read more...]