Our family is notorious for wandering around aimlessly in Target and Costco and Wal-Mart. We tend to treat it as an outing for the baby, unless we’re under a time constraint. But those wanderings can become expensive if we’re not organized.
It’s too easy to grab an impulse purchase or two. Or ten. Unless you have [...]
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I haven’t been feeling too well the last couple of days. Kid waking up in the middle of the night and not going back to sleep right away. Lack of sleep, plus other health things. Like allergies.
And things like that make it really hard to keep on top of things. To stay organized. My desk [...]
One thing I love about my credit union – their online banking. It really helps keep me organized. Without it, I could easily miss billing due dates.
For the bigger items like our insurance and rent payment, I go ahead and set them to be paid automatically. All I have to do is enter the amount [...]
I did some holiday shopping tonight. Not on purpose, even. My girlfriend is in town, and we hit up Marshall’s. It was awesome. Seriously. I forgot how many gift packs and cool bath-y type stuff they have. It won’t be long before that place is CLEANED OUT.
And really, I should keep an eye out for [...]
Having a helpful husband is a wonderful thing. When he gets home in the afternoon, many times he takes over kid duties for a little while to give me a break. In addition, he sometimes tackles the dishes. Instead of sitting down & resting when he gets in, he uses the momentum that he has [...]
I tell you, this time change has really been kicking my keister. I am so tired every night. We’ve both had headaches for several days thanks to santa ana winds (which stirs everything up and sends allergens all over). And the child hasn’t been sleeping well either. He goes to bed way early, which means [...]
I just recently got my copy of Make It Fast, Cook It Slow and I’ve been going over recipes with the intent of some meal planning. I don’t usually plan our meals. We’re more of a “What do you feel like eating tonight?” family. But with a stricter budget in play now, we have to [...]
Have I mentioned that I’m a worrywart? Like a really big one? So much so that I try to have a contingency plan for everything. If this happens, I’ll do this. But if it turns out that that happens, I think maybe I’ll do this instead.
Did I mention that my stomach hurts a lot?
I try [...]
I started reading Steph’s site, Totally Together Journal. It’s awesome! She has some great ideas there and I’ll be reading more and posting some of my thoughts about her Daily 7 and PROM. I can’t wait to see her book, which is available for pre-order through Amazon.
Maybe, just maybe, I can be a little more [...]
Sometimes you need a real kick in the pants to get going on a project. Ever notice how you find time to clean when company’s coming?
Well, that’s exactly what we did last week. Sister-in-law came over to babysit so we could go out. We spent the day cleaning. We had been planning to anyway, but [...]
