We tend to not exactly stay in budget during Christmas/Winter time; parties, eating out, Christmas gifts! But now I am so ready to start being frugal again and save money. With birthdays coming up, summer and vacations. It just makes me feel so much better challenging myself to save and finding ways to get around spending money. …
Lately I’ve been venturing out of my comfort zone of being a recipe follower and coming up with my own recipes and making things from scratch. Not to mention we have been trying to eat out less and just make things at home, this meal that cost us less than $12 to feed our family …
We often struggle with keeping the house perfectly clean! There’s a number of reasons why that could be; a young child lives in the house who just isn’t great about doing chores ;) we own animals, sometimes we are lazy or extremely busy – but then I just don’t get it why the house can become …
The Pumpkin Patch is one of our fav Halloween traditions! And this is the second year we’ve done the Schilter Farms in Nisqually, we had a wonderful time but I won’t be going again mid-day on a weekend, WAY too crowded! We were there a good 4 hours and still didn’t get to do all …
Mason has always been pretty hyper, loads of energy, wild child or spirited child, whatever you’d like to call it. Sometimes wonder if he has ADHD or if he’s just a typical active boy :) Last spring we began the search for some natural supplements to calm him a little, without going the route of …
Have a day to spend in Downtown Tacoma with the kids? And don’t know what to do with them? I’ve come up with an itinerary just in case you are like me and unless you have it planned when it comes down to last minute you can’t think of what to do. Spontaneous, nope not …
In honor of Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary! We took a trip this last spring to Disneyland for Mason’s birthday and spring break. There was a few things I learned so I’ve compiled a list to maybe help some of you have the best trip you could have! (Also, in the future when we visit again I won’t have …
We’ve been gone what feels like 2 weeks with just a couple days at home; first camping and then an ocean trip. I am ready to get our routine back in order for a bit! Our camping trip to Millersylvania State Park went wonderful, we had a blast! This was Mason’s first camping trip and …
If you would of asked me to write this post about 10 years ago, I probably would of said no. I didn’t necessarily hate my curls because that’s a strong word but I definitely didn’t like having naturally curly hair. A hair straightener was my best friend! It took years to truly appreciate my natural …
When we booked our trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA we decided to stay at the Sheraton Park a good neighbor hotel to Disneyland resort. When searching for a hotel we had a few things we wanted; a pool, near the resort, and a 4 star. I found a deal with Costco for 3 people, …