It is September and with that means back to a routine and a schedule. I really want to be more organized, intentional and mindful of what we are having and spending on food this school year, so I have set a budget of what I would like to spend weekly. You see friends, what I… Read More WEEKLY MEAL PLAN AND GROCERY HAUL
Today is Halloween and I am sure that if you have children you are fully aware that it is Halloween day (and if your children are like mine, they have told you ten million times already…before 7 am…please pass the coffee!) but all this aside, children everywhere are excited and want to throw on their… Read More My Thoughts on Orange and Black Day
September means a lot to me. It is the month that my first was born, it is the month that Autumn finally arrives, and it also marks back to school for us. Back to school, these words are bittersweet, as a substitute teacher it marks back to work, back to the unknown days, will I… Read More Back to School Essentials for Mom
I would be lying if I said that it is an easy road because quite frankly it is hard, really hard. My house is in a state of shambles, things and stuff are everywhere. Mind you I have been eliminating and de-cluttering a lot and I mean A LOT but I just can’t seem to… Read More How minimalism is going so far…
The struggles of decisions. How does one decide what to do with what one has? See, we bought this house 8 years ago. 8 years ago I was (very) pregnant with my first. He was due to come on September 16th and we had a closing/moving date of August 24th. So, you can imagine the… Read More The struggle of making a decision
It’s been a while since I posted and maybe it is because I feel that I have nothing of importance to say or it is just that I am so consumed by this fear that I need to “get it right”. Perfectionism, I struggle with this quite a bit. I want everything to be perfect,… Read More Striving for Perfectionism
With summer approaching at very quick speed I want to really focus on what is important and what I want our summer break to consist of. This past weekend we spent most of the day cleaning and as I look around at everything we have, I truly feel blessed. We have a beautiful home and… Read More Less Stuff, More Time: My journey to adapting a minimalist lifestyle
During the month of July (2016) I started a journey with Weight Watchers. I was following the program on my own and tracking points using the Smart Points program. I enjoyed this, it was a good fit for me. August rolled around and I decided that I didn’t need to follow this program, that I… Read More My Fitness Journey