Being a blogger is not easy but these tips will help make the process smoother. When I want to understand something, I prefer learning from someone who has some mileage behind their words. On the other hand, I love to pick the brains of people who have traveled the road just before me while… Read More Hard-Earned Tips From a Beginning Blogger
Beauty hacks for the low-maintenance girl! I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a tomboy. But I’ll gladly claim the title of “low-maintenance”. With everything I do in life, I look for a simpler, more cost-effective way to do it. Maybe it’s because I came from a hard-working family who passed that work ethic on to me. Or… Read More High-Maintenance Hacks for the Low-Maintenance Woman
Volunteering at a nursing home is a great way of giving back to your community. When I was a little girl, I remember visiting nursing homes at Christmas time to carol and pass out cards and little crafts we had made. One particular year, my heart knit with a resident to whom I gave my… Read More Ideas for Volunteering at a Nursing Home
Once you cruise with Disney you’ll never want to cruise with anyone else. I have a confession to make…there was once a time when I was not a Disney person. Shocking, I know. But, I had no desire to visit the parks or go on their cruises; I rarely even frequented their store. Then Steve… Read More 8 Reasons You Should go on a Disney Cruise
Saving money and staying on budget are two of the simplest ways to reach your goals in life. When I was in high school, working both a full-time and part-time job, I had only my car insurance and gas to worry about. My car was paid off, I didn’t owe rent or utilities and… Read More Tips to Stay on Budget & Save Money
Creating a budget is easier than you think. Budgets do not have to be hard or intimidating. You can create a budget to be easy or complex, look simple or be eye-appealing. Personally, I don’t have the “journaling touch” so mine is always simple. My husband, on the other hand, likes his technical so… Read More How to Create a Simple Budget
Engaging an audience of children is easier than you might think. When I was only 12 years old, I started babysitting full-time for a friend of the family. I know, sounds young, right? It helped I had a baby sister born when I was nine. I learned early on how to care for children with… Read More How to Engage Children
Remodeling your basement does not have to break the bank. When we first bought our starter home we did so with the intention of remodeling the basement to extend our living quarters. Technically, it was already finished. However, the last time it was touched was when the house was built and that was decades before we… Read More A Basement Remodel on a Budget
Laundry room makeovers make the daily task of laundry so much better! You may have heard me say that I don’t like dark places. It’s one of the reasons I hated our former basement until we remodeled it and our laundry room was no exception. The only nice thing about our former laundry room was… Read More Laundry Room Makeover
Remodeling a small bath can produce big results! If you read my post on our basement remodel, you will remember how gross our basement once looked. That was nothing compared to this bathroom. Once it was remodeled, however, it soon became my favorite part of the house. haha I just loved to look at it. I… Read More Remodel of a Small Bathroom