The notion that the Terrible Twos will be knocking at a parent's door is a scary prospect. We were fortunate to have missed those, for the most part. It looks like The Boy will be showing off his Troublesome Threes. The Mommy Mindset is discussing the Terrible Two's this week, and be sure to come back next week when we chat about what it's like to parent a three- or four-year ...
bloggers: improve your content by registering for content brew
Content Brew is an on-line course where you don't have to be in class at a certain time, but you still engage with your peers and the instructor! In Content Brew, you will learn how to plan & create fresh content ideas for your blog, Facebook and Twitter. You'll also learn ways to find content to share and tools to make doing all of this easier. At the end of this course, you’ll have ...
following a budget can prevent bankruptcy
Managing a household is difficult. Any stay-at-home parent can tell you that. It's so easy to purchase this or that because it's cute or looks like a fun toy. And doing that every time you see something is a great way to fall into the debt trap. One way to help your family stay out of debt, is to develop a monthly budget - and stick to it! Simply having a budget isn't going to save you any ...
Marvel’s The Avengers Swag giveaway
Parga's Junkyard was given the awesome gift of being able to see the preview of Marvel's "The Avengers" in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 1st! Read her preview of the movie and see one of the movie trailers HERE! While at the preview, she won a few amazing Avengers items! Instead of keeping these to herself she's decided to hold a giveaway with the help of some of her favorite and most awesome ...
a Las Vegas wedding to remember
Today I was looking a the beautiful plate The Texan and I received as a wedding gift. Each time I look at it, I am reminded of how much fun our Las Vegas wedding was. Y'all knew that we were married there. Right? Anyhow, we chose Las Vegas because we knew that most of our guests would be travelling from somewhere. Why should we have our wedding in Orlando, when Las Vegas is so much more ...
adding modest clothing to my wardrobe
I have been doing a bit of retail therapy lately. Which is odd for me, it's rare that I "pull the trigger" and actually buy something. I'm more of a browser than a shopper. This is good for our family budget, I suppose. After looking though my spring and summer clothing, I realized that I need to freshen up my wardrobe a bit. Some of the items in my closet aren't "mom appropriate" ...