I learned this trick from my midwife last month and it was so great I just had to share. The key to making meconium messes manageable is… . . . . . . . . . . . . olive oil. Yep, olive oil. After you are done wiping their little bottom clean, rub on […] Read more…
WFMW – Easy Furniture “Repair”
If your house is anything like mine, much of your furniture is of the “some assembly required” variety. In our house, we gravitate toward black or as close as we can get since REAL furniture with black lacquer is near impossible to find. I’ve noticed that it doesn’t always keep it’s finish. In fact, chips […] Read more…
WFMW – Top 5 Ways to Lessen Morning Sickness
I’m not sure if you noticed my light posting schedule but the reason for it, my personal family issues as it were, was that I am pregnant! Due to being pregnant 3 times in 7 months, I was laying low and keeping my big mouth shut until I knew this one was a keeper :). […] Read more…
WFMW – Three Keys to Successful Entertaining
Yesterday, I had a HUGE “Christmas” dinner for my family because my in-laws came up for a few days. I made a ham, turkey, squash, mashed potatoes, green beans (not casserole), stuffing, and bought rolls & pies. I did 3 things to make the dinner go smoothly. First, I made sure the kitchen was clean […] Read more…
{CLOSED} WFMW & Giveaway – Busy Body Book
CLOSED! – Congrats to Wendy who said: My favorite thing that I have well organized is children’s books. The paperback ones that do not stand up on a shelf very well, are so organized and easy to find and flip through if they are kept in a canvas cube or box. I have two red […] Read more…
WFMW – Frugal Pizza Sauce
I had a heck of a time trying to think of a post for this week and it just came to me on Sunday while cooking dinner. I save money on pizza sauce by using spaghetti sauce instead. Making my own is NOT cheaper (unless I were to GROW my own stuff). My favorite pizza […] Read more…
Easy Savings!
I’ve tried the normal coupon route and it just doesn’t work for me. It requires a lot of time and organization and my local paper stinks and the nearest metro one quit having the good coupon fliers in it. I don’t completely write off coupons & discounts, though, I just look for EASY ones. My […] Read more…
WFMW – Brain Freeze
One of my favorite things about being pregnant is that my food stickler husband allows me a little more leeway about what I eat. Left to my own devices, I tend to eat a lot of junk and I’m grateful that he is there to keep me from ballooning out of control. But I am […] Read more…
WFMW – Extra Buns
‘Tis the season for BBQ and I always seem to have extra buns. We never make 8 hamburgers and Lil’ Bit eats her hot dogs in pieces still. Brat buns come in 8 packs and brats come in 5 packs. We have several things we LOVE to do with leftover buns. garlic bread. Our VERY […] Read more…
WFMW – Keeping a Manageable Schedule
I recently finished a book that is MOSTLY not very relevent for my life right now but had a few great tips that I want to share (and remember :D). The biggest, which isn’t as big a deal now that I’ve simplified quite a bit, is to limit days out of the house. No more […] Read more…