Last month, I posted an explanation of Swagbucks. A few of you signed up, and although I can't see info on anyone who's my referral, I can see that one person who signed up since then has earned 29 swagbucks already! Others have earned in the teens. I'm just saying . . . … [Read more...]

I visited Lifeasmom.com's Birthday Cake Round-up. Why? Because I love love love themed kid parties and making the cakes to go along with them. This is the ladybug cake from my daughter's 3rd birthday. I used my big glass measuring thingy from Pampered Chef because I remembered hearing at a party that you could use it to bake a cake. I … [Read more...]

Today is PAYDAY! Can you feel the joy? I enjoyed the pantry challenge. Really . . . I did. The first three weeks I was excited, felt a great sense of pride and accomplishment, and thought I could probably go on doing it indefinitely. Last week, I was mad. I think I actually said at one point to hubby when he was tiptoeing around me, "And … [Read more...]

Last week was a good week of progress. I had several days on which I was able to get some major decluttering done. It is rewarding to open the kitchen cabinets and be able to see what is really in there, and get to it easily. The only problem with a week like that is that I'm discouraged this week. I haven't had/don't have/won't have any time for … [Read more...]

Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Swept kitchen.Cleaned up kitchen.Put laundry in.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Last night I:Wiped down bathrooms.Put out clothes.Made lunches.Finished laundry load.Cleaned up kitchen/started dishwasher.And . . . . . . .At one point, this morning, I consciously made sure all cabinet doors were closed. Right now? Who … [Read more...]

I have dreams of tap-dancing. When I was in college, I was in Nunsense which has one tap dance number. For this I learned the time-step, the Buffalo, and a few other simple steps. Put together, I was really tapping, and totally fell in love. Seriously, have you ever tapped? It's a blast. One song, performed during a run of about 10 … [Read more...]

Christmas is officially over. That's always a little sad. We enjoyed time with family, played outside in the freezing cold with new toys, and ate way too much. We also got the rare treat of an afternoon movie while someone watched the kids. We saw It's Complicated. We really enjoyed it. It made me laugh a lot and cry a little. I don't want to … [Read more...]

Isn't this a constant struggle every year? As my kids grow, I am working to get better at this gift-buying thing. And as I work to streamline my home, I am much more aware of bringing "junk" into the house. Therefore, I tried really hard to not buy anything just because it looked cool. That momentary gasp of excitement is not worth the total … [Read more...]