You’ve probably seen this great list of books that are available in the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle. I mentioned in a Facebook post that I already own several of these books, and that they are fantastic. Here are the ones that I own/recommend: 31 Days to Clean by Sarah Mae @ SarahMae.com ($4.99) 28 Days to [...]
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When Context Means Everything…..
The other night as I was leaving my 7-year-old’s bedroom at bed time, he was throwing out some conversation to prolong my stay. He told me that the book that he brought home from school to read to us had a really hard word in it. I gave some kind of response like “oh, yeah?”, [...]
Read-Aloud Funny with my 4-year-old
My 4-year-old and I were reading a Blues Clues library book together for the first time this morning. I was reading the words, and pausing to let her name what was in the pictures for me. We got to this page, and I paused waiting for her to say “blocks”. Her answer was “rojo and [...]
Journey to Fit Mamahood: What’s Working {Part 2}
So, a while ago I posted about my Journey to Fit Mamahood, What’s Working. Since that last post, I’ve been sticking to a pretty good workout routine, and trying to formulate this next post in my head for you all. Before I go any further, I want to put this out there: This program does [...]
Journey to Fit Mamahood: What’s Working {Part 1}
As I mentioned in my last post, I do NOT love exercising. Over the past few weeks I’ve been learning that much of what holds me back from being more fit is MINDSET. You know how people give you a list of things that you SHOULD be doing, and your think “yeah, yeah. {Plbbthht!}”. Well, [...]
On the Road to Fit Mamahood
I have a love-hate relationship with fitness. My fitness track record is sporadic, at best. It turns out that I’m too wimpy for Jillian Michaels. I’ve tried her Ripped in 30, and I can’t make it past the first week. When I had my first child, I dropped weight VERY quickly. I could eat ALL [...]
Indoor Snow Fun
The other day I was headed to work, and needed a project to keep my little one occupied (she comes to work with me). We have A LOT of snow outside – in fact, this was a picture from a storm that we had a few weeks ago that dumped three feet of snow in [...]
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FREE Books to Help You Learn HTML, JavaScript, PHP & CSS {Kindle Freebies}
At the time of this posting, these programming books are free Kindle downloads. (Check your prices – they tend to change very quickly.) These are not affiliate links – Amazon doesn’t allow affiliates in CT. These are going onto MY kindle right now, and I wanted to share them with you! Don’t have a Kindle? [...]
Top 4 Ways to Get Photos to Share
You’ve seen the photos going around where people add a great quote, a scripture or other text and it gets shared all over Facebook and other social media sites. This is a great way to get exposure for your website or your business. So where can you get your own photos to use? Of course [...]
Good Techie Treats & Stuff for the Home….
Hey friends, I’ve pretty much been offline for the past week on account of being very, very, sick. This fantastic opportunity ends tomorrow, and I didn’t want you to miss out on it if it could help you in any way. I posted about it over on my MomKaboodle website. Just to give you a [...]
10 Days of May Madness Starts Today ~ You Won’t Want to Miss This!
Do you remember my blog post telling you what PLR is and how you can use it on your blog? If you recall, there were a number of free PLR packs that you could grab off of there. One of my favorite online events starts today – 10 Day May Madness. What is that, you [...]
Dear Fellow Blogger,
Thank you for what you do. I read a lot of blogs. A lot. But, for one reason or another, I don’t comment very often. Despite that, your words: inspire me. give me a much-needed boost. encourage me. touch my heart. make me laugh out loud. make me want to cry ~ [...]
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Welcome to Our Mess ~ And Why I’m Okay With That
It seems like FOREVER now that we’ve been drowning in MESS here at our house. Have you ever heard of FlyLady’s C.H.A.O.S. {Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome}? That’s us ALL the time. But recently, I’ve been making progress in baby steps. So, the house looks cleanER to me. I realize that most people would step [...]
The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle is Here! {expired}
For 6 days only, more than 75 widely-known bloggers and authors in the homemaking sphere have joined together to offer 97 of their most popular eBooks and eCourses, valued at just over $600, for the incredibly low price of $29.97! More than anything, our goal for this sale was for it to be, well… ultimate! [...]
Everyday Cooking {Molly Crew Review} #mollycrew
I’m proud to announce that The Old Schoolhouse Review Crew has branched out to include homemaking product reviews! The name of this portion of the Crew is called the Molly Crew and the first product featured is by Everyday Homemaking. Our choices were between a Family Chore System (which we could totally use help with [...]
Easy-Peasy Scrambled Eggs & Help for the Domestically Challenged
My kiddos love scrambled eggs in the morning, and I love that they love them. I don’t love the stuck-on egg film on the bottom of my (non-stick – go figure!) pans. And to be perfectly honest, I don’t really love standing over the pan while it cooks. My sweet friend, Erin, told me about [...]
My Word for 2012
When I started seeing people posting their word for the year, my first thought was ……Psshtt. I’m not doing that. I mean, it was fine for them….but I wouldn’t even know where to begin to look for one. Besides, all of the good words were probably taken ~ as if we were limited to one [...]
Visiting Somebody’s Blog Is Like Entering Their Home {Commenting Etiquette}
I received a really nasty, ugly comment on my blog recently. And it got me thinking – a person’s blog is kind of like their home. They put their heart into decorating it nicely and making it a welcoming place for visitors – friends and strangers, alike. There is a certain etiquette that one [...]