Happy Memorial Day!

Hooray for summer holidays! I would like to encourage everyone to take a moment from your burgers, watermelon and holiday sales to remember ...

Progress on the Write It Out Project

 Unfortunately, this week has been far busier than anticipated. But I have one journal done and the others cut out. This is how I plan to sp...

Feeding Your Family Healthy Meals When You're Out of Energy

When I come home after being at work for 13 hours (sometimes longer), I generally do not have the energy to make a healthy balanced meal tha...

The Power of Coupons

I've been debating for awhile whether I should share this, I'm generally not the type who says "ooh, look what I did" (The...

New reasons why you should have fish oil in your diet

So we've all heard that we should have more fish in our diets. Studies have shown that it can help to reduce inflammation, regulate cho...

Giveaway: 101 Things To Do With A Slowcooker

  Years ago I attended a class on crockpots given by my neighbor, Janet Eyring. (She's not my neighbor anymore since I have moved.) She ...

13 Simple Secrets for Mommy

It seems like as a mom there are always more things to do than there is time to do them. And it's very easy for "me-time" to d...

Recipe Blog Hop

Today I came across a great idea started by Trying Our Best: a recipe blog hop. Go check out the great recipes that people are sharing by cl...

The Crockpot is a Divinely Inspired Appliance

Anyone who knows me knows that I love my crockpot. It is one of those things that makes my life easier. Now that summer is approaching and I...

Helping Your Kids to Discover the Outdoors

Most  people will agree that children these days need to play outside more. It's one of those few noncontroversial parenting topics. But...

Planning a Long Road Trip on a Budget

  This summer my brother is getting married. Hooray for him! Halfway across the country. Murg. No stay-cation for us this year. (I am marrie...

Book Review: Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies

Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies is actually more of a booklet than an actual book. I think that it is worth the read for most p...

Crafting with a Purpose: The Write It Out Project

Yesterday I came across a service project that sounded so awesome I committed before I thought whether or not I was getting ahead of myself....

Jumping on the Bandwagon

OK friends, I've finally joined twitter. If you care to know the details about what I'm doing to try to save money and my sanity che...

Book Review: Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro

 I read Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro by Teri Crane a few years ago when I was contemplating pot...

More Ways to Save Money that are Good For the Environment

My last list on this topic was fairly popular, so I decided to dig up a few more ideas. Many of these require a little more effort, but mos...

The Bean Jar- Simple, yet Effective

I had been thinking for awhile that my kids are ready for some kind of reward system (they're four and two), but they're not ready t...

"This is the best day of my life."

 Check out this story . The Make A Wish Foundation is so awesome. Just wanted to share.

"Engagement" Lemon Bars

  Random story about my mother-in-law and myself: When we were in high school my husband's house was the place to hang out. I think a pa...

Tricks with Hydrogen Peroxide

I hope that everyone had a great Mother's Day. My mother-in-law recently sent me a list of uses for 3% hydrogen peroxide, plus I added a...

A few things everyone should know about the Emergency Room

I have never worked in the ER, but as a pediatric nurse a large percentage of our patients come from there. So we periodically look at the E...

Book Review: Book of Secrets

I bought Book of Secrets by Thomas Eaton   for my husband as a stocking stuffer last year. It's a fun little book. It's small enoug...

Someone Who Inspires Me

Whether or not you are LDS, it's hard not to feel inspired by Stephanie Nielson and her story. Every mother should watch this video. It ...

The Many Secrets of Eggs

Lately I've been reading Book of Secrets , which I'll tell you more about when I finish. One mini-article that I found to be helpful...

More Great Web Sites and Blogs

This weekend I realized that there are several blogs I have been reading lately that I hadn't linked to on my site. A mere oversight, I ...