I hate buying clothes. I would rather buy books, hubby would rather travel. We are the sort of people who make do until our work (nice) clothes look like WORK (grubby) clothes. Then we go out and buy a whole new wardrobe & spend thousands of dollars. Or a least we did pre-kiddo. It’s harder […] Read more…
May is Grill Month @ Happy Little Homemaker!
May is both National BBQ Month AND National Hamburger Month. Since Memorial Day also kicks off the start of summer, May is going to be Grill Month here at Happy Little Homemaker. I have more ideas than time to write, but I will be including recipes, menus, party idea, grilling tips and more this […] Read more…
Thrifty Finds {04.28.12}
I usually have terrible luck thrifting, but for some reason I decided to run the yard sale circuit this weekend. Friday’s sale weren’t that great–all I got was some plastic totes for $5 each. Not a fabulous deal but they were sturdier than the ones I bought a few weeks ago for $6 and I […] Read more…
First Communion Gifts @ Aquinas and More Catholic Goods {#Allume Sponsor Spotlight}
I’m so excited to be able to share my first Allume conference sponsor with you! I’m also excited that they got with me so soon because I get to share some BEAUTIFUL First Communion items with you! My daughter is still too young (just turned four), but I am looking forward to being able to […] Read more…
Five Tips For First Time Runners
For the second time in my life, I have decided to start running. Before I had kids, I never considered myself an athlete, though I had become one. In a former “life” I was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, frequent participator in pilates, yoga, step, kickboxing, got 2 personal trainer certifications (ACE & […] Read more…
I’m going to #Allume! – Sponsorship Packages Available
I’m completely stoked to be going to #allume Social (formerly Relevent) in Harrisburg, PA from October 25-27, 2012. My daughter will be turning 2 the day my family drives over and I’m excited to be attending my first blog conference. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for me, but I can’t […] Read more…
How to Efficiently Swap Kids (Seasonal) Clothing
I love when kids hit the 24 month clothing mark. It means I don’t need to swap out clothes every three months! When I finally realize that their clothes are getting small, here is how I swap them out. I follow the same process for seasonal changes. 1. Clear out closet. I clear out the […] Read more…
Two New RSS Feeds to Serve You Better
I know that we are all super busy and one of the things that I frequently do is eliminate RSS feeds to blogs that don’t really interest me or have more information in them than I’d like. I bet you have the same problem! In the interest of making things better for you, I have […] Read more…
Weekly Wrap Up – Kindergarden Start Edition {4.20.12}
So since my last Weekly Wrap Up post, we have been randomly sort of doing lots of preschool packs and trying to add in some phonics and a Catholic Catechism curriculum that I couldn’t like no matter how many times I tried to pick it back up. Add that to a February where I was […] Read more…