Pursuing Mindfulness in Motherhood and Life
Well, y’all, I am hanging in there. I ended October still two books ahead in my challenge. I’m a little intimidated by the holidays coming up–holidays can be great for reading, and they can also be death to reading. It’s […]
In my last post I talked about a few of the things I do to keep our grocery budget low and on target. Now I’m going to show you what my menu plan and grocery shopping looks like for this […]
Cutting the Grocery Budget When anybody is looking to cut back on expenses, the grocery budget is usually a pretty easy place to look. This is one of the biggest spending categories for most Americans. In my opinion, it is […]
The beginning of a new year always inspires me. There is endless potential wrapped up in every blank calendar page, and as a planner kind of gal, I just love it. I am great at making plans. I’m not always […]
Resets in Motherhood Motherhood is a patchwork quilt of rollercoaster moments. There are the big dips and wheels–like adding a new child to the tribe– that are wild and tumultuous, but you see them coming and are somewhat ready for […]
Creating a Zero-Based Budget for Saving If you read last weeks post in this budgeting series, hopefully you’ve had some time to think about why you want to tackle your savings goals. If you didn’t, you can read that post […]
Back before my lengthy and mostly unintentional blogging hiatus, I was also in the habit of sharing our favorite childrens books from our library haul each week. Our lives have changed significantly since then, but I do want to make […]
Creating a Budget: What is Your Why? When we mention that we’re debt free, or talk about big saving plans, or want to buy a house with cash, one of the first questions we hear is, “Well, how do you […]
I did it, you guys! Not only did I catch up on my reading this month, but I’m three books AHEAD! I’m so excited! Now if I can just keep this momentum up and finish out the year strong, that […]
Buying the house Four years ago, on a cool, rainy October day, Josh and I walked into a lawyer’s office to buy a house and walked out fifteen minutes later home owners. Buying a home is a pretty typical American […]