Breakfast Fruit Eggs & breakfast sausage/bacon Cereal Lunch Leftovers Served along with fruit, veggies and hard-boiled eggs Dinner If not noted, these will also be served with steamed veggies! Pizza Turkey & Fixings Greek Chicken Beef Stew Pork Loin Shrimp Tacos What are you eating this week? I’m linking up with Menu Plan Monday over at I’m… more

After 30 days of no sugar, no dairy, no wheat, no soy, no processed foods, no alcohol…I woke up my first morning off the Whole 30 and drank my wonderful cup of coffee with my wonderful creamer in it. I’m not gonna lie. It was good. Really good. I kinda wish that I could say… more

  Wow, where did that month go? Our month of Whole 30 is almost over, and while I have been enjoying the benefits of eating clean, I can’t lie-I’m really looking forward to having pizza for Wednesday’s meal! Breakfast Fruit Eggs & breakfast sausage from Ditch The Wheat Lunch Leftovers Served along with fruit, veggies and… more

At the beginning of the year, I set some specific goals that I wanted to work toward this year. Now that it’s almost three months into the year (Wow! Where did the time go?) I thought it would be a good time to revisit those goals and see how we are doing! Health Overall goal:… more

Kids need clothes, did you know that? And finding clothes, good clothes, on a budget can be difficult. How can you make it easier? Set limits Do you know what you need, or do you just buy, buy, buy? You won’t be able to save money unless you have an idea of what you need… more

This is our final full week on the challenge, and I can’t believe how fast it’s been going! We are having a lot of repeats this week, a lot of easy meals. I’m a little burnt out from making new recipes all month. Breakfast Fruit Eggs & breakfast sausage from Ditch The Wheat Supreme Egg Loaf… more

This January, my husband and I went on our first “date night” in three years. What can I say? Three little kids+nursing mama+tight budget=no date nights. Now we have a goal to go on one date night a month-but that budget is still a big factor. What to do? Run some errands For our first… more

In my Filofax post, I talked a little bit about how I plan my weekly tasks out by writing them on the individual page. This week I wanted to share a little bit more about how I do that, as well as giving you a peek at my slightly modified setup. If you follow me… more

  Breakfast Breakfast burritos Cereal Fruit Eggs & I’m going to try making my own breakfast sausage from Ditch The Wheat Supreme Egg Loaf from Freerange Crossfit Lunch PB&J Leftovers All served along with fruit, veggies and hard-boiled eggs Dinner If not noted, these will also be served with steamed veggies! Dijon pork stuffed zucchini… more

  I’m a bit late with our menu plan this week, but I figured better late than never! I wanted to keep sharing what we are eating for our Whole 30 challenge. (Anything that is not Whole 30 compliant is on the menu because the kids will be eating it.) Breakfast Breakfast burritos Cereal Fruit… more

Homemade Baby Teething Biscuits I found this recipe on Pinterest, and it looked so easy and intriguing that I had to give it a try. They turned out awesome! I think I used a bit too much liquid-I didn’t have a banana, so I used carrot baby food. Mine turned out a little bit more… more

  This week’s menu plan is going to look a little bit different, because we are doing the Whole 30 during the month of March. I’m trying all new recipes for our evening meals (I just had a little panic attack when I typed that) so I will be sure to link to the original… more

I would like to announce that I am not eating sugar during the month of March. Or wheat, soy, milk, processed foods, corn, and beans. But, mainly, no sugar. Sugar is what I will miss. Coffee creamer, mainly. I’ve been reading about all these bloggers who are doing the Whole 30, a nutritional reset program… more

  Daily Cleaning 101 A great seven step program for keeping your house clean! 5 Parenting Moments That Have Humbled Me A raw and honest post-very inspirational! How-To: Darning I have always had this idea that darning is scary and totally out of my skill range. This easy tutorial from Zero Waste Home has opened my… more

How do you organize your days? To do list, calendar, looseleaf planner, your phone? Do you have a system that works for you? I’m a bit of a Filofax freak myself. I love the convenience of picking a planner and then being able to customize what I put in it. I love that I can… more

Breakfast Breakfast burritos Cereal English muffins Bagels Oatmeal Lunch PB&J Veggie sandwiches Soup Mac & Cheese Leftovers All served along with fruit, veggies and hard-boiled eggs Dinner Monday: Parmesan Chicken & Veggies Tuesday: Dinner with family! Wednesday: Quesadillas Thursday: Chicken & Rice Friday: White Chili Saturday: Turkey & Fixings Sunday: Spaghetti What are you eating… more

So, we moved. Not too far, just to a different apartment within the same complex. I wrote before about how I was working on being content with our little second floor apartment. Well, we had the opportunity to move to an identical ground floor apartment and we jumped on it. Being on the ground floor… more

Breakfast Breakfast burritos Cereal English muffins Bagels Oatmeal Lunch PB&J Veggie sandwiches Soup Mac & Cheese Leftovers All served along with fruit, veggies and hard-boiled eggs Dinner Monday: Chicken & Peppers Tuesday: Parmesan Chicken & Veggies Wednesday: Chicken Crescents Thursday: Chicken & Rice Friday: Stuffed Shells Saturday: French Toast Sunday: Spaghetti What are you eating… more

Being A Yes Mom As you know, I’ve been trying to grow and improve in my role as “mom”. The idea of simply saying yes more really appealed to me!   The Unplugged Life Interesting points about the pros and cons of the “unplugged” movement-really, as with everything, it comes down to balance.     more

Breakfast Breakfast burritos Cereal English muffins Bagels Oatmeal Lunch PB&J Ham sandwiches Veggie sandwiches Soup Mac & Cheese Leftovers All served along with fruit, veggies and hard-boiled eggs Dinner Monday: Greek Chicken Tuesday: Ham & Potatoes Wednesday: Pizza Thursday: Tortellini Friday: Taco Soup Saturday: Hamburger Soup Sunday: Beef Stew What are you eating this week?… more