We are pleased to feature a guest post by Karen Okulicz author of Decide! How to make any Decision today! Can’t Decide? Try this “One Question, One Question Only” technique. At times your mind can cloud the waters with a thousand reasons by your should or should not do … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Friday Favorites: Zoo Pals
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
Power Capes
We are excited to review a cape provided by Power Capes as part of family friendly reviews here on Simply Budgeted! Details ... At PowerCapes.com you can build your own custom superhero cape . For less than $25, your child will feel like they can take over the world. With … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Outer Banks
This week we are on vacation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Sun. Sand. Beach. Fun. Right? Well these pictures at least pretend that is the case. ;) I was snapping away trying to get a good picture of Sophie. When I saw this picture I just laughed … [Read more...]
Two Cents Tuesday: Kitchen Scale
As part of our continued expansion here at Simply Budgeted, we wanted to make sure that we take opportunities to share with you our simple tips, techniques, and tools that make life a little easier, a little cheaper, and a little more healthy. These could show up anywhere on the … [Read more...]
Brush Barry Brush
We are excited to receive a review copy of Brush Barry Brush! Details … Brushing after eating prevents tooth decay. Vibrant and playful illustrations in this book will make teaching your child this basic yet very essential routine a fun and enjoyable experience. Together, … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Kale-afel Burger
Falafel is a great vegetarian staple from the Middle East. I had my first falafel in Israel when I was 18 and I was hooked! This is a variation on that classic using canned chickpeas and sneaking in some of those dreaded leafy greens in place of the classic parsley and … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: Cville Saver
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
Tips to get kids to brush their teeth
Today we are excited to bring you a guest post by Linda Valderrarna, R.D.H., the author of Brush Barry Brush. The most important idea is to create routines. Parents should describe to their child what they expect and keep repeating it consistently. You can make charts and … [Read more...]
Honey Nut Cheerios
I am excited to work on this review with General Mills and MyBlogSpark! Have you heard the BUZZ? Thanks to you, Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal is America´s Favorite Cereal! As a special thanks for making Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal America´s #1 choice, they are hosting a "Billion … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – Dude is 2!
Today is Little Dude's 2nd birthday. It is hard believe he is two already. We had his family birthday party on Saturday. Happy 2nd Birthday, Matthew! … [Read more...]
The Budget Pie
When talking about your budget it is important to remember that there three pieces to your budget. An easy concept for thinking about this is the past, present, and future of your spending ... or a budget pie. So in budgeting terms that would be what you already spent (past), … [Read more...]
Rock N Learn Sight Words DVD
We are excited to receive a review copy of Rock 'N Learn's latest release Sight Words. Details … Sight Words, a new DVD program from Rock ‘N Learn, helps kids learn to read. Using fun music and exciting characters, kids learn to read over 60 words. These are the most common … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Zucchini Parmigiana
We had such a great response to our Zucchini Tacos last week (if you missed it, find it here) that we decided to go all in and offer up another recipe this week so that you all can use up those mountains of zucchini. We get ours from our local CSA at Liberty Mills Farm. In … [Read more...]
Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
It's that time of year when fresh peaches and berries are abundant. You can find them in your supermarket or at your local farm or farmer's market. We got ours from Grelen Nursery in Somerset, VA (a farm about 30 minutes from us) and made this beautiful cobbler that we just had … [Read more...]