Juggling was our winter family bucket list pick for this week. We try to do one thing a week that is entirely family focused. As I mentioned before each season we select several different indoor/outdoor activities to do as a family. Out of the twenty choices they picked a rather quick one to try today,…
Family
Inexpensive Family Winter Bucket List : Ice Skating
Our inexpensive family winter bucket list took us ice skating this week. We love to have fun, but it has to be within a financial budget. Five people are in our family and that gets expensive, not to mention as our children get older the prices increase. Keeping our budget is important. Planning our seasonal…
Winter Sledding Family Bucket List
Winter sledding is the best item on a family bucket list. This is one activity where almost everything is free. Buy a sled and it will last for years’. Since my children were young anytime we have snow the sleds are packed and ready to go. Where we live it has been several years’ that…
Affordable Advent Activities for Families
Our affordable advent activities started right after Thanksgiving this year. We had to jump right into December because Thanksgiving was so late. Our usual Black Friday shopping trip was full on shopping for Christmas mode because we knew it would be here before we know it. Usually our advent activities start the week after Thanksgiving….
Homeschooling
Be Confident In Your New Year of Homeschool
Moms need to be confident in homeschool plans for the new year. This is important. Lately, I have been second guessing my planning and how we have been homeschooling. Is there any other moms that have done this to themselves? I don’t want to over work my kids, or underwork them. My goal in homeschooling…
How To Plan Ahead In Homeschool Lessons
Five years later lesson planning for homeschool is easier to complete. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that figuring out to plan would take me this long. It really seems so easy watching or reading about how others’ plan. The learning curve associated with how to plan the homeschool lessons was long for…
Homeschool Preschool Letter H Activities
Homeschool Preschool alphabet activities is a time that I remember week. Just recently I have put up some of my early learning tools. Not all of them because as we continue to read and work through phonics they play a part in words. Games, snacks, reading and fun are prerequisites in the preschool years’. For…
Homeschool Preschool Activities for Letter T
This week in homeschool preschool we are working on letter T. First thing that I do each week before I begin our homeschool preschool is to set up the learning board. This ensures me that I stay on track with prepping the books, snacks and activities supplies that I will need to create a fun…
Homemaking
Conquering Frugality: Monthly Budget Review
Monthly budget review sessions are necessary to conquering frugality. Wild, and careless spending is a no end road that leads to guilt. I don’t know how many months it took me to figure out to pay all of our necessary expenses first, then shop. Inevitably I would go to the store, stop a few places…
Conquering Frugality: Define Your Why
As we are on our journey to conquering frugality, the second step is to define your why. Our reasoning behind actions is the driving force to conquering it. For instance, if I want a new house because our family is growing my why will drive me to save. As I have stated before it takes…
Frugal Cleaning Hacks That Will Save You Money
Frugal cleaning hacks are now ingrained in the basis of our home cleaning. Every Sunday night my family and I clean our home. This is the best time to do a reset and get everything clean. Through the week we are too busy. Each of us have a section to clean, but when we first…
Simple Homemade One Dish Chili
***This post does have affiliate links in it. If you choose to use one, you will be helping to support my family. Thank you. Homemade one dish chili soup has always been a favorite recipe of mine. I don’t know why, but I love it. As a kid when I opened the door coming home…
Lifestyle
Conquering Frugality: Set up Your No Spend Rules
Everyone wants to conquer frugality when the new year starts. Christmas has just passed and if you are like us, the bank account is low. Yes, we set up budgets, save our Christmas money in envelopes and do all the things. January always happens to be the month to start saving. Maybe it is the…
Frugal Home Ways to Save on Your Heat Bill
So many frugal home tips exist on the internet today. One of the best ways to save money on a heat bill is to track. Research and track usage each month. Many year’s ago they were read about in books, or handed down from generation to generation. Really, in the last fifty year’s we have…
Frugal Home Ways to Save with Oven Cooking
Save Energy with a Convection Oven Frugal Home Convection ovens help to save energy because they circulate the hot air. Instead of surrounding the food, hot air cooks it faster at lower temperatures. We recently upgraded our stove to a convection oven, and first of all I can tell a huge difference in the cook…
Frugal Home Vegetable Primavera Recipe
Many years I have struggled with affordable, healthy meal plans. Frugal Home Vegetable Primavera has become a staple in my monthly meals. As a mom who cares what her kids eat I am picky about the food I serve. Another facet of my recipe planning involves leftovers, what will freeze well, keep well, and cost….