It's the Holiday season and if your house is like ours, there's often last-minute company arriving for a visit. When I get the heads up that someone's on the way, I find I'm frantically looking around the house noticing how GROSS it's gotten. Why is it that I only notice the dust on a ceiling fan when guests are on their way? I've compiled some cleaning tips for when company is coming to help reduce the stress. These babies help me to stay calm and not tear apart the house as I freak out ...
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Money and My Daughters – Life Lessons #FinanciallyFit
Today I'd like to introduce you to two girls who wish money grew on trees. Yes, friends – as a mother, I had the pleasure of realizing that I was ruining my children's understanding of finances a few years ago and had to do something about it QUICK! When I was growing up, we didn't have much money to spend. Those were the days when a 25 cent bag of chips was a very big treat for my sister and I. My parents worked hard for their money and they obviously did some financial planning but ...
Fuji XC50-230mm Zoom Lens Review and Giveaway
Last year I had the opportunity to try out the Fuji X-A2 thanks to Fuji North America. I used it for quite a while before I wrote a review, sharing all of my thoughts at the time. As someone who had lugged my DSLR and lenses around the world, I was hoping to be impressed with this camera it's lightweight body. After using it for 3 weeks, I was pleasantly impressed and since then the Fuji X-A2 has become my camera of choice. It's versatile nature and no-brainer operation have made my ...
How To Prevent Tick Bites and Test Ticks #StopTheTick
As the seasons change, we are emerging from our homes into the sunlight enjoying the outdoors. Brad, the girls and I are so happy to shed our winter parkas and head out into nature. We love to go camping, hiking and just generally have the sun and wind on our faces. As a parent, I have to think ahead to having water on hand, sunscreen, educating the girls on the terrain and other no-so fun things before we head out. These days there's another worry which I know so many of us are thinking ...
Sharing Mobile Phone Plans Saves Us Money
Spring is in the air which means that everyone is getting outside more which is a blessing! My tweens are suddenly dashing outside to head to friends houses or going on outings. This is indeed a beautiful thing as my home is much easier to keep clean without them in it...I know you parents feel me there! With the kids leaving the house it means they're not on the home wifi and will be using more data on their mobile devices. This can become a nightmare if I'm not keeping an eye on the data ...