admin The average American spends almost $900 on Christmas gifts each year. Whoa, can you repeat that? $900! That’s nuts. Talk about holiday stress! I love presents. Getting presents. Giving presents. Opening presents. I don’t really love wrapping presents, but you get the idea. Presents are fun. When I was younger, I loved seeing presents under … Read more
Buckle your seatbelts, folks. This is one of my FAVORITE topics. And it just so happens that I’m a little bit of an expert on it. I think that donating time and money should be important pieces to our financial and family puzzle. But how do you choose a charity that you can trust? First, … Read more
Budgets fail for many, many reasons. We forgot to account for the car insurance payment. We had an accident and had unforeseen medical expenses. We got invited to a birthday party and needed a gift. The list could go on forever. But there is one major reason that budgets fail. What do I mean? I’ll … Read more
How to Get a Workout in as a Busy Mom Finding time between diaper changes, helping with homework, building forts, having tea parties, sports practices, and band concerts to get a workout in is tough on the best of days. And on those not-so-best-of-days, it can seem impossible. But here are some tips to get … Read more
5 Workout Ideas for Busy Moms I used to be able to work out whenever I wanted to. My biggest challenge was pulling myself away from reality TV (Do the Real World/Road Rules Challenges still exist on MTV??) That was B.C. – before children! Now, with one who is almost three and another who … Read more
Lessons Learned from my Month without Sugar Did you know that some say that sugar is just as addictive as cocaine? In a now famous study by University of Bordeaux scientist, Dr. Serge Ahmed, researchers took rats and created a dependency on cocaine (AKA they gave them cocaine and got them to the point that … Read more
4 Ways to Avoid Dieting Disasters on Thanksgiving Raise your hand if you’ve ever eaten so much on Thanksgiving that you have no other choice but to fall asleep on the couch? (Both hands are raised here.) Who hasn’t? After all, we work so hard to make and serve 15 different dishes. 1. Work Out … Read more
My Whole30 Experience & Why I Won’t Do it Again I’ve got some big plans for this year, which include a big and scary fitness goal. So, I decided to jumpstart my year and my fitness with Whole30. What is Whole30? For those who don’t know, Whole30 is a program created by Melissa and Dallas … Read more
6 Tips to Start Working Out Again After a Break When I want to start working out again after a break, I have to remember that I love working out. Well, that’s not true. I love how I feel after working out. Usually there are angry words going through my head while I work out. … Read more
5 Simple Ways to Teach Money Management to Kids Money management is not something we are born with. If you lay out bills of different denominations for a four-year-old and ask him which he would like to have, he will pick the prettiest bill. He will not pick the largest denomination because, to him, it … Read more
