Yup. You read that right. What in the world can I mean in this season of giving to only RECEIVE? My last post “5 Ways to Save Money this Christmas” posed an excellent question, “What if I’m truly broke? I can’t afford to eat. How can I give this Christmas? I feel so guilty […]
Crochet double thick pot holder
This summer I went to my aunts house. She and her husband have lived there for almost ten years and I had never seen it! So my dad graciously invited us all to her house for Sunday dinner. While we were there she said she had a question for me. She disappeared into her kitchen […]
5 Ways to Save Money This Christmas
1. Set a budget and stick to it. I can almost guarantee that your friends and family don’t want you to go into debt to buy them Christmas presents. Last year I set a budget, I stuck to that budget but my husband had a different budget in mind. On Christmas Day this caused some […]
4 DIY/Handmade Christmas Ideas Anyone Can Make
Are you totally broke? And yes, Christmas is just a few short weeks away. I’ve been there. My family still talks about the Christmas I made them horrible hats and scarves. Let me emphasize HORRIBLE. This was before Pinterest and YouTube so I promise they are truly as horrible as I’m describing and a complete […]
Top 5 Gifts for the Yarn Lover
It’s that time of year again! If you have someone in your life who, like me, loves all things yarn I have created a great gift list for them with my top 5 gifts as well as some other ideas if they already have everything on my top 5! ∙Yarn cutter– This is amazing especially […]
9 Tips to Surviving Airplane Travel with a Toddler and an Infant (and make it fun!)
I don’t mind traveling with my children by myself. We travel enough to have a good system down, but not so much that the wonder and excitement of the airport is lost on them. I’m very organized and I have a system. I love my husband very much but he is a “business” traveler. He’s […]
8 tips to Surviving Airplane Travel with an Infant
The holidays are fast approaching and that means travel season is now upon us. This can spur on a wave of doubt on whether or not you should travel with your new baby. I’m here to tell you that babies travel on planes quite well. My babies have always flown as lap children. When traveling […]