Hi friends! I’m going to be sharing some of my gift guides a little on the early side this year because I’ve heard from many of you that you are planning on shopping early this year. Whether you’re shopping for now, or saving this guide for shopping closer to Christmas, I hope that these guides help you make wise + intentional + meaningful gifting choices for your loved ones! First up, my gifting favorites for eight and nine year old … Read More
Prime Big Deal Days :: For the Home
A little bit of a random assortment here but we own a large majority of the items listed here and the others are items we are looking to purchase during Big Deal Days. Fragrance Free Baby Wipes https://amzn.to/3ty4Yva Toilet Paperhttps://amzn.to/46DtvgQ Bissel Little GreenOh how I love having a small carpet cleaner handy all the time! It can be used for the car, for pet accidents on rugs and carpets, kids spills, etc. I use it ALL the time!https://amzn.to/3rS5OT7 iRobot Vaccuum/MopMy Roomba … Read More
Prime Big Deal Days :: For Men
Me again! Checking in with some deals for the men in our lives. Men are, in my opinion, hard to shop for but there are some great finds over the next couple days! First, there are some amazing deals from DeWalt on tools – I’m getting Joe the oscilating tool because it’s been on his list forever and he already has the other two DeWalt products listed that he uses regularly. Here are a few fave finds we either are … Read More
Prime Big Deal Days :: For Women
Nippies I’ve had my eye on these for forever. As someone who doesn’t really “need” to wear a bra and oftentimes prefers not to, these are right up my alley. https://amzn.to/3F74nDo New Balance Dynasoft Cross TrainersI love New Balance shoes for running around/running errands/playing with the kids. They are the perfect combo of cute + comfy + practical. Many New Balance styles are on sale! https://amzn.to/46H6WYx Frame TVWe bought this for ourselves for Prime Day last summer and I’m SO … Read More
Prime Big Deal Days :: For Kids
Checking in with the first of many posts today for Amazon Big Deal Days! While I’m NOT a fan of buying things just to buy things, I AM a fan of finding deals on high quality items and gifts that you would be buying down the road or typically buying. I’ve rounded up some gifts and kids items I think are worth taking a look at – some are items I’m getting our own kids, items I’m looking at buying … Read More
Spotlight On :: Master Bath Renovation
Today let’s talk about all things master bathroom! I’ve officially ordered the tile and water fixtures for the bathroom so things feel like they are getting real at this point. The master bath is very spacious and has a layout that works fairly well as it is. A few things we will be getting rid of? The giant built in tub in the center of the bathroom. the flooring (which is an older tile), the vanity top (we are replacing … Read More
Spotlight On…. Kids Bath Renovation Inspo
We are gearing up for this winter’s renovation to begin (finally!) and I’m getting all my inspiration/ideas/sources organized so I can put things in motion. As with all things in this renovation, the starting place is our budget! It’s SO easy for budgets to get blown in the process of renovating (or building!) because little things turn into big things and they add up. I’ve budgeted EVERYTHING line by line for each room of this renovation so we can decide … Read More
The Meal Plan
I did a little virtual tour of our weekly grocery haul over on Instagram and got a few comments from you all asking for the full meal plan! This week I was a little less “planned” and did my grocery shopping in person at our local Walmart. I feel like our dollars stretch really far at Walmart and was reminded of what a great selection our local Walmart has when I was there this week. I think my budgeting skills … Read More
June Recap: Grocery Budgeting
Now that the month of June is coming to a close, I’m ready to do a full (transparent) budget recap for you. Since I declared this the summer of grocery budgeting, I wanted to show you what it looks like for our family and what a tremendous impact it made this month! I looked back on another month (March) which was a pretty typical month for our family in terms of spending. I added up all our grocery spending PLUS … Read More
Summer Of…. Grocery Budgeting
This is probably a funny time to embark on a grocery budgeting challenge when we have all the kids at home for the summer and kids are snacking more than ever, but with how much more expensive life and the grocery store has become, I’ve been feeling the pull to be more disciplined about our spending at the grocery store. I’ve realized as our family has grown that if I don’t take time to plan meals and grocery shop intentionally, … Read More
Supplement Spotlight :: Seed Daily Synbiotic
I get asked quite often about various supplements, but one of the most asked about is the probiotic I take. I’ve used various different probiotics over the years, but again and again I kept hearing my in-the-know friends talk about their love for Seed. This daily synbiotic (prebiotic and probiotic) has quickly become my favorite and Joe’s favorite, too. I noticed within a couple months of taking Seed some pretty significant health improvements (despite already being on a quality probiotic) … Read More
End of Year Teacher’s Gift Guide
One of the things I love doing is spoiling our kiddos teachers at the beginning and end of the year. We have been blessed with THE most amazing teachers for our kids – we haven’t had a year yet where our kids have had a “bad” teacher – they have all been amazing and brought new things out of our kids throughout the school year. I’m rounding up some ideas for the teachers in your life in case you’re looking … Read More